Women's hoops coming off pair of Pac-10 losses.
March 1, 1999
1998-99 Arizona State Women's Basketball
ASU Sun Devils (11-14, 5-11 Pac-10) vs. #15 UCLA Bruins (21-7, 13-3)
Thursday, Mar. 4 - 7 p.m. PT./8 p.m. MT
Pauley Pavilion (12,800) - Los Angeles, Calif.
KMVP 860 AM
ASU vs. USC Trojans (7-18, 3-13)
Saturday, Mar. 6
USC Lyon Center (1,200)
KMVP 860 AM
Sun Devils Travel To Los Angeles To Close Out Regular Season
Arizona State (11-14, 5-11) spends its final week of the regular season on the road at 15th-ranked UCLA (21-7, 13-3) and USC (7-18, 3-13) as it looks to improve upon last year's 6-12 Pac-10 mark. The Sun Devils are coming off a pair of losses to Stanford (81-61) and California (67-63) last week, which spoiled ASU's chances for its first winning season in six years. However, with two games left to play ASU has already surpassed its overall win total from 1997-98 (10) and has posted its most wins since 1992-93 (17). The Sun Devils need one victory to equal their conference total from last season (6). After posting her fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds vs. California, freshman Theresa Jantzen is poised to finish the season as ASU's leading scorer (11.4 ppg). She would be the first rookie to lead the Sun Devils in that category since Kym Hampton in 1980-81.
Media Exposure
KMVP 860 AM will carry the both games live with Kevin Ray calling the action.
The Series With UCLA & USC
The Sun Devils will put an 11-game losing skid on the line when they travel to USC, and last beat the Trojans at home on Mar. 11, 1993 (64-55). ASU has dropped four straight to the Bruins, and will be looking for its first win in Pauley Pavilion since Mar. 8, 1992 (99-91).
Arizona State Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG #4 Leaf Newman F 5-9 So. 9.8 3.6 #22 Theresa Jantzen F 6-3 Fr. 11.3 5.9 #54 Rachel Holt C 6-3 Jr. 10.2 5.0 #15 Kitch Kitchen G 5-7 Jr. 6.7 3.5, 3.7* #33 Natalie Tucker G 5-9 So. 7.8 5.1*UCLA Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG #5 Marie Philman F 6-0 Jr. 11.9 4.9 #13 Maylana Martin F 6-3 Jr. 18.6 9.3 #34 Janae Hubbard C 6-4 Jr. 12.5 7.3 #45 LaCresha Flannigan G 5-7 So. 14.1 3.1 #10 Erica Gomez G 5-9 Jr. 7.3 7.0* * - assists
Senior Salute
Three Arizona State seniors close out their collegiate careers this week: Rechelle Lang ), Michelle Tom and Kisha White - all two-year players.
Senior Sketch: Rechelle Lang
A 5-foot-9 guard, Rechelle Lang (TeKuiti, New Zealand) has played in 39 games over the last two seasons, contributing as both a point guard and shooting guard. Lang held the starting point guard assignment for the first 14 games of 1997-98, until she was sidelined with inflammatory arthritis in her right knee. Lang was ranked third in the Pac-10 in assists, averaging 4.3 per game when injury struck.
Senior Sketch: Michelle Tom
Winslow native Michelle Tom's Sun Devil career has been highlighted by a knack for clutch three-point shooting, and she currently paces the Pac-10 in that category at a 44 percent clip. On ASU's home court, Tom seems to have the Washington Huskies' number. Last season she sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to hand the seventh-ranked Huskies their first loss of the season, and on Feb. 6 of this year she nailed a trey with 5.1 seconds remaining to tie the game and send the teams into overtime, before the Sun Devils posted a 72-69 victory. Tom has drained 47 career treys and owns a career field goal mark of 40 percent.
Senior Sketch: Kisha White
A walk-on last year who went on start 20 games, Phoenix product Kisha White established herself as a solid rebounder while holding down the starting forward spot. She finished the year as ASU's second-leading rebounder with 4.4 per game. White scored a season-high 9 points at Washington this year and grabbed 7 boards vs. Stanford. She posts a career field-goal percentage of 47 and averages 6.9 points in her Sun Devil career. White needs just six points to reach the 300-point plateau.
