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WBB hosts Utah Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday

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WBB hosts Utah Tech at 6:30 p.m. on TuesdayWBB hosts Utah Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday

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The Sun Devil Women’s Basketball team will attempt to move to 6-0 for the first time since the 1991-92 season when it hosts Utah Tech (3-1) on Tuesday (6:30 p.m. MST) at Desert Financial Arena.

The Sun Devils were able to remain unbeaten on Saturday thanks to senior guard Marley Washenitz, who, with only seconds remaining on both the shot clock and game clock, picked up a ball that was rolling out of bounds and hit what could best be described as a miraculous 3-pointer that propelled the Sun Devils to a 56-53 win over UNLV on Saturday.

Tuesday’s game will be the first of three home games ASU will play this week and the second of six consecutive home games that started with Saturday’s contest vs. UNLV and will conclude on Dec. 6 when it plays San Francisco on the second day of the annual Briann January Classic. 

Watch / Listen
Tuesday’s game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on KDUS AM 1060 (pregame radio coverage will start at 6 p.m.). The Voice of the Sun Devils, Tim Healey, will call the action.

Rankings of note

  • As a team, ASU is currently among the top 50 teams in the nation in 3-point FG pct. (36th/37.3/4th in the Big 12) and assists per game (37th/17.8 apg/6th in the Big 12).
  • Individual players who are currently ranked among the best in the Big 12 include... Gabby Elliott is 8th in scoring (17.2 ppg), tied for 10th in rebounding (7.0 rpg), and 14th in FG pct. (47.1), tied for 14th in steals per game (2.0) and 2nd in minutes (34.9 mpg).
  • McKinna Brackens 13th in scoring (15.4 ppg), 7th in rebounding (7.6 rpg), 15th in FG pct. (45.5), tied for 7th in offensive rebounds (3.0 rpg) and 8th in minutes played (32.54).
  • Marley Washenitz tied for 7th in steals per game (2.0) and 10th in minutes per game (31.29).

What to look for 

  • This will be the first meeting between ASU and Utah Tech.
  • With Saturday’s win over UNLV, the 2025-26 Sun Devil squad became just the second since 2002-03 to start a season 5-0. The next best start in school annals is the 1991-92 team (coached by current Sun Devil WBB radio analyst Maura McHugh), which opened its campaign with nine straight wins.
  • After scoring a career-high 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in ASU’s win at Santa Clara on Nov. 16, McKinna Brackens had her second consecutive double-double in ASU’s 56-53 victory over UNLV on Saturday, matching her career-high point total (23) to go with 10 boards against her former team. Brackens also matched her career high in field goals (10) and 3-pointers (three), while playing all but 30 seconds of the game. In ASU’s last two games, Brackens has averaged 23.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg while hitting half her shots (17-34 FGs) and playing 38.0 mpg.
  • The Sun Devils have already had two players – Last-Tear Poa (10 assists) and freshman Amaya Williams (11 assists) – who have had a single-game, double-digit assists total this season.

More notes from Saturday's win over 

  • It was the first time UNLV had been held to 53 points or fewer in 148 games.
  • The 56 points ASU scored on Saturday came on the heels of scoring a season-high 82 points in Sunday’s 82-79 win over Santa Clara. On the flip side, the 53 points UNLV scored on Saturday represented the third time in the season’s first five games the Sun Devils have held the opposition to 53 or fewer points.
  • Heloisa Carrera had career-best figures in points (16), rebounds (8) and field goals made (8).
  • In addition to scoring the game-winning triple, Washenitz also had a game-high five assists.
  • The Sun Devils started the game with a seven-point first quarter, the fewest points they scored in a quarter this season. How did they respond? Not only did they maintain the same intensity defensively, holding UNLV to only 12 points (tied for UNLV’s second-fewest points in a quarter this season), but on the offensive end, they responded by scoring 21 points and doing it while shooting 62.5 percent. The nine-point difference in scoring in the second quarter (21-12) was the widest margin either team had in the four quarters.

Did you know, as a head coach, Molly Miller ...?

  • Entered the 2025-26 campaign third in winning percentage among active coaches who have served at least five years as a Division I head coach. Miller (84.4 percent/297-55 career record/11 seasons entering 2025-26) trailed only legendary coaches Geno Auriemma (88.3 percent/1,250-165 career record/40 seasons entering 2025-26) and Kim Mulkey (85.9 percent/754-124 in 25 seasons entering 2025-26).
  • Has won her last 35 non-NCAA Tournament games, going back to last season when she was coaching at Grand Canyon University.
  • Has won her last 26 home games, dating back to the 2023-24 season, when she was the head coach at GCU.
  • Won her 300th game as an NCAA head coach on Nov. 13, 2025.

