UA women’s basketball (finally) turning tables on ASU
Ever since Adia Barnes arrived in Tucson four years ago to take over the University of Arizona women’s basketball program, her rival in Tempe has been keeping an eye on … Read More
Tag: Charli Turner Thorne
Charli adds size to give ASU women’s hoops a shot at Final 4
It looks like Charli Turner Thorne won’t have to play ‘small ball’ for the foreseeable future. And that means big things are ahead for her Arizona State women’s basketball team. … Read More
Wipe-out: AZ women’s teams ousted early from tourneys
This postseason has not been kind to the women’s basketball teams in Arizona. More to the point, the conference tournaments have left a wasteland of Arizona’s college teams, long … Read More
ASU women’s basketball faces tough road in Pac-12
How tough is it to compete as a women’s basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference? Consider this: The Arizona State women won 22 games last season, made it to … Read More
UA women test ASU hoops program again, but get swept
When a new coach takes over a college basketball program, it’s inevitable that his/her early progress is measured by success against its in-state rival. By that measuring stick, the … Read More
ASU women ousted in NCAA 2nd round by old nemesis
There’s just something about South Carolina that bedevils the Devils. The South Carolina Gamecocks knocked Arizona State out of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Sunday, ending the Sun … Read More
Hoops win over ASU a big step for new UA women’s coach
Instant credibility. That’s what a big win over an established in-state rival brings to a new head coach. For Adia Barnes, the first-year head coach of the University of … Read More
Courtney Ekmark leaves UConn hoops program, joins ASU
Evidently, the prospect of winning another national championship wasn’t enough to keep Courtney Ekmark from leaving the UConn women’s basketball program. The former star player at St. Mary’s High … Read More
March Madness: who goes deeper…ASU women, UA men?
Arizona college hoops fans have good reason this year to watch both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a horse in both races. The Arizona State women’s … Read More
UA standing in the way of ASU women’s hoops records
All of a sudden, Arizona State‘s claim to a new women’s basketball school record doesn’t appear to be the slam-dunk that was anticipated several days ago. Their rival to … Read More
ASU women use defense to break Stanford hoops jinx
If defense was the determining factor in the polls, the Arizona State women’s basketball team might have finally climbed into the top 10. After beating two top-10 teams in … Read More
Darling is just latest basketball coach to struggle at NAU
Sue Darling is finding out what so many before her in the Northern Arizona University women’s basketball program have learned: Flagstaff is a tough place to recruit to – and … Read More
ASU women’s basketball better than its 3-2 start appears
After two weeks of road games that wound through Texas and all the way to Hawaii, the Arizona State women’s basketball team is back home, getting ready to host … Read More
Charli taking ASU women’s hoops to new heights – literally
Looks like Charli is re-planting the forest, and it should be in full bloom about this time next year. Charli Turner Thorne, the women’s head basketball coach getting ready … Read More
High-profile losses continue to define ASU basketball
After watching the Arizona State men’s and women’s lopsided basketball losses to top-ranked teams last week, it begs the question as to whether the Sun Devils will be a … Read More
Women’s hoops: ASU, UA programs on different trajectories
Charli Turner Thorne has her Arizona State women’s basketball team back on track. After losing 11 of the final 14 games last season, the Sun Devils are off to … Read More
Expectations low for Pac-12 women’s basketball in AZ
With the Arizona and Arizona State men’s programs riding high this season, women’s Pac-12 basketball in Arizona is going to find it tough getting much attention. The UofA men have … Read More
Rivalry week: critical games for UA, ASU women’s hoops
It’s rivalry week for Arizona’s Pac-12 women’s teams, as University of Arizona and Arizona State face off twice in back-to-back games beginning tonight in Tucson and playing again on Sunday … Read More
Down the stretch: ASU, UA women’s hoops neck & neck
As February begins, the sports calendar marks the turn into the final stretch of the college basketball season. And in Arizona, the fires of a burning rivalry are trying to … Read More
Charli is back…can she bring ASU women’s hoops back?
It has been a long and mentally-challenging climb up the hill since the Arizona State women’s basketball team lost its season opener and then went on to lose three of … Read More