Scouting The Bruins
No. 15 UCLA (21-7, 13-3) is 4-3 in its last seven contests and is coming off a split at the Washington schools last week. The Bruins defeated Washington State 104-70 and fell to Washington 85-96. UCLA's other two conference losses have come against Oregon (Feb. 4) and Stanford (Feb. 12). All-America candidate Maylana Martin paces the squad with averages of 18.6 points and 9.3 rebounds. Four other Bruins average double figures in scoring, as the team posts 87.3 points per game: LaCresha Flannigan (14.1 ppg), Janae Hubbard (12.5 ppg) and Marie Philman (11.9 ppg).
Last Meeting With UCLA - Jan. 5, 1999
The Sun Devils fell to then-No. 9 UCLA 98-85 Jan. 5 at the Wells Fargo Arena. Kristine Sand led the way for the Sun Devils scoring a career-high 26 points. Leaf Newman added 15 points and a career high 10 boards, for her first career double-double. Natalie Tucker dished out 10 assists, another Sun Devil career high. ASU started off strong with Newman making two 3pointers within the first six minutes. UCLA did not tie the score at 14 until the 12:31-mark, and took a 1614 lead soon after. The Sun Devils were able to stay with the Bruins and went into the break trailing by one, 42-41.
However, ASU committed 14 turnovers in the second half, finishing the night with 25 to the Bruins' 16. ASU and UCLA were tied at 50 with 17 minutes left, but a 9-0 Bruin run put UCLA up 84-73. LaCresha Flannigan scored a career high 27 points, and Maylana Martin added 19 points and six boards. Erica Gomez posted a UCLA school-record 16 assists.
Scouting the Women of Troy
Injury-plagued USC (7-18, 3-13) looks to snap a four-game losing streak heading into this weekend and has dropped 11 of its last 12 games. The Women of Troy are coming off losses at Washington (74-54) and Washington State (63-51) last week. In addition to their Pac-10 opening win over ASU (Jan. 2), they have notched league wins over Oregon State (Jan. 10) and California (Feb. 12). Starting point guard Kristin Clark suffered a torn ACL on Jan. 4, the fourth USC guard to go down with an injury this season. Others include two-sport athlete Kim Clark (broken leg), Erica Mashia (ACL), and Kiyoko Miller (sprained right shoulder). Adrain Williams posts a team-leading 14.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
USC Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG #14 Carmen Krause F 6-1 Fr. 5.8 3.0 #22 Tashara Carter F 6-0 So. 9.4 6.1 #40 Tiffany Washington F 6-2 Jr. 8.8 6.9 #3 Tiffany Elmore G 5-10 Fr. 12.0 4.3 #5 Camille Norwood G 5-8 Fr. 4.0 1.1* * - assistsLast Meeting With USC - Jan. 2, 1999
Arizona State was defeated by the USC Trojans 67-54 in its first Pac-10 contest of the season Jan. 2 at Wells Fargo Arena. Kristine Sand, starting in place of the injured Leah Combs, led the Sun Devils in scoring with 20 points, shooting 10-16 on the afternoon. Sand also contributed six boards for ASU. Rachel Holt scored nine points, and Kisha White recorded eight points while playing in her first game of the season. Natalie Tucker had nine assists.
The Sun Devils turned the ball over 28 times compared to USC's 17 turnovers. ASU led 8-6 early on, its final lead of the game. USC went into the break with a 36-24 edge and held a 19-point advantage with 10:54 left in the game, its biggest lead of the day. Trojan center Adrain Williams led all scorers with 22 points and recorded eight rebounds.
Sun Devil Back Court 2nd In Pac-10 Assists
ASU sophomore point guard Natalie Tucker and junior 2-guard Kitch Kitchen average a combined 8.8 assists per game, second in the Pac-10 to only the tandem of Arizona guards Felecity Willis and Lisa Griffith (10.3 apg). Tucker ranks fourth in the Pac-10 with 5.08 apg, while Kitchen is ninth with 3.67 apg.
