(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) PHOENIX — With a chance to prove Friday’s loss to Arkansas State was a fluke, Arizona State women’s basketball players walked into Footprint Center for their Hall of Fame Series game against Grand Canyon with their heads held high. Through the first 20 minutes, the Sun Devils were
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Sun Devils late-game collapse leads to 70-59 loss to GCU
(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) PHOENIX — Even with a new-look roster, Arizona State women’s basketball still faces familiar issues. Throughout head coach Natasha Adair’s tenure, the Sun Devils have struggled to compete through all 40 minutes per game. Despite leading by nine at the end of the first half on Thursday against
Sun Devils to face Grand Canyon in Footprint Center Hall of Fame game
(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) Following a 100-96 home loss to Arkansas State in its second game of the season, Arizona State women's basketball will look to get back on track against Grand Canyon on Thursday in the Hall of Fame Game under the bright lights of the Footprint Center. The Sun Devils
Kennedy Basham impresses on both ends of the floor in Sun Devil debut
(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) TEMPE — As a cluster of fans gathered near the Arizona State women’s basketball bench holding signs and other paraphernalia to celebrate her homecoming, Arizona State junior forward Kennedy Basham rang the victory bell Monday night. The 6-foot-7 Basham earned the honor to lead the celebration following an
Skinner’s career night propels ASU to narrow victory in season opener
(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) TEMPE — With Desert Financial Arena buzzing, Arizona State found itself in a tight spot in its season opener. Though they went into halftime up 39-34, the Sun Devils quickly saw that lead slip away in the third quarter. With just four minutes left in the period,
Sun Devils prepare for Big 12 debut in Adair’s third year
(Photo credit: Marina Willams/WCSN) Excitement is brewing for Arizona State women’s basketball as the Sun Devils enter a new era. Set to begin its inaugural season in the new-look Big 12 Conference, ASU fields a revamped roster in head coach Natasha Adair’s third season on the job, and the Sun Devils
Sun Devils to take on No. 22 Utah in Pac-12 Tournament finale
(Photo via Nick Karmia/WCSN) Sun Devil women’s basketball will head to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to play in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament one final time on Wednesday. ASU most recently won the tournament in 2002, which happened to be the first year the then Pac-10 Conference had a postseason
Sun Devils fall in final Pac-12 regular season matchup
(Photo via Sam Polgreen/WCSN) TEMPE — In the last-ever Pac-12 Conference regular season game for both teams, No. 7 USC and Juju Watkins, the nation's second-leading scorer, came into Saturday afternoon's game hoping to improve the Trojans' playoff seed and ruin senior night for the Sun Devils. Against the Sun Devils( 11-18,
Bruins expose weaknesses in Sun Devil defense
Sun Devils outmatched by No. 8 Bruins
(Photo via Sam Polgreen/WCSN) TEMPE — The No. 8 UCLA Bruins extended their winning streak against Sun Devil women’s basketball to 16 straight on Thursday evening, as ASU opened its final Pac-12 Conference homestand against two top-10 opponents. With both schools leaving the Pac-12 at the end of the 2023-24 school year,