WHEN: Friday at 6 p.m. PT
WHERE: Moda Center • Portland, Ore.
TELEVISION: ESPN2
RADIO: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/TuneIn
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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 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.
The Sun Devils traveled to Coral Gables, Fla., last week and came out of the subregional with wins over No. 12 seed UCF (60-45 in the first round) and No. 4 seed and host school Miami (57-55 in the second round).
ASU's senior class – Courtney Ekmark (20 points, seven rebounds), Kianna Ibis (12 points, 10 rebounds), Charnea Johnson-Chapman (eight points, five rebounds) and 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.
Against Miami, ASU's bench helped carry the day, as ASU's reserves scored 29 of 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 points each. Ryan hit two free throws with five seconds left and Miami's attempt to tie rolled off the rim, sending ASU to its first Sweet 16 since 2015. ASU outscored Miami 19-12 in the final quarter and was able to overcome being outrebounded 43-32.
The winner of ASU-MSU will meet the winner of Friday's second regional semifinal game – No. 2 seed and Pac-12 regular season champion Oregon vs. No. 6 seed and Summit League champion South Dakota State – on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.
COVERAGE
Friday's game vs. Mississippi State can be seen on ESPN2 (Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson and Brooke Weisbrod). It can also be heard on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060/NBC Sports Radio AM 1060's TuneIn Channel. Pregame coverage will start at 5:30 p.m. Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona's 2010 and 2018 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 15th season as the voice of ASU women's basketball.
SUN DEVIL WBB NCAA NOTES
• The Arizona State women's basketball program is in the midst of its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance (14th under the direction of head coach Charli Turner Thorne). ASU's overall NCAA record is 21-16 (19-13 record under Turner Thorne). ASU has advanced past the first two rounds five times during Turner Thorne's tenure ('05, '07, '09, '15, '19). It has advanced as far as the Elite Eight on two occasions (2007 and 2009). ASU has won at least one game in 12 of its last 13 NCAA appearances (2002, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '14, '15, '16, '17, 18, '19).
• ASU's current run of six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2014-19) eclipses the school record of five (2005-09).
• ASU is 2-2 in Sweet 16 games since the tournament went to 64 teams in 1993. In 2005, #5 ASU fell to top seed North Carolina 79-72 at home. Two years later #3 ASU beat #7 Bowling Green 67-49 in Greensboro, N.C., for its first Elite Eight berth. Two years after that #6 ASU upset #2 Texas A&M 84-69 in Trenton, N.J. In its most recent regional semifinal appearance, #3 ASU was edged by #2 Florida State 66-65 in Greensboro, N.C.
• ASU's No. 2 seed in 2016 represented its highest in program history. Prior to 2016 the highest seed it ever received was No. 3 (2007, 2015). The Sun Devils defeated No. 15 New Mexico State at home before being upset by No. 7 Tennessee in the second round.
• Prior to its first Elite Eight berth in 2007, the furthest ASU had reached was the round of 16 (1982, 1983 and 2005). In both 1982 and `83, ASU lost to the eventual national champion (Louisiana Tech in 1982 and USC in 1983). As the No. 5 seed in the Tempe Region in 2005 ASU advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 22 years after defeating No. 4 seed Notre Dame, 70-61. In that game ASU overcame a 13-point, first-half deficit. Against UNC, ASU led by as many as 10 and was within two points, 62-60, with 9:29 remaining before the Tar Heels closed the game with a 17-12 run.
• In 2009, ASU (a No. 6 seed in the Trenton Regional) earned its second Elite Eight berth in three years. ASU defeated No. 11 Georgia and No. 3 Florida State in Duluth, Ga., before knocking off the No. 2 seed Texas A&M in the regional semifinal in Trenton, N.J. ASU was defeated by eventual national champion UConn in the Trenton Regional final.
• ASU earned a No. 3 seed in the Greensboro Region in 2007 and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history on its way to posting a school record 31 wins. ASU denied the upset bids of No. 14 UC Riverside and No. 6 Louisville, overcoming double-digit deficits in the final 10 minutes of both games before defeating Bowling Green (67-49) in the Sweet 16. ASU's season ended with a 64-45 loss to Rutgers in the regional final.