ASU's Canadian Connection Has The Right Medicine
Freshman forward Theresa Jantzen (Medicine Hat, Alberta) is averaging 15.9 points and 8.1 rebounds in ASU's last seven games ... Jantzen has notched double-figures in scoring in 8 of the last 12 games, pouring in a career-high 28 points at Oregon State Feb. 21 ... she posted 19 points and 13 boards Feb. 27 vs. Cal for her fourth double-double ... Jantzen added 24 points and 16 rebounds Feb. 13 vs. Arizona ... she earned her first start at Stanford (Jan. 30) four of ASU's five games since then ... the Feb. 8 Pac-10 Player of the Week, she scored 16 points vs. WSU Feb. 4, and followed that performance with 13 points and 12 boards Feb. 6 vs. Washington ... Jantzen went a combined 11-for-11 from the line in the two contests ... she logged 15 points at Cal Jan. 28 (4-of-7 shooting) and posted a team-high 12 points against Oregon on Jan. 23 ... in her first outing of significant playing time Jan. 16 at Arizona, Jantzen showed the crowd at the McKale Center exactly why her Arizona State teammates missed her presence since their first exhibition game, notched her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes of action ... Jantzen battled back from a fractured left foot that was discovered Nov. 5 ... she was sidelined with the injury until Jan. 5.
Be-Deviling Turnover Troubles Coming To An End?
The Sun Devils committed a season-low 15 turnovers Feb. 21 at Oregon State and matched that mark Feb. 25 vs. Stanford - their third and fourth Pac-10 games under the 20-mark. ASU is 5-2 when committing less than 20 turnovers on the year. ASU came into the Oregon series Feb. 19 and 21 averaging 24 turnovers in conference games, but kept its total to 18 against the Ducks. The Devils posted 19 turnovers against Oregon State last month. ASU totaled a season-high 39 at Washington on Jan. 7.
Future Only Looks Brighter for ASU
Eight of ASU's nine double-doubles this year have been recorded by Theresa Jantzen and fellow true freshman Leah Combs. Jantzen posted 19 points points and 13 rebounds against California Feb. 27 for her third double-double on the season.
Did You Know?
With the selection of Theresa Jantzen on Feb. 8, ASU landed two Pac-10 players of the week in the same season for the first time since 1993, when Ryneldi Becenti received two such honors. Junior Kristine Sand was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 7, and the Sun Devils had one player earn the distinction in 1997-98 - Michelle Tom.
It's Been A Long Time Coming...
On Feb. 8, Theresa Jantzen became the first ASU freshman to receive Pac-10 Player of the Week Honors in 11 years. The last frosh to do so was Karen O'Connor back on March 14, 1988.
Newest Addition To The Sun Devil Roster Arrives
Arizona State Coach Charli Turner Thorne gave birth to a baby boy Feb. 9 at 3:55 a.m. at Chandler Regional Hospital. Conor Troy Thorne, the first child of Turner Thorne and husband Will Thorne, weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces. Turner Thorne, 32, returned to practice Thursday, Feb. 11. The third-year ASU mentor coached full-time throughout her pregnancy, however, she did not travel to ASU's games at Cal and Stanford Jan. 28 and 30 as a precautionary measure.
Jantzen Named Pac-10 Player of the Week
ASU freshman forward Theresa Jantzen was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on Feb. 8, the first ASU frosh to receive such distinction in 11 years. Jantzen averaged 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists and shot 11-for-11 from the free throw line in ASU's wins over Washington State (Feb. 4) and Washington (Feb. 6). The 6-foot-3 native of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, scored a then-career-high 16 points, going 5-for-6 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line, and grabbed 7 boards and dished out four assists in an 80-66 win over WSU. In the 72-69 overtime win over Washington, Jantzen made the second start of her career and responded with her second career double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing a career-best 12 boards. She scored 6 of ASU's 12 points in the final five minutes of regulation, and blocked a shot in overtime.
