SUN DEVIL BEACH VOLLEYBALL

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1 SUN DEVIL BEACH VOLLEYBALL Media Relations: Cal Aboud (480) TheSunDevils.com Arizona State Beach Volleyball 2017 schedule Date Opponent Location/Result F 25 Maroon & Gold Scrimmage 3 PM/PERA Club M 3-4 Arizona Invitational Tucson, Ariz. 3 Hawaii 12:00 PM 3 Jacksonville 4:00 PM 4 Arizona* 11:00 AM Sun Devil Challenge PERA Club 11 Arizona* 7:00 PM 12 New Mexico 11:00 AM 12 Texas A&M Kingsville 4:00 PM 17 CSU Bakersfield TBD/Bakersfield, Calif. 18 Pepperdine TBD/Malibu, Calif. 23 Nebraska 11:00 AM/PERA Club TCU Tournament TBD/Fort Worth, Texas 31-1 Surf & Turf Invitational Miami, Fla. UCLA* 7:00 AM A 7 USC* 6:00 PM/Los Angeles, Calif. 8 USAV Challenge TBD/Hermosa Beach, Calif. 14 Concordia TBD/Northridge, Calif. 14 CSUN TBD/Northridge, Calif. 21 New Mexico 11:00 AM/PERA Club 21 California* 3:00 PM/PERA Club 22 Stanford* 3:00 PM/PERA Club 27 Pac-12 Conference Tournament TBD/Tucson, Ariz. M 5-7 NCAA Championship All Day/Gulf Shores, Ala. All Times local to Arizona BOLD indicates home meet Italics indicates tournament * indicates Pac-12 meet Team Information Location Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment 73,373 Colors Maroon & Gold Conference Pac-12 Head Coach Brad Keenan (First Year) Record/Years 0-0/1 year Contact Information Arizona State Cal Aboud, Media Relations cal.aboud@gmail.com Cell Office Arizona State Nicole Praga, Media Relations npraga@asu.edu Cell Office Facebook Website PRONUNCIATIONS sun devil beach volleyball travels south for 2017 opener TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State beach volleyball team (0-0) will officially open its 2017 season traveling down south to compete in the Arizona Invitational March 3-4. The Sun Devils will partake in three matches over the course of the two-day event, first taking on No. 5 Hawaii (12 p.m. MT) and then facing Jacksonville (4 p.m. MT) on Friday, March 3. They will then return to action on Saturday, March 4, against rival No. 6 Arizona at 11:00 a.m. MT with a Territorial Cup half point at stake. The match-up will be broadcasted live via Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Digital with former Olympian Holly McPeak and Anne Marie Anderson on the call. SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION No. 5 Hawaii (Mar. 3/12 p.m. MT) Hot off a 2016 campaign that saw the program capture the Big West Tournament and finish fourth in the inaugural NCAA Championships, Hawaii returns 13 letter-winners. Emily Maglio, the 2016 Big West Freshman of the Year and an AVCA All-American and two-time All-American Nikki Taylor highlight the team s returners. Jacksonville (Mar. 3/4 p.m. MT) Under the direction of first-year head coach Ryan Sullivan, Jacksonville is coming off a 2016 season that saw the Dolphins post an 8-16 record. Pre-season All-Conference honoree Cristina Finan highlights the veteran Jacksonville roster, which features eight returners. No. 6 Arizona Posting a 20-7 win/loss record in 2016, the Wildcats notched their best season in program history. Spearheaded by the then-junior duo of Madison and McKenna Witt who accumulated a record of 26-4, the Wildcats tied for fifth at the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships. Led by Chris Walker, who is in his third season at the helm, the Wildcats return eight letter-winners in PROJECTED SUN DEVIL PAIRINGS Whitney Follette/Bianca Arellano Cassidy Pickrell/Katelyn Carballo Frances Giedraitis/Katie Cross Olumoa Okaro/Madison Berridge Kwyn Johnson/Mia Rivera Natalie Braun/Jourdan Parnell 2017 SCHEDULE On March 11-12, the Sun Devils will return home to host the program s annual Sun Devil Challenge at the PERA Club. Arizona State will play host to New Mexico, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Arizona. The Sun Devils will then travel to California to face CSU Bakersfield and Pepperdine on March 17 ad 18, respectively. Keenan s squad will return to the valley on March 23 for a midday (11 a.m. MT) tilt with Nebraska before flying to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU Tournament on March The Sun Devils will stay on the road for a three week stretch starting March 31-April 1 at the Florida International 5th Annual Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, Fla. Next they will have a two-week stint in Southern California, facing Pac-12 foe USC on April 7, playing in the USAV Challenge on April 8, and then playing in a double-header against Concordia and CSUN in Northridge, Calif. on April 14. ASU will then wrap-up it s home slate hosting three matches at the PERA Club against New Mexico and the California Bears on April 21, and the Stanford Cardinal on April 22. The team will conclude the 2017 season at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., set for Thursday, April 27. The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships follow on May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Ala RETURNERS The Sun Devils return ten letter-winners in 2017, including the No. 1s duo of Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette who were named to the inaugural All-Pac-12 First Team at the culmination of the 2016 season. Name 2016 Record Career Bianca Arellano Madison Berridge Natalie Braun Whitney Follette Frances Giedraitis Kwyn Johnson Sydney Palmer Jourdan Parnell Mia Rivera Bethany Wedepohl

