ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL

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1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 12-6 OVERALL, 4-2 PAC-10 NOVEMBER 5 CHINESE NAT L TEAM# L, CASSOVIA BARDEJOV# W, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W, SOUTH FLORIDA W, Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) 24 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, Hawaii W, #22/22 NC State L, DECEMBER 1-3 ASU HOLIDAY CLASSIC 1 LA SALLE W, Kent St. vs. UCSB UCSB, Kent State vs. La Salle LS, (Consolation Game) UC SANTA BARBARA L, (Championship Game) 6 at Northern Arizona W, at Denver L, CAL ST. NORTHRIDGE W, ASTRAZENECA HOOPS FOR THE CURE CLASSIC (Bank One Ballpark) #2/2 TENNESSEE (Fox) L, WAKE FOREST (Cox) W, JANUARY 4 at #21/22 Stanford* L, at California (Fox)* W, WASHINGTON* L, WASHINGTON ST. (Cox)* W, at UCLA* W, at USC* W, #23/25 ARIZONA* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 OREGON STATE (Cox)* 7 p.m. 3 #18/20 OREGON (Cox)* 7 p.m. 8 at Washington State* 7 p.m. 10 at Washington* 2 p.m. 15 USC (Cox)* 7 p.m. 17 UCLA (Cox)* 7 p.m. 24 at #23/25 Arizona* 2 p.m. MARCH 1 at #18/20 Oregon* 7 p.m. 3 at Oregon State* 7:05 p.m. 8 CALIFORNIA (Cox)* 7 p.m. 10 STANFORD* 2 p.m NCAA First & Second Rounds NCAA Regionals 30 NCAA Final Four (Savvis Center - St. Louis, Mo.) APRIL 1 NCAA Championship Game # - Exhibition game * - Pacific-10 Conference game Fox - Fox Sports Net Cox - Cox Communications (Channel 9) Home games in bold - Game times are local to the site. Rankings are listed Associated Press/USA Today ESPN Coaches at time of game. All ASU regular-season games will be broadcast on XTRA 910 AM ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL Arizona State Sun Devils (12-6, 4-2 Pac-10) vs. #23/25 Arizona Wildcats (14-4, 4-2) Saturday, January 27, p.m. MST Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Ariz. XTRA 910 AM Vince Marotta, play-by-play Winners of their last three games and four of their last five, the Arizona State Sun Devils return home for an intrastate showdown with the No. 23/25 Arizona Wildcats Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. ASU s game with the Wildcats will open a three-game homestand for the Sun Devils who turned in their first Pac-10 Conference road sweep since the season with last weekend s wins at UCLA and USC. The Pac-10 leading threegame winning streak marks ASU s first back-to-back victories since the team opened the season with four straight wins, while the Sun Devils had not won three consecutive Pac- 10 games since the season. The Sun Devils will be looking to snap a 14-game losing streak to the Wildcats, while Saturday will mark the 51st matchup between the two teams. The intrastate rivalry with the visitors from Tucson is ASU s longest running series dating back to the season, the first year of the Sun Devil women s basketball program. Arizona State and Arizona bring identical 4-2 conference marks into Saturday s tilt which puts them into a tie with Washington for second in the early Pac-10 standings. The Sun Devils are 12-6 overall, while Arizona fell to 14-4 overall with losses at USC and UCLA last weekend. Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG NOTES #23 Betsy Boardman G/F 6-1 Fr Team-high 35 steals this year #13 Leah Combs F 6-2 Jr pts on 3-of-5 shooting at UCLA #35 Melody Johnson C 6-2 Jr pts, 9 rbs at UCLA #4 Amanda Levens G 5-9 Jr Has hit her last 15 free throws #33 Natalie Tucker G 5-9 Sr * Team-high 6 assists at UCLA Off the Bench Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG NOTES #3 Liz Paulson G 5-11 Sr * Coming off major back surgery #11 Aubrey McFadyen G/F 6-1 Sr Nine points vs. South Florida #12 Brett Leonard G 5-5 So * Career-best 12 pts, 6 rbs at UCLA #31 Jen Albert F 6-2 Fr points vs. Cal State Northridge #32 Rainy Crisp G 5-6 Jr Career-high 7 points at USC #34 Li i Liu G/F 5-10 Fr Has team s highest vertical jump #52 Cian Carvalho F 5-11 Jr Career-best 16 points at UCLA * assists per game Exposure ASU s flagship station XTRA 910 AM will broadcast the Arizona game to the Valley of the Sun with Vince Marotta calling the action. The broadcast is also available via the ASU official athletics web site ( Levens Named Pac-10 Player of the Week Junior guard Amanda Levens earned Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Jan after averaging 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in ASU s first road sweep over the Los Angeles schools and its first Pac-10 road sweep since On the weekend, the Belvidere, Ill., native shot 40 percent from three-point range (4-10) and was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line. Against USC, Levens notched a teamhigh 15 points and recorded a game-high four assists. She matched her scoring effort with 15 points at UCLA, adding seven rebounds in a career-best 34 minutes of play. Levens has hit 10 of her last 20 attempts from three-point land and already ranks 10th on ASU s single-season chart with 30 treys this year. The 5-9 guard, who transferred to ASU from Old Dominion University, leads the Sun Devil squad in scoring, three-pointers and free Rhonda Lundin, Women s Basketball Contact ICA Media Relations Office, P.O. Box , Tempe, AZ (480) Fax: (480) lundin@asu.edu