Down To The Wire
Including ASU's back-to-back overtime games against Washington and Arizona, the Sun Devils have taken three opponents to "OT" this season, the most ever by an ASU squad. In fact, no Sun Devil team had ever played two overtime games in the same season prior to 1998-99.
ASU's Starting Lineups
The Sun Devils have used four different starting lineups this season, and went 6-3 with the lineup that took the floor to open the season.
6-3: F-Newman, F-Combs, C-Holt, G-Kitchen, G-Tucker (Nov. 21-Dec. 21). 3-6: F-Newman, F-Sand, C-Holt, G-Kitchen, G-Tucker (Dec. 30-Jan. 28, Feb. 4) 0-1: F-Newman, F-Sand, C-Jantzen, G-Tom, G-Tucker (Jan. 30). 2-4: F-Newman, F-Jantzen, C-Holt, G-Kitchen, G-Tucker (Feb. 6, Feb. 13-27)Sun Devils Tie School Record at Arizona
Arizona State tied a school record for the second time this season with nine three-pointers Jan. 16 at Arizona. The Sun Devils went 9-for-22 from long range vs. the Wildcats, and were 9-of-17 against Southwestern Louisiana on Nov. 28. Draining threes at a torrid pace in Tucson, ASU made four of its treys by the 8-minute mark of the first half, with three from Michelle Tom and one from Kristine Sand. At the intermission, half of the Sun Devils' eight field goals were three-pointers.
Defending the Three
The Sun Devils pace the Pac-10 in three-point field goal percentage defense (27 percent) and have given up just 54 treys all season. Conversely, the Devils have made more than twice as many three-pointers as their opponents (114).
Shooting The Three
Arizona State senior Michelle Tom paces the league from three-point range, shooting at a 44 percent clip (28-of-64). Sophomore Leaf Newman ranks seventh (36 percent). As a team, the Sun Devils connected on half of their treys at UC Irvine (6-of-12) Dec. 18, and have tied a school record twice this season with nine treys at Arizona (1/16/99) and vs. Southwestern Louisiana (11/28/98). ASU drained a season-high five (of nine) threes in the first half vs. Washington Feb. 6.
On The Money: Natalie Tucker
Starting point guard Natalie Tucker (Georgetown, Texas) took over the full-time role of directing the ASU offense this season after sitting out as a Division I transfer (Texas A&M) in 1997-98 ... she is averaging 5.1 apg, fourth in the Pac-10 ... the 5-foot-9 Texan has posted nine games with six or more assists, including a career-high 10 vs. then-No. 10 UCLA on Jan. 5 ... Tucker put together a string of four straight games with at least eight assists from Dec. 21 (UC Santa Barbara) through Jan. 5 (UCLA), with 8 at UCSB, 8 vs. San Jose State and 9 vs. USC ... Tucker has been money in the bank for ASU at the charity stripe and was ranked as high as third in the nation in free throw percentage early in the season ... she now ranks fourth in the Pac-10 at 77 percent (62-of-81) ... she made 5 of 6 FTs in an overtime win Feb. 6 vs. Washington and went 5-for-6 in the final minute to help seal the win Jan. 9 at WSU ... Tucker, who was named to the ASU Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team on Dec. 6, has posted four steals three times (vs. Texas, Gonzaga and USC) ... "Nat" is the younger sister of Lana Tucker, a former All-Big 12 shooting guard at Texas A&M ('97).
Jantzen Takes Consecutive Free Throws Streak To 22
Freshman Theresa Jantzen had her consecutive free throws streak of 22 snapped Feb. 19 at Oregon. Before it was snapped, her streak was the third-longest in the nation (Division I) behind Southeast Missouri's Paula Corder (36) and Valparaiso's Jill Campbell (24). Jantzen has made 49 of her last 58 free throws dating back to the Jan. 28 game at California.
ASU Regains Combs In Late January
Freshman forward Leah Combs has seen her minutes slowly increase since she played one minute in ASU's loss to Oregon Jan. 23, her first taste of Pac-10 action on the season ... Combs saw eight minutes of action Feb. 19 at Oregon, the most she has played since an injury was detected on Dec. 30 ... Combs was ASU's leading rebounder (9.5 rpg) and third-leading scorer (10.0 ppg) when she was sidelined with stress fractures in both legs on Dec. 30 ... She was ranked fourth in Pac-10 rebounding ... Prior to the injuries, Combs had recorded four double-doubles, paced the team in rebounding five times and started all eight games.
