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After finishing non-conference play with a perfect 13-0 record, the Sun Devil women’s basketball team starts Big 12 play on Sunday (5 p.m. MST) when it hosts Colorado (9-3, 0-0). The game will be ASU’s first at home since Dec. 6. It concluded its non-conference slate with three road games. It started the trip with a 74-60 win at Penn St. and concluded with consecutive two-point wins – 55-53 (OT) at Oregon St. and 68-66 at Gonzaga.

Watch/Listen

Sunday’s game can be seen on ESPN+ (Braiden Bell/Jody Jackson) and heard on KDUS AM 1060 (coverage will start at 4:30 p.m. MST). The state of Arizona’s 2010 and 2019 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn, who on Dec. 4, 2025 was named a recipient of the Arizona Media Association Lifetime Service Award, is in his 22nd season as the voice of ASU WBB.

Sizing up the Big 12

  • If non-conference play is any indication, the Big 12 will be one of the most competitive conferences in the country this season. As of Dec. 17, the Big 12...
  • Had four teams start 12-0 this season, while the rest of Division I has combined for four such starts through Dec. 17.
  • Was one of two nationally to have at least nine double-digit win teams.\
  • Ranked second among Power Four leagues in total record against P4 opponents (19-14, .576).
  • Had had five different teams defeat an AP Top 25 opponent this season, tied for second most among all DI conferences going into Week 7.
  • Joined the Big Ten and SEC as the three leagues nationally that have a non-conference winning percentage above .800 so far this season. No other league outside of those three has a non-conference winning percentage above .700.\\
  • And by the way, ASU is one of 12 teams in the nation with an unbeaten record, joining fellow Big 12 mates Texas Tech (13-0) Iowa State (12-0), and TCU (11-0).

Sun Devil WBB recognized as USBWA Team of the Week

On Dec. 16, 2025, the United States Basketball Writers Association named ASU its team of the week after its wins at Penn St. and at Oregon St.

2025-26 Sun Devils make history

On Dec. 6, 2025, this year’s Sun Devil squad broke a 33-year-old record after it defeated San Francisco 67-44. By starting the season 10-0 (now 13-0), the 2025-26 Sun Devils established a new program standard for most consecutive wins to start a season. The current cast of Sun Devils eclipsed the record held by the 1992-93 team (9-0), coached by current Sun Devil radio analyst Maura McHugh.

Series notes vs. Colorado

  • ASU has won 14 of the last 17, or 14 of 18 when counting game it had to forfeit at CU in January 2023 due to not having enough healthy players.
  • Only meeting last season: CU defeated ASU 84-59 in Boulder.
  • CU’s 70-62 win in February 2023 in Tempe ended ASU’s streak of 14 straight wins in the series.

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. At the outset of the 2025-26 campaign, Miller (84.4 pct/297-55 career record) trailed only legendary coaches Geno Auriemma (88.3 percent/1,250-165 career record) and Kim Mulkey (85.9 percent/754-124 career record).
  • Has won her last 43 non-NCAA Tournament games going back to last season when she was coaching at Grand Canyon University.
  • Has won her last 31 home games going 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.

Dominant Devil defense  

  • Only three of ASU’s 12 opponents – Santa Clara (77 points), Penn State (60), Gonzaga (60) – have scored more than 58 points.
  • Only two opponent – Santa Clara (37 points) and Gonzaga (29) – have scored more than 25 points in the first half.
  • ASU has held the opposition to 13 or fewer points in a quarter (52.0 ppg average) 27 times this season, including single digits 12 times.
  • In its 67-44 win vs. San Francisco (Dec. 6), ASU held the Dons more than 30 points below their scoring average... ASU’s 56-53 win over UNLV (Nov. 22) represented the first time the Lady Rebels were held to 53 or fewer points in 148 games.
  • On Dec. 14, Oregon State (15 points) became the first ASU opponent in six games to reach a double-digit point total in the second quarter. ASU’s previous five opponents scored a combined 28 points in the second quarter (5.6 ppg): Little Rock - 5, SEMO - 5, McNeese - 7 San Francisco - 7, Penn State - 4.
  • The opposition has had 20 or more turnovers eight times this season, including a trio of 30-plus turnover games: 33 vs. Coppin State (Nov. 3), 31 vs. San Francisco (Dec. 6) and a season-high 36 at Penn State (Dec. 9).
  • As of Dec. 19, Gabby Elliott has the two of the highest single-game totals for steals in the Big 12 this season: 8 vs. San Francisco, 7 vs. Coppin St.

It’s no coincidence...  

ASU is 31st in the nation in scoring defense (54.5 ppg as of Dec. 19). When she assumed the reins of the program, Molly Miller emphasized defense as one of pillars of success of her past teams. Miller’s last two Grand Canyon teams were among the best in the nation in scoring defense: 19th in 23-24 (56.4 ppg) and 31st in 24-25 (57.2 ppg). It should come as no surprise those teams won 83.6 percent of their games (56-11).

Winning streaks  

On Dec. 6, head coach Molly Miller’s first ASU squad (10-0) surpassed the 1991-92 team (9-0) for the best start in school history. ASU’s current overall winning streak of 13 games is the longest since the 2015-16 team tied the 2008-09 team for the school record for consecutive wins (15). Miller’s Sun Devils are now one win away from tying the second-longest winning streak (14) accomplished by the 2014-15 team.

