(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) In most respects, Sydnei Caldwell’s freshman season at Arizona State was far from her expectation for it. The rising sophomore guard from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, was mired down by a cartilage injury in her right knee that required surgery prior to the campaign, something that — in combination
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ASU Women’s Basketball: Late effort falls short under Cal defensive pressure
(Photo: Travis David Whittaker/WCSN) As they have many times before, Arizona State women’s basketball seniors Ja’Tavia Tapley, Reili Richardson and Robbi Ryan all had chances to rescue their team from the jaws of defeat. Instead, the overwhelmingly partisan crowd for the Sun Devils on Thursday morning at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center
ASU Women’s Basketball: Cal upsets ASU, 71-67, behind stunning second-half comeback
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State’s Pac-12 Tournament appearance came to an abrupt ending Thursday afternoon after falling to Cal, the No.12 seed in the conference, 71-67. The loss comes as a surprise after ASU dominated the Golden Bears 77-54 on Feb. 28. “We just wanted to be the tougher team,” Cal head coach
Sun Devils celebrate senior day and face unexpected adversity
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State’s women’s basketball team celebrated senior day on Sunday at Desert Financial Arena, commemorating the careers of five players on their roster. The ceremony took place on the court immediately following ASU’s 55-44 loss to the Stanford Cardinal (25-5, 14-4). Robbi Ryan, Reili Richardson, Kiara Russell and Jamie Ruden
ASU fall to Stanford on senior day as senior Kiara Russell suffers knee injury
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) No. 24 Arizona State lost to No. 4 Stanford 55-44 Sunday, in what was also the final regular-season game for both teams. It was also the final home appearance for Sun Devil seniors Reili Richardson, Jamie Ruden, Robbi Ryan, Ja’Tavia Tapley and Kiara Russell. Unfortunately for Russell, it was quite
ASU Women’s Basketball: Richardson adds to historic career as Sun Devils cruise to 77-54 victory over Cal
(Photo: Troy Tauscher/WCSN) Reili Richardson cemented her status in ASU basketball history, both men’s and women’s, becoming the all-time assists leader in Sun Devil basketball Friday night. With an assist to Ja’Tavia Tapley in the fourth quarter, Richardson recorded her record-breaking 552nd assist, passing Derek Haller’s previous record of 551 assists. “I didn’t
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to finish strong in last home series
(Photo: Troy Tauscher/WCSN) After splitting their last two games on the road, the Sun Devils will return home and try to build some momentum heading into the Pac-12 tournament. After defeating Colorado, ASU (19-9, 9-7) suffered a disappointing five-point loss to Utah despite having senior forward Ja’Tavia Tapley, senior guard Reili Richardson,
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils Split Final Road Trip of Pac-12 Play
(Photo: Troy Tauscher/WCSN) Arizona State travelled to the mountain schools, Colorado and Utah, for their final road trip of conference play. The No. 22 Sun Devils started the weekend off in Boulder, Colorado, to take on the Buffaloes (16-11, 5-11). ASU came into the game against Colorado riding the momentum from their sweep
ASU Women’s Basketball GALLERY: Sun Devils defeat Washington 72-68
Reili Richardson becomes program’s all-time assists leader in Sun Devils’ 72-68 win over Washington
It has been a special season for senior guard Reili Richardson. Sunday afternoon against Washington was just another example of that. Richardson's had a multitude of big performances and clutch shots for No. 22 Arizona State (18-8, 8-6) this season. But, on Sunday afternoon Richardson added to her great ASU career,