Getting On The Offensive Boards
Arizona State posted a season-high 23 offensive rebounds Jan. 23 vs. then-No. 25 Oregon, its most in two years. The Sun Devils last posted 23 offensive boards vs. USC on Feb. 14, 1997.
Pair of Devils Reach 500-Point Milestone at Washington State
Juniors Rachel Holt and Kristine Sand both reached the 500-point plateau in their careers Jan. 9 at Washington State. Sand, who now has 603 career points, scored 14 against the Cougars to reach the 508-mark. Holt, with 601 total points, scored 13 at WSU to reach 500.
Sand Steps Up as Scoring Leader in Pac-10 Games
Junior forward Kristine Sand is averaging a team second-best 10.1 points in Pac-10 games ... coming into the 1998-99 season, Sand's single-game high was 17 points ... through 25 games this year the native of Oslo, Norway, has posted three games of 20 or more points and has a total of 11 games in double figures in scoring ... Sand scored a career-high 26 points vs. No. 10 UCLA (on 12-of-17 shooting) ... she drained 10 of 16 field goals for 20 points against USC just three days earlier.
Newman Records First Career Double-Double
Sophomore guard Leaf Newman stepped up her game once ASU lost the full-time rebounding services of Leah Combs (stress fractures) on Dec. 30 ... Newman led the Sun Devils on the boards against San Jose State (7) and recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against UCLA for her first career double-double (15 pts.) ... she also ranks seventh in the Pac-10 in three-point percentage at 36 percent ... Newman has posted 11 double-figure scoring games on the season ... she has paced the team in scoring six times (16 pts. 11/28 vs. SW Louisiana; 20 pts. 12/18 at UC Irvine; 9 pts. 1/7 at Washington; 20 pts. 1/30 at Stanford; 15 pts. 2/25 vs. Stanford).
Holt: ASU's Mark of Consistency
Junior Rachel Holt has 14 double-figure scoring games on the season ... she reached the 500-point milestone with 13 points Jan. 9 at WSU ... she poured in a season-high 19 points (on 8-of-11 shooting) Feb. 4 vs. Washington State, adding a season-high nine boards ... added 18 points at Oregon State ... opened with 15 points, seven boards and a career-high four blocked shots against Sam Houston State Nov. 21 ... in her 15 minutes during the second half, she scored 12 points, blocked three shots and grabbed two boards ... against Gonzaga, she posted 14 points and grabbed five boards ... Holt added 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds at UC Irvine, then scored a season-high 18 points at UC Santa Barbara Dec. 21 ... her 8-of-9 shooting performance (88.9 percent) at UCSB ties for the Pac-10 individual high this season ... Holt recorded a game-high three blocked shots versus San Jose State, and grabbed eight boards at Washington State ... Holt currently ranks seventh on the ASU all-time blocked shots list with 53 and needs six more to crack the top five ... the 6-foot-3 center was named to the Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in ASU's two games ... 12 of Holt's 16 points vs. No. 11 Rutgers came from the charity stripe, and her 12 free throws tie for the most by a Pac-10 player this year.
Moving Forward
Since Charli Turner Thorne took over the reigns of the program in 1996-97, the Sun Devils began a climb back toward the prominence enjoyed by ASU teams in the early 1990s. After an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1991-1992 and a 17-win season in 1992-93, ASU had averaged just 2.7 conference wins and 6.7 overall wins in the three seasons before Turner Thorne was brought in. Turner Thorne has guided ASU to back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in six years.