2 2017 Sun Devil Beach volleyball head coach brad keenan 2017 NEWCOMERS The Sun Devils roster features a plethora of new faces in Newcomers include freshman Ellyson Lundberg (Larkspur, Calif.), freshman Katelyn Carballo (Laguna Beach, Calif.), freshman Kara Woodard (Phoenix, Ariz.), freshman Sage Patchell (Laguna Beach, Calif.), University of South Carolina transfer Katie Cross (Flagstaff, Ariz.), and indoor competitor Oluoma Okaro (Lakewood, Calif.) Brad Keenand was named the head coach of the Sun Devil beach volleyball program on May 13, Keenan made his professional beach volleyball debut in 2006, and has since earned 25 top-three finishes on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tour. He was named the 2006 Rookie of the Year, and earned Most Improved Player accolades in In 2014 he was recognized as the AVP s Best Server. He also spent seven years with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), from Keenan joined the Concordia University men s volleyball program in 2015, where he earned his Master s in Exercise and Sports Science. He has also served as a volunteer assistant with the USA Women s National Team, Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, Surf City Volleyball Club, and with the Foutain Valley High School Varsity Volleyball program. Keenan was a four-time AVCA All-American and two-time National Player of the Year at Pepperdine, where he was a middle blocker from He finished his career as the record holder in blocks and service aces and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In 2014, Keenan was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame. Keenan is married to Olympian and silver medal winner April Ross.

3 2017 Sun Devil beach volleyball Name (Number) HT Year Hometown (High School/Last School) Bianca Arellano (1) 5-8 SR Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep) Bethany Wedepohl (2) 5-10 SO Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro HS) Cassidy Pickrell (4) 6-0 SR Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) Kwyn Johnson (5) 6-3 RS JR Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS) Ellyson Lundberg (10) 5-11 FR Larkspur, Calif. (Redwood HS) Katie Cross (11) 5-11 SO Flagstaff, Ariz. (Coconino HS/South Carolina) Whitney Follette (12) 6-2 SR St. Albert, Canada (Paul Kane) Katelyn Carballo (13) 5-9 FR Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) Mia Rivera (14) 5-8 JR Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS) Oluoma Okaro (15) 6-1 JR Lakewood, Calif. (Gahr HS/Univ. of San Francisco) Madison Berridge (21) 5-8 SR El Dorado, Calif. (Union Mine HS) Sydney Palmer (22) 5-7 JR Yorba Linda, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) Frances Giedraitis (23) 5-9 JR Tucson, Ariz. (University HS) Kara Woodard (24) 5-11 FR Phoenix, Ariz. (Arcadia HS) Sage Patchell (25) 5-11 FR Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) Jourdan Parnell (32) 5-8 SO San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) Natalie Braun (33) 5-7 SO Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep) Head Coach: Brad Keenan, First Season

