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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 8, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of KeyArena before the finals of the Pac-12 Women
Mar 8, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of KeyArena before the finals of the Pac-12 Women /

3. What are your predictions for Arizona State in Pac-12 play?

Sam: I think Arizona State will finish as a Top 4 seed and earn a bye in the Pac-12 Tournament. The other three teams I expect to finish in the Top 4 is UCLA, Stanford and Washington. I think the Sun Devils will slot in as the third seed ahead of Washington and behind UCLA and Stanford. It’s going to be ultra-competitive and there is not going to be much separation between the teams.

Jordan: I think ASU is going to have around 4 losses in Pac-12 play.  They play six ranked opponents two times each, so there will be some dropped games.  It is very hard to beat a team twice, so i see them winning just about every game against unranked teams, while splitting a few series with ranked opponents such as Washington, UCLA, Stanford, and Colorado.  The biggest thing for them is to stay healthy,  last year they got a number two seed in the tournament, but were so banged up after a brutal Pac-12 stretch that they lost in the second round.  They should be able to get a top 5 seed again this year and if healthy can make a much deeper run.

Gigi: ASU seems to perform well against ranked teams, but at times they lose to teams they should have an easy win against. This being said, I think the Devils will struggle against teams like UCLA and Stanford (who they have already lost to once already), and possibly drop easy games  against a non-ranked team in the conference. The Sun Devils should finish out in the middle of the conference with a decent record going into the Pac-12 tournament.

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Leah: I think they’ll come in fifth in the standings and have around five Pac-12 losses