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2018-19 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES Game No. 24 2018-19 Schedule/Results (17-6, 8-4 Pac-12) DAY & DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT No. 19/17 Arizona State TUES., NOV. 6 INCARNATE WORD W, 81-43 (17-6, 8-4 Pac-12) vs. Showdown on the Rez (Fort Defiance, Ariz) Sun., Nov. 11 vs. #4/5 Baylor (ESPN2) L, 59-65 Utah Sun., Nov. 18 at Arkansas (SEC Network) W, 88-85 (18-6, 7-6 Pac-12) Sunday, February 17, 2019 @South Point Thanksgiving Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) - Nov. 23-24 2 p.m. MT • Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz. Fri., Nov. 23 vs. #5/4 Louisville L, 56-58 Pac-12 Network • NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/TuneIn Radio Sat., Nov. 24 vs. SIU W, 82-38 UP NEXT ASU CLASSIC (DEC. 1-2) Winners of four straight contests, the No. 19 Arizona State women’s basketball SAT., DEC. 1 LOUISIANA TECH (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 80-44 team will look to keep pace in the Pac-12 race when it hosts Utah on Sunday (2 SUN., DEC. 2 TULSA W, 70-52 p.m. MT) at Wells Fargo Arena. ASU’s win over Colorado on Friday was just its third game in the month of Febru- FRI., DEC. 7 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY W, 69-47 ary. The Sun Devils returned from last week’s trip to Washington having played only of the two contests they were scheduled to participate in over the weekend Sun., Dec. 9 at Colorado State W, 70-39 after inclement weather forced the cancelation of their game at Washington (Feb. 9). The week before they played a single game against Arizona. The last time ASU Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Kansas State @La Crosse, Wisc. W, 65-51 played only six games in the month of February – the number it will have ended up playing – was the 1985-86 season, the year before the start of the Pac-10/12 era THURS., DEC. 20 FRESNO STATE W, 68-52 for women’s basketball. The Sun Devils come into this Sunday’s action in fourth place in the Pac-12 Sun., Dec. 30 at Arizona* (Pac-12 Network) L, 39-51 standings. ASU is half a game ahead fifth-place UCLA (15-10, 8-5) and 1.5 games in front of Sunday’s opponent, Utah (18-6, 7-6). No. 3 Oregon (24-1, 13-0) currently Fri., Jan. 4 at Utah* (Pac-12 Network) W, 65-63 leads the way followed by No. 10 Stanford (20-4, 10-3) and No. 9 Oregon State (20- Sun., Jan. 6 at Colorado* (Pac-12 Network) W, 76-70 5, 10-3), who are tied for second place. In addition to wanting to improve their NCAA Tournament resume, also at stake FRI., JAN 11 No. 6/7 STANFORD* (PAC-12 NETWORK) L, 55-62 for the Sun Devils is trying to secure a bye – awarded to the top four teams in the SUN., JAN 13 No. 24/21 CAL* (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 62-61 final Pac-12 regular season standings – in next month’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Fri., Jan. 18 at No. 5/5 Oregon* (Pac-12 Network) L, 71-77 Vegas. For ASU, Sunday’s game begins a stretch in which it will play four of the top Sun., Jan. 20 at No. 10/10 Oregon State* (Pac-12 Network) W, 79-76 (2OT) five teams in the conference in the last five games of the regular season: vs. Utah (6th/Sunday), at Stanford (T-2nd/Feb. 24), vs. Oregon State (T-2nd/Mar. 1) and vs. FRI., JAN. 25 UCLA* (PAC-12 NETWORK) L, 59-61 Oregon (1st/Mar. 3). SUN., JAN. 27 USC* (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 68-59 Sunday’s game is a rematch of ASU’s come-from-behind, 65-63 win at Utah on Jan. 4. Reili Richardson’s buzzer-beater capped an 8-0 run by ASU in the final FRI., FEB 1 ARIZONA* (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 60-47 80 seconds for the come-from-behind win. Courtney Ekmark scored 15 points, Charnea Johnson-Chapman had 12 and Kianna Ibis added 11 to lead the Sun Thurs., Feb. 7 at Washington State* W, 61-46 Devils, who trailed by as many as nine points in the third quarter. Ibis’ back-to-back Sat., Feb. 9 at Washington* CANCELED - WEATHER 3-pointers started ASU’s final rally that was finished by Richardson. FRI., FEB. 15 COLORADO* W, 66-49 LAST GAME SUN., FEB. 17 UTAH* (PAC-12 NETWORK) 2 P.M. MT Kianna Ibis scored a game-high 18 points and came one rebound short of a dou- ble-double to help lead ASU to a 66-49 win over Colorado on Friday night. Courtney Fri., Feb. 22 at Cal* (Pac-12 Network) 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT Ekmark (6-9 FGs) added 14 points for the Sun Devils. Ibis (nine rebounds), Sophia Sun., Feb. 24 at Stanford* (Pac-12 Network) 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT Elenga (four points, nine rebounds) and Charnea Johnson-Chapman (eight points, seven rebounds, three assists) helped ASU finish with advantages of plus-eight on FRI., MAR. 1 OREGON STATE* (PAC-12 NETWORK) 6 P.M. MT the boards (42-34) and plus-11 in second-chance points (18-7). Reili Richardson, SUN., MAR. 3 OREGON* (PAC-12 NETWORK) 1 P.M. MT who came into the game No. 3 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio, had seven points, six assists with no turnovers and moved into fourth place on ASU’s all-time Thurs., Mar. 7- Pac-12 Tournament TBD assists list (now has 400 in her career). Colorado became the third straight Sun Sun., Mar. 10 Devil opponent to score less than 50 points. Colorado was also the fourth straight Sun Devil foe to shoot under 35 percent (34.7). Home games (listed in BOLD CAPS) played at Wells Fargo Arena. * - Pac-12 Game COVERAGE Sunday’s game can be seen on Pac-12 Network Arizona/Mountain (Cindy Brunson/Mary Murphy). It can also be heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 and on the Sun Devil Sports Network’s TuneIn Channel (pregame coverage will start at 1:30 p.m.). Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona’s 2010 and 2018 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 15th season as the voice of ASU women’s basketball. He will be joined by former ASU head coach Maura McHugh. SUN DEVIL 2018-19 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES RANKINGS/RPI/BRACKETOLGY SUN DEVIL WBB 2018-19 QUICK FACTS • After last week’s win over Washington State, the Sun Devils moved up one spot School Information for the second straight week to No. 19 in the AP poll and up one spot to No. 17 in Location ........................................................................Tempe, Ariz. the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches’ poll. Founded .................................................................................. 1885 • The Sun Devils have bounced between 13th and 18th in the NCAA RPI since de- Enrollment ........................................................................... 103,410 feating Utah on Jan. 4. They were listed at No. 16 on Feb. 16. Nickname ......................................................................... Sun Devils • ESPN.com’s Charlie Creme has the Sun Devils listed as a No. 5 seed in his most Colors ................................................................... Maroon and Gold recent Bracketology update (unchanged since Jan. 28). He previously had ASU as a Conference .............................................................................Pac-12 Arena (Capacity) ....................................Wells Fargo Arena (14,100) No. 3 seed on Jan. 21. President .............................................................. Dr. Michael Crow Vice President for University Athletics/Athletics Director...... Ray Anderson WHAT TO LOOK FOR Sr. Associate AD (SWA, WBB Administrator) ....Deana Garner-Smith • As Feb. 16, ASU is ranked among the nation’s top 30 in fewest TOs per game Sr. Associate AD (WBB Administrator) ..................... Ken Landphere (12th/12.3), assist-TO ratio (15th/1.31), rebounding margin (23rd/+7.5) and scoring defense (29th/56.8 ppg - first in the Pac-12). Staff • The Sun Devils have won 84.0 percent of their games (77-15) at Wells Fargo Arena Head Coach ............................. Charli Turner Thorne (22nd season) going back to the 2013-14 season. Record at ASU (years) ...................................439-252 (22nd season) • Senior All-Pac-12 post Kianna Ibis has scored in double figures in all but 2 games Career record (years) .................................... 479-292 (25th season) this season. In Pac-12 games she is among the top 15 in the league in scoring (17.6 Associate Head Coach ............................ Jackie Moore (7th season) ppg/11th), rebounds (7.6 rpg/10th) and FG pct. (48.6/12th). Ibis, who has scored 20 Assistant Coach ......................................... Angie Nelp (2nd season) Assistant Coach ...................................Briann January (2nd season) or more points six times this season, has averaged 19.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg in ASU’s last three games. Team Information • Currently No. 2 on the team in scoring (10.1 ppg), senior G Courtney Ekmark has 2017-18 Record ....................................................................... 22-13 knocked down 3 or more 3-pointers nine times this season. 2017-18 Pac-12 Conference Record (Finish) .................... 10-8 (6th) • Junior G Reili Richardson is No. 3 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in assist-to- 2018 Postseason.............................................. NCAA Second Round TO ratio. Currently with 400 career assists, Richardson is in fourth place on ASU’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................10/0 all-time list for career assists. She needs 42 more for third place (442/Jodi Rathbun – 1983-86), 84 more for second place (483/Elisha Davis – 2013-16) and 135 to surpass Media Relations current assistant coach Briann January (534/2006-09) for the top spot.