Year Overall Conf. Coach 1998-99 11-14 5-11 Charli Turner Thorne 1997-98 10-17 6-12/T7th Charli Turner Thorne 1996-97 9-19 3-15/9th Charli Turner Thorne 1995-96 8-19 4-14/9th Jacquie Hullah 1994-95 8-19 2-16/10th Jacquie Hullah 1993-94 4-22 2-16/T9th Jacquie Hullah 1992-93 17-10 10-8/T4th Maura McHugh 1991-92 20-9 11-7/5th Maura McHugh'98-99 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
11-14 Overall, 5-11 Pac-10
N. 4 SLOVAN BRATISLAVA# 83-73 N. 14 RIVERLAND RAIDERS# 97-43 N. 21 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 68-46 N. 28 vs. SW Louisiana (1) W, 71-48 N. 29 at #11 Rutgers (1) L, 48-67 D. 2 TEXAS L, 75-77 D. 5 GONZAGA (2) W, 96-52 D. 6 ST. JOSEPH'S (2) W-OT, 66-58 D. 18 at UC Irvine W, 71-53 D. 21 at #24 UC Santa Barbara L, 61-78 D. 30 SAN JOSE STATE W, 83-46 J. 2 *USC L, 54-67 J. 5 *#10 UCLA L, 85-98 J. 7 *at Washington L, 54-86 J. 9 *at Washington State W, 63-54 J. 16 *at Arizona L, 61-70 J. 21 *OREGON STATE W, 57-53 J. 23 *#25 OREGON L, 52-68 J. 28 *at California L, 60-74 J. 30 *at Stanford L, 58-73 F. 4 *WASHINGTON STATE W, 80-66 F. 6 *WASHINGTON W-OT, 72-69 F. 13 *ARIZONA L-OT, 67-76 F. 19 *at #18 Oregon L, 53-58 F. 21 *at Oregon State W, 77-65 F. 25 *STANFORD L, 61-81 F. 27 *CALIFORNIA L, 63-67 M. 4 *at #15 UCLA 8 p.m. M. 6 *at USC 8 p.m.1) Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic, Piscataway, N.J. 2) ASU Wells Fargo Classic, Tempe, Ariz. # - Exhibition game * - Pacific-10 Conference game All game times are Mountain Standard Time. All home games in boldface. All times and dates are subject to change
ASU Quick Facts
Location (Enroll.): Tempe, Ariz. (44,255)
Home Court (Cap.): Wells Fargo Arena (14,198)
Conference: Pacific-10
Head Coach: Charli Turner Thorne
ASU Record (3rd yr.): 30-48 (.385)
Career Record (6th yr.): 70-87 (.374)
Assistant Coaches: Mark Lewis (3rd yr.),
Laura Hughes (3rd yr.),
Erika Hardwick (2nd yr.)
ASU's Record When...
At Home 7-7 On the Road 3-7 At a Neutral Site 1-0 Scoring First 7-10 Leading At Halftime 8-2 Trailing at Halftime 1-11 Tied at Halftime 2-1 Leading with 5:00 Left 9-1 Trailing with 5:00 Left 2-13 Tied with 5:00 Left 0-0 In Overtime 2-1 In Double-Overtime 0-0 Scoring Less Than 70 Points 4-11 Scoring Between 70-79 Points 4-2 Scoring Between 80-89 Points 2-1 Scoring 90 or More Points 1-0 5 Players Score in Double Figures 0-0 4 Players Score in Double Figures 3-2 3 Players Score in Double Figures 7-2 2 or Less Players Score in Double Figures 1-10 ASU Shoots 50% or Better From Field 2-1 ASU Shoots Less Than 50% From Field 9-13 ASU Outrebounds or Ties Opponent 10-4 Opponent Outrebounds ASU 2-9 ASU Commits More Turnovers 2-12 Opponent Commits More Turnovers 9-2 ASU Records More Assists 8-1 Opponents Records More Assists 1-11 Game is Decided By 5 Points or Less 2-3 Game is Decided By 6-10 Points 2-2 Game is Decided By 11-15 Points 2-4 Game is Decided by 16-20 Points 1-4 Game is Decided By 21 Points or More 4-1The Last Time a Sun Devil...