• The highest seed ASU has ever defeated in NCAA Tournament play is #2 Texas A&M in 2009. The Sun Devils are 0-7 all-time against No. 1 seeds. Most recently, ASU traveled to Columbia, S.C., as the No. 8 seed in 2017 and gave eventual national champion South Carolina its biggest scare of the tournament in the second round. The Sun Devils led by as many as 11 in the third quarter and by one in the final minute before falling 71-68.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• As of March 26, ASU is ranked among the top 50 teams in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (15th/12.3), assist-to-turnover ratio (19th), rebounding margin (32nd/+6.4), scoring defense (37th/57.7 ppg) and assists per game (42nd/15.8).
• ASU is now 3-6 against the NCAA's top 16 seeds (two wins vs. Oregon State and one at Miami). Five of the six losses were by seven or fewer points: vs. Baylor (L, 65-59/ASU led by as many as 14 in the 1st half and led going into the fourth quarter), vs. Louisville (L, 58-56/ASU led by six in the fourth quarter; Louisville scored winning basket with less than two seconds left), vs. Stanford (L, 72-65), at Oregon (L, 77-71/ASU was within two points in the final minute), vs. Oregon (L, 66-59/ASU was within three with 1:20 left). Three of the four teams that finished ahead of ASU in the Pac-12 are top four seeds: Stanford (No. 2 - Chicago Region), Oregon (No. 2 - Portland Region), Oregon State (No. 4 - Albany Region). The other, UCLA (No. 6 in Albany Region) is still playing.
• ASU is first in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (57.7 ppg). Entering Friday's game, ASU has played 13 games (41 percent of its 32 games) against teams ranked among the top 50 in scoring offense. Mississippi State will be the 14th.
• Senior post/two-time All-Pac-12 selection Kianna Ibis has scored in double figures in all but six games this season. In league play she finished among the top 15 in scoring (16.1 ppg/12th) and rebounds (7.3 rpg/10th). During the regular season Ibis, who has scored 20 or more points 8x this season, averaged 16.7 ppg and 7.1 rpg and shot 50 percent from the floor in ASU's 10 games vs. ranked teams.
• Currently No. 2 on the team in scoring (10.4 ppg), redshirt senior G and 2019 All-Pac-12 honorable mention honoree Courtney Ekmark has knocked down 3 or more 3-pointers 11x this season. She's 7th on ASU's career 3-pointers list (124) and is No. 2 on ASU's single-season 3-pointers (66 this season). Former Sun Devil Katie Hempen holds the single-season record of 76 set in 2014-15. Ekmark is ASU's leading scorer (13.3 ppg) in four postseason games and has connected on 45 percent of her 3FGs (13-29) in that stretch.
• As of March 26, junior G Reili Richardson is No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio. Richardson is currently in 3rd place on ASU's all-time list for career assists (447). She needs 37 more for 2nd place (483/Elisha Davis – 2013-16) and 88 to surpass current assistant coach Briann January (534/2006-09) for the top spot.
• ASU has held opposition to 12 or fewer points in a quarter 42x this season (single digits 24x) and outrebounded the opposition all but 6x (vs. Baylor/vs. Cal/vs. UCLA/at Stanford/vs. Oregon/at Miami).
• ASU has had 6 different players lead/tie for the team lead in scoring: Ibis (15x), Ekmark (12x), Elenga (2x), Richardson (2x), Ruden (2x), and Johnson-Chapman (1x).
• ASU has knocked down 8 or more triples 9x, something it did 4x last season.
• ASU has had 10 or fewer turnovers 10x this season. Last season ASU set the school record for fewest turnovers per game (11.7).
• ASU has had the same starting lineup – Richardson/Ryan/Ekmark/Ibis/Johnson-Chapman – in its last 61 games (going back to Nov. 25, 2017).
• ASU's bench has more than doubled the opposition's bench in points per game, 23.2-11.5. It accounted for more than half of the points (29 of 57/18 of 31 in the 2nd half) in ASU's second round NCAA Tournament win at Miami on Sunday.
