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ASU Basketball: Sun Devils on Easier Side of Bracket

By Sam Ficarro

Mar 23, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Sophie Brunner (21) shoots over UALR Trojans forward Kaitlyn Pratt (40) during the second half in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils won 57-54. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils forward Sophie Brunner (21) shoots over UALR Trojans forward Kaitlyn Pratt (40) during the second half in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils won 57-54. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /
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ASU basketball women’s team will be the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Even with No. 1 seed on its side, ASU has an easier road.

ASU basketball women’s team is sitting as the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The teams on the left side of the bracket include USC-Cal in the 8-9 game, ASU-Utah in the 5-12 game and Oregon State and UCLA as bye teams as the No. 1 and 4 seed respectively.

With the way the bracket turned out, Arizona State should really like their side of the bracket.

On the right side teams include Stanford, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Washington State and Arizona.

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With that said, the Sun Devils are on the better side of the bracket.

Stanford and Washington have been two of the toughest teams in the nation.

The Cardinal are led by forwards Erica McCall and Karlie Samuelsson while the Huskies are led by NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer Kelsey Plum and rebound machine Chantel Osahor.

In four games against the Cardinal and Huskies, the Sun Devils went 0-4 with an average margin of defeat of 10.3 points per game.

Meanwhile, Arizona State could have to face UCLA and Oregon State in the in the quarterfinals and semifinals.

While ASU was winless in three combined meetings, all the losses were by single-digits with Sun Devils getting off to good starts.

Arizona State matches well with Oregon State. ASU was within one-possession in the fourth quarter when guard Reili Richardson twister her ankle preventing her from making an impact the rest of the game.

Oregon State went on to win 54-45 as Sun Devils struggled to execute down the stretch.

Then on Sunday, Arizona State lost to UCLA 55-52 with ASU leading late in the fourth quarter.

With Kelsey Moos back in the fold (she didn’t play in the first meeting with UCLA and versus Oregon State), this is a different team with Moos in the lineup.

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Arizona State can be a darkhorse team in Seattle as the Sun Devils went the majority of conference play not at full strength.