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ASU Basketball: Women’s Basketball Roundtable

By Sam Ficarro

Mar 23, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Kelsey Moos (24) and forward Sophie Brunner (21) go after the ball during the second half against the UALR Trojans in the second round of the women
Mar 23, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Kelsey Moos (24) and forward Sophie Brunner (21) go after the ball during the second half against the UALR Trojans in the second round of the women /
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Mar 21, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils center Quinn Dornstauder (22) shoots a free throw during the second half against the Ohio Bobcats in the first round of the women
Mar 21, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils center Quinn Dornstauder (22) shoots a free throw during the second half against the Ohio Bobcats in the first round of the women /

2. Last season, Arizona State went 16-2 in Pac-12 play, earning them a share of the Pac-12 title. With the Pac-12 having up to seven ranked teams in the AP Poll, what will be the biggest key for Arizona State for them to have success during conference play?

Sam: The biggest key for Arizona State will be the play of Quinn Dornstauder and Kelsey Moos. Two of the three senior starters, they have struggled to put up consistent numbers game-in and game-out. We know what we are getting from Sophie Brunner, but we haven’t seen consistency with Dornstauder and Moos. In the double overtime win versus Cal, Dornstuader had her best game of the season finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds. ASU got her involved early for a couple of early buckets, and with Cal in foul trouble, she was able to take advantage. Moos is ASU’s leading three-point shooter, but she is not really involved in the offense right. She is a great defender, but I would like to see the Sun Devils give her more touches to impact the game.

Jordan: The biggest key for ASU will be consistency, they are going to be playing much better opponents with shorter rest times.  With a much younger team than last year the seniors are going to have to help the younger players build up confidence to face better opponents nightly and to pick them up if they do have a bad game.  They have already played and beaten ranked opponents, so the better play should not be too much for them to handle.

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Gigi: Consistency is key for the Devils. Having a young team provides many challenges this season, especially with the Pac-12 teams moving up in the rankings, making this season much more challenging than last year. Seniors Quinn Dornstauder, Sophie Brunner, and Kelsey Moos are the backbone of this team and lack of consistency from them in preseason games nearly destroyed the team in game play. The underclassmen have proved to be able to step up and hold their own, but without the seniors supporting them, conference play could be too much for them to handle.

Leah: Arizona State needs to be consistent. They will do really well in one quarter and then not so well in the next and that seems to get them behind, or not as far ahead as they should be. They also tend to do well in one area one game and then slow down in that area and pick up again in a different one. They really need to make sure that their overall game is strong. Especially when it comes to individual players.