(Photo by Travis Whittaker/ WCSN) With the tournament getting started today, WCSN gathered members of the women's basketball coverage team to break down all things NCAA tournament heading into this weekend. 1. What was your first thought when you saw the bracket was leaked early and Arizona State was headed to Coral
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ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils Falter in Fourth Quarter, Lose to Ducks on Senior Day
ASU Women’s Basketball: Offense deserts Devils in loss to Arizona
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) The No.17 Arizona State Sun Devils began Pac-12 play with their worst shooting performance of the season, hitting only 23 percent of their shots in a 51-39 loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday. The Devils, whose seven-game win streak ended with the loss in Tucson, shot 1-of-11 from three in
ASU Women’s Basketball: Arizona State ends season with second-round exit in NCAA Tournament
(Photo: Alex Gaul/WCSN) The Arizona State Women’s Basketball rode a rollercoaster of a 2017-18 season in which they were often undersized, undermanned, and younger than the majority of their opponents. Despite this, the team never lacked character. The character and fight of the team showed in their final game of the season
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall in semifinals against Stanford
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) A cold start combined with fatigue from playing the team’s third game in three days was too much for the Arizona State Women’s Basketball team to overcome as they fell to the Stanford 58-46. “Fatigue is real,” ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne said. “I don’t know if it
ASU Women’s Basketball: Devils upset Oregon State to advance to semifinals
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) After six minutes of scoreless basketball for the Arizona State Women’s Basketball team, juniors Courtney Ekmark and Kiana Ibis led ASU on a 9-0 run in the closing stretch of the fourth quarter to defeat the Oregon State Beavers 57-51. The duo combined for 32 points with Ekmark pouring
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils defeat Arizona in first round of Pac-12 Tournament
(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: ASU fights, but falls to No. 8 Oregon 57-44
(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: ASU takes both games from Territorial Cup series
(Photo: Tyler Rittenhouse/WCSN) TUCSON — ASU women’s basketball picked up a series sweep over its in-state rivals on Sunday afternoon at the McKale Center. ASU upended Arizona 69-45 in a complete team effort against the Wildcats. Every active player scored for the Sun Devils, with junior forward Kianna Ibis leading the way. Ibis
ASU Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils take care of business against Washington schools
(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