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@SunDevilVB Announces 2017 Pac-12 Slate

@SunDevilVB Announces 2017 Pac-12 Slate@SunDevilVB Announces 2017 Pac-12 Slate
TEMPE – First-year head coach Sanja Tomasevic and the Arizona State volleyball program announced the team's 2017 conference schedule on Thursday, which features 12 matches to be televised via the Pac-12 Network.
 
"We are beyond fortunate to compete in a topflight volleyball conference like the Pac-12," noted Tomasevic. "Each conference matchup will allot us a challenge in its own right and push us to improve day in and day out. The schedule is a grind, and will help mold this program's fortitude as we strive to cultivate a championship caliber culture and team."
 
The Sun Devils will officially kickoff their 2017 Pac-12 slate on Thursday, Sep. 21 at home, with the Maroon and Gold slated to play host to conference rival Arizona in the 2017-18 Territorial Cup Series ® opener. The match will represent Arizona State's Pac-12 Network debut for the season. On Sunday, Sep. 24, the Sun Devils will wrap up the home stand welcoming Washington.
 
Arizona State's first conference road trip will feature matches against Stanford (Wednesday, Sep. 27) and California (Friday, Sep. 29).

Following the trek to Northern California, the Sun Devils will return to Tempe for their longest home stand of the season. The four-game stretch begins Wednesday, Oct. 6th with a matchup with UCLA in addition to a Thursday, Oct. 7th contest against USC. The next weekend, Arizona State hosts Colorado (Wednesday, Oct. 13th) and Utah (Friday, Oct. 15th) to complete the extended home stay.
 
The Sun Devils will then proceed to travel to Oregon the next weekend to take on Oregon (Wednesday, Oct. 20th) and Oregon State (Thursday, Oct. 21st). Arizona State returns to Wells Fargo Arena to square off for the second time with the Bay Area schools. The Sun Devils play Stanford (Wednesday, October 27th) and California (Friday, October 29th) with both matches being aired on Pac-12 Network.
 
Arizona State will hit the road again the following week as they head back to California, this time to the southern part of the state. The Sun Devils will take on USC (Friday, Nov. 3rd) and UCLA (Saturday, Nov. 4th), each for the second time on the season.
 
During the final home stand, the Sun Devils will take on Oregon (Thursday, Nov. 9th) and Oregon State (Friday, Nov. 11th). Arizona State will honor the senior class during the final match on Nov. 11th against Oregon State.
 
Arizona State's gauntlet of a 20-match Pac-12 slate will see the Sun Devils take on some of the nation's top teams. ASU will match up with the defending national champions, the Stanford Cardinal, twice during the regular season (Sep. 27 & Oct. 27).  The Maroon and Gold will face a total of nine teams that made the NCAA tournament, including eight teams from the Pac-12 conference – Stanford, Washington, Washington State, Utah, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Arizona.
 
NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
As announced on June 12, the Sun Devils' non-conference schedule features a total of four tournaments to be played over a span of four weeks, and includes a meeting with NCAA tournament team Boise State.
 
For the first time since 2011, Arizona State is set to open the season within the friendly confines of Wells Fargo Arena, as the Maroon and Gold will play host to the Sun Devil Classic Aug. 25-26. The Sun Devils will welcome Weber State, Boise State and North Dakota State and compete in three matches over the course of two days of play. On Friday, Aug. 25 the Sun Devils will officially ring in the Sanja Tomasevic era with a pair of matches against Weber State and North Dakota State, to be played at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. The Sun Devils will then cap the home stand with a meeting with Boise State the following evening, tentatively scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.
 
Arizona State will then hit the road for three consecutive weeks, beginning with a trek to Spokane, Wash., Sep. 1-2, for a trio of meetings with Nevada, Gonzaga and Portland State.
 
The following weekend, the Sun Devils will hop on Interstate 17, traveling 150 miles north to compete in the NAU Tournament, Sep. 8-9. The Maroon and Gold will face off with Cal State Bakersfield and host Northern Arizona on Fri., Sep. 8, before wrapping up the trip with a match against Utah State.
 
The Sun Devils will round out the non-conference slate at the UT Arlington-hosted Maverick Classic, Sep. 15-16. Arizona State will take on Lamar Fri., Sep. 15 followed by a pair of meetings with Houston Baptist and Texas Arlington respectively on Sep. 16.

Complete 2017 Arizona State Home Schedule:
Aug. 19 Maroon & Gold Scrimmage 
Aug. 25 vs. Weber St. -- 11 a.m. PT
Aug. 25 vs. North Dakota St. -- 7 p.m. PT
Aug. 26 vs. Boise St. -- 5 p.m. PT
Sep. 21 vs. Arizona -- 8 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona) 
Sep. 24 vs. Washington -- 1 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona)
Oct. 6 vs. UCLA -- 8 p.m PT (Pac-12 Arizona)
Oct. 7 vs. USC -- 6 p.m. PT
Oct. 13 vs. Colorado -- 7 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona) 
Oct. 15 vs. Utah -- 1 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona)
Oct. 27 vs. Stanford -- 8 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona)
Oct. 29 vs. California -- 11 a.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona) 
Nov. 9 vs. Oregon -- 5 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Arizona)
Nov. 11 vs. Oregon St. -- 7 p.m. PT