• ASU is 6-3 this season in games decided by 5 points or less. Among the most memorable contests this season: ASU overcame a six-point deficit with an 8-0 run in the final 80 seconds of its 65-63 win at Utah (Jan. 4); It came up with a pair of defensive stops in the final seconds in its 62-61 win over Cal (Jan. 13); ASU went to 2OTs to upset then-No. 10 Oregon State, 79-76 in Corvallis on Jan. 20; UCLA hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left and the Sun Devils fell at home, 61-59 (Jan. 25); ASU closed with a 20-0 run over the last 7:45 of regulation to erase an 18-point deficit and defeat Utah 60-58 (Feb. 17); Robbi Ryan's two FTs with 5.0 seconds left and ASU's subsequent stop on defense enabled the Sun Devils to defeat Miami 57-55 (Mar. 24) and advance to this weekend's Sweet 16.
ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE/SERIES NOTES
Champions of the SEC, Mississippi State is led by All-SEC performers and seniors C Teaira McCowan (SEC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year/18.3 ppg, 13.5 rpg) and F Anriel Howard (16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg), who are combining to average 34.8 points and 22.0 rebounds per game.
Both of ASU's prior meetings against Mississippi State came at the Cancun Challenge. ASU won the initial contest 70-48 in 2005. The Bulldogs evened the series with a 65-57 win last season (Nov. 23, 2017). Kianna Ibis (13 points/nine in the second half) paced the Sun Devils, who came back from a 13-point deficit to lead by one point at the half and two points after three quarters.
If the Sun Devils advance to Sunday's regional final... It would be ASU's third meeting of the season against Oregon. The Ducks swept the regular season series, 77-71 in Eugene (Jan. 18) and 66-59 in Tempe (Mar. 3) in the regular season finale. The two teams were separated by three points or less in the final 90 seconds of both meetings. Kianna Ibis averaged 22.5 ppg and 8.0 rebounds in the two games.
ASU and South Dakota State played a home-and-home series in 2009 (ASU won 73-64 in Tempe) and 2010 (ASU won 63-52 in Brookings, S.D.)
NON-CONFERENCE SUMMARY
• ASU concluded non-conference play 9-2, the sixth straight season it has won 9 or more games before the start of Pac-12 play. During that stretch ASU has won 84 pct of its regular-season, non-conference contests (58-11).
• ASU nearly upset top 5 teams on two different occasions in November. ASU led then-fourth-ranked Baylor (Nov. 11) by as many as 14 points in the 2nd quarter, by 11 at the half and entered the final period with a four-point lead, but in the end the Bears were able to outlast the Sun Devils, 65-59.
• On Nov. 23 ASU led then-No. 5 Louisville by as many as six in the fourth quarter. After shooting 45 pct (13-29) in the 2nd/3rd quarters, ASU shot only 14 percent over the final 10 minutes. Louisville scored the winning basket with less than two seconds left to escape with the win.
• ASU's seven-game winning streak to conclude non-conference play represented the 24th time since 2004 that it has had a winning streak of five or more games. The string of wins was the program's longest since it tied the school record with 15 straight in 2015-16.
PAC-12 SUMMARY
After dropping their first Pac-12 contest at Arizona (51-39), ASU bounced back with wins at then-unbeaten Utah (Devils ended game with 8-0 run to win 65-63 on Reili Richardson's buzzer beater) and at Colorado. After falling to Stanford at home, ASU edged Cal 62-61 (two defensive stops in the final seconds secured the win). ASU then fell at Oregon 77-71 before securing its first win over a Top 10 team in a 79-76 double-OT thriller at then-No. 10 Oregon State (Kianna Ibis scored 21 of her season-high 28 points in the 2nd half and OT). The big win was followed by 61-59 loss to UCLA (Bruins hit a 3-pointer in the final 10 seconds for the win). For the fourth straight Sunday ASU would need to come up with a win to avoid being swept. Once again it came through, this time with a 68-59 win over USC. The win over the Trojans started a five-game winning streak that also included wins vs. Arizona, at WSU, vs. Colorado and vs. Utah. In the midst of that run, ASU had its game at Washington scheduled for Feb. 9 canceled due to inclement weather in Seattle. ASU's win in the rematch against Utah (60-58) included another comeback, this one was an improbable 20-0 run in the last 7:45 of regulation that allowed ASU to rally from an 18-point deficit. The following weekend would see ASU drop back-to-back games for the only time this season: 69-60 at Cal and 71-50 at Stanford. The Sun Devils concluded Pac-12 play with their second upset win over then- No. 9 Oregon State, 66-54, before coming up short of a second consecutive upset, falling 66-59 to No. 6 Oregon in the regular season finale.
