2018-19 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES Game No. 16 2018-19 Schedule/Results (11-4, 2-2 Pac-12) DAY & DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT No. 19/19 Arizona State TUES., NOV. 6 INCARNATE WORD W, 81-43 (11-4, 2-2 Pac-12) vs. Showdown on the Rez (Fort Defiance, Ariz) Sun., Nov. 11 vs. #4/5 Baylor (ESPN2) L, 59-65 No. 24/21 California Sun., Nov. 18 at Arkansas (SEC Network) W, 88-85 (10-4, 1-2 Pac-12) Sunday, January 13, 2019 @South Point Thanksgiving Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) - Nov. 23-24 5 p.m. MT • Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz. Fri., Nov. 23 vs. #5/4 Louisville L, 56-58 Pac-12 Network/Arizona/Bay Area • NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/TuneIn Radio Sat., Nov. 24 vs. SIU W, 82-38 UP NEXT ASU CLASSIC (DEC. 1-2) The No. 19 Arizona State women’s basketball team (11-4, 2-2 Pac-12) will look SAT., DEC. 1 LOUISIANA TECH (PAC-12 NETWORK) W, 80-44 for a weekend split on Sunday when it hosts No. 24 Cal (10-4, 1-2) at Wells Fargo SUN., DEC. 2 TULSA W, 70-52 Arena. Sunday’s game is the second of four consecutive contests in which the FRI., DEC. 7 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY W, 69-47 Sun Devils are facing a Top 25 opponent. On Friday night ASU fell to sixth-ranked Stanford 72-65. Next weekend the Sun Devils will travel to Oregon for contests Sun., Dec. 9 at Colorado State W, 70-39 against No. 5 Oregon and No. 10 Oregon State. Last weekend’s games at Utah/Colorado concluded a stretch in which ASU Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Kansas State @La Crosse, Wisc. W, 65-51 played five of six games away from home. A 70-39 win at Colorado State (Dec. 9) was followed by a 65-51 triumph over Kansas State (Dec. 16) in a game that was THURS., DEC. 20 FRESNO STATE W, 68-52 contested in La Crosse, Wisc. ASU’s only home game in that span, a 68-52 win Sun., Dec. 30 at Arizona (Pac-12 Network) L, 39-51 over Fresno State (Dec. 20), gave the Sun Devils a seven-game winning streak going into the Pac-12 play. ASU had its winning streak snapped at Arizona (51-39 Fri., Jan. 4 at Utah (Pac-12 Network) W, 65-63 on Dec. 30) before rebounding with last weekend’s wins. ASU had won nine of 10 Sun., Jan. 6 at Colorado (Pac-12 Network) W, 76-70 games before Friday’s setback against Stanford. FRI., JAN 11 No. 6/7 STANFORD (PAC-12 NETWORK) L, 55-62 LAST GAME SUN., JAN 13 No. 24/21 CAL (PAC-12 NETWORK) 5 P.M. MT Despite a career-high-tying 16-point performance from senior Charnea John- Fri., Jan. 18 at Oregon (Pac-12 Network) 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT son-Chapman and a 50-percent shooting effort in the second half, ASU came up Sun., Jan. 20 at Oregon State (Pac-12 Network) 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT short in its attempt to knock off sixth-ranked Stanford as the Sun Devils fell to the Cardinal 72-65 on Friday night. Courtney Ekmark and Robbi Ryan scored 11 points FRI., JAN. 25 UCLA (PAC-12 NETWORK) 11 A.M. MT each for the Sun Devils, who nearly came back from a 12-point halftime deficit. SUN., JAN. 27 USC (PAC-12 NETWORK) 1 P.M. MT Friday’s outcome represented the third instance of the season in which the Sun Devils nearly pulled off an upset over a Top 10 squad. Combined with their losses FRI., FEB 1 ARIZONA (PAC-12 NETWORK) 6 P.M. MT to current No. 4 Baylor (65-59) and current No. 2 Louisville (58-56), the Sun Devils Thurs., Feb. 7 at Washington State 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT have fallen to three of the nation’s top six teams by a combined 15 points. Sat., Feb. 9 at Washington 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT COVERAGE FRI., FEB. 15 COLORADO 6 P.M. MT Sunday’s game can be seen on Pac-12 Network/Arizona/Bay Area (Krista SUN., FEB. 17 UTAH (PAC-12 NETWORK) 2 P.M. MT Blunk/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 Fri., Feb. 22 at Cal (Pac-12 Network) 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT 4:30 p.m. MT). Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona’s 2010 Broadcaster Sun., Feb. 24 at Stanford (Pac-12 Network) 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 15th season as the voice of ASU women’s basket- FRI., MAR. 1 OREGON STATE (PAC-12 NETWORK) 6 P.M. MT ball. He will be joined by former ASU head coach Maura McHugh. SUN., MAR. 3 OREGON (PAC-12 NETWORK) 1 P.M. MT RANKINGS/RPI Thurs., Mar. 7- Pac-12 Tournament TBD After occupying the No. 17 spot in the AP poll for four straight weeks, ASU Sun., Mar. 10 dropped five spots after dropping its conference opener on Dec. 30. It rebounded to 19th following its wins last weekend at Utah and Colorado. ASU is also No. 19 Home games (listed in BOLD CAPS) played at Wells Fargo Arena. * - Pac-12 Game in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches’ poll. The Sun Devils were ranked 23rd in the preseason AP poll, one of five Pac-12 teams – No. 3 Or- egon, No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 24 Cal – that were ranked, marking the third-straight year the conference has had five teams in the preseason poll... After its win over previously unbeaten Utah, the Sun Devils moved into the No. 13 spot in the NCAA RPI (Jan. 5). They fell two spots to No. 15 the day after their loss to Stanford. SUN DEVIL 2018-19 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES WHAT TO LOOK FOR SUN DEVIL WBB 2018-19 QUICK FACTS • ASU is currently ranked among the nation’s top 25 in... rebounding margin School Information (16th/+9.4), fewest turnovers per game (17th/13.1), scoring defense (18th/55.3 Location ........................................................................Tempe, Ariz. ppg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (18th/1.27). Founded .................................................................................. 1885 • ASU has held the opposition to 12 or fewer points in a quarter 23x this season Enrollment ........................................................................... 103,410 (single digits 14x) and outrebounded the opposition in all but one game (vs. Baylor). Nickname ......................................................................... Sun Devils • ASU has had 6 different players lead/tie for the team lead in scoring: Kianna Ibis Colors ................................................................... Maroon and Gold Conference .............................................................................Pac-12 (6x), Courtney Ekmark (5x), Sophia Elenga (2x), Jamie Ruden (1x), Reili Richardson Arena (Capacity) ....................................Wells Fargo Arena (14,100) (1x) and Charnea Johnson-Chapman (1x). President .............................................................. Dr. Michael Crow • Kianna Ibis has scored in double figures in all but 2 games this season. Her Vice President for University Athletics/Athletics Director...... Ray Anderson 27-point effort at Colorado (Jan. 6) represents the most points scored by a Sun Devil Sr. Associate AD (SWA, WBB Administrator) ....Deana Garner-Smith this season. Sr. Associate AD (WBB Administrator) ..................... Ken Landphere • Senior posts Charnea Johnson-Chapman (44-77/57.1) and Sophia Elenga (38- 71/53.5) have combined to shoot 55.4 percent (82-148) from the floor. Staff • ASU has knocked down nine or more 3-pointers six times this season, something it Head Coach ............................. Charli Turner Thorne (22nd season) accomplished twice all last season. Record at ASU (years) ...................................433-250 (22nd season) Career record (years) .................................... 473-290 (25th season) • ASU’s bench has more than doubled the opposition in points per game, 27.1-11.5. Associate Head Coach ............................ Jackie Moore (7th season) • ASU has won 83.9 percent of its home games (73-14) going back to the 2013-14 Assistant Coach ......................................... Angie Nelp (2nd season) season, including a 13-3 mark last season. On average ASU outscored the opposi- Assistant Coach ...................................Briann January (2nd season) tion 72.4-53.2 at home in 2017-18. • ASU is 2-1 this season in games decided by five points or less. The Sun Devils Team Information prevailed in their first road game of the season at Arkansas 88-85 on Nov. 18. ASU 2017-18 Record ....................................................................... 22-13 came up short in its upset bid of current No. 3 Louisville as the Cardinals make a 2017-18 Pac-12 Conference Record (Finish) .................... 10-8 (6th) 2018 Postseason.............................................. NCAA Second Round basket in the final seconds to escape with a 58-56 win at the South Point Thanksgiv- Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................10/0 ing Shootout in Las Vegas on Nov. 23. ASU overcame a six-point deficit with an 8-0 run in the final 80 seconds at Utah. Media Relations Associate SID/Women’s Basketball Contact ............Steve Rodriguez SERIES NOTES VERSUS CAL Office .......................................................................... 480-965-9780 ASU has faced Cal more times than any other team since the 2005-06 season Cell .............................................................................. 480-254-2489 (29x - ASU 16-13). That stretch includes five meetings in the Pac-12 Tournament, E-Mail .......................................................steve.rodriguez@asu.edu most recently the 2016 quarterfinal matchup won by Cal, 75-64. The Sun Devils Fax .............................................................................. 480-965-5408 Press Row Phone ........................................................ 480-965-7274 have won six of their last seven meetings with Cal, including the last four in a row.