Always like to see if there are any unique facts in player bios of opposing teams. Here are two on ASU:

1. Courtney Ekmark - 6 foot guard/forward. Fourth leading scorer and second leading rebounder in the nine-player rotation. Was a former Arizona high school player of the year in 2013. Spent three years at UConn, one as a redshirt. Didn't do much there, so transferred back home to get more playing time. Most interesting fact is that she picked up a bachelor's degree from ASU last June and is now playing her final two years of college basketball as an ASU law student. Hard to believe that anyone can survive going to law school while playing Division I basketball, but she is doing it.

2. Robbi Ryan - 5'9" sophomore guard from Wyoming. Fifth leading scorer. Bio states that she "played tackle football until the seventh grade".

Always enjoy watching ASU's style of play. Rarely any stars, but plenty of eager players who come at you in waves.

But Charli Turner Thorne's visage is always frightening. Wow. she's been coaching ASU since 1996....

Her teams always seem to overperform rather than underperform. The visage seems to work.

annarborbear said:

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Her teams always seem to overperform rather than underperform. The visage seems to work.

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Playing there is going to be tough. The best game there was when Davidson (subbing for Gray who fouled out) got an offensive rebound, made a nice move and laid it in for the winner.

I thought we would do well against UCLA and was really looking forward to that game. I am dreading this game but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. Interesting that we are ranked 23rd, Stanford 24th and ASU 25th.