2017-18 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES Game No. 5 2017-18 Schedule/Results (4-0, 0-0 Pac-12) DAY & DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT No. 24 Arizona State SUN, NOV. 12 UTSA W, 74-42 (4-0) VS. Wed., Nov. 15 @Fresno State W, 81-49 No. 7 Mississippi State SAT., NOV. 18 SACRAMENTO STATE W, 106-58 SUN., NOV. 19 COLGATE W, 65-54 (3-0) Thursday, November 23, 2017 @Cancun Challenge (Puerto Aventuras, Mexico) 1:30 p.m. ET./11:30 am MT • Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya • Puerto Aventuras, Mexico Thurs., Nov. 23 Mississippi State 1:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. MT College Sports Live • NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/Tune In Radio Fri., Nov. 24 Green Bay 1:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. MT Sat., Nov. 25 Columbia 1:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. MT UP NEXT The Arizona State women’s basketball team will face its biggest challenge of ASU CLASSIC - DEC. 2-3 (ASU, Buffalo, UC Riverside, UNLV) the young season when it travels to Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, for the Can- SAT., DEC. 2 UNLV vs. UC Riverside 11:30 a.m. MT cun Challenge. The Sun Devils will play three games in three days starting on ASU vs. BUFFALO 2:30 p.m. MT Thanksgiving Day when they face 2017 NCAA finalist and No. 7 Mississippi State. On Friday the Sun Devils will face Green Bay and then will close out play on SUN., DEC. 3 Buffalo vs. UNLV OR UC Riverside Noon MT Saturday when they take on Columbia. All three games will be played at 1:30 ASU vs. UNLV OR UC RIVERSIDE 2:30 p.m. MT p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. MT. This is the second of three consecutive weeks in which the Sun Devils will Sun., Dec. 10 at Florida State 2 p.m. ET/Noon MT play consecutive games. Last weekend ASU came up with wins over Sacramento State (Saturday) and Colgate (Sunday). Next week (Dec. 2-3) the Sun Devils MON., DEC. 18 IDAHO 6 p.m. MT will return home to host their annual tournament, the ASU Classic, which will include games against Buffalo and either UC Riverside or UNLV. THURS., DEC. 21 ARKANSAS 2 p.m. MT Kianna Ibis (16.0 ppg), Robbi Ryan (13.0 ppg) and Sophia Elenga (11.0 ppg) averaged double figures in scoring in ASU’s wins over Sacramento State (106-58) Fri., Dec. 29 at Colorado* 7 p.m. MT and Colgate (65-54). Sun., Dec. 31 at Utah* Noon MT Sabrina Haines tied her career high in scoring with 19 points against Sacra- mento State. Also posting double-digit scoring totals for the Sun Devils were FRI., JAN. 5 CALIFORNIA* 8 p.m. MT Elenga (16 points/6-6 FGs/3-3 FTs), Ryan (14 points/4-7 FGs), Ibis (12 points/5-7 SUN., JAN. 7 STANFORD* 2 p.m. MT FGs), Courtney Ekmark (10 points/8-9 FTs) and Jamie Ruden (10 points/4-7 FGs). Ekmark posted her first career double-double with a career-high 10 rebounds Fri., Jan. 12 at Oregon State* 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT while Johnson-Chapman just missed a double-double with nine points and a Sun., Jan. 14 at Oregon* 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT career-high 10 rebounds. Ibis scored a game- and career-high 20 points to go with a career-high three FRI., JAN. 19 UTAH* 11 a.m. MT blocks in Sunday’s win over Colgate. Ryan (12 points) and Johnson-Chapman (10 SUN., JAN. 21 COLORADO* 2 p.m. MT points) also came through with strong outings for the Sun Devils, who used a 20-6 run in the second half to put break away from the Raiders. After recording Fri., Jan. 26 at Stanford* 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT 31 assists in Saturday’s win over Sacramento State – the first time ASU had 30 or Sun., Jan. 28 at California* 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT more assists since 2008 – the Sun Devils had 22 on Sunday. Coming off a career- high, 10-assist performance, Reili Richardson dished out seven more versus FRI., FEB 2 WASHINGTON* 8 p.m. MT Colgate giving her 17 assists and only two turnovers for the weekend. SUN., FEB 4 WASHINGTON STATE* 2 p.m. MT This is the fourth time since 2005 that the Sun Devils have visited Cancun for Fri., Feb. 9 at USC* 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT the annual Thanksgiving weekend tournament. In their most recent appearance Sun., Feb. 11 at UCLA* 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT in 2013, the Sun Devils won all three of their contests, defeating Illinois 86-65, No. 11 North Carolina 94-81 in OT and Arkansas State 69-66. Former Sun Devil FRI., FEB 16 ARIZONA* 7 p.m. MT Adrianne Thomas was named the MVP in ASU’s field after averaging 12.0 points, Sun., Feb. 18 at Arizona* 4 p.m. MT 4.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds in the three games. In ASU’s upset of UNC, Thomas scored a career-high 23 points and tied her career high with eight assists. FRI., FEB 23 OREGON* 6 p.m. MT SUN., FEB 25 OREGON STATE* 2 p.m. PT COVERAGE All three games will be streamed by CollegeSportsLive.com. Please note that Thurs., Mar. 1 - Pac-12 Tournament TBD a paid subscription is required to view the games. Sun., Mar. 4 All three games can also be heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 and the Sun Devil Athletics Tune-In Channel. Pre-game coverage will begin each day at Home games (listed in BOLD CAPS) played at Wells Fargo Arena. 