2 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL PAGE 2 throw percentage. She ranks second in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage but has twice as many attempts as the league leader. Levens also stands in fifth in the Pac- 10 in scoring, three-pointers made and three-point field goal percentage. The honor is the first of Levens career and the 19th all-time selection for ASU. In the Rankings Arizona State made its second appearance of the season in the national polls, receiving one vote in the Jan. 22 Associated Press poll following its sweep of the Los Angeles schools last weekend. Arizona is ranked 23rd in the latest AP poll and 25th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches rankings. Previously this season, the Sun Devils made an appearance in the Nov. 27 Associated Press poll, earning nine votes to tie for 39th but dropped from the ranks of vote getters after falling to UCSB Dec. 3. Arizona State has faced three ranked opponents this season but has come up short in all three contests, including a pair of losses under five points, falling to then No. 22 North Carolina State Nov. 26 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic and to then No. 3 Tennessee Dec. 27 in the AstraZeneca Hoops for the Cure Classic. ASU last upset a ranked opponent with a win over then undefeated and No. 7 Washington at Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 8, Last Time Out With wins at UCLA and USC, Arizona State completed its first Pac-10 Conference road sweep since and notched its first sweep over the Los Angeles schools since the season and the first ever on the road. On Thursday night, the Sun Devils downed the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion, snapping a seven-game losing streak to the Bruins and earning the team s first victory on UCLA s court since the campaign, while two nights later, the Sun Devils earned a victory at USC s Lyon Center to complete the sweep. In the first game, junior Cian Carvalho turned in a career-best 16 points to lead ASU past the Bruins. Sophomore Brett Leonard also chipped in with the best effort of her young career with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting and six rebounds, while ASU s bench contributed a total of 32 points in the game. ASU broke open a close contest with a 12-0 run to take a lead with 3:44 remaining and enjoyed a cushion at the half. The Bruins rallied to narrow the gap to three at with 12:56 to play on a lay-up by sophomore Kristee Porter. A basket by junior Michelle Greco with 8:20 remaining gave UCLA its first lead since the early going at ASU answered and took a lead with 6:08 remaining on a lay-in by Carvalho. A basket by UCLA junior Malika Leatham with 3:47 on the clock gave UCLA a lead, but it would prove to be the Bruins last advantage of the contest. Leonard scored the next five points in the game and assisted on a three-pointer by junior Amanda Levens to give the visitors a margin with 2:18 to play. UCLA never got closer than five points the rest of the way. For the Sun Devils, Levens finished with 15 points, including a pair of threepointers, and seven rebounds, while junior Melody Johnson added 10 points. Senior Natalie Tucker dished out a season-high six assists. For UCLA, Greco, the conference s leading scorer, had a game-high 22 points, while Porter turned in career bests in points (13) and rebounds (14). Two nights later, three Sun Devils scored in double figures led by Levens with 15 points in ASU s victory over USC. ASU jumped ahead quickly, taking a 18-8 lead in the first nine minutes of the game. The Women of Troy pulled within three (15-18) at the 8:25 mark but turned the ball over eight times in the remainder of the half. ASU took a advantage into the locker room at halftime after shooting 54.2 percent in the first 20 minutes, the team s second-best first-half effort of the season. In the second half, the Sun Devils stepped up their defense, holding USC scoreless in the first four minutes to take a lead. Led by freshman Ebony Hoffman, the Women of Troy got as close as five points at the 11:26 mark and at the 8:55 mark, but the Sun Devils finished strong to pick up their third victory in four games against the Trojans. Levens led the Sun Devil squad with 15 points and four assists. Levens was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line in the game and has now drained her last 15 attempts from the charity stripe. Johnson had 14 points and tied USC s Aisha Hollans with a game-high nine rebounds. Freshman Betsy Boardman added 12 points and three steals, while junior Rainy Crisp turned in a career-best seven points. Hoffman was the only player to score in double figures for USC with a game- ASU QUICK FACTS University Information Location...Tempe, Ariz. Founded Enrollment...44,255 Conference...Pacific-10 Nickname...Sun Devils Colors...Maroon and Gold Arena...Wells Fargo Arena (14,198) Year Built President...Dr. Lattie F. Coor Alma Mater...Northern Arizona 58 Faculty Rep...Dr. Jerry L. Kingston Alma Mater...Wayne State Athletics Director...Gene Smith Alma Mater...Notre Dame Senior Assoc. AD/SWA...Betsy Mosher Alma Mater...Illinois State 72 Athletics Dept. Phone...(480) Ticket Office...(480) Basketball Information Head Coach...Charli Turner Thorne Alma Mater...Stanford 88 Record at ASU (fifth year) Career Record (eighth year) Assistant Coaches...Mark Lewis...(Southern Mississippi 82)...Kim Gervasoni (Cal State Fresno 88)...Laura Hughes (Santa Clara 92) Basketball Operations...Carrie Greene Trainer...Lisa Himmelspach Basketball Office Phone...(480) Record Pac-10 Record Pac-10 Finish...Tied for 7th Inaugural Season All-time Record Last NCAAAppearance Letterwinners Ret./Lost...8/4 Starters Ret./Lost...2/3 Newcomers...7 Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations...Mark Brand Associate SID...Doug Tammaro Assistants...Jason Bellamy, Jeff Evans, Rhonda...Lundin, Will Phillips, Erin Rowley WBB Contact...Rhonda Lundin General Office Phone...(480) Lundin s Home Phone...(480) Lundin@asu.edu Office Fax...(480) Press Row...(480) Sun Devil Sports Hotline...(480) Web Site...