Team notes

  • ASU has the top two rebounding games by a Big 12 team this season: vs. Utah Tech (62) & vs. Santa Clara (59). Its rebounding effort vs. Utah Tech represented the third time in the last 25 years it had at least 60 rebounds in a game.
  • ASU has outscored the opposition by an average of 21.1-12.5 in points off turnovers this season... It has had more second chance points than its opponent in all but three games this season. Avg: ASU 10.8-6.9... Its bench has outscored the opposition’s reserves 10 times in 13 games this season.
  • ASU has scored 20 or more points in a quarter 15 times this season.
  • In their win at San Diego (Nov. 13), the Sun Devils tied the single-game program record for most 3-pointers in a game (14). As of Dec. 19, ASU’s 63.6 shooting performance from beyond the arc in that game is the second-highest 3-point shooting percentage by a Big 12 team this season.
  • ASU’s 19 steals vs. Coppin State are tied for the second-highest total by a Big 12 team this season.
  • The opposition is averaging 50.3 ppg when ASU has played at home (eight games). Eastern Washington’s 58 points are the most scored by a visiting team this season.
  • Six different players have led or tied for the team lead in scoring: McKinna Brackens (5x), Gabby Elliott (5x), Marley Washenitz (1x), Amaya Williams (1x), Heloisa Carrera (2x) and Jyah LoVett (1).
  • Seven Sun Devils have scored in double figures multiple times: Brackens (11x), Elliott (10x), Washenitz (5x), Carrera (5x), LoVett (3x), Amaya Williams (4x) and Last-Tear Poa (2x).
  • Five different players have led or tied for the team lead in rebounding: Brackens (7x), Elliott (3x), Washenitz (1x), Carrera (1x), Deborah Davenport (1x) and Martina Fantini (1x). Elliott’s 16-rebound performance at Santa Clara, is tied for the most by a player in the Big 12 this season.

Individual player notes

  • Elliott has ASU’s three highest single-game scoring totals this season: 30 points at Gonzaga (Dec. 16), 27 points at Penn State (Dec. 9), 24 points at San Diego (Nov. 13). In the contest at San Diego, Elliott knocked down six 3-pointers, one short of tying the single-game program record. In her last five games, Elliott leads the team in points per game (18.6), field goals (34), and steals per game (4.2).
  • Brackens (double figures in scoring in her last 10 games) scored a career-high 23 points in consecutive games: at Santa Clara (Nov. 16) and vs. UNLV (Nov. 22). During the 10-game streak she has scored in double figures, Brackens is averaging 15.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg and is shooting 52.3 pct., including 50.0 pct 3FGs/9-18.
  • Four different players have posted double-doubles this season: Brackens (5/16th in NCAA), Elliott (1), Poa (1) and Carrera (1).
  • Poa (10 assists vs. SEMO and vs. Coppin State) and Williams (11 assists at San Diego) have combined for three double-digit assist games this season. Williams’ 11 assists were the most for a Sun Devil in a single game since current graduate assistant Reili Richardson had 11 at Colorado State on Dec. 9, 2018. Poa hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in overtime in ASU’s 55-53 win at Oregon State (Dec. 14).

#HailMarley

Anyone who saw what turned out to be the game-winning 3-pointer made by Marley Washenitz in the Sun Devil women’s basketball team’s 56-53 win over UNLV on Nov. 22 – and is old enough to remember – might just have harkened back to the commercials of the early 90s that featured basketball Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Larry Bird challenging each other over and over again to make improbable shots, something like a game of H-O-R-S-E.

What shot would Washenitz have challenged her opponent to make on that Saturday? This is what came to be known as the #HailMarley: With only seconds remaining in the game, the shot clock about to expire, with her back to the basket, save the ball before it rolls out of bounds and – in the same motion – turn around and fling a left-handed 3-pointer off the glass. For Washenitz, who came into the game having scored in double figures in each of ASU’s first four games of the season, the improvisational shot was the first – and only – of her seven field goal attempts of the game that resulted in points.

Big 12 schedule notes

  • When ASU hosts Colorado in its first Big 12 contest on Dec. 21, it will be the squad’s first home game since Dec. 6. Prior to the contest vs. Colorado will be road games at Penn State (Tues., Dec. 9), at Oregon State (Sun., Dec. 14), and at Gonzaga (Tues., Dec. 16).
  • After the conference opener against Colorado, ASU will have its longest gap of the season between games (10 days). It will resume Big 12 play with consecutive road games in the state of Utah (at Utah on Dec. 31 and at BYU on Jan. 3). Following a home contest vs. UCF (Jan. 7), ASU will play at TCU (Jan. 11), the third time in four games it will be on the road following the holiday break.
  • When ASU hosts Arizona on Jan. 28, it will be the first of three straight home games and four of five overall. Contests vs. Kansas State (Feb. 1) and Oklahoma State (Dec. 4) at Desert Financial Arena will precede ASU’s only road game in the stretch, at Baylor on Feb. 7). The span will conclude with a rematch vs. Utah in Tempe (Feb. 11).
  • ASU’s game at West Virginia (Jan. 21) will be the second time the Sun Devils will be playing more than 2,000 miles away from home in 2025-26. The first instance will take place on Dec. 9 at Penn State, the first of three consecutive road games ASU will play on the road to conclude the non-conference portion of its schedule. After playing at West Virginia, ASU will play a second consecutive road game at Cincinnati (Jan. 24).