Scored 30 or More Points Molly Tuter (33), 1/30/97 Scored 40 or More Points Melanie Francis (41), 1/3/94 Posted 15 or More Rebounds Theresa Jantzen (16), 2/13/99 Recorded 10 or More Assists Natalie Tucker (10), 1/5/99 Made 10 or more Field Goals Theresa Jantzen (10), 2/21/99 Made 4 or more 3-pointers Stephanie Freeman (4), 2/28/98The Last Time ASU...
Scored 100 or More Points vs. Long Island (118), 12/20/97 Allowed 100 or More Points vs. Oregon (100), 1/24/98 Won By 20 or More vs. SW Louisiana (23), 11/28/98 Won By 30 or More vs. San Jose State (37), 12/5/98 Won in Overtime vs. Washington, 2/6/99 Lost in Overtime vs. Arizona, 2/13/99 Beat a Ranked Team vs. Washington (#7), 1/8/98 Beat a Top-5 Team vs. Stanford (#3), 2/27/921998-99 Pac-10 Standings (as of 2/28)
TEAM PAC-10 OVERALL Oregon 14-2 23-4 UCLA 13-3 21-7 Stanford 12-4 16-11 Arizona 11-5 16-9 Washington 10-7 14-12 Arizona State 5-11 11-14 California 5-11 11-14 Washington State 5-12 11-15 Oregon State 3-13 11-14 USC 3-13 7-18ASU - Pac-10 Team Rankings (as of 2/28)
Scoring Offense 7th (66.2) Scoring Defense 3rd (66.0) Scoring Margin 6th (+0.2) Free Throw % 5th (68.8) Field Goal % 5th (40.6) Field Goal % Def. 8th (43.9) 3-Point Field Goal % 6th (32.0) 3-Point Field Goal % Def. 1st (26.1) Rebounding 6th (37.9) Rebounding Def. 3rd (37.3) Rebounding Margin 6th (+0.6) Blocked Shots 9th (2.44) Assists 5th (15.32) Steals 9th (8.16) Turnover Margin 7th (-1.20) Assist/TO Ratio T6th (0.67) Offensive Rebounds 6th (14.48) Defensive Rebounds 6th (23.44) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3rd (4.56)ASU - Pac-10 Individual Rankings (as of 2/28)
Scoring 20th - Rachel Holt (10.2)
Rebounding 18th - Rachel Holt (5.0)
Blocks 9th - Rachel Holt (0.88)
Field Goal % T9th - Rachel Holt (50.0)
Assists 4th - Natalie Tucker (5.08)
9th - Kitch Kitchen (3.67)
3-Point Field Goal % 1st - Michelle Tom (43.8)
7th - Leaf Newman (36.3)
Free Throw % 4th - Natalie Tucker (76.5)
Associated Press Top 25 (Mar. 1)
1. Purdue (37) 14. Georgia 2. Tennessee (2) 15. Oregon 3. Louisiana Tech (1) 16. UCLA 4. Colorado State (1) 17. UC Santa Barbara 5. Old Dominion 18. Penn State 6. Connecticut 19. Virginia 7. Rutgers 20. Louisiana State 8. Notre Dame 21. Iowa State 9. Texas Tech 22. Alabama 10. Duke 23. Florida International 11. North Carolina 24. Tulane 12. Virginia Tech 25. Kansas 13. ClemsonESPN/USA Today Top 25 (Mar. 1)
1. Purdue (36) 14. Virginia Tech 2. Tennessee (4) 15. UCLA 3. Louisiana Tech 16. Penn State 4. Colorado State 17. Oregon 5. Connecticut 18. UC Santa Barbara 6. Old Dominion 19. Iowa State 7. Texas Tech 20. Virginia 8. Rutgers 21. Louisiana State 9. Notre Dame 22. SW Missouri State 10. Duke 23. Florida International 11. Georgia 24. Kansas 12. North Carolina 25. Alabama 13. ClemsonASU Double-Double Chart
Leah Combs 4
11/21-Sam Houston St. (12 pts/.15 reb.)
11/28-SW Louisiana (10 pts./10 reb.)
12/2-Texas (11 pts./11 reb.)
12/21-UC Santa Barbara (15 pts./11 reb.)