3 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL PAGE 3 ARIZONA STATE S RECORD WHEN... Scoring first Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime In overtime Scoring 70 points or more Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 50 points Holding opponent under 50 points Holding opponent to points Holding opponent to points Allowing 70 points or more Games decided by five pts. or less Shooting 50 percent or better Shooting better than opponent Outrebounding opponent Being outrebounded Tied in rebounding Outscoring opponent bench Being outscored by opponent bench Tying opponent bench Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site Non-conference games Pac-10 games Playing on Sunday Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing during the day Playing at night Playing outdoors Playing on television CLIMBING THE CAREER CHARTS FREETHROW PERCENTAGE Patti Peppler, Kim Griffee, Theresa Jantzen, Sherry Poole, Olivia Jones, Karen O Connor, Robin Connolly, t Jodi Rathbun, Lisa Salsman, ( )...Natalie Tucker 1998-pres. ASSISTS Jodi Rathbun, Ryneldi Becenti, Patti Peppler, Carolyn DeHoff, Karen O Connor, Cassandra Lander, Robin Connolly, Natalie Tucker, 1998-pres Crystal Cobb, Sandra Hamilton, THREE-POINTERS MADE Crystal Cobb, Molly Tuter, Kristine Sand, Ryneldi Becenti, Stephanie Freeman, Natalie Tucker, 1998-pres Rosalind Senior, Tiffany Krahenbuhl, Michelle Tom, high 19 points. She added a season-high four blocks as well as seven boards. USC and ASU shot a comparable 43.6 and 44.4 percent and matched each other with 32 rebounds apiece. The Sun Devils turned in 13 steals and shot a season-high 80 percent from the free throw line, knocking down 16-of-20 attempts. About #23/25 Arizona Arizona saw its seven-game winning streak come to a halt in Los Angeles last weekend, falling at USC on Jan. 18 and at UCLA59-56 in overtime on Jan. 20. The two losses marked the second straight season that Arizona had lost both games in Los Angeles. The Wildcats are 14-4 overall and are tied with ASU and Washington for second place in the Pac-10 standings at 4-2. As a team, the Wildcats lead the Pac-10 in scoring (80.8 ppg), scoring margin (14.9 ppg), free throw percentage (70.5), assists (16.6 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (0.86). Individually, five Wildcats are averaging double figures in scoring led by junior forward Elizabeth Pickney at 14.7 points per contest which is good for third in the conference in scoring. Freshman Veranda James paces the club in rebounding at 8.3 per game including 13 in Arizona s loss to UCLA. Comparatively Speaking...ASU...UA Points Per Game Field Goal Percentage Pt. FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game In the Series Arizona State holds a advantage in the all-time series with Arizona, while the Wildcats have won the last 14 meetings between the two teams. This series is the longest for the Sun Devils and dates back to the season, the first year of varsity women s basketball at Arizona State. Last year, Arizona took both meetings with a decision in Tucson Jan. 30 and a win in Tempe on Feb. 26. This season will mark just the second time in five years that ASU starts the intrastate series in Tempe (on the road in , and ). ASU s last victory in the series against the U of A came during the season when Arizona State swept both games including a decision in Tempe on Feb. 19, 1993 and a win in Tucson on Jan. 23, While the Wildcats have gotten the best of the series in recent years, the Sun Devils dominated it in the early games, winning 18 of the first 20 meetings which included a streak of 16 games that encompassed eight full seasons ( to ). Keeping Em Off the Scoreboard Arizona State ranks third in the Pac-10 Conference and ranks among the best in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 59.3 points per game so far this season. ASU has held six opponents to 50 points or less this season including 47 by Cal on Jan. 6, while four of those teams have managed 45 points or less (with a season-low 39 by South Florida). ASU held then No. 2 Tennessee to just 67 points, 16.4 points short of the Lady Vols season average of Prior to ASU s win at Cal, the last time ASU held a Pac-10 opponent under 50 points was in with a win over Oregon State in Tempe, while 47 is the fewest points for a league opponent since defeating Oregon in Tempe on Jan. 30, Prior to that, ASU had never held a Pac-10 opponent to less than 50 points on the road in the previous 14 years of conference play. Taking Care of the Ball Arizona State is averaging a Pac-10 low 16.3 turnovers per game in which may not sound so good until you consider that the team had 20.5 turnovers per game last season. The Sun Devils turned in a season-low nine turnovers vs. La Salle and has had 16 or less giveaways in nine of the team s 18 games this year (including 13 each vs. Washington and Washington State). The Sun Devils have also won the turnover battle (having fewer turnovers than their opponents) in 16 of 18 games including a advantage over then No. 2 Tennessee and a edge

