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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS TEAM OUTLOOK SUN DEVIL FACTS The Sun Devils enter the 2013 season looking to carry the momentum over from last season where Arizona State recorded its first 20-win season since 1993 and first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006. Helping the Sun Devil cause will be 10 returning letterwinners, including sophomore outside hitter Macey Gardner, and four freshmen that helped comprise the 13th-ranked recruiting class as named by PrepVolleyball.com. Gardner was an all-Pac-12 pick in 2012, the first Sun Devil to earn the honor since 2002. Location: Tempe, Ariz. 85287-2505 Founded/Enrollment: 1885/72,250 Colors: Maroon & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 620-517 (39 years) Home Court: Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) STRENGTHS » President: Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Rep: Dr. Gary Grossman Athletic Director: Steve Patterson SWA: Dawn Rogers Head Coach: Jason Watson (Brigham Young '94) Career Record: 142-107 (8 years) ASU Record: 68-89 (5 years) Pac-12 Record: 28-68 (5 years) Office: (480) 965-7178 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Assistant Coaches: Sammie Stuart, Linda Hampton-Keith, James Felton » SID: Doug Tammaro Office: (480) 965-6592 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Volleyball SID: Corrine Calabro E-Mail: corinne.calabro@asu.edu Cell: (316) 519-4819 Press Row Phone: (480) 965-7274 » 2012 Records: Overall: 20-14 Pac-12: 9-11 (6th) NCAA: First Round RECORD HOLDERS KILLS Career: 1871 Christine Garner, 1992-95 Season: 599 Amanda Burbridge, 2000 Match: 39 Amanda Burbridge vs. Washington State (10/20/00) HITTING PERCENTAGE Career: .342 Julia Leddy, 1999-2002 Season: .383 Mandy Stephens, 2003 Match:N/A » Despite Erica Wilson's departure, the Sun Devils are well-tenured at the outside hitter position between SO Macey Gardner (pictured), JR Nora Tuioti-Mariner and SO Whitney Follette. Gardner, who competed for the Pac-12 All-Star Team in China over the summer, earned first team All-Pac-12 honors after an impressive freshman campaign where she led the Pac-12 and the Sun Devil squad in total kills with 577 total. Tuioti-Mariner and Follette combined for 185 kills of their own, and Follette was second on the team behind Alexas Pinson in total blocks. Libero Stephanie Preach returns for her senior season after tallying 619 digs, which was the most in the Pac-12. Her digs per set average of 4.73 was good enough to finish third overall in the Conference. Preach's 1,460 career digs are fourth all-time at ASU. SO S Allison Palmer earned her stripes last season as the team's primary setter and is primed to continue directing the floor for ASU. Her 1,482 assists were second in the Pac-12 last year and set a new school single-season record. CONCERNS » Erica Wilson, one of the team's leading scorers and a dynamic presence at the outside hitting position, will be difficult to replace. Wilson finished her career ranked fifth in single-season kills (522), fourth in career block assists (297) and eighth in total blocks (325). Despite depth at the blocking spot, Arizona State was 11th in blocks last season, averaging 2.12 blocks per set. However, the Sun Devils had the third-least block errors in the conference with 47. 2013 ARIZONA STATE ROSTER NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 23 24 55 NAME Bianca Arellano Genevieve Pirotte Jenny Teslevich Kwyn Johnson Stephanie Preach Shannan McCready Whitney Follette McKenzie Willey BreElle Bailey Macey Gardner Caitlyn Francis Andi Lowrance Bethany Jorgensen Julia Katolik Allison Palmer Mercedes Binns Nora Tuioti-Mariner YR SO FR SR FR SR JR SO FR FR SO SR SO SR JR SO SO JR EXP TR HS 3V HS 3V 2V 1V HS HS 1V 3V TR 3V 2V 1V 1V 2V HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep (Tennessee) Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep Aiea, Hawai'i/Punahou School Edmonton, Canada/Paul Kane HS Highland, Utah/Lone Peak Highland, Utah/Lehi HS Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS Roseville, Calif./Granite Bay HS (California) Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS (Seattle University) Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS Athens, Greece/Third High School of New Philadelphia Laguna, Calif./Laguna Beach HS South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena HS Corona, Calif./Corona HS HEAD COACH JASON WATSON • Hired as ASU's sixth coach in the program's history on Jan. 30, 2008. • In four seasons at BYU, guided the Cougars to an average of 24.7 wins per season and three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. His 2007 squad reached the NCAA Regional finals. • Spent 11 seasons as an assistant at four universities, including successful programs at Kansas State, Arkansas State, Montana State and also BYU, where he was an AllAmerican from 1990-94. • Played for Australian National Team from 1990-91. TOTAL BLOCKS Career: 530 Tina Berg, 1987-90 Season: 260 Tina Berg, 1990 Match: N/A SERVICE ACES Career: 178 Regina Stahl, 1984-87 Season: 65 Regina Stahl, 1984 Match: 9 Regina Stahl vs. New Mexico (9/7/84) HT 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-4 5-8 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-9 6-2 6-1 *Has utilized redshirt season. Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 10/3/6. Returning starters in bold. ASSISTS Career: 5180 Regina Stahl, 1984-87 Season: 1482 Allison Palmer, 2012 Match: 90 Regina Stahl vs. Washington (10/10/87) DIGS Career: 2385 Sydney Donahue, 2004-07 Season: 742 Sydney Donahue, 2006 Match: 50 Sydney Donahue vs. LMU (8/26/06) POS S OH L RS L S OH OH MB/RS OH L MB OH MB S MB OH WATSON'S CAREER RECORD Year 2005-07 2008-12 Career totals 16 // 2013 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE // TEAMS School Brigham Young (3 years) Arizona State (5 years) (8 years) Overall 74-18 (.804) 68-89 (.4313) 142-107 (.570) Conference 39-9 (.813) 28-68 (.291) 67-77 (.465) Postseason 4-3 (.571) 0-1 22-13 (.629) Div. I only