Theresa Jantzen 4
1/16-Arizona (12 pts./11 reb.)
2/6-Washington (13 pts./12 reb.)
2/13-Arizona (24 pts./16 reb.)
2/27-California (19 pts./13 reb.)
Leaf Newman 1
1/5-UCLA (15 pts./10 reb.)
Holt Climbs Blocked Shots List
Junior Rachel Holt has 22 blocked shots this season to rank eighth on the ASU all-time chart. The 6-3 center recorded 31 blocked shots in 1997-98, and with another year of eligibility available next year, she could crack the all-time top three:
1. Kym Hampton (1981-84) 178
2. Fran Ciak (1987-90) 99
3. Monique Ambers (1990-93) 66
4. Shannon Gridley (1989-92) 63
T5. Molly Tuter (1994-97) 59
Melissa Boyle (1994-97) 59
7. Rachel Holt (1997-pres.) 53
8. Lisa Salsman (1990-93) 51
9. Jovonne Smith (1990-93) 41
10. Tanya Morris (1985-86) 39
Sand Named Player of Week
Junior forward Kristine Sand was named Pac-10 Player of the Week Dec. 7 after scoring a then career-high 22 points and grabbing a career-high nine boards in an overtime win against St. Joseph's in the Wells Fargo Classic championship game. Sand scored four points in the final 46 seconds of regulation, then tallied seven of ASU's 14 points in OT.
Sun Devil Radio Exposure
Once again, ASU flagship station KMVP 860 AM will broadcast all Sun Devil women's basketball games (home and away), with Kevin Ray calling the action. Ray, who enters his fourth season as the radio voice of ASU women's basketball, also calls all the action for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
Did You Know?
Just two Arizona State players - junior center Rachel Holt and junior forward Kristine Sand - have played at least two years of Division I basketball.
Sun Devils On Television
Date Opponent Result Outlet Dec. 2 Texas L, 75-77 COX Dec. 18 @ UC Irvine W, 71-53 COX Dec. 30 San Jose St. W, 83-46 COX Jan. 2 USC L, 54-67 FOX-Net Jan. 5 UCLA L, 85-98 COX Jan. 21 Oregon St. W, 57-53 COX Feb. 4 WSU W, 80-66 COX Feb. 13 Arizona L-OT, 67-76 FOX-AZ Feb. 19 @ Oregon L, 53-58 FOX-AZ Feb. 21 @ Oregon St. W, 77-65 FOX-Net Feb. 25 Stanford 7 p.m. MT COX
1998-99 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./El. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 3 Rechelle Lang* G 5-9 Sr./Sr. TeKuiti, New Zealand/Casper (Wyo.) Coll. 4 Leaf Newman* G 5-9 So./So. Perris, Calif./Perris HS 5 Ebony Edwards* G 5-7 So./So. Chandler, Ariz./Chandler HS 11 Aubrey McFadyen G 6-1 Jr./So. Redmond, Wash./Colorado State 13 Leah Combs F 6-2 Fr./Fr. Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS 14 Kristine Sand** F 6-0 Jr./Jr. Oslo, Norway/Valler Videregaende 15 Kitch Kitchen G 5-7 Jr./Jr. Newark, N.J./San Jose (Calif.) City Coll. 20 Kisha White* F 6-0 Sr./Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Yavapai Community Coll. 22 Theresa Jantzen F 6-3 Fr./Fr. Medicine Hat, Alberta/Medicine Hat HS 24 Kristy Hangartner G 5-5 Jr./Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Dominican Coll. 32 Michelle Tom* G 5-8 Sr./Sr. Winslow, Ariz./Univ. of Central Florida 33 Natalie Tucker G 5-9 Jr./So. Georgetown, Texas/Texas A&M 40 Jennifer Bennett C 6-3 So./Fr. Spokane, Wash./Mead HS 50 Kellie McDanal* F 6-4 So./So. Conifer, Colo./Evergreen HS 54 Rachel Holt** C 6-3 Sr./Jr. Ponca City, Okla./Buckeye (Ariz.) HS * - indicates letters earned - utilized redshirt season