4 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL PAGE 4 at then No. 21/22 Stanford. Last year, the lowest turnover total for the team was 13 in their final game of the season in the WNIT vs. Colorado State. The Sun Devils lead the Pac-10 in turnover margin, forcing 4.61 more turnovers than they commit per game. ASU also stands in second in the league in assist-toturnover ratio at 0.85 (251 assists to 294 turnovers). Senior Natalie Tucker, who leads the team with an average of 3.4 assists per game (seventh in the Pac-10), is third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.45). Home-Court Advantage With a 6-3 home mark this year, the Sun Devils have turned in an 17-6 mark at home in the last two seasons including an 11-3 mark last year which ranked second on the ASU list for home victories in a season with the 11-1 mark of the team. Last year, the Sun Devils won their first eight home games of the season. Notes From Beyond the Arc Arizona State has knocked down 34.2 percent of its three-pointers (77-225), led by junior Amanda Levens who has met success on 39.5 percent of her attempts. Levens has a team-best 30 three-pointers on the season which is already 10th on ASU s single-season charts. The 5-9 junior ranks fifth in the Pac-10 in three-point field goal percentage and tied for fifth in three-pointers made (1.67 treys per game). Levens drained three treys of the team s eight treys in the team s wins at Hawaii and UCLA, which was one shy of the school single-game record of nine three-pointers made in a contes. Levens also knocked down a career-high 4-of-4 three-pointers in ASU s win over Washington State on Jan. 13. Levens has drained at least one three-pointer in 14 games and more than one in 10 of those contests, while freshman Betsy Boardman has at least one trey in 13 games. Boardman also ranks eighth in the Pac-10 in three-point field goal percentage, draining 36.5 percent of her attempts (19-52). Head Coach Charli Turner Thorne Since Charli Turner Thorne took over the reins of the program in , the Sun Devils have begun a steady climb back to the national prominence that the team enjoyed in the early 1990s. She has improved the team s wins total in her four seasons and guided ASU to four consecutive double-digit win seasons in as many years. In , Turner Thorne led the Sun Devils to a regular-season record and a 7-11 mark in the Pac-10 Conference, both of which marked the school s most victories since Turner Thorne s Sun Devils also earned the team s first postseason appearance in eight seasons, falling to Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo., in the first round of the 2000 Women s National Invitation Tournament. The Sun Devils win over La Salle in the first game of the ASU Holiday Classic on Dec. 1 marked the 90th win of head coach Charli Turner Thorne s coaching career and her 50th while at ASU. She has notched a record in four-plus seasons at Arizona State and was in her three seasons at Northern Arizona. Notes From the Charity Stripe Since shooting just 40.9 percent from the free throw line (9-22) in its season opener vs. Texas-San Antonio, ASU has shot 65.8 percent from the charity stripe since ( ) The team turned in a season-high 80 percent (16-20) from the charity stripe at USC on Jan. 20 Junior Amanda Levens is shooting a team-best 83.7 percent from the free throw line (82-98) which is good for second in the Pac-10 UCLA s Michelle Greco leads the Pac-10 in that category at 89.8 percent but has attempted just half as many free throws as Levens (44-98) Levens has currently drained 15 consecutive free throws over the last three games (last three attempts vs. WSU, 4-4 at UCLA, 8-8 at USC), while earlier this season, she had a streak of 16 consecutive free throws that ended in the Stanford game In the last nine games, ASU has been to the free throw line 266 times (an average of 29.5 free throw attempts per game) and drained 65.4 percent of those attempts ( ). Super Juniors After sitting out last season as Division I transfers, juniors Amanda Levens and Melody Johnson have made themselves right at home this season. The pair is 1-2 in scoring this season and has also been named all-tournament in both of ASU s tournaments this season (Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic and ASU Holiday Classic) MEDIA INFORMATION Game-Day Services The Arizona State women s basketball media room is located in the west tunnel (Room 6) and is the first door on the right upon entering Wells Fargo Arena. Scores, notes, stats and media guides are available there. Telephones are available in the room behind the basket at the east end of the floor, directly through the double doors. Up-to-date press releases, statistics and game results on Arizona State women s basketball can be found on the World Wide Web on ASU s official athletics web site Fax-On-Demand ASU updated stats, box scores and releases can be accessed via InfoConnection and MediaTeamlink on the internet. To access InfoConnection, call using the handset on your fax machine. The Pac- 10 passcode is For complete information, call the Pac-10 Conference public relations office. ASU InfoConnection Codes Latest Release Latest Box Score Pac-10 Teleconferences The Pac-10 Conference will hold 10 teleconferences during the season starting Wednesday, Dec. 13. The first call of the Pac-10 season will be Jan. 9. All 10 men s and women s basketball coaches will participate on the calls. ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne is the first coach on the call starting at 10:35 a.m. MST. Call the Pac-10 office ( ) or the ASU Media Relations office to obtain the media-only phone numbers for the teleconferences. Radio and TV Exposure The Sun Devil Sports Network has partnered with XTRA910 AM to broadcast all of Arizona State s women s basketball games. In his first year as the voice of ASU women s basketball, Vince Marotta will provide playby-play for all home and away games, while former Sun Devil Kristine Sand will provide color analysis at home. XTRA s broadcasts of ASU games can also be heard live over the Internet at Fox Sports Net will broadcast two of ASU s games to a live national audience Dec. 27 vs. Tennessee and Jan. 6 at Cal while Cox Communications will also broadcast seven of ASU s games locally.

