COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The No. 16 Arizona State volleyball team (1-0) opened the 2015 season with a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-14, 25-17) of Northeastern (0-2) on Friday in the team’s first match at the Falcon Classic at Falcon Court.
Junior outside hitters Cassidy Pickrell and Bree Bailey and senior outside hitter Macey Gardner combined for 24 of ASU’s 37 kills, while senior setter Bianca Arellano and freshman setter Kylie Pickrell combined for 30 of the Sun Devils’ 35 assists.
Gardner’s output of seven kills on the night moves her in the career record book to No. 3 all-time with a total of 1,684, past Tammy Webb’s (1983-86) 1,679.