In a match where one team would come away with their first conference victory of the year, the Sun Devils fell on the short end of stick, losing in straight sets to the California Golden Bears on Friday night.
Going into the match, it seemed as if the Sun Devils would be able to have a rebound game on offense, as the Bears were ranked last in the conference in both blocks per set (1.58) and opponent hitting percentage (.210).
However, after tallying inaccurate passes, missed serves and attacking errors, the Sun Devils allowed the Bears to take significant leads in each set and failed to establish a way to shell out of their own mistakes.