TEMPE — The historic season for the Arizona State Sun Devils continued as they escaped USC in five sets (25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-9) at Desert Financial Arena, snapping the nine-game losing streak against the Trojans.
Arizona State (16-1, 4-1 Pac-12) played its second straight five-set match after taking down Cal in Berkeley just five days prior. The Trojans led the Sun Devils in kills (70 to ASU’s 53), hitting percentage (.256 to ASU’s .211), points (86 to ASU’s 67) and assists (65 to ASU’s 50), yet Arizona State came out victorious.
“That can definitely happen and the super important thing is being gritty and relentless coming out in that fifth set,” libero Mary Shroll said of the score not reflecting the stats.