(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) It had been 619 days since the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0) played a game at Desert Financial Arena in front of fans. While the rest of the world has changed immensely, women’s basketball in Tempe has remained the same. Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne returned
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ASU Women’s Basketball: Amid trying season, Simmons shined for Sun Devils
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Once the buzzer sounded after the Arizona State women’s basketball team’s loss to Washington on Feb. 12, defeat and disappointment settled into the minds of the Sun Devils. Freshman point guard Jaddan Simmons had put together her worst performance of the season, shooting 0-for-9 from the field, scoring four
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils end season with loss to Houston in consolation round of WNIT 50-48
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The Arizona State Women's Basketball team concluded its season Monday with a heartbreaking 50-48 loss to Houston in the WNIT Fort Worth Regional consolation bracket. The Sun Devils led 46-39 with five minutes to play before things went sideways. Houston went on an 11-2 run to close out the
ASU Women’s Basketball: Cold shooting sinks Sun Devils in first round of WNIT
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Arizona State Women's Basketball team had an ice-cold shooting performance leading to its 48-36 defeat against Rice in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday morning. The Sun Devils shot an abysmal 2-20 from the field in the fourth
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils quickly transition focus to USC and Pac-12 Tournament
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils to close out regular season by hosting Territorial Cup
(Photo: Susan Wong/ WCSN) After three turbulent months, Sun Devil women’s basketball (10-9, 5-9 Pac-12) will close out the regular season as it hosts No. 9 Arizona (15-3, 13-3 Pac-12) in the Territorial Cup on Sunday. Arizona State is coming off its most disappointing weekend of play in this postponement-filled season. A
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils struggle offensively in 50-35 loss to Washington
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Women's Basketball again struggled offensively as it fell to Washington 50-35 on Friday night at Desert Financial Arena. "It was a disappointing game," Head Coach Charli Turner Thorne said. "We just couldn’t make shots. We're just a young team. We needed some more second chance points. I
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils prepare for weekend homestand against Washington schools
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Women’s Basketball will be playing three games in a week, as it prepares for a weekend homestand against the Washington schools this weekend. The Sun Devils (9-6, 4-6 Pac-12) are coming off a non-conference win over Southern Utah on Monday that was scheduled after their road trip
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils defeat Southern Utah 55-44 in last minute addition to schedule
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) In a late non-conference addition to its schedule, the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-6, 4-6 Pac-12) defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-5, 3-2 Big Sky) 55-44 Monday afternoon at Desert Financial Arena. Plans for the game were made on Saturday after both of Arizona State’s games against the Oregon
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils begin road trip against No. 5 UCLA and USC
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) In her weekly press conference on Wednesday, ASU women’s basketball head coach Charli Turner Thorne said what the latest 65-51 loss to Utah revealed about the team. “We got exposed,” Turner Thorne said. Turner Thorne also said the short-handed team played out of character, not exuding its usual effort and