Thursday, October 15
Tempe, Ariz. / Desert Financial Arena
7:00 PM
University of Arizona
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Arizona State
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
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| Arizona St. | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Athletics
Cats Fall in Four to No. 8 Sun Devils
10/15/2026 | Volleyball
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona lost to No. 8 Arizona State in four sets (24-26, 14-25, 25-23, 16-25) on Thursday night in Tempe.
Arizona totaled 11 blocks but ASU served six aces and hit .248 to win the match. Journey Tucker led the defense with seven blocks. The offense was led by Kennedy Osunsanmi with 11 kills and a .400 hitting percentage. Destiny Ndam-Simpson followed with nine kills and Carlie Cisneros added seven kills for the Cats.
The Sun Devils won the first set 26-24. Although the Wildcats held the lead for most of the set and had six blocks, ASU used a 4-0 run to win the set. Ndam-Simpson led the offense with five kills and Osunsanmi followed with four kills and a .571 clip. Marina Vosloo led the defense with three blocks while a trio of Cats had two blocks each.
The second set went to ASU 25-14. Carlie Cisneros had three kills in the set but it wasn't enough to combat the Sun Devils' .500 hitting percentage. Ndam-Simpson and Tucker had one block.
Arizona won the third set 25-23 to extend the match. The Wildcats used three blocks to hold the Sun Devils to a .133 hitting percentage and Tucker led the way with three blocks. A trio of Cats – Osunsanmi, Hayden Reeder, and Marina Vosloo – added three kills each for Arizona in the set.
ASU won the fourth set 25-16 to secure the match victory. The Sun Devils used three blocks and a .371 hitting percentage to win the set. Ndam-Simpson and Osunsanmi had three kills each but it wasn't enough to overcome the Sun Devil defense.
Arizona will return to Tucson to host No. 14 BYU on Saturday, October 17 at 6 p.m. MST in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
Arizona totaled 11 blocks but ASU served six aces and hit .248 to win the match. Journey Tucker led the defense with seven blocks. The offense was led by Kennedy Osunsanmi with 11 kills and a .400 hitting percentage. Destiny Ndam-Simpson followed with nine kills and Carlie Cisneros added seven kills for the Cats.
The Sun Devils won the first set 26-24. Although the Wildcats held the lead for most of the set and had six blocks, ASU used a 4-0 run to win the set. Ndam-Simpson led the offense with five kills and Osunsanmi followed with four kills and a .571 clip. Marina Vosloo led the defense with three blocks while a trio of Cats had two blocks each.
The second set went to ASU 25-14. Carlie Cisneros had three kills in the set but it wasn't enough to combat the Sun Devils' .500 hitting percentage. Ndam-Simpson and Tucker had one block.
Arizona won the third set 25-23 to extend the match. The Wildcats used three blocks to hold the Sun Devils to a .133 hitting percentage and Tucker led the way with three blocks. A trio of Cats – Osunsanmi, Hayden Reeder, and Marina Vosloo – added three kills each for Arizona in the set.
ASU won the fourth set 25-16 to secure the match victory. The Sun Devils used three blocks and a .371 hitting percentage to win the set. Ndam-Simpson and Osunsanmi had three kills each but it wasn't enough to overcome the Sun Devil defense.
Arizona will return to Tucson to host No. 14 BYU on Saturday, October 17 at 6 p.m. MST in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
UA
ASU
Kills
42
58
Errors
24
23
Attempts
140
141
Hitting %
.129
.248
Points
55.0
72.0
Assists
40
57
Aces
2
6
Blocks
11
8
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
3
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