If the Arizona and Arizona State football game was a match between a Wildcat team that has outperformed expectations and a Sun Devil one that has sputtered, ASU versus Arizona volleyball was even moreso but in the opposite direction. The Wildcats came into the season hoping to get to the tournament for the first time since 2018 and looking to have a decent shot at it. ASU hasn’t been to the tournament since 2015 and no one knew what to expect of the Sun Devils, but that came to an end this year as they closed the regular season with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-20) victory over Arizona to end 26-6 and 14-6 in the Pac-12.