TEMPE \u2013 No. 12 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball heads back out to California for its final regular season dual of the season, squaring off against No. 10 Long Beach State on Friday, April 17, at 4 p.m. MST at Long Beach City College.<\/p>\n
Arizona State (17-12) is coming off a tough 1-3 weekend. The lone win came against No. 7 Loyola Marymount as the Sand Devils eked out a 3-2 win over the ranked opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the final tune-up before the Big 12 Championship begins on April 23 in Tucson, Arizona, ASU will face its 22nd ranked opponent of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sun Devil outlook
No. 12 Arizona State (17-12)<\/p>\n
The Sand Devils went 1-3 over the weekend at the COE Challenge hosted by Cal Poly. ASU was swept by No. 2 UCLA and lost 4-1 against No. 9 Cal and No. 6 Cal Poly. Arizona State was able to take down No. 7 LMU, avenging a loss to the Lions earlier this season.\u00a0 Opponent outlook The Beach is coming off a 2-0 weekend where they swept Concordia and beat CSUN 4-1.\u00a0 Follow us
\nASU is 9-12 against ranked opponents this season, with the highest ranked win coming against No. 5 TCU in the opening weekend. The Sun Devils started out 5-0 in ranked matchups.
\nUnder head coach Kristen Glattfelder<\/a>, Arizona State has 27 ranked wins and five over teams in the top 10.\u00a0
\nWith a win over the No. 1 pair from LMU, redshirt senior Ava Kirunchyk<\/a> improved her team-best win total to 21. She is now tied for the 11th-most wins in a single season in team history.
\nKirunchyk and fellow redshirt senior Samaya Morin<\/a> hold a 27-11 record together between their two seasons playing together. This season, they are 19-6, all on the top court.
\nSenior McKenna Flaherty<\/a> and junior Kristin Gilmour<\/a> clinched the dual against LMU for the Sun Devils, improving to 17-9 together, including a 16-5 mark on court four.
\nArizona State is 2-3 in true road duals this season.<\/p>\n
No. 10 Long Beach State (20-10)<\/p>\n
\nAgainst common opponents between ASU and LBSU, Long Beach is 4-7, while Arizona State is 4-6.\u00a0
\nLong Beach State is 10-2 at home this season.
\nLBSU was 27-12 in 2025, winning the Big West Tournament and falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Florida State.\u00a0
\nThe Sand Devils are 0-2 against the Beach all-time, with the most recent meeting of the two teams coming in 2024 when LBSU took a close 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n
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