11 a.m. Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona’s 2010 Broadcaster of the * - Pac-12 Game Year Jeff Munn is in his 14th season as the voice of ASU women’s basketball. SUN DEVIL 2017-18 SUN DEVIL WBB GAME NOTES SERIES NOTES SUN DEVIL WBB 2017-18 QUICK FACTS ASU’s only meeting against Mississippi State occurred at the 2005 Cancun School Information Challenge, a contest won by the Sun Devils 70-48... ASU will face Green Bay Location ........................................................................Tempe, Ariz. for the second time in four years after the Phoenix edged the Sun Devils 63- Founded .................................................................................. 1885 57 at the 2014 Gulf Coast Challenge in Estero, Fla... Like Green Bay, Columbia Enrollment ............................................................................. 73,000 will be another relatively familiar foe as the Sun Devils defeated the Lions Nickname ......................................................................... Sun Devils 70-49 in 2015 in the only prior meeting between the two teams. Colors ................................................................... Maroon and Gold Conference .............................................................................Pac-12 Arena (Capacity) ....................................Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) QUICKIE NOTES President .............................................................. Dr. Michael Crow • As a team, ASU’s enters this week’s games ranked No. 5 in the nation in Vice President for University Athletics/Athletics Director...... Ray Anderson assist-to-turnover ratio (1.88), ninth in assists per game (22.5), 14th in scor- Sr. Associate AD (SWA) .....................................Deana Garner-Smith ing defense (50.1 ppg) and 18th in field goal percentage (48.9) and rebound Sr. Associate AD (WBB Administrator) ..................... Ken Landphere margin (+14.8) • ASU is currently one of a Pac-12-record six teams that are ranked in the Staff Associated Press poll this week: UCLA (5th), Oregon (10th), Stanford (14th), Head Coach ...............................Charli Turner Thorne (21st season) Record at ASU (years) ..................................... 404-233 (20 seasons) Oregon State (18th), Cal (21st) and ASU (24th), . Career record (years) ...................................... 444-273 (23 seasons) • Four Sun Devils are averaging double figures in scoring: Kianna Ibis (14.5 Associate Head Coach ............................ Jackie Moore (6th season) ppg), Charnea Johnson-Chapman (10.8 ppg), Robbi Ryan (10.3 ppg) and Assistant Coach ...........................................Angie Nelp (1st season) Sabrina Haines (10.0 ppg). Assistant Coach ..................................... Briann January (1st season • Ibis has scored in double figures in every game, including a career-high 20 points vs. Colgate (Nov. 19). Team Information • Johnson-Chapman is currently No. 2 in the Pac-12 in FG pct. (69.0). 2016-17 Record ....................................................................... 20-13 • Reili Richardson’s assist-to-turnover ratio thus far is more than 4:1 (25 as- 2016-17 Pac-12 Conference Record (Finish) ...................... 9-9 (5th) 2017 Postseason.............................................. NCAA Second Round sists/6 turnover). Currently 3rd in the Pac-12. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................................................7/5 • Sophia Elenga is 9-10 from the floor in last two games. Starters Returning/Lost .............................................................. 2/3 • Courtney Ekmark is currently shooting 90.9 percent from the FT line (10- 11/t5th in Pac-12) and has grabbed 5 or more rebounds in every game. Media Relations • ASU’s 106-58 win over Sacramento State on Nov. 18 represented the first Associate SID/Women’s Basketball Contact ............Steve Rodriguez time it scored over 100 points since it defeated Memphis 103-57 on Dec. 2, Office .......................................................................... 480-965-9780 2005. ASU is one of three Pac-12 teams to score more than 100 points in a Cell .............................................................................. 480-254-2489 game this season, joining UCLA (129) and Oregon (110). E-Mail .......................................................steve.rodriguez@asu.edu Fax .............................................................................. 480-965-5408 • ASU’s 31 assists vs. Sacramento State on Nov. 18 represented the first time Press Row Phone ........................................................ 480-965-7274 it had 30 or more assists in a game since it had 30 vs. Northern Arizona on Website. ..................................................... www.TheSunDevils.com Dec. 7, 2008. Tied for second-high total in Pac-12 this season. • ASU has allowed 12 or fewer points in a quarter nine times this season.