SNOW DAY
ASU played only 17 Pac-12 games this season after having its contest at Washington (scheduled for Feb. 9) canceled due to inclement weather that was forecast in Seattle. The last time ASU played only six games in the month of February – the number it ended up playing – was 1985-86, the year before the start of the Pac-10/12 era for women's basketball.
LIFE IN THE CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS
• According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Pac-12's 11-1 NCAA Tourney record is the second-best by a conference that played at least 10 early-round games.
• It is the second time in three years the Pac-12 has five teams in the Sweet 16 (2017 was the other year).
• It is the fourth-straight year the Pac-12 has at least four teams in the Sweet 16.
• The Pac-12 has the most wins (52) and best winning percentage (.732) in the NCAA Tournament since 2016.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
On Friday ASU will be looking to advance to its third regional final in program history. The Sun Devils went twice in three years, making their first Elite Eight appearance in 2007 (lost to Rutgers in Greensboro regional final) and again in 2009 (lost to UConn in Trenton region final). One of the most impactful players on both of those Elite Eight squads was former Sun Devil/current Phoenix Mercury guard and current Sun Devil assistant coach Briann January. In 2007 January averaged 18.5 ppg and shot 60 percent from the floor in ASU's first two NCAA Tournament games, helping the Sun Devils come back from consecutive 15-point, second-half deficits in wins over UC Riverside (first round) and Louisville (second round).
In 2009, January took over as ASU's starting point guard after the Sun Devils lost starter and leading scorer Dymond Simon in the regular season finale. In the regional semifinal January, who sat out the 2007 Sweet 16 game as a precaution from concussion suffered in Louisville win, came through with a virtuoso performance – game highs in points (22, 8-10 FGs/6-6 FTs) and assists (five) – in helping the No. 6 seed Sun Devils upset the No. 2 seed Texas A&M 84-69.
DOMINANT DEVIL DEFENSE
• ASU leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense (57.7 ppg).
• ASU has allowed an average of only 56.8 ppg since the start of the 2014-15 season (168 games). It has held the opposition to 50 or less points 54 times during that stretch. They are 53-1 in those contests. The only loss came at home to Cal (50-49) on Feb. 8, 2015. Over that same stretch (168 games), ASU has allowed the opposition to make only 28.9 percent of its attempts from long range.
• ASU held each of its Pac-12 opponents below its scoring average: UA (-25.4), Utah (-16.1), CU (-1.2), Stan (-8.5), Cal (-10.6), UO (-14.1), OSU (-5.7 in 2OTs), UCLA (-9.6), USC (-8.1 ppg), UA (-24.0), WSU (-21.3), CU (-17.9), Utah (-17.6), Cal (-0.9), Stan (-5.0), OSU (-23.4), UO (-22.0).
• Against Utah on Feb. 17, ASU held the Utes to only 3 points in the 4th quarter allowing the Sun Devils to rally from 18 down with a 20-0 run in the last 7:45 to win 60-58.
• Against then-No. 5 Louisville (Nov. 23), ASU held the Cardinals 25 points below their average and put the clamps on Louisville's leading scorer Asia Durr, who had 14 points on 5-18 shooting (27.7 percent). Durr came in averaging 25.7 points and had made half of her shots (26-52).
• In its two NCAA Tournament games (vs. UCF/at Miami) the Sun Devils gave up only 50 points per game. UCF scored 45 points (16.7 points below its average) while Miami managed 55 points (19.1 points below its average). ASU held the Hurricanes to only four points over the last 4:30 of the game.
BENCH PRODUCTION
• In 2017-18 ASU's reserves outscored the opposition's bench 22.5-12.1. The overwhelming advantage in the category has continued this season as ASU's reserves have more than doubled the average scoring output of the opposition 23.2-11.5. Sophia Elenga (5.8 ppg), Jamie Ruden (4.6 ppg), Iris Mbulito (4.1 ppg) and Kiara Russell (3.5 ppg) have combined to average 18.0 ppg. Mbulito earned 2019 Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention recognition.