Notes

  • ASU’s bench has outscored the opposition’s reserves three times in five games this season. The bench was critical in ASU’s win at Santa Clara on Nov. 16 as Last-Tear Poa (14 points, five rebounds and five assists) and Martina Fantini (six points, six rebounds, two assists) combined for 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. In ASU’s win over Eastern Washington, returner Jyah LoVett scored 13 points.
  • In ASU’s comeback win over Coppin State, Elliott scored 14 of her 16 points and shot 62.5 percent from the floor in the second half. She led ASU’s rally with a team-high eight points in the final quarter. Elliott was every bit as impressive defensively, leading ASU with a game- and career-high seven steals. Elliott led ASU with 15 points in the win over EWU and went over the 1,000-point mark for career points. Her six 3-pointers at USD were one short of tying the single-game school record of seven.
  • Washenitz has scored in double figures in the first half three times in five games this season.
  • ASU is averaging 22.4 points per game on opponent miscues.

Notes from ASU’s 5-0 start
Against Coppin State
Closed the game on a 16-2 run after Coppin State tied the game at 51-51 with 5:43 remaining ... After shooting 31 percent in the first three quarters, hit shots 67 percent in the final 10 minutes. On the flip side, Coppin State made 47 percent of its shots during the first 30 minutes/38 percent in the final 10 ... Converted 33 turnovers into 37 points ... Had 19 steals, the most by an ASU squad since it had 20 vs. Cal Poly on Dec. 3, 2010.

Against Eastern Washington
Scored 19 points on the 22 turnovers it forced ... The Sun Devils took control of the game with dominating defense at the start of both halves. In the first and third quarters combined, ASU outscored the Eagles 37-17 while allowing them to make only 21 percent (6-29) of their shots. ASU forced the Eagles to miss their first nine shots of the game and allowed them to shoot only 22 per cent for the quarter.

Against San Diego
Tied the single-game school record for 3-pointers (14) ... The 47 points ASU allowed represented the fewest scored by an opponent since ASU defeated Idaho State 72-40 on Nov. 19, 2023 ... Made a higher percentage of their attempts from outside the arc (63.6 percent/14-22 3 FGs) than inside it (44.4 percent/16-36 FGs). Made a season-high 51.7 percent of its shots ... Had a season-high 25 assists.

Against Santa Clara
McKinna Brackens (career-high 23 points, 11 rebounds and career highs in free throws made/attempted – 9/12) and Gabby Elliott (20 points and career highs of 16 rebounds and five assists) combined for 43 points and 27 rebounds, while accounting for the team’s first double-doubles of the season ... After missing the last two games due to injury, Last-Tear Poa tied her career high in scoring with 14 points, had five rebounds and tied Elliott for the team high in assists (five) ... Marley Washenitz (11 points, six rebounds) joined Elliott as the only two Sun Devils who have scored in double figures in every game ... Heloisa Carrera had eight points and collected four rebounds ... Martina Fantini came off the bench with valuable contributions of six points, six rebounds and six assists ... ASU jumped out to an 18-point lead in the second half. It then had to hold off a furious rally by the Broncos, who tied the game twice in the fourth quarter, but were never able to reclaim the lead.

Against UNLV
Marley Washenitz hit a ‘you had to see it to believe it’ 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Sun Devils defeat UNLV 56-53, giving ASU its second 5-0 start since 2005 ... It was the first time UNLV was held to 53 or fewer points in 148 games ... The 56 points ASU scored on Saturday came on the heels of scoring a season-high 82 points in Sunday’s 82-79 win over Santa Clara. On the flip side, the 53 points UNLV scored on Saturday represented the third time in the season’s first five games the Sun Devils have held the opposition to 53 or fewer points ... After scoring a career-high 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds at Santa Clara, McKinna Brackens had her second consecutive double-double, matching her career-high point total to go with 10 boards against her former team. Heloisa Carrera had career-best figures in points (16), rebounds (8) and field goals made (8). Gabby Elliott scored in double figures for the fifth time in as many games, accounting for 11 points. In addition to scoring the game-winning triple, Washenitz also had a game-high five assists.