Set 1
Arizona State scored first before a missed serve gave BYU its first point. The Sun Devils then went on a 3-0 run before a kill from Prior ended the streak. ASU continued to build its lead, going up 7-3 before a block from Hardy and Callahan and an ace from Kofe helped the Cougars cut the deficit to 8-6. After a long rally ended with a kill from Arizona State, BYU added two more points before a service error. An ace from Isabella Costantini extended the Sun Devil run and forced a Cougar timeout at 13-8. Prior had a kill out of the timeout, but ASU added two straight points to lead 15-9 at the media timeout.
BYU came out of the timeout with back-to-back kills from Burgess before ASU responded to maintain its lead. The teams traded points, including a back-row kill from Mortensen, with Arizona State ahead 18-13. The Sun Devils then went on a 4-0 run to extend their lead to 21-13. The Cougars responded with a solo block from Hardy and a 3-0 run capped by an ace from Mortensen to cut the deficit to 22-19 and force an ASU timeout. The teams traded points down the stretch before ASU closed out the set with a double block, winning 25-20.
Set 2
The Cougars opened the second set with a kill from Burgess to spark a 3-0 run. After trading points, BYU built a 6-3 lead with a long rally ending in a Cougar kill. The teams continued to trade points before BYU extended its lead to 10-6. ASU answered with two straight points, but another kill from Burgess stopped the run. The Cougars added three consecutive points to take a 15-10 lead into the media timeout.
BYU successfully challenged the first play out of the media timeout, extending its lead to 17-10 and forcing a Sun Devil timeout. After trading points, BYU went on a 4-0 run that included an ace from Hardy to lead 22-12. The Cougars added two more points to reach set point at 24-13 before Little Chambers closed out the set with a kill, giving BYU a 25-14 win.
Set 3
The teams traded points to open the third set before the Cougars went on a 3-0 run to take a 6-3 lead. ASU responded with a kill and later scored back-to-back points to cut the deficit to 8-7. The teams continued to trade points before Arizona State took its first lead of the set at 11-10. The Sun Devils added three straight points to lead 14-12, but a kill from Little Chambers sparked a 3-0 BYU run, giving the Cougars a 15-14 lead at the media timeout.
Out of the media timeout, the teams traded points before BYU went on a 3-0 run to lead 18-15 and force an ASU timeout. The Cougars added two straight points after the break and continued to build their lead, reaching 22-17 after another 2-0 run. After trading points, a kill from Hardy brought BYU to set point at 24-18. ASU scored once more, but a successful BYU challenge overturned the call and gave the Cougars a 25-19 set win.
Set 4
ASU opened the fourth set with a point before a kill from Callahan put BYU on the board. The teams traded points before ASU took a 4-2 lead with a 2-0 run. BYU responded with back-to-back points to tie the set at 4-4, then added two more after an ASU point to take the lead. After continued back-and-forth play, ASU went on a 3-0 run to lead 12-10. The Cougars answered with a 3-0 run of their own to take a 15-14 lead into the media timeout.
BYU extended its run to six straight points out of the media timeout, taking an 18-14 lead and forcing an ASU timeout. The Sun Devils then responded with five consecutive points to take a 19-18 lead and force a BYU timeout. A kill from Little Chambers ended Arizona State's run, and the teams traded points before BYU took a 21-20 lead. ASU regained the lead at 22-21, but a kill from Callahan tied the set at 22-22. BYU held on through the final points, with a block from Prior and Hardy sealing the 25-23 set win and completing the match victory.
Up Next
The Cougars return to the Smith Fieldhouse to host Utah on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m. MDT on ESPN+.
