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ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils outlast Colorado in gritty performance

by Andrew Bell - January 21, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) With a renewed sense of urgency during its longest losing streak of the season, No. 22 ASU (14-6, 5-3 Pac-12) knocked off the Colorado Buffaloes 73-59 on Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. On Friday, ASU lost a double-digit lead going into the fourth quarter against the Utah Utes

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils drop third straight to Utah

by Cody Whitehouse - January 19, 2018January 20, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) In a matchup that came down to the final seconds of play, University of Utah escaped with the victory, 58-56, over No. 22 ASU women’s basketball on Friday in Tempe. ASU had an opportunity to tie the game at the end as it trailed 56-53. The Sun Devils opted

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sophia Elenga settling in with Sun Devils

by Andrew Bell - January 16, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) Nogent-sur-Oise is home to nearly 20,000 people in the northern part of France. The city lies nearly 5,500 miles from Tempe, Arizona, and the plane ride between the two cities is nearly 15 hours. While many people might not travel between the two destinations, Sophia Elenga can say otherwise. Elenga

ASU Women’s Basketball: Third quarter plagues Sun Devils at Oregon

by Andrew Bell - January 15, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) With a short bench in a hostile environment, ASU women’s basketball trailed No. 8 Oregon by just four points at the half on Sunday night with a chance to possibly upset one of the top teams in the country on its home floor. Then disaster struck. Oregon went on an

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils’ win streak ends in Corvallis

by Cody Whitehouse - January 13, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) In a game that was tight until the last possession, Oregon State women's basketball handed ASU women’s basketball its first conference loss of the season, 57-54, on Friday at Gill Coliseum. The loss snapped the Sun Devils' six-game win streak. ASU had a chance to tie the game at

ASU Women’s Basketball: Big test looms for Sun Devils at Oregon schools

by Cody Whitehouse - January 12, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After successfully defending its home court with two wins over AP Top-25 ranked opponents, No. 18 ASU women’s basketball will head on the road to defend its undefeated Pac-12 record in the state of Oregon. It has been over a month since ASU last lost at the hands of

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils continue hot start with win over Stanford

by Cody Whitehouse - January 7, 2018January 8, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After defeating No. 23 California early in the week, No. 25 ASU women's basketball knocked off No. 24 Stanford 73-66 on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena. ASU finished the game with 20 turnovers, which was nearly double its season average of 11.1. The Sun Devils were able to dominate

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils return home to host the Bay Area schools

by Andrew Bell - January 4, 2018

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After two straight road victories to open conference play, the Arizona State women’s basketball team is back in the AP top-25. In late November, the Sun Devils fell out of the AP rankings after sustaining back-to-back losses to now-No. 5 Mississippi State and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils squeak past Utah on the road

by Cody Whitehouse - December 31, 2017December 31, 2017

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) SALT LAKE CITY — 2017 ended on a high note for ASU women's basketball (11-3, 2-0 Pac-12) as the Sun Devils defeated the Utah Utes (10-3, 1-1 Pac 12) 83-81 on Sunday. The game came down to the closing seconds as ASU fended off a scrappy Utah team that

ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils defeat Arkansas behind Ekmark’s historic night

by Cody Whitehouse - December 21, 2017

(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After knocking off Idaho 77-33 on Monday, ASU women's basketball capped off its non-conference schedule with another impressive victory as the Sun Devils (9-3) defeated Arkansas 89-43 on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena. ASU was led by junior Courtney Ekmark, who finished the game with a career-high 23 points