• Freshman Jamie Loera leads the team in 3-point FG pct. (9-18).
• In ASU's win at Arkansas, Mbulito (13 points) and Elenga (11 points) combined for 24 points. Elenga also added a career-high 12 rebounds in accounting for her first career double-double. Elenga was named to the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout All-Tournament Team after averaging 11.0 points and 8.5 rebounds.
• Ruden (7), Jayde Van Hyfte (7), Russell (6), Elenga (6) and Mbulito (5) combined for 31 points in 68-59 win vs. USC (Jan. 27), the most points ASU's bench has scored in Pac-12 game this season.
• Ruden (team-high 10 points), Elenga (9), Mbulito (7) and Taya Hanson (3) scored 29 of ASU's 57 points (18 of 31 in the second half) in its NCAA Tournament second round win at Miami.
• Sun Devil reserves who have scored in double figures this season include Hanson (11), Elenga (11, 13, 12, 11), Mbulito (13, 10, 10) Jamie Ruden (15, 14, 12, 10).
IBIS LEADS THE WAY
• ASU's active career leader in points (1,162), rebs (562), steals (101) and blocks (56), two-time All-Pac-12 honoree Kianna Ibis has scored 20 or more points 8x this season and 14x in her career (all in the last two seasons).
• She has scored in double figures in all but six games this season and has grabbed 7 or more rebounds 16x, including season-highs of 28 points and 13 rebounds in upset of No. 10 Oregon State (Jan. 20).
• In earlier five-game stretch (at CU, vs. STAN, vs. CAL, at UO, at OSU), Ibis averaged 21.8 ppg and 8.3 rpg and connected on 61 pct. of her FGs (43-71), 53 pct. of her 3FGs (9-17) and 100.0 pct of her FTs (14-14). In the 2nd half of those games (and OT vs. OSU) she hit 82 pct of her FGs (21-26).
• During the regular season Ibis, who also earned Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention notice this season, averaged 16.7 ppg/7.1 rpg and shot 50.4 percent in ASU's 10 games vs. ranked teams: vs. No. 4 Baylor (13 pts/5 rebs), vs. No. 5 Louisville (8/7), vs. No. 6 Stanford (6/7), vs. No. 21 Cal (26/6), at No. 5 Oregon (22/8), at No. 10 Oregon State (28/13), at No. 7 Stanford (7/3), vs. No. 9 Oregon State (20/8), No. 6 vs. Oregon (23/8), vs. No. 25 UCLA (14/6).
• At Oregon State, Ibis scored 21 of her 28 points in the 2nd half. She was perfect in the last 30 minutes (second half and OT) going 9-9 from the floor and 3-3 from the line to account for 21 points. In the rematch on Mar. 1, Ibis scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the second half (6-7 FGs).
• In addition to her offensive contributions, Ibis has been every bit as stellar on the defensive end as she leads the team in steals per game (1.1) and is tied for the lead in blocks per game (0.7).
• In last season's win at Utah (12/31/17), Ibis had one of the best offensive days turned in by a Sun Devil in recent memory as she scored a career-high 30 points, becoming the first Sun Devil to score 30 or more points since Kylan Loney accomplished the feat in 2004.
• Scored 27 points in ASU's NCAA second round game vs. Texas last March, the third-highest single-game point total by a Sun Devil in an NCAA Tournament game.
EK-MARKS THE SPOT
• Courtney Ekmark's excellent marksmanship from long distance has provided ASU with a dangerous weapon on the offensive end over the last two seasons. Ekmark, who scored a season-high 21 points at CSU (Dec. 9), currently leads ASU in 3-pointers (66/ninth in the Pac-12/second most by an ASU player in a season) and is 2nd in scoring (10.4 ppg). She has hit 3 or more triples 11x this season and was ASU's leading scorer during its seven-game winning streak to end non-conference play (13.0 ppg).
• Is ASU's leading scorer (13.3 ppg) in ASU's four postseason games and has connected on 45 percent of her 3FGs (13-29) in that stretch.
