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ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils defeat Arizona in first round of Pac-12 Tournament

by Cody Whitehouse - March 2, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) SEATTLE — Entering the Women’s Pac-12 Tournament, the Arizona State Women’s Basketball team led the conference in scoring defense at 57.1 points per game. The Sun Devils took the dominant defense to a new level against in-state rival Arizona as they held the Wildcats to two points in the first

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils come up short against Oregon State

by Cody Whitehouse - February 25, 2018February 26, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) It was once again the curse of the third quarter that struck the ASU women's basketball as it was outscored 23-11 in the third and 64-60 overall against Oregon State. The third period has been a soft spot for ASU as it were outscored by 12 in the third

ASU Women’s Basketball: ASU fights, but falls to No. 8 Oregon 57-44

by Andrew Bell - February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) The No. 8 Oregon women’s basketball team has averaged nearly 85 points a game this season. With a variety of scoring threats and one of the most lethal offenses in the country, the Ducks came into Wells Fargo Arena and showcased a different side of their game: defense. Oregon

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils honor historic Sweet 16 team

by Andrew Bell - February 17, 2018

(Photo: Andrew Bell/WCSN) Amidst a 75-50 home victory against Arizona on Friday night, the ASU women’s basketball program honored its historic 2004-05 Sweet 16 team. Kylan Loney, Carrie Buckner, Kristin Kovesdy and Betsy Boardman were all in attendance, and the four starters were honored at halftime of Friday night’s Territorial Cup

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils mix and match en route to 75-50 victory over Arizona

by Andrew Bell - February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After falling out of the AP top-25 Monday, the Arizona State women's basketball team returned to the floor Friday night against their archrival from down south, the Arizona Wildcats. ASU upended Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena Friday night 75-50 in a game where the Sun Devils had to mix

ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils drop pair in Los Angeles

by Cody Whitehouse - February 12, 2018February 13, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After winning its last three games by an average of 20 points, No. 25 ASU women’s basketball (17-9, 8-6 Pac-12) dropped games to USC and No. 8 UCLA in a lackluster trip to Los Angeles. The weekend started off slowly for the Sun Devils, who lost 77-62 after trailing

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to carry momentum into Los Angeles

by Cody Whitehouse - February 9, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After struggling through a three-game losing streak, ASU women's basketball (17-7, 8-4 Pac-12) has won four of its last five games as postseason play approaches. Since the team’s loss against Stanford — a game described as the worst performance of the year by coach Charli Turner Thorne — the

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils take care of business against Washington schools

by Andrew Bell - February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) One of the staples of the ASU women’s basketball program over the last two decades under head coach Charli Turner Thorne has been defense and rebounding. This weekend at Wells Fargo Arena, both of those elements were on full display. ASU swept its two-game homestand over the weekend against

ASU Women’s Basketball: Kianna Ibis provides resilience, leadership for ASU

by Cody Whitehouse - February 1, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Kianna Ibis, who tore her ACL her senior year in high school, was no stranger to recovering from a major knee surgery. A full year of ice, heat and physical therapy is the recipe for getting back on the court. But when she tore her meniscus as a freshman

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sanders establishing herself with Sun Devils

by Andrew Bell - January 29, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Clovis West High School secured its first girls basketball state title in school history last March. The team went 34-2 and finished its season in thrilling fashion by upending Archbishop Mitty at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. 10 months later, the legacy of the team from Fresno, California