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2 0 1 9 P A C - 1 2 V O L L E Y B A L L M E D I A G U I D E / / T E A M S 16 A R I Z O N A S T A T E S U N D E V I L S SUN DEVIL FACTS Location: Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 Founded/Enrollment: 1885/103.410 Colors: Maroon & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1986 All-Time Record: 714-618 (44 years) Home Court: Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) President: Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Rep: Dr. Jeffrey Wilson Athletic Director: Ray Anderson SWA: Deana Garner Head Coach: Sanja Tomasevic (Washington, '06) Career Record: 24-40 (2 years) ASU Record: 24-40 (2 years) Pac-12 Record: 5-35 (2 years) Office: (480) 965-7178 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Associate Head Coach: Carlos Moreno Assistant Coach: Emily Witsaman SID: Doug Tammaro Office: (480) 965-6592 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Volleyball SID: Kimberlie Haner E-Mail: khaner@asu.edu Office: (480) 965-6592 Press Row Phone: (480) 965-7274 2018 Records: Overall: 14-18 Pac-12: 5-15 (11th) NCAA: None RECORD HOLDERS KILLS Career: 1882 Macey Gardner, 2012-2015 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: 11 Alexis Pinson, Nora Tuioti-Mariner vs. Oregon State (9/16/11) 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) TEAM OUTLOOK Year two of head coach Sanja Tomasevic's tenure had the Sun Devils make significant strides and become competitive in Pac-12 play. While ASU improved by just four wins overall from 2017, and five games in Conference play, the Sun Devils showed plenty of promise for the future. Three of the league victories were against teams ranked in the top 15 in the country. Arizona State returns nine letterwinners and most of its starters, enough to continue to build on last year's successes. STRENGTHS • ASU brings back most of last season's team, including five seniors on the roster and four student-athletes that started at least 23 matches. Three of its top-four four scorers are back, including senior Ivana Jeremic (pictured), and juniors Claire Kovensky and Megan Beedie. • The Sun Devils add a trio of transfers that should give the team an immediate boost. Senior Jada Burse comes to ASU after two All-Big 12 seasons at Kansas. Coming off her best year, she led the team in kills (3.46) and points per set (3.46). Sophomore Noa Miller, a setter, and junior Andrea Mitrovic both come with impressive Division I playing credentials. • Beedie, who ranked in the top five in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage last year, and Mitrovic spent the summer training with the Canadian National Team, and both traveled to international tournaments, including Beedie going to the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. • Senior Nicole Petersen leads a corp of three setters. She recorded the highest assists average among the regulars and was the team's total assists leader. CONCERNS • The Sun Devils graduated Alyse Forde who was a difference maker on the team. In her one season, she recorded the ninth-best kills average (3.70) in the Pac-12 and was the team's leading point scorer by a large margin. But with the transfers joining the team, as well as Jeremic, Kovensky and Beedie returning, ASU should be able to make up the void. • Nine newcomers join the team, including six freshmen. The challenge for the coaching staff, which also has a new member, is bringing the Sun Devils together as a cohesive unit quickly, especially with the rigors of league play looming. TOMASEVIC'S CAREER RECORD Year School Overall Conference Postseason 2017-18 Arizona State 24-40 (.375) 5-35 (.125) 0-0 (.000) Career totals (2 years) 24-40 (.375) 5-35 (.125) 0-0 (.000) HEAD COACH SANJA TOMASEVIC • In first season as head coach, guided four Pac-12 All-Academic honorees and an All-Pac-12 honorable mention for Oluoma Okaro. • Named the program's eighth head coach in team history on Dec. 21, 2016 after serving as interim head coach for ASU's indoor program. • Prior to arriving in Tempe, spent two years at Miami (Fla.), where she helped the Hurricanes reach back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. • A former Pac-10 Player of the year, was a two-time All-American leading Washington to a national championship in 2005. • Played eight years of professional volleyball overseas. NO. NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Courtney Leffel L 5-5 Sr. 3V Flagstaff, Ariz./Flagstaff HS 2 Jada Burse OH 6-1 Sr. TR DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS (Kansas) 3 Hattie Patton L 5-8 Fr. HS Gilbert, Ariz./Campo Verde HS 4 Avital Jaloba MB 6-1 So. 1V Ariel, Israel/HOF Hasharon 5 Iman Isanovic OH 6-1 Fr. HS Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium Koper 6 Nicole Peterson S 6-0 Sr. 3V Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS 7 Claire Kovensky OH 6-0 Jr. 2V Highland, Calif./Citrus Valley HS (Grand Canyon) 8 Madi Berkholz L 5-3 Fr. HS Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs HS 10 Kennedi Boyd MB 6-2 Fr. HS Alpine, Utah/Lone Peak HS 12 Danica Krstonosic OH 6-3 R-So. 1V Novi Sad, Serbia/Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj 15 Annika Larson L 5-4 Fr. HS Windsor, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS 16 Andrea Mitrovic OH 6-1 Jr. TR Mississauga, Ontario/Silverthorn Coll. Institute (Buffalo) 17 Megan Beedie MB 6-1 Jr. 2V Cambridge, Ontario/Jacob Hespeler 21 Ivana Jeremic OH 6-1 Sr. 3V Gornji Milanovic, Serbia/ Gimnazija 'Takovski Ustanak' 22 Noa Miller S 5-10 So. TR Douglasville, Ga./South Paulding HS (Wofford) 25 Callie Jones S 5-9 Sr. 3V Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep (Santa Clara) 28 Paige Denton L 5-11 So. 1V San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS 33 Emily Holbrook L 5-8 Fr. HS Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers: 9/4/9. Returning starters in bold. 2019 ARIZONA STATE ROSTER