How to Watch No. 11 BYU vs. No. 8 Arizona State Volleyball

BYU needed one set to find its block Thursday. Arizona State needed one set to find its road legs.

Then both ranked teams took over.

No. 11 BYU hosts No. 8 Arizona State at 6:30 p.m. Mountain on Saturday, Oct. 24, inside Smith Fieldhouse. ESPN+ has the stream, StatBroadcast has the official live statistics, and BYU’s stable schedule ID is 25242.

This is the sharp end of the Big 12 weekend. BYU is 16-1 overall and 8-0 in conference after beating No. 25 Colorado in four sets. Arizona State is 16-3 and 7-1 after answering a first-set loss at Utah with three straight wins. The Cougars bring a 13-match winning streak. The Sun Devils have won seven in a row, including their last five meetings with BYU.

BYU-Arizona State watch information

BYU’s event record lists 2026-10-25 at 00:30 UTC, which converts to 6:30 p.m. MDT Saturday in Provo. BYU and Arizona State publish the same start, venue and ESPN+ assignment. Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, which is why the Sun Devils list the match at 5:30 p.m. MST while BYU lists 6:30 p.m. MDT. Those are the same first serve.

Neither school lists a radio broadcast. The direct ESPN player may require a subscription or redirect by device. StatBroadcast is the free live-results option. If a temporary link changes, use the permanent BYU schedule to find the current official route.

Two teams arrive with the same answer at the net

The box scores from Thursday almost look like the teams coordinated them.

BYU blocked Colorado 15 times in a 25-23, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 win. Arizona State blocked Utah 13 times in a 25-27, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 win. Each team dropped the first set, then won the next three. Both now have six recent matches with double-digit blocks: BYU has reached that mark in six straight, while Arizona State has done it in six of its last seven.

The resemblance ends when the ball reaches the pins.

Arizona State has ridden Noemie Glover through three consecutive 20-kill matches. She had 23 kills and 11 digs at Utah after producing 23 against Arizona and a season-high 25 in a reverse sweep at Kansas. That is 71 kills across three matches, but the number that matters for BYU is 13: Glover has reached double figures in 13 consecutive matches.

BYU did not need one hitter to carry that kind of volume against Colorado. Claire Little Chambers had 13 kills, Elli Mortensen had 12 and Brooke Hardy had 11 without an attack error. Kelli Jo Burgess supplied nine blocks, and Sophia Callahan added seven. The Cougars hit .327 while holding Colorado to .176.

That creates two different blocking problems. BYU knows Arizona State will find Glover when the rally gets uncomfortable, but knowing is not the same as stopping a high ball with a senior opposite who keeps scoring against a formed defense. Arizona State has the opposite problem: its blockers must decide which BYU option to leave with the cleanest seam.

Watch the first move by each middle. If Burgess can wait on Arizona State’s setters and still close toward Glover, BYU’s serve has narrowed the offense. If Ella Lomigora can stay available against BYU’s middle attack before moving outside, Arizona State’s first contact has kept the Cougars from creating a one-on-one.

Glover is the headline, not the whole Arizona State offense

Glover’s current run deserves the attention. It should not erase Una Vajagić.

Vajagić had 16 kills, 10 digs and three aces at Utah. It was her third consecutive double-double and her ninth this season, all within Arizona State’s last 11 matches. Maéva Schalk added nine kills, a career-high 13 digs and a career-high five blocks. Lomigora led the Sun Devils with seven blocks.

That support changes how BYU can defend Glover. A back row that shades too far toward the opposite creates room for Vajagić. A block that commits before the set can leave Schalk with one pair of hands. Arizona State’s two-setter system adds another layer: Isabella Costantini had 24 assists at Utah, while Elle Mottola had 20 assists, two kills and two blocks.

The Sun Devils also scored nine aces against the Utes. Piper Rama served a 7-0 fourth-set run that turned a 7-6 deficit into a 13-7 lead. Utah later came back to lead 18-17, and Arizona State answered with four straight points.

BYU cannot treat that service pressure as a side note. A pass pushed away from the net takes Hardy and Burgess out of the first-tempo picture. It also gives ASU’s block time to gather around Mortensen or Little Chambers. The Cougars’ varied attack only matters when the pass lets Alex Bower and Kaylie Kofe use it.

Lulu Po’uha becomes one of the most important Cougars without needing a kill. A controlled first contact from the libero keeps six attackers plausible. A pass chased toward the sideline tells Lomigora and Zoey Burgess where the ball is likely to go before the set leaves the hands.

BYU’s Colorado adjustment has to happen sooner

Colorado won Thursday’s first set and led the fourth 14-12. BYU’s response was excellent. The Cougars closed the third set on an 8-0 run and turned that fourth-set deficit into a 13-4 finish.

The methods should carry forward. BYU repeatedly served Ana Burilovic, then converted the more predictable attacks into block touches and transition swings. Hardy’s quick attacks punished a middle that had to move early. Blamires gave BYU four kills, including the final two points, after entering as another usable option.

Arizona State is less likely to let the same target absorb that much pressure without changing the picture. Faith Frame has reached double-digit digs 12 times this season. Vajagić and Schalk both defended double-digit balls at Utah. The Sun Devils can survive a blocked or dug swing long enough to ask Glover for another answer.

