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16 2015 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE // TEAMS ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS SUN DEVIL FACTS Location: Tempe, Ariz. 85287-2505 Founded/Enrollment: 1885/76,771 Colors: Maroon & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 659-545 (41 years) Home Court: Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) President: Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Rep: Dr. Gary Grossman Athletic Director: Ray Anderson SWA: Deana Garner-Smith Head Coach: Jason Watson (Brigham Young '94) Career Record: 181-135 (10 years) ASU Record: 107-117 (7 years) Pac-12 Record: 45-91 (7 years) Office: (480) 965-7178 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Associate Head Coach: Linda Hampton- Keith Assistant Coach: Erica Crismon SID: Doug Tammaro Office: (480) 965-6592 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Volleyball SID: Kathryn Roberts E-Mail: kathrynroberts47@asu.edu Office: (480) 965-1237 Press Row Phone: (480) 965-7274 2014 Records: Overall: 20-14 Pac-12: 9-11 (T-7th) NCAA: 1-1/Second 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 ASSISTS Career: 5180 Regina Stahl, 1984-87 Season: 1482 Allison Palmer, 2012 Match: 90 Regina Stahl vs. Washington (10/10/87) TOTAL BLOCKS Career: 530 Tina Berg, 1987-90 Season: 260 Tina Berg, 1990 Match: N/A DIGS Career: 2385 Sydney Donahue, 2004-07 Season: 742 Sydney Donahue, 2006 Match: 50 Sydney Donahue vs. LMU (8/26/06) SERVICE ACES Career: 178 Regina Stahl, 1984-87 Season: 65 Regina Stahl, 1984 Match: 9 Regina Stahl vs. New Mexico (9/7/84) NO. NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Bianca Arellano S 5-8 Sr. 3V Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier HS (Tennessee) 2 Blair Robalin L 5-6 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS 3 Kierstin Fowler MB 6-3 Fr. HS Flagstaff, Ariz./Coconino HS 4 Kylie Pickrell S 6-0 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas/Coppell HS 8 Whitney Follette OH 6-2 Sr. 3V Edmonton, Canada/Paul Kane HS 9 Jasmine Koonts MB 6-2 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Klein HS 10 Kizzy Ricedorff (Willey) OH 6-0 Jr. 1V Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS 11 BreElle Bailey MB/RS 6-4 Jr. 2V Highland, Utah/Lehi HS 12 Macey Gardner OH 6-0 Sr. 3V Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS 13 Halle Harker L 5-5 So. HS Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS 14 Lexi MacLean OH 6-2 Fr. HS Frisco, Texas/Centennial HS 15 Andi Lowrance MB 6-1 Sr. 3V Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS (Seattle Univ.) 17 Tia Philippart MB 6-0 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS 22 Cassidy Pickrell OH 6-0 Jr. TR Dallas, Texas/Coppell HS (UC Irvine) 23 Mia Mazon L 5-4 Jr. 2V Phoenix, Ariz./Saint Mary's Catholic HS 24 Mercedes Binns MB 6-3 Sr. 2V South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena HS *Has utilized redshirt season. Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 10/1/7. Returning starters in bold. TEAM OUTLOOK The Sun Devils qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight year and for the first time in ASU history, they have strung together three-straight 19 win seasons. From the 2014 team, Arizona State welcomes back all of its main contributors head coach Jason Watson relied on. With that kind of return, ASU will look to continue both of those streaks and vy for the Pac-12 crown after being picked to finish second by the Pac-12 coaches. STRENGTHS » Arizona State returns six players who appeared in 119 sets or more during the 2014 season. Macey Gardner (pictured), Kizzy Ricedorff (Willey), Mercedes Binns, BreElle Bailey, Bianca Arellano and Halle Harker (honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman team) will look to lead the Sun Devils back to the NCAA Tournament. » Arellano, the Sun Devils' setter, posted 21 double-doubles in 2014, tied for the third-best mark in the Pac-12. She averaged 10.34 assists per set, good for No. 6 in the Pac-12 on the year. Another year of familiarity with her attackers will only make the ASU's offense more potent. » A three-time All-Pac-12 honoree and 2014 third team AVCA All-American, has been the focal point of the Sun Devil attack since arriving on campus. She was fifth in the league in kills per set at 4.34 and in double-doubles with 20. Look for her to become an even more effective attacker in her final year. » Arizona State's opponents had a hitting percentage of .196 against them, which was the fourth-best percentage in the league. Building on an already strong defense, coupled with a strong and experienced attack, could make Watson's squad very dangerous in the Pac-12. CONCERNS » The Sun Devils were last in the Conference in assists (11.87 per set) and kills (12.72 per set) in 2014, but, with the same core returning, those numbers should improve in 2015. » The downside of having six student-athletes play 119 sets or more during the year is that there is not a lot of experi- ence reserves. Look for Watson to try and develop some of his younger talent this year in preparation for the future. WATSON'S CAREER RECORD Year School Overall Conference Postseason 2005-07 Brigham Young (3 years) 74-18 (.804) 39-9 (.813) 4-3 (.571) 2008-14 Arizona State (7 years) 107-117 (.478) 45-91 (.331) 1-3 (.250) Career totals (10 years) 181-135 (.573) 84-100 (.457) 5-6 (.455) Div. I only 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 Tournament 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 All- American from 1990-94. • Played for Australian National Team from 1990-91. 2015 ARIZONA STATE ROSTER