ASU advances to Sun Belt quarterfinals

Arkansas State knocked off East Division No. 3 seed Old Dominion 3-2 Thursday afternoon, securing its spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals in Foley, Ala.

Macey Putt, who logged her 1,000th career dig against the Monarchs, served consecutive aces to give the Red Wolves set point in the decisive fifth, then freshman Bailey Helzer secured the win with a kill. Putt led ASU (9-21) with 22 kills and 11 digs, and she’s just the sixth player in Red Wolf history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career.

Prior to Thursday, ASU had not reached the conference tournament quarterfinals since 2019 and hadn’t won multiple times in the event since 2018. The Red Wolvesface Troy at noon Central today.