BYU cannot spend a full set solving the serve-receive map. Arizona State’s ranked resume is 7-1, according to its official preview, with wins over No. 2 Texas, No. 8 Stanford, No. 14 Minnesota and No. 17 Kansas away from Tempe. The Sun Devils have already shown they can play in somebody else’s gym without waiting for comfort.

The first six rotations will say plenty. BYU does not need a fast scoreboard lead as much as it needs a stable offensive shape. If the Cougars can involve a middle, a right side and both pins before the first timeout, Arizona State has to defend the full width of the net. If the opening becomes a stream of obvious high balls, the Sun Devils’ 13-block night at Utah starts to feel much closer.

The Burgess sisters sit in the middle of the matchup

Kelli Jo Burgess leads BYU’s block. Zoey Burgess is an Arizona State middle blocker. They are sisters, and their father, Chris Burgess, is an associate head coach with BYU men’s basketball.

That connection is an interesting piece of the night, but the volleyball question is better than the family note. Both middles affect how long their teammates can wait before committing outside.

Kelli Jo Burgess entered the week leading the nation at 1.87 blocks per set, then added nine against Colorado. Her value was not confined to stuffs. BYU’s targeting forced Colorado into more predictable swings, and Burgess helped seal the lane those serves created.

Zoey Burgess served an ace at Utah and works inside a front row that has produced double-digit blocks in nine matches this season. Lomigora gets the latest statistical spotlight with seven blocks Thursday, yet Zoey’s presence still makes it harder for BYU to solve Arizona State by avoiding one blocker.

The sister-versus-sister angle may get the camera shots. The better live read is which middle can stay disciplined. Chasing an early guess opens a seam. Waiting half a beat too long gives a pin the line. In a match with this much blocking production, patience at the net may matter more than jumping first.

The score after 20 will test both teams’ nerve

Neither side looked bothered by losing the first set Thursday.

BYU answered Colorado with a three-point second-set win, then controlled the final two frames. Arizona State answered Utah with a 9-1 run in the second and kept finding sideouts when the Utes threatened late. Utah held off three set points in the third before Glover finished it. Utah took an 18-17 lead in the fourth before ASU scored four straight and let Vajagić close the match with consecutive kills.

Arizona State has an even louder road receipt from Sunday. It fell behind No. 17 Kansas by two sets and completed its first reverse sweep under JJ Van Niel. BYU has its own closing evidence from five-set wins over UCLA and Baylor, plus Thursday’s ability to change the match after a poor opening frame.

A 20-20 score will not reveal which team wants the point more. It will reveal which offense can avoid becoming obvious. Does Arizona State still use Lomigora or Schalk, or does every ball drift toward Glover? Can BYU keep Hardy or Burgess available, or does the set leave Mortensen and Little Chambers staring at four hands?

The Smith Fieldhouse crowd can make a service run feel larger than it is. Both teams have already handled hostile stretches this week. The side that restores a clean first contact after a timeout will have the better chance to keep one bad rotation from deciding a set.

Four things to watch Saturday

1. BYU’s pass on Arizona State’s first service run. The Sun Devils had nine aces at Utah. A stable pass keeps BYU’s middle attack alive and prevents the block from loading toward the pins.
2. Glover’s swings against a formed block. BYU will know where many high balls are going. The test is whether its hands take away a lane without giving her easy wipe-offs.
3. The setter’s choice after 20. Both teams have multiple attackers, but tight sets expose trust. The first non-obvious late-set choice could move the block just enough.
4. Block touches that stay playable. Fifteen BYU blocks and 13 ASU blocks are the headline numbers. Soft touches that become transition chances may decide more rallies than clean stuffs.

What comes next

BYU stays home to face Utah at 6:30 p.m. Mountain on Friday, Oct. 30. Arizona State returns home for matches against Kansas State on Oct. 29 and Kansas on Oct. 31.

Saturday also carries a piece of recent history BYU would like to change. Both schools agree Arizona State has won five straight in the series, and ASU notes that the last two meetings in Provo went five sets. The schools’ official previews disagree on the all-time series total, so the five-match current streak is the reliable number to bring into the gym.

For the lead-up, read our recap of BYU’s 15-block response against Colorado and the Colorado watch guide that framed the first half of the ranked weekend. The volleyball hub keeps the roster and season links together, while the results archive will preserve the final set scores after BYU publishes them.

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Sources and further reading

• BYU Athletics event 25242 for the stable schedule ID, UTC start, Smith Fieldhouse venue, conference and home designations and scheduled status.
• BYU Athletics: No. 11 BYU hosts Colorado and Arizona State for the ESPN+ and StatBroadcast routes, pre-week records, national statistical context and BYU’s current-series account.
• BYU Athletics: win over No. 25 Colorado and the official box score for BYU’s updated record, set scores, .327 hitting, 15 blocks and player lines.
• Arizona State Athletics: road trip to Utah and BYU for independent confirmation of the time and ESPN+ assignment, ranked record, current streak, personnel and recent series context.
• Arizona State Athletics: win at Utah for the latest final, set scores, 13 blocks, Glover’s 23 kills and ASU’s player lines.
• Utah Athletics: 1-3 loss to Arizona State for opponent-side confirmation of ASU’s .238 hitting, nine aces, 13 blocks and set progression.
• BYU’s official color guide and Arizona State’s official color guide for the two verified palettes used in the original matchup art.
• BYU Sport Nuts: Colorado recap, volleyball schedule, results and roster.