TEMPE, Ariz. – Fifteen Sun Devil women’s basketball games will be televised by Pac-12 Networks during the 2015-16 season, according to an announcement by Pac-12 Networks on Monday.
In addition to the 15 games it will have televised across all seven networks, ASU will also have appearances on ESPN2 (at Oregon State on Feb. 1 as part of ESPN2’s Big Monday women’s basketball series) and ESPN U (home game vs. Florida State on Mon., Dec. 21 in a rematch of last year’s NCAA Sweet 16), bringing its total to 17 television appearances this season.
Pac-12 Networks will kick off its 2015-16 season of women’s basketball coverage in Tempe on Sun., Nov. 15 (3:30 p.m. MT) when the Sun Devils open their campaign against the University of Kentucky in the program’s #KeepTheBeat for Heart Health Awareness Game.
Pac-12 Networks will return to Wells Fargo Arena on Sat., Jan., 2 when the Sun Devils host Cal in their 2016 Pac-12 opener.
The game against Cal will be the first of 14 ASU games Pac-12 Networks will televise during league play. Also being shown on Pac-12 Networks will be both of ASU’s contests vs. Stanford (Mon., Jan, 4 in Tempe and Sun., Feb. 14 in Palo Alto); both of ASU’s contests vs. Washington (Fri., Jan. 8 in Seattle and Sun., Feb. 21 in Tempe) and Washington State (Sun., Jan. 10 in Pullman and Fri., Feb. 19 in Tempe); ASU’s home game vs. Utah (Sun., Jan. 17), both Territorial Cup® Series contests against Arizona (Fri., Jan. 22 in Tempe and Sun., Jan 24 in Tucson); ASU’s game at Oregon on Fri., Jan. 29 in the only regular season meeting between the two schools; ASU’s game at USC (Fri., Feb. 26); and both of ASU’s contests vs. UCLA (Fri., Feb. 5 in Tempe and the regular season finale on Sun., Feb. 28 in Los Angeles).
Before beginning Pac-12 play, the Sun Devils will face a difficult non-conference schedule that includes five schools that qualified for last year’s NCAA Tournament – Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida State, Syracuse and CSUN.
The Sun Devils return 10 players, including four starters – senior guards Katie Hempen and Elisha Davis and junior posts Sophie Brunner and Kelsey Moos – from last year’s team that finished with 29 wins (second-highest total in team history) and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Brunner (Pan American Games – silver medal) and Hempen (World University Games – gold medal) both earned medals in July while competing for USA Basketball. Also earning a medal was junior post Quinn Dornstauder (Canada), who brought back a silver medal from the World University Games.
Fans are invited to Maroon and Gold Madness for both the men's and women's basketball squads on Friday, Oct. 9, the evening before the Sun Devil football game against Colorado, at Wells Fargo Arena. Click here for more information about the event.
Season tickets for the 2015-16 season are on sale now and can be purchased for as low as $49. For more information or to purchase, click here or call 480-965-5812.
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