5 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL PAGE 5 ASU Picked Fifth, Sixth in Preseason Pac-10 Polls Arizona State was picked to finish fifth in the Pac-10 Conference by the league s coaches and sixth by the media in their preseason polls, the same spots they were picked last season. Following are the complete Pac-10 preseason polls: Coaches Media 1. Stanford (9) 1. Stanford (16) 2. Oregon (1) 2. Oregon (3) 3. USC 3. USC 4. Arizona 4. Arizona 5. Arizona State 5. UCLA 6. Washington 6. Arizona State 7. UCLA 7. Washington 8. Oregon State 8. California 9. California 9. Oregon State 10. Washington St. 10. Washington St. A Springboard for the Future Arizona State s invitation to the Women s National Invitation Tournament last year bodes well for the future. Of the 32 teams that advanced to the WNITin , seven earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2000 and nine advanced to the WNIT for a second season (a total of 16 teams in postseason play). Tough Slate This season, Arizona State will take on 10 teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament or the Women s National Invitation Tournament last year including 2000 national runner-up Tennessee. Other NCAA qualifiers on the slate include Stephen F. Austin, North Carolina State, UCSB, A r i z o n a, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA, while USC and Hawaii advanced to the WNIT. Attendance Records With 16,782 fans in attendance at the AstraZeneca Hoops for the Cure Classic Dec. 27 at Bank One Ballpark, the Sun Devils shattered their own singlegame attendance record of 5,271 set vs. Arizona on Feb. 26, 2000 at Wells Fargo Arena. The game is the fourth highest attended college women s basketball game so far this season. ASU also set the Pac-10 women's basketball single-game record which was previously held by the University of Oregon with 9,738 fans at McArthur Court in a game vs. Oregon State (March 8, 1996). The event, which was the first outdoor w o m e n s college basketball game and raised $10,000 for breast cancer research, treatment and education in the Valley of the Sun, also became the largest attended women s college basketball contest in the state of Arizona since the University of Arizona s single-game record is 5,272 (March 4, 2000 vs. Oregon). ASU is ranked 28th in the country in attendance, averaging 2,581 fans per home game. Great Start With a 4-0 start to the season, the Sun Devils won their first four games for the first time since , while the team s 8-4 record is one game off the pace of last year s squad. One year ago, ASU turned in the team s best start since with a 7-1 record, winning its first three games before falling at then No. 10 North Carolina then capturing four straight victories (including two in the 1999 Wells Fargo Classic) before losing to then No. 25 Texas in Austin Dec. 21. Levens, a 5-9 guard who transferred from Old Dominion University, is pacing the ASU squad at 14.3 points per game and ranks fifth in the Pac-10 in that category. Levens has notched double figures in all but three of ASU s games this season. Johnson, a 6-2 guard from the University of Colorado, is second in scoring at 13.9 ppg and has scored in double figures in 16 of 18 games and had nine points in each of the other two. Levens, who is this week s Pac-10 Player of the Week, has hit a team-best 30 three-pointers, while Johnson, who earned the first conference playerof-the-week honors this season, leads the Sun Devils in rebounding at 6.5 boards per game which is good for seventh in the Pac-10. Welcome Additions Arizona State s top four scorers are making their debuts for the Sun Devils this season, led by junior Amanda Levens, a transfer from Old Dominion University who is averaging 14.3 points per game. Junior Melody Johnson, who transferred from the University of Colorado, is averaging 13.9 points and a team-best 6.5 rebounds, honorable-mention high school All-American Betsy Boardman is averaging 10.7 points and junior Cian Carvalho, a junior college transfer from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community is fourth on the team with 6.9 points per game and second with 4.9 rebounds per contest (which ranks 19th in the Pac-10). ASU s newcomers have been the leading scorers in each of ASU s 18 games this season, most recently with Carvalho scoring a career-high 16 points at UCLA(her first game as the team s leading scorer) and Levens turning in 15 points at USC. Ball Thefts The Sun Devils are averaging 8.6 steals per game and have turned in double figures in that category in six of the past 11 games with nine in two other games in that stretch. ASU had a season-best 16 steals vs. Cal State Northridge including seven by freshman Betsy Boardman. Both totals surpassed last year s highs of 14 takeaways (at Texas-San Antonio, 12/18/00) and five by two players last season. Road Warriors Arizona State s trip to Los Angeles marked the end of a stretch that saw the Sun Devils play four of six games on the road. ASU picked up its third road win of the year and first Pac-10 road victory with a decision at Cal on Jan. 6, the team s first win in Berkeley since the season, while the Sun Devils are 5-2 on the road this season (including three Pac-10 victories). The last ASU team to turn in more than five road wins was the squad which was 7-5. ASU s win at UCLA snapped a streak of eight losses in Pauley Pavilion, while ASU has won games at Cal, USC and UCLA in a single season for the first time in school history. ASU s over Hawaii marked the team s first road victory since defeating Washington State in Pullman, Wash., on Jan. 15 of last year, a span of eight consecutive road losses. With their victory at Cal Jan. 6, the Sun Devils matched their total of three road victories from last season. Last year, the Sun Devils earned two non-conference road victories but managed just one during the Pac-10 slate, ending the season with a 3-12 road record. Three-Dot Data Three Sun Devils rank in the top 17 in the Pac-10 Conference in scoring (Levens, Johnson, Boardman) ASU s win at UCLA marked the 25th Pac-10 victory for Charli Turner Thorne, while her first conference win at ASU also came against UCLA, in Tempe in With a 12-6 record so far this season, the Sun Devils have notched double figures in wins in each of the last four seasons, something the program had not accomplished since Last year, the Sun Devils turned in an 11-7 mark through 18 games but lost eight of their last 11 to end the year at Senior Natalie Tucker has started 74 consecutive games, every game of her three-year career at ASU Tucker leads the team in assists for the third straight season at 3.4 assists per game, while the senior guard has 301 career assists (an average of 4.1 per game) which ranks eighth on the ASU career list she also ranks in ASU s top 10 charts for career three-pointers and free throw percentage ASU has overcome two half-time deficits for victories this season, both on the road (at Northern Arizona and at California) ASU is averaging 13.9 assists per game in with 12 of 13 players getting into the action ASU has held 12 teams to four three-pointers or less this season including three opponents with no treys.