• A second-year law student in ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, last season vs. Arkansas (Dec. 21, 2017), Ekmark connected on 7 triples to tie single-game school record for 3-pointers. Ekmark, who scored a career-high 23 points against the Razorbacks, tied the mark previously accomplished by current ASU assistant coach Briann January (at UC Davis, Dec. 3, 2008), Crystal Cobb (vs. Oregon, Feb. 2, 1991) and Ryneldi Becenti (vs. Washington State, Feb. 13, 1993).
• Ekmark's 58 3-pointers last season tied for fifth on ASU's all-time single-season list with Kylan Loney (58 in 2005). She is currently 7th on ASU's career list for 3-pointers with 124.
REILI RICHARDSON GUIDES NEAR FLAWLESS ATTACK
• One of the biggest reasons ASU was able to shatter the school record for fewest turnovers per game (11.3) in a season in 2017-18 was the play of point guard Reili Richardson, who concluded the season ranked No. 4 in the nation and 1st in the Pac-12 in assist-to-TO ratio (3.46).
• As of March 26, Richardson is No. 4 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio and is 8th in the league in assists (4.8 apg).
• Has had 0 (8x) or 1 (13x) turnover in more than half (21) of ASU's 32 games.
• Scored GW basket on a buzzer-beater at then-unbeaten (12-0) Utah (Jan. 4).
• Is currently in 3rd place on ASU's all-time list for career assists (447). She needs 37 more for 2nd place (483/Elisha Davis – 2013-16) and 88 to surpass current assistant coach Briann January (534/2006-09) for the top spot.
• Had season-high 16 points to go with 6 assists in 2OT win at No. 10 Oregon State (Jan. 20), accounting for 10 of the points in the two OT periods.
RYAN'S STEADY PLAY IMPORTANT PART OF ASU'S SUCCESS
• One of three Sun Devils who averaged double figures in scoring in Pac-12 play (10.9) last season, Robbi Ryan (2018 All Pac-12 honorable mention and All-Defensive honorable mention) was a key contributor to ASU's success on both ends of the floor in 2017-18.
• Ryan, who had 10 double-digit scoring efforts in conference games last season, was the only Sun Devil to average double figures in scoring in ASU's three contests vs. Oregon State last season (14.7 ppg).
• Is currently 2nd on the team in 3-pointers (29), 3rd in scoring (7.2 ppg) and assists (1.8 apg) and 5th in rebounds (2.5 rpg).
• Ryan, who has hit 42 percent (15-36) of her 3-pointers in the last 11 games, scored 10 of her 11 points in the 4th quarter of ASU's 18-point comeback over Utah (Feb. 17), including game-tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining. She helped ASU advance to this weekend's Sweet 16, hitting two free throws with five seconds left in ASU's 57-55 second round NCAA Tournament win at Miami.
RUDEN PROVIDES SUN DEVILS WITH INSTANT OFFENSE
• Has played in all but two games and has connected on 17 3-pointers this season (tied for 5th on the team).
• Led ASU with 15 points (6-7 FGs, 3-3 3FGs) season opening win over Incarnate Word (Nov. 6).
• Scored 12 points in ASU's near upset of No. 5 Oregon (Jan. 18).
• Came off the bench and led ASU with 10 points in NCAA Tournament second round win at Miami (Mar. 24).
JOHNSON-CHAPMAN STEPS UP IN THE POST
• One of the biggest factors in ASU's success throughout the 2017-18 season was the play of center Charnea Johnson-Chapman, who started every game last season and led the team in FG pct. (54.9), rebounds (6.5 rpg/16th in Pac-12), O-Rebs (2.2 rpg/t-13th in Pac-12) and blocks (20).
• Johnson-Chapman has started every game this season and currently leads the team in rebounds (7.0 rpg/12th in the Pac-12), Off-rebounds (3.0 rpg/4th in the Pac-12), is tied for the team lead in shot blocks (0.7 bpg) and is 3rd in FG pct (50.9).
• Matched career highs in points (16)/steals (3) vs. No. 6 Stanford (Jan. 11).
• Scored all 10 of her points in the 2nd half and came one rebound short of a double-double at Oregon (Jan. 18).