4 2017 sun devil beach volleyball BIANCA ARELLANO SENIOR PHOENIX, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: APART OF THE TEAM S NO. 1S DUO WITH FELLOW SENIOR WHITNEY FOLLETTE. CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SECOND MOST WINS N PROGRAM HISTORY WITH 36 WINS TO HER CREDIT. WENT IN THE 2016 SEASON AS THE NO. 1S DUO WITH FOLLETTE. NAMED TO THE INAUGURAL ALL-PAC-12 FIRST TEAM WHILE ALSO BEING SELECTED TO THE FIRST EVER PAC-12 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM. ADVANCED TO THE PAIRS SEMI-FINALS WITH PARTNER WHITNEY FOLLETTE AT THE PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. BETHANY WEDEPOHL SOPHOMORE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: COMPETED IN THE NO. 3 SPOT ALONGSIDE MADISON BERRIDGE AND THE NO. 4 SPOT WITH JOURDAN PARNELL OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2016 SEASON. POSTED A CUMULATIVE RECORD IN THE 2016 SEASON AS A FRESHMAN. CASSIDY PICKRELL SENIOR COPPELL, TEXAS DID NOT PLAY IN THE 2016 BEACH VOLLEYBALL SEASON DUE TO INJURY. FINISHED HER COLLEGIATE INDOOR CAREER WITH 1,208 TOTAL KILLS. KWYN JOHNSON REDSHIRT JUNIOR KALISPELL, MONT. OVERALL RECORD: COMPLIED A 9-15 RECORD IN 2016, GOING 8-13 AS THE NO. 2 PAIR WITH SYDNEY PALMER. PLAYED IN THE INAUGURAL SEASON OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT ASU.

5 2017 sun devil beach volleyball ELLYSON LUNDBERG FRESHMAN LARKSPUR, CALIF. WAS A MEMBER OF THE USAV BEACH HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM. NAMED INDOOR VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2015 IN THE MARIN COUNTY ATHLETIC LEAGUE. PURSUING A DEGREE IN SPORTS JOURNALISM AND IS A MEMBER OF BARRETT, THE HONORS COL- LEGE AT ASU WITH A 3.8 GPA. KATIE CROSS SOPHOMORE FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: 1-0 POSTED A 1-0 RECORD PLAYING IN THE NO. 5 DUO AT HE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. NAMED TO THE CCSA BEACH HONOR ROLL. WANTS TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL AT THE COMPLETION OF HER UNDERGRAD AT W.P. CAREY. WHITNEY FOLLETTE SENIOR ST. ALBERT, CANADA OVERALL RECORD: APART OF THE TEAM S NO. 1S DUO WITH FELLOW SENIOR BIANCA ARELLANO. BOASTS A CAREER RECORD OF AND IS THE CURRENT RECORD HOLDER FOR MOST WINS IN PROGRAM HISTORY. COMPLIED A RECORD WITH ARELLANO. WAS NAMED TO THE INAUGURAL ALL-PAC-12 FIRST TEAM WHILE ALSO BEING SELECTED TO THE FIRST EVER PAC-12 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2016 SEASON. ADVANCED TO THE PAIRS SEMIFINALS ALONGSIDE ARELLANO AT THE INAUGURAL PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. KATELYN CARBALLO FRESHMAN LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. COMPETED AS AN OUTSIDE HITTER FOR ELITE BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLUB. RECORDED 242 KILLS, 536 DIGS, AND 76 ACES WHILE HITTING A.251 CLIP DURING HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

6 2017 sun devil beach volleyball MIA RIVERA JUNIOR GILBERT, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: POSTED A RECORD IN OLUOMA OKARO JUNIOR LAKEWOOD, CALIF. WILL COMPETE IN HER FIRST SEASON OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR. PLAYED IN ALL 120 SETS OF THE ASU INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 2016 SEASON, TOTALING 336 KILLS. TRANSFERED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO WHERE SHE PLAYED TWO SEASONS OF VOLLEYBALL THERE. MADISON BERRIDGE SENIOR EL DORADO, CALIF. OVERALL RECORD: SEASON: 0-0 POSTED A RECORD ON THE 2016 SEASON. SYDNEY PALMER JUNIOR YORBA LINDA, CALIF. OVERALL RECORD: SEASON: 0-0 POSTED A 8-13 RECORD IN 2016 ALONGSIDE PARTNER KWYN JOHNSON AS THE NO. 2 DUO. WENT 7-10 AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015 WITH PARTNER KIZZY WILLEY.