6 ASU Women's Basketball Arizona State University Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 23, 2001) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (12-6) (6-3) (5-2) (1-1) CONFERENCE... (4-2) (1-1) (3-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (8-4) (5-2) (2-1) (1-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Levens, Amanda Johnson, Melody Boardman, Betsy Carvalho, Cian Tucker, Natalie Combs, Leah Leonard, Brett Allen, Sarah Crisp, Rainy McFadyen, Aubrey Albert, Jen Paulson, Liz Liu, Li'i TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W Points per game SOUTH FLORIDA W Scoring margin # vs Stephen F. Austin W FIELD GOALS-ATT # at Hawaii W Field goal pct # vs North Carolina State L POINT FG-ATT % LA SALLE W point FG pct % UC SANTA BARBARA L pt FG made per game at Northern Arizona Women W FREE THROWS-ATT /18/00 at Denver L Free throw pct CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W REBOUNDS ^ TENNESSEE L Rebounds per game WAKE FOREST W Rebounding margin * at Stanford L ASSISTS * at California W Assists per game * WASHINGTON L TURNOVERS * WASHINGTON STATE W Turnovers per game * at UCLA W Turnover margin * at USC W Assist/turnover ratio STEALS # Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Steals per game % ASU Holiday Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) BLOCKS ^ AstraZeneca Hoops for the Cure Classic (Bank One Ballpark) Blocks per game * Pac-10 Conference Game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Arizona State University Opponents

7 ASU Women's Basketball Arizona State University Season Box Score (as of Jan 23, 2001) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (12-6) (6-3) (5-2) (1-1) CONFERENCE... (4-2) (1-1) (3-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (8-4) (5-2) (2-1) (1-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Levens, Amanda Conference-Only Johnson, Melody Conference-Only Boardman, Betsy Conference-Only Carvalho, Cian Conference-Only Tucker, Natalie Conference-Only Combs, Leah Conference-Only Leonard, Brett Conference-Only Allen, Sarah Conference-Only Crisp, Rainy Conference-Only McFadyen, Aubrey Conference-Only Albert, Jen Conference-Only Paulson, Liz Conference-Only Liu, Li'i Conference-Only TEAM Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Arizona State University Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Arizona State University Opponents

8 ASU Women's Basketball Arizona State University Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Jan 23, 2001) All games Opponent Date Score WL PAULSON,L LEVENS,AM MCFADYEN, LEONARD,B COMBS,LEA ALLEN,SAR BOARDMAN, ALBERT,JE CRISP,RAI TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W SOUTH FLORIDA W vs Stephen F. Austin W at Hawaii W vs North Carolina State L LA SALLE W UC SANTA BARBARA L DNP DNP at Northern Arizona Wom W DNP at Denver 12/18/ L DNP CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W DNP TENNESSEE L DNP WAKE FOREST W DNP at Stanford L DNP DNP at California W DNP DNP DNP WASHINGTON L DNP DNP WASHINGTON STATE W DNP at UCLA W DNP at USC W DNP Opponent Date Score WL TUCKER,NA LIU,LI'I JOHNSON,M CARVALHO, TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W DNP SOUTH FLORIDA W vs Stephen F. Austin W at Hawaii W DNP vs North Carolina State L DNP LA SALLE W DNP UC SANTA BARBARA L DNP at Northern Arizona Wom W DNP at Denver 12/18/ L DNP CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W TENNESSEE L DNP WAKE FOREST W DNP at Stanford L DNP at California W DNP WASHINGTON L DNP WASHINGTON STATE W DNP at UCLA W DNP at USC W DNP

9 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL SUPERLATIVES ASU INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points...28 by Levens vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00 Field Goals...10 by Johnson at Hawaii, 11/25/00 FG Attempts...17 twice by Johnson (last vs. Washington, 1/11/01) FG Percentage (5-6) by Carvalho vs. CSUN, 12/21/00 3-Point Field Goals...4 by Levens vs. Washington State, 1/13/01 3-Point FG Attempts...7 by Levens at UCLA, 1/18/01 3-Point FG Pct (4-4) by Levens vs. WashingtonState, 1/13/01 Free Throws...10 twice (by Johnson vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00) Free Throw Attempts...17 by Johnson vs. Washington, 1/11/01 Free Throw Percentage six times...(last by Levens (8-8) at USC, 1/20/01) Offensive Rebounds...6 twice (last by Johnson vs. Washington, 1/11/01) Rebounds...11 by Johnson vs. Hawaii, 1/11/01 Assists...6 by Tucker at UCLA, 1/18/01 Steals...7 by Boardman vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 Blocked Shots...3 by Johnson vs. NC State, 11/26/00 (Minimums: five FG attempts, three 3-pt. attempts, five FT attempts) ASU TEAM HIGHS Points...83 vs. Washington State, 1/13/01 Points in 1st Half...49 vs. Washington State, 1/13/01 Points in 2nd Half...45 vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 Field Goals...29 twice (last vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00) Field Goals Attempts...63 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 Field Goal Percentage (27-53) vs. Washington State, 1/13/01 3-Point Field Goals...8 twice (last at UCLA, 1/18/01) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...20 at UCLA, 1/18/01 3-Point FG Percentage (6-11) vs. WashingtonState, 1/13/01 Free Throws...30 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00 