Playing its first ranked-against-ranked match in four years, the Colorado volleyball team nearly pulled off a classic comeback.

Nearly, but not quite.

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The 24th-ranked Buffaloes’ unbeaten start in Big 12 Conference play ended in a four-set decision at No. 8 Arizona State, as the Sun Devils topped the Buffs 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 25-23 on Friday night.

The defeat ended a five-game winning streak for the Buffs (14-3, 5-1 Big 12).

After Arizona State took the first two sets, the Buffs prevailed in the third set and very nearly sent the match into a deciding fifth set, rallying from a 20-15 deficit late in the fourth set by scoring seven consecutive points. Yet ASU responded with four consecutive points and sent the Buffs back home with a split of their two-game trip through

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