Game No. 25 Arizona State (16-8, 7-6 Pac-12) vs. Washington (13-10, 5-8 Pac-12) Thursday, February 16, :30 p.m. MT Wells Fargo Arena Tempe

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1 Schedule/Results (16-8, 7-6 Pac-12) DAY & DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE FRI., NOV. 11 UC RIVERSIDE W, Sun., Nov. 13 at Colorado State W, OT SUN., NOV. 20 BOSTON COLLEGE W, San Juan Shootout Fri., Nