SUN DEVIL WBB NCAA NOTES • The Arizona State women’s basketball • Prior to its first Elite Eight berth in 2007, the furthest ASU had reached program is in the midst of its 17th NCAA was the round of 16 (1982, 1983 and 2005). In both 1982 and `83, ASU Tournament appearance (14th under the lost to the eventual national champion (Louisiana Tech in 1982 and USC direction of head coach Charli Turner in 1983). As the No. 5 seed in the Tempe Region in 2005 ASU advanced to Thorne). ASU’s overall NCAA record the Sweet 16 for the first time in 22 years after defeating No. 4 seed Notre is 21-16 (19-13 record under Turner Dame, 70-61. In that game ASU overcame a 13-point, first-half deficit. Thorne). ASU has advanced past the Against UNC, ASU led by as many as 10 and was within two points, 62-60, first two rounds five times during Turner with 9:29 remaining before the Tar Heels closed the game with a 17-12 run. Thorne’s tenure (‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘15, ‘19). It • In 2009, ASU (a No. 6 seed in the Trenton Regional) earned its second has advanced as far as the Elite Eight on Elite Eight berth in three years. ASU defeated No. 11 Georgia and No. 3 two occasions (2007 and 2009). ASU has Florida State in Duluth, Ga., before knocking off the No. 2 seed Texas A&M won at least one game in 12 of its last 13 in the regional semifinal in Trenton, N.J. ASU was defeated by eventual NCAA appearances (2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, 18, ‘19). national champion UConn in the Trenton Regional final. • ASU’s current run of six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances • ASU earned a No. 3 seed in the Greensboro Region in 2007 and advanced (2014-19) eclipses the school record of five (2005-09). to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history on its way to posting a • ASU is 2-2 in Sweet 16 games since the tournament went to 64 teams in school record 31 wins. ASU denied the upset bids of No. 14 UC Riverside 1993. In 2005, #5 ASU fell to top seed North Carolina 79-72 at home. Two and No. 6 Louisville, overcoming double-digit deficits in the final 10 min- years later #3 ASU beat #7 Bowling Green 67-49 in Greensboro, N.C., for its utes of both games before defeating Bowling Green (67-49) in the Sweet first Elite Eight berth. Two years after that #6 ASU upset #2 Texas A&M 84- 16. ASU’s season ended with a 64-45 loss to Rutgers in the regional final. 69 in Trenton, N.J. In its most recent regional semifinal appearance, #3 ASU • The highest seed ASU has ever defeated in NCAA Tournament play is #2 was edged by #2 Florida State 66-65 in Greensboro, N.C. Texas A&M in 2009. The Sun Devils are 0-7 all-time against No. 1 seeds. • ASU’s No. 2 seed in 2016 represented its highest in program history. Prior Most recently, ASU traveled to Columbia, S.C., as the No. 8 seed in 2017 to 2016 the highest seed it ever received was No. 3 (2007, 2015). The Sun and gave eventual national champion South Carolina its biggest scare of Devils defeated No. 15 New Mexico State at home before being upset by the tournament in the second round. The Sun Devils led by as many as 11 No. 7 Tennessee in the second round. in the third quarter and by one in the final minute before falling 71-68. Year Region/Opponent Seed/Result Location Record Year Region/Opponent Seed/Result Location Record 1982 Midwest No. 4 1-1 2011 Dayton No. 7 0-1 vs. #5 Georgia W, 97-77 TEMPE vs. #10 Temple L, 45-63 Salt Lake City at #1 La. Tech L, 54-92 Ruston, La. 2014 South Bend No. 9 1-1 1983 West No. 4 1-1 vs. #8 Vanderbilt W, 69-61 Toledo, Ohio vs. #5 Utah W, 78-64 TEMPE vs. #1 Notre Dame L, 67-84 Toledo, Ohio vs. #1 USC L, 59-96 Los Angeles 2015 Greensboro No. 3 2-1 1992 Midwest No. 6 0-1 vs. #14 Ohio W, 74-55 TEMPE at #11 DePaul L, 65-67 Chicago vs. #11 UALR W, 57-54 TEMPE vs. #2 Florida State L, 65-66 Greensboro, N.C. 2001 Mideast No. 11 0-1 vs. #6 LSU L, 66-83 West Lafayette, Ind. 2016 Sioux Falls No. 2 1-1 vs. #15 New Mexico State W, 74-52 TEMPE 2002 Midwest No. 9 1-1 vs. #7 Tennessee L, 64-75 TEMPE vs. #8 Wisconsin W, 73-70 Nashville, Tenn. at #1 Vanderbilt L, 35-61 Nashville, Tenn. 2017 Stockton No. 8 1-1 vs. #9 Michigan State W, 73-61 Columbia, S.C. 2005 Tempe No. 5 2-1 at #1 South Carolina L, 68-71 Columbia, S.C. vs. #12 E. Kentucky W, 87-65 Fresno, Calif. vs. #4 Notre Dame W, 70-61 Fresno, Calif. 2018 Kansas City No. 7 1-1 vs. #1 North Carolina L, 72-79 TEMPE vs. #10 Nebraska W, 62-73 Austin, Texas at #2 Texas L, 65-85 Austin, Texas 2006 Albuquerque No. 4 1-1 vs. #13 Stephen F. Austin W, 80-61 Tucson, Ariz. 2019 Portland No. 5 2-0 vs. #5 Utah L, 65-86 Tucson, Ariz. vs. #12 UCF W, 60-45 Coral Gables, Fla. at #4 Miami W, 57-55 Coral Gables, Fla. 2007 Greensboro No. 3 3-1 vs. #1 Mississippi State Friday Portland, Ore. vs. #14 UC Riverside W, 57-50 Los Angeles vs. #6 Louisville W, 67-58 Los Angeles vs. #7 Bowling Green W, 67-49 Greensboro, N.C. NCAA Tournament FINISHES* vs. #4 Rutgers L, 45-64 Greensboro, N.C. Round Year(s) First Round 1992`, 2001, 2011 2008 Oklahoma City No. 6 1-1 Second Round 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 vs. #11 Temple W, 61-54 College Park, Md. Sweet 16 1982~, 1983^, 2005, 2015 vs. #3 Duke L, 59-67 College Park, Md. Elite Eight 2007, 2009 2009 Trenton No. 6 3-1 * - 64 teams in NCAA Tournament since 1993 ~ - 32 teams in NCAA Tournament vs. #11 Georgia W, 58-47 Duluth, Ga. ^ - 36 teams in NCAA Tournament ` - 48 teams in NCAA Tournament vs. #3 Florida State W, 63-58 Duluth, Ga. vs. #2 Texas A&M W, 84-69 Trenton, N.J. vs. #1 UConn L, 64-83 Trenton, N.J. SUN DEVIL 2018-19 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES Game No. 33 2018-19 Schedule/Results (22-10, 10-7 Pac-12) 2019 NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal DAY & DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TUES., NOV. 6 INCARNATE WORD W, 81-43 No. 22/20 Arizona State (22-10, 10-7 Pac-12 - No. 5 seed) Showdown on the Rez (Fort Defiance, Ariz) Sun., Nov. 11 vs. #4/5 Baylor (ESPN2) L, 59-65 vs. Sun., Nov. 18 at Arkansas (SEC Network) W, 88-85 No. 4/4 Mississippi State (31-2, 15-1 SEC - No. 1 seed) @South Point Thanksgiving Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) - Nov. 23-24 Friday, March 29, 2019 Fri., Nov. 23 vs. #5/4 Louisville L, 56-58 Sat., Nov. 24 vs. SIU W, 82-38 6 p.m. PT • Moda Center • Portland, Ore. ESPN2 • NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/TuneIn Radio ASU CLASSIC (DEC. 1-2) SAT., DEC. 1 LOUISIANA TECH (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 80-44 UP NEXT SUN., DEC. 2 TULSA W, 70-52 The No. 22 Arizona State women’s basketball team (22-10, 10-7 Pac-12/No. 5 seed in Portland Region) will be seeking its first Elite Eight berth since 2009 on Friday (6 FRI., DEC. 7 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY W, 69-47 p.m. PT) when it takes on No. 4 Mississippi State (31-2, 15-1 SEC/No. 1 seed) at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. Sun., Dec. 9 at Colorado State W, 70-39 The Sun Devils traveled to Coral Gables, Fla., last week and came out of the subre- gional with wins over No. 12 seed UCF (60-45 in the first round) and No. 4 seed and Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Kansas State @La Crosse, Wisc. W, 65-51 host school Miami (57-55 in the second round). THURS., DEC. 20 FRESNO STATE W, 68-52 ASU’s senior class – Courtney Ekmark (20 points, seven rebounds), Kianna Ibis (12 points, 10 rebounds), Charnea Johnson-Chapman (eight points, five rebounds) and Sun., Dec. 30 at Arizona* (Pac-12 Network) L, 39-51 Sophia Elenga (six points, seven rebounds) – combined for 46 of ASU’s 60 points and 29 of its 42 rebounds in the win over UCF. Fri., Jan. 4 at Utah* (Pac-12 Network) W, 65-63 Against Miami, ASU’s bench helped carry the day, as ASU’s reserves scored 29 of Sun., Jan. 6 at Colorado* (Pac-12 Network) W, 76-70 its 57 points (18 of 31 in the second half). Reserve posts Jamie Ruden (10 points) and Elenga (nine points) combined for 19 points while Ibis and Robbi Ryan added nine FRI., JAN 11 No. 6/7 STANFORD* (PAC-12 NETWORK) L, 65-72 points each. Ryan hit two free throws with five seconds left and Miami’s attempt to tie SUN., JAN 13 No. 24/21 CAL* (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 62-61 rolled off the rim, sending ASU to its first Sweet 16 since 2015.