(Photo credit: Maya Diaz/WCSN) NASHVILLE — Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Arizona State women’s basketball took a trip east to Nashville for the Coast2Coast Music City Classic. There, the Sun Devils matched up against No. 14 Kentucky and South Dakota. ASU walked out of Nashville with a split record, falling 77-61 to
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Sun Devils defense leads the way in 79-60 victory over Oregon State
(Photo credit: Maya Diaz/WCSN) TEMPE — As Oregon State senior guard Tiara Bolden buried the Beavers’ second 3-pointer of the first quarter, Arizona State women’s basketball quickly found itself down four with 3:27 remaining in the first period. After putting together its best team performance of the season a day prior
Sun Devils’ dominant second quarter powers them to win over SMU
(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) TEMPE — With just 33 seconds left in the second quarter, Arizona State junior guard Jalyn Brown swiped the ball from SMU's point guard. Recovering the loose ball, Brown immediately launched a full-court pass to graduate guard Tyi Skinner. Sprinting ahead of the pack, Skinner caught the ball
Arizona State’s complete performance leads to 80-73 victory over SMU
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
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 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,
Sun Devils’ Saturday matchup against Xavier canceled
(Photo via Julia Coyne/WCSN) Saturday's matchup between ASU women's basketball (7-2) and Xavier (0-7) has been canceled due to the Musketeers not having enough players. Early Saturday morning, Xavier announced via a press statement that its Briann January Classic finale would be canceled, "due to the team not having enough available players."