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ASU Women's Basketball Prepares for Trip to Italy

May 15, 2007

The Arizona State women's basketball team will be departing for Italy on Thursday for a nine-day tour of the country, which will include playing four contests against international competition.

Every four years teams are eligible to take advantage of this kind of unique opportunity. In 1999 and again in 2003 the Sun Devils traveled to Australia to compete against teams from "Down Under" in addition to traveling around and visiting some of the most famous sites in the world. This year's trip will include stops in Milan, Lake Como, Florence, Rimini, Padova, Verona and Venice.

Although it will not be the exact team Sun Devils head coach Charli Turner Thorne will have on the floor next season (next year's freshmen Rebecca Tobin and Stephanie Wilber will not be on the trip and rising sophomore Dymond Simon will not compete as she continues to recover from a torn ACL) the games in Italy will offer somewhat of a preview of the 2007-08 squad.

Juniors Sybil Dosty and Lauren Lacey will be able to compete along with the other returning members from last year's team, including returning starters Briann January, Reagan Pariseau and Jill Noe. Dosty and Lacey both had to sit out the 2006-07 season after transferring from the University of Tennessee and the University of Minnesota, respectively.

Below are some of the highlights of ASU's itinerary during its stay in Italy . Stay tuned the www.thesundevils.com for updates throughout ASU's trip.

Thursday, May 17

• Travel from Phoenix to Milan

Friday, May 18

• Sightseeing (walking) tour of Duomo

• Travel to Como

Saturday, May 19

• Sightseeing (on boat) tour of Lake Como, the most famous lake in Italy, where the Alps ascend up to 8500 feet above the crystal clear water of Lake Como

• Visit the Bellagio, one of the most famous resorts on Lake Como, for lunch and sightseeing

• Game No. 1 vs. Carugate Basket

Sunday, May 20

• Travel to Florence

• Sightseeing tour of Florence and Academia Museum

Monday, May 21

• Travel to Pisa for sightseeing tour

• Sightseeing tour of Florence and Academia Museum

• Game No. 2 vs. Pallacanestro Femminille Monteca

Tuesday, May 22

• Travel to Rimini for sightseeing tour

Wednesday, May 23

• Travel to San Marino for sightseeing tour

• Game No. 3 vs. Techno Allarmi Cervia

Thursday, May 24

• Travel to Padova for sightseeing tour

Friday, May 25

• Travel to Venice for sightseeing tour

• Game No. 4 vs. Giants Basket Marghera

Saturday, May 26

• Travel to Verona for sightseeing tour

Sunday, May 27

• Travel home to Phoenix