Free Throw Attempts...40 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00 Free Throw Percentage (16-20) at USC, 1/20/01 Offensive Rebounds...21 vs. Washington, 1/11/01 Rebounds...49 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00 Assists...21 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 Steals...16 vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 BlockedShots...4 vs. NC State, 11/26/00 Turnovers...21 twice (last at USC, 1/20/01) Fouls...24 vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00 ASU TEAM LOWS OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS Points...92 by Stanford, 1/4/01 Points in 1st Half...49 by Stanford, 1/4/01 Points in 2nd Half...49 by UCSB, 12/3/00 Field Goals...34 by Stanford, 1/4/01 Field Goals Attempts...62 by UCLA, 1/18/01 Field Goal Percentage (30-50) by UCSB, 12/3/00 3-Point Field Goals...10 by Stanford, 1/4/01 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...18 twice (last by USC, 1/20/01) 3-Point FG Percentage (10-15 by Stanford, 1/4/01) Free Throws...17 twice (last by Washington, 1/11/01) Free Throw Attempts...25 by Tennessee, 12/27/00 Free Throw Percentage (14-15) by Stanford, 1/4/01 Offensive Rebounds...16 by Tennessee, 12/27/00 Rebounds...47 by Stanford, 1/4/01 Assists...22 by UCSB, 12/3/00 Steals...11 by Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 BlockedShots...9 by Tennessee, 12/27/00 Turnovers...29 by Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 Fouls...28 by Wake Forest, 12/30/00 OPPONENT TEAM LOWS Points...39 by South Florida, 11/19/00 Points in 1st Half...18 twice (last by Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00) Points in 2nd Half...19 by Texas-San Antonio, 11/18/00 Field Goals...13 twice (last by South Florida, 11/19/00) Field Goals Attempts...40 by South Florida, 11/19/00 Field Goal Percentage (13-47) by Texas-San Antonio, 11/18/00 3-Point Field Goals...0 three times (last by Hawaii, 11/25/00) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...3 twice (last by Hawaii, 11/25/00) 3-Point FG Percentage three times (last by Hawaii, 11/25/00) Free Throws...3 twice (last by California, 1/6/01) Free Throw Attempts...5 by California, 1/6/01 Free Throw Percentage (3-6) by NC State, 11/26/00 Offensive Rebounds...5 by South Florida, 11/19/00 Rebounds...25 by South Florida, 11/19/00 Assists...6 three times (last by Hawaii, 11/25/00) Steals...1 by La Salle, 12/1/00 BlockedShots...0 by South Florida, 11/19/00 Turnovers...16 twice (last by Hawaii, 11/25/00) Fouls...16 by Hawaii, 11/25/00 Points...51 vs. NC State, 11/26/00 Points in 1st Half...20 at Denver, 12/18/00 Points in 2nd Half...25 vs. NC State, 11/26/00 Field Goals...18 vs. NC State, 11/26/00 Field Goals Attempts...48 at California, 1/6/01 Field Goal Percentage (18-53) vs. NC State, 11/26/00 3-Point Field Goals...1 vs. NCState, 11/26/00 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...8 vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/21/00 3-Point FG Percentage (1-11) vs. NC State, 11/26/00 Free Throws...9 three times (last vs. La Salle, 12/1/00) Free Throw Attempts...15 twice (last vs. La Salle, 12/1/00) Free Throw Percentage (9-22) vs. Texas-San Antonio, 11/18/00 Offensive Rebounds...9 vs. Hawaii, 11/25/00 Rebounds...21 at Stanford, 1/4/01 Assists...10 at Denver, 12/18/00 Steals...2 at Hawaii, 11/25/00 BlockedShots...0 three times (last at USC, 1/20/01) Turnovers...9 vs. La Salle, 12/1/00 Fouls...10 at California, 1/6/01

10 ARIZONA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL CAREER & SEASON HIGHS #31 JEN ALBERT 6-1 FR FORWARD 4 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...PTS...same 1 three times (last vs. WSU, 1/13/01)...FG...same 3 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...FGA...same...3PT... 1 twice (last vs. WSU, 1/13/01)...3PT A...same 2 twice (last vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00)...RBS...same...A......ST... 1 vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00...BK vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...MN...same #12 BRETT LEONARD 5-5 SO GUARD 12 at UCLA, 1/18/01...PTS...same 4 at UCLA, 1/18/01...FG...same 7 at UCLA, 1/18/01...FGA...same 2 twice (last at UCLA, 1/18/01)...3PT...same 4 at UCLA, 1/18/01...3PT A...same 6 at UCLA, 1/18/01...RBS...same 5 twice (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00)...A...5 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00 3 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00...ST...same...BK at Hawaii, 11/25/00...MN...same #23 BETSY BOARDMAN 6-1 FR GUARD/FORWARD 17 at Hawaii, 11/25/00...PTS...same 7 at Hawaii, 11/25/00...FG...same 13 twice (last vs. Washington, 1/11/01)...FGA...same 3 at Hawaii, 11/25/00...3PT...same 5 at UCLA, 1/18/01...3PT A...same 9 vs. Washington, 1/11/01...RBS...same 4 three times (last at UCLA, 1/18/01)...A...same 7 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...ST...same...BK vs. UCSB, 12/3/00...MN...same #4 AMANDA LEVENS 5-9 JR GUARD 28 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00...PTS...same 8 twice (last vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00)..FG...8 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00 15 vs. UCSB, 12/3/00...FGA...same 4 vs. Washington State, 1/13/01...3PT...same 7 at UCLA, 1/18/01...3PT A...same 9 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00...RBS...same 5 three times (last at NAU, 12/6/00)...A...5 twice (last at NAU, 12/6/00) 4 twice (last vs. American 1/12/99)*...ST...2 three times (last vs. UT, 12/27/00) 1 three times (last at American, 2/19/99)*...BK at UCLA, 1/18/01...MN...same *while at Old Dominion University #52 CIAN CARVALHO 5-11 JR FORWARD 16 at UCLA, 1/18/01...PTS...same 5 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...FG...same 10 at UCLA, 1/18/01...FGA...same...3PT... 1 at UCLA, 1/18/01...3PT A...same 9 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00...RBS...same 2 twice (last vs. WSU, 1/13/01)...A...same 3 twice (last at Cal, 1/6/01)...ST...same...BK at UCLA, 1/18/01...MN...same #13 LEAH COMBS 6-2 JR FORWARD 17 vs. UC Irvine, 12/18/98...PTS...12 vs. La Salle, 12/1/00 5 twice (last vs. La Salle, 12/1/00)...FG...5 vs. La Salle, 12/1/00 14 vs. La Salle, 12/1/00...FGA...same...3PT PT A vs. Sam Houston State, 11/21/98...RBS...9 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/24/00 4 at Stanford, 1/4/01...A...same 3 three times (last vs. UT, 12/27/00)...ST...3 twice (last vs. UT, 12/27/00) 1 three times (last vs. So. Florida, 11/19/00)...BK...1 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 34 vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00...MN...same #32 RAINY CRISP 5-6 JR GUARD 7 at USC, 1/20/01...PTS...same 3 at USC, 1/20/01...FG...same 7 at USC, 1/20/01...FGA...same 1 at Stanford, 1/4/01...3PT...same 2 twice (last at Stanford, 1/4/01)...3PT A...2 at Stanford, 1/4/01 4 twice (last vs. Wash., 2/12/00)...RBS...4 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 5 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...A...same 3 vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00...ST...same...BK twice (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00)...MN...same #35 MELODY JOHNSON 6-2 JR CENTER 23 at Hawaii, 11/25/00...PTS...same 10 at Hawaii, 11/25/00...FG...same 17 twice (last vs. Washington, 1/11/01)...FGA...same...3PT... 2 vs. Missouri, 2/9/99*...3PT A vs. Washington, 1/11/01...RBS...same 3 twice (last at Wyoming, 12/9/98)*...A...2 twice (last at USC, 1/20/01) 3 twice (last at Oklahoma State, 1/30/99)*...ST...2 four times (last at USC, 1/20/01) 5 vs. Missouri, 2/25/98*...BK...3 vs. NC State, 11/26/00 34 vs. Hawaii, 11/25/00...MN...same * while at the University of Colorado #34 LI I LIU 5-10 FR GUARD/FORWARD 1 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...PTS...same...FG......FGA PT... 1 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...3PT A...same 1 twice (last vs. Steph. F. Austin, 11/24/00)...RBS...same 1 twice (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00)...A...same...ST......BK... 6 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00...MN...same #11 AUBREY M CFADYEN 6-1 SR GUARD 16 vs. Oregon State, 3/4/00...PTS...9 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 5 vs. Oregon State, 3/4/00...FG...4 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 10 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00...FGA...same 4 vs. Oregon State, 3/4/00...3PT...1 three times (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00) 4 vs. Oregon State, 3/4/00...3PT A...2 four times (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00) 7 vs. Sam Houston State, 11/21/98...RBS...4 vs. Texas-San Antonio, 11/18/00 2 four times (last vs. So. Florida, 11/19/00)...A...2 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 3 vs. UNLV, 1/30/97*...ST...2 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 2 three times (last vs. UNLV, 1/30/97*)...BK...1 three times (last vs. NC State, 11/26/00) 21 twice (last at Cal, 3/9/00)...MN...12 twice (last vs. CS North., 12/21/00) * while at Colorado State #13 LIZ PAULSON 5-11 SR GUARD 11 twice (last vs. S. Carolina, 12/4/99)...PTS...4 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00 5 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/3/99...FG...2 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00 8 twice (last vs. Texas A&M-CC, 12/3/99)...FGA...3 vs. Wake Forest, 12/30/00 2 three times (last at Cal, 3/9/00)...3PT...1 vs. La Salle, 12/1/00 5 twice (last at UCLA, 2/17/00)...3PT A...1 three times (last vs. WFU, 12/30/00) 6 vs. UCLA, 1/22/00...RBS...4 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00 5 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00...A...same 1 12 times...st...1 three times (last vs. WFU, 12/30/00) 1 three times...bk...1 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00 28 vs. South Carolina, 12/4/99...MN...15 vs. CS Northridge, 12/21/00 #33 NATALIE TUCKER 5-9 SR GUARD 17 twice (last at Kansas, 1/2/00)...PTS...12 twice (last at Stanford, 1/4/01) 6 twice (last at Kansas, 1/2/00)...FG...5 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 14 at UCLA, 3/4/99...FGA...8 twice (last vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00 3 five times (last vs. WSU, 2/10/00)...3PT...2 twice (last at Cal, 1/6/01) 6 at UCLA, 3/4/99...3PT A...5 at Stanford, 1/04/01 7 twice(last vs. South Florida, 11/19/00)...RBS...7 vs. South Florida, 11/19/00 8 three times (last vs. Stan., 1/6/00)...A...6 at UCLA, 1/18/01 7 at Washington State, 1/9/99...ST...2 five times (last at UW, 1/11/01) 2 vs. Sam HoustonState, 11/21/98...BK...1 vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00 39 vs. St. Joseph s, 12/6/98...MN...34 twice (last vs. Tennessee, 12/27/00)