MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University volleyball team (8-15, 2-10 Big 12) welcomes No. 9 Arizona State to Morgantown on Nov. 14. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET, inside the WVU Coliseum.
Thursday's game is the Mountaineer Maniacs Night, as the first 250 students in attendance will receive a pocket t-shirt giveaway.
Join the Mountaineers for a Happy Hour every weeknight game for half off all beverages from 6 p.m., until first serve.
Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling
1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $6 each and $5 each for groups of 10 or more. Any remaining tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for youth and seniors and $5 for groups at the ticket window on match day.
WVU student tickets also will be made available at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at the Coliseum. The office, as well as the stadium gates, opens at 6 p.m., on game day.
WVU students are admitted for free with a valid WVU Student I.D.
Sam Bailey and Daniel Woods have the call of Thursday's match on ESPN+, while live stats are available at WVUsports.com.
Thursday's match marks the second meeting between the Mountaineers and the Sundevils, Arizona State leads the all-time series, 1-0. In the team's last meeting, ASU defeated West Virginia, 3-0 on Oct. 29, 1989.
Last time out, the Mountaineers fell, 3-0 to Cincinnati on Nov. 7 at the Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. West Virginia was led by redshirt junior outside hitter
Cassidy Tanton who collected 13 kills while hitting .345%. Additionally, senior outside hitter
Hailey Green tallied 13 kills while junior middle blocker
Laila Ibrahim totaled eight of West Virginia's nine total blocks.
The Mountaineers rank No. 2 in the Big 12, collecting 150 service aces in 93 sets, averaging 1.61 aces per set. Tanton is tabbed at No. 8 in the league with her 34 aces this season, averaging 0.37 aces per set.
Ibrahim checks in at seventh in the conference with 99 total blocks in 89 sets, averaging 1.11 blocks per set. Graduate student libero
Sydney Reed is No. 10 in the Big 12 with her 333 digs this season, with 3.58 digs per set.
JJ Van Niel is in his second season at the helm of the Sundevils, with a career mark of 52-9. Arizona State enters the match 24-2, with a 12-1 Big 12 record. ASU travels to Morgantown after defeating Kansas State, 3-1 on Nov. 8 in Tempe, Arizona.
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