7 2017 sun devil beach volleyball FRANCES GIEDRAITIS JUNIOR TUCSON, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: TALLIED A RECORD ON THE 2016 SEASON, COMPETING INTERMITTINGLY ON THE NO. 4 AND 5 PAIRS. WENT 7-9 IN 2015 AS THE NO. 5 DUO WITH PARTNER ANDI LOWRANCE. KARA WOODARD FRESHMAN PHOENIX, ARIZ. FOUNDER OF ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL S DIVISION 1 SAND VOLLEYBALL TEAM. PLAYED HER CLUB SAND VOLLEYBALL CAREER FOR RPM SAND ELITE AND AZ HP BEACH VOLLEY- BALL IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 & INTENDS TO MAJOR IN KINESIOLOGY AND IS A MEMBER OF BARRETT, THE HONORS COLLEGE AT ASU. SAGE PATCHELL FRESHMAN LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. PART OF THE TSTREET VOLLEYBALL CLUB TEAM THAT WENT 18-1 AND WON THE 2016 USA VOL- LEYBALL OPEN DIVISION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. COMPLIED 510 KILLS, 487 DIGS, 110 ACES, AND 73 TOTAL BLOCKS THROUGHOUT HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. HER FATHER IS THE HEAD MEN S VOLLEYBALL COACH AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY. JOURDAN PARNELL SOPHOMORE SAN DIEGO, CALIF. OVERALL RECORD: POSTED A RECORD IN 2016 AS A FRESHMAN.

8 2017 sun devil beach volleyball NATALIE BRAUN SOPHOMORE PHOENIX, ARIZ. OVERALL RECORD: 1-13 WENT 1-13 IN 2016 IN HER FIRST SEASON ON THE TEAM. ARIZONA STATE SEASON RESULTS

9 sun devil beach volleyball records All-Time Results 2014 Head Coach: Jason Watson Record: 6-4 March 8! vs. Arizona Christian W, 5-0 March 8! at Arizona L, 4-1 March vs. Tulane W, 3-2 March vs. Arizona Christian W, 5-0 March 26 Nebraska L, 3-2 April 19# vs. CSU Bakersfield L, 4-1 April 19# vs. Arizona W, 3-2 April 19# vs. USC L, 5-0 April 24 Arizona W, 3-2 April 25 Boise State W, 5-0! - Arizona Invitational; Tucson, - Wildcat Spring Challenge; Tucson, Ariz. # - Pac-12 Tournament; Santa Monica, Calif Head Coach: Jason Watson Record: 7-13 March 6! vs. Tulane L, 3-2 March 6! vs. LSU L, 4-1 March 7! vs. TCU W, 5-0 March 20@ vs. Florida State L, 4-1 March 20@ vs. South Carolina L, 4-1 March 21@ vs. Georgia State L, 4-1 March 21@ vs. Carson-Newman W, 5-0 March 22@ vs. Tulane L, 3-2 March 25 Nebraska L, 3-2 March 26 Boise State W, 3-2 March 28 USC L, 5-0 March 28 New Mexico W, 5-0 April 10# Arizona L, 4-1 April 11# New Mexico W, 4-1 April 11# CSU Bakersfield L, 3-2 April 18$ vs. California W, 4-1 April 18$ vs. USC L, 4-1 April 18$ vs. UCLA W, 3-2 April 18$ vs. Arizona L, 3-2 April 22 at Arizona L, 4-1! - Arizona Invitational; Tucson, - South Carolina Invitational; Columbia, S.C. # - ASU Sand Volleyball Challenge; Tempe, Ariz. $ - Pac-12 Tournament; Santa Monica, Calif Interim Head Coach: Jackie Bunker Record: March 4! New Mexico L, 3-2 March 4! No. 6 Florida State L, 5-0 March 5! Colorado Mesa W, 5-0 March 5! No. 17 South Carolina W, 4-1 March 10 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 5-0 March 10 at No. 2 USC L, 5-0 March 11 at No. 4 Long Beach State L, 4-1 March 18@ vs. Colorado Mesa W, 4-1 March 19@ vs. New Mexico State W, 5-0 March 19@ at New Mexico L, 4-1 March 25# vs. CSU Bakersfield W, 4-1 March 25# vs. Cal State Northridge W, 5-0 April 2$ at No. 4 Hawaii L, 5-0 April 2$ vs. No. 5 UCLA L, 5-0 April 9% vs. Oregon W, 3-2 April 9% at Stanford L, 3-2 April 10% vs. Boise State W, 3-2 April 10% vs. No. 16 California L, 4-1 April 14 at Arizona L, 4-1 April 16 San Diego State W, 5-0 April 16 Grossmont College W, 5-0 April 20 Arizona L, 4-1 April 29^ California L, 3-2 April 30^ Oregon W, 3-2 April 30^ Arizona L, 5-0! - Sun Devil Challenge; Tempe, - UNM Spring Beach Tourn.; Albuquerque, N.M. # - Wildcat Spring Challenge; Tucson, Ariz. $ - Outrigger Beach VB Challenge; Honolulu, Hawaii % - Stanford Tournament; Stanford, Calif. ^ - Pac-12 Championships; Los Angeles, Calif. All-Time vs. Opponents Arizona 2-7 Arizona Christian 2-0 Boise State 3-0 California 1-2 Carson-Newman 1-0 CSU Bakersfield 1-2 Cal State Northridge 1-0 Colorado Mesa 2-0 Florida State 0-2 Georgia State 0-1 Grossmont College 1-0 Hawaii 0-1 Long Beach State 0-1 LSU 0-1 Loyola Marymount 1-0 Nebraska 0-2 New Mexico 2-2 New Mexico State 1-0 Oregon 2-0 San Diego State 1-0 South Carolina 1-1 Stanford 0-1 TCU 1-0 Tulane 1-2 UCLA 1-1 USC 0-4 Total 25-30

10 sun devil beach volleyball records All-Time Individual & Pairs Records Pairs (By Number of Wins) 1. Bianca Arellano & Whitney Follette (2016) Bianca Arellano & Macey Gardner (2015) Whitney Follette & Halle Harker (2015) Frances Giedraitis & Logan Rae (2016) Jordy Checkal & Bethany Jorgensen (2015) Macey Gardner & Whitney Follette (2014) Andi Lowrance & Nora Tuioti-Mariner (2014) Sydney Palmer & Kwyn Johnson (2016) Jourdan Parnell & Bethany Wedepohl (2016) Madison Berridge & Bethany Wedepohl (2016) Jourdan Parnell & Mia Rivera (2016) Sydney Palmer & Kizzy Ricedorff (2015) Frances Giedraitis & Andi Lowrance Bianca Arellano & Bethany Jorgensen (2014) Jordy Checkal & Kizzy Ricedorff (2014) Bree Bailey & Genevieve Pirotte (2014) Madison Berridge & Mia Rivera (2016) Frances Giedraitis & Kylie Pickrell (2016) Kwyn Johnson & Logan Rae (2016) Frances Giedraitis & Kwyn Johnson (2015) Natalie Braun & Kylie Pickrell (2016) Kwyn Johnson & Mia Rivera (2015) Frances Giedraitis & Mia Rivera (2015) Kizzy Ricedorff & Mia Rivera (2015) Frances Giedraitis & Jourdan Parnell (2016) Natalie Braun & Logan Rae (2016) Natalie Braun & Frances Giedraitis (2016) Natalie Braun & Kwyn Johnson (2016) Individuals (By Number of Wins) 1. Whitney Follette (2014-p) Bianca Arellano (2014-p) Macey Gardner ( ) Frances Giedraitis (2015-p) Bethany Jorgensen ( ) Jordy Checkal ( ) Andi Lowrance ( ) Sydney Palmer (2015-p) Jourdan Parnell (2016-p) Bethany Wedepohl (2016-p) Logan Rae (2016) Halle Harker (2015) Kizzy Ricedorff ( ) Mia Rivera (2015-p) Madison Berridge (2016-p) Kywn Johnson (2015-p) Nora Tuioti-Mariner (2014) Bree Bailey (2014) Genevieve Pirotte (2014) Kylie Pickrell (2016-p) Natalie Braun (2016-p) (As of 4/30/16) Pac-12 All-Tournament Team 2016: Bianca Arellano & Whitney Follette All-Time All-Pac-12 Teams First Team 2016: Bianca Arellano, Whitney Follette

11 sun devil beach volleyball records All-Time Sun Devils (Alphabetical) 2014-present A Arellano, Bianca (2014, 2015, 2016) W Wedepohl, Bethany (2016) B Bailey, Bree (2014, 2015) Berridge, Madison (2015, 2016) Binns, Mercedes (2014, 2015) Braun, Natalie (2016) C Checkal, Jordy (2014, 2015) F Follette, Whitney (2014, 2015, 2016) G Gardner, Macey (2014, 2015) Giedraitis, Frances (2015, 2016) H Harker, Halle (2015) J Johnson, Kwyn (2014, 2015, 2016) Jorgensen, Bethany (2014, 2015) L Lowrance, Andi (2014, 2015) M Mazon, Mia (2014, 2015) McCready, Shannan (2014) P Palmer, Sydney (2015, 2016) Parnell, Jourdan (2016) Pickrell, Cassidy (2016) Pickrell, Kylie (2016) Pirotte, Genevieve (2014) R Rae, Logan (2016) Ricedorff (Willey), Kizzy (2014, 2015) Rivera, Mia (2015, 2016) Robalin, Blair (2015, 2016) T Tuioti-Mariner, Nora (2014)