Tag: Women’s Basketball

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Promise Amukamara’s next destination is just a few light rail stops away. Thursday night Amukamara was selected in the WNBA Draft by the defending champion Phoenix Mercury with the 36th overall pick, keeping her in the Grand Canyon State for at least a little longer. Amukamara went to high school

Despite a terrific defensive effort from Arizona State, Florida State secured the win behind equally amazing defense and efficient shooting, beating the Sun Devils 66-65 to end their season. ASU had a chance to take the lead with five seconds left, but sloppy ball handling by Peace Amukamara near ASU’s basket

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Our writers take one last look at the UALR game and ASU's chances against Florida State. In addition to answering the overwhelmingly existential, and in this case perfectly practical question, is this the end? -Gavin Schall 1. What was the most impressive aspect of the Arkansas Little Rock win? Drew Martin: The

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) After narrowly escaping an upset against Arkansas Little Rock, Arizona State will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday, where they will enter a sweet 16 matchup with the Florida State Seminoles. FSU has dominated NCAA tournament play after finishing second in their conference tournament to eventual one seed,

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) On the heels of an electrifying comeback victory over UALR, Arizona State heads to the Sweet 16 to take on Florida State in a battle of two of the top 10 teams in the country. Arizona State (29-5), who was ranked no. 9 in the country in the final

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Arizona State advanced to the Sweet 16 Monday night after defeating Arkansas Little- Rock 57 to 54 in a game that the Sun Devils lead for just 1:13. “Make them pay!” A phrase that was blurted by an anonymous fan rang throughout the bellows of a hushed Wells Fargo Arena.

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Katie Hempen, Arizona State’s leading scorer for much of the season, has been in a slump lately, averaging just 7.4 points per game over the past five games. Not only did Hempen break out of her slump, but she was the catalyst to a dominant 74-55 NCAA Tournament

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) In the true final home game of the season, Arizona State will play the University of Arkansas-Little Rock in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The eleven seed UALR Trojans are coming off of a 69-60 upset over 6 seed Texas A&M in the first round on Saturday,