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Volleyball: Anglin pursuing assists record

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Having been around successful volleyball programs ever since she was a freshman in high school, Cheryl Anglin knows records are meant to be broken.

That's why the junior setter is attempting to rewrite ASU's record books and stand atop the charts in nearly every assists category. She holds the school record for the most single-season assists (1,452) and the most assists by a freshman (1,452). Her 84 assists two years ago against Washington State were the second-most in a single match in school history.

But the one record Anglin wants most may be the hardest to attain. She needs to average just more than 1,300 assists over the next two years to become ASU's career assists leader.

"I never really thought about it," said Anglin, who has already recorded 219 assists in five games this season, an average of 10.95 per match. "I just go out and play."

Anglin tallied a season-high 67 assists last week in ASU's 3-2 win versus Clemson at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas to move into third place on the school's career assists list. She needs only 171 more to move past Jennifer Helfrich into second place. Regina Stahl, who played in Tempe from 1984-87, is the school record holder with 5,180 assists.

"I get the records through awesome teammates and having really good outside hitters," Anglin said. "I wouldn't have any of those records if it wasn't for the rest of the team."

Anglin has stayed healthy in her first two years at the collegiate level, but the one thing that could put a damper on her pursuit of the school's career assists record is a simple rule change. Under the new rally scoring system, Anglin doesn't have as many chances to amass mind-boggling numbers.

"The stats are pretty similar. They are really not affected that much," Sun Devil head coach Patti Snyder-Park said. "The longer rallies are still happening, where you're still getting your digs and your swings. Your total kills aren't going to be as high, which is going to affect the assists per game as well. You obviously can't get an assist unless you get a kill."

The 2000 graduate of Phoenix Valley Christian High School is the clear-cut starter, but split playing time with senior setter Fernanda Habiger in Sunday's match against Texas Tech. Habiger, who is two inches taller than Anglin, is considered to be a better blocker.

"She tells me things and I tell her things. We talk a lot," Habiger said. "I'm more of a front-row setter. She is really good in the back row using the other three setters."

Reach the reporter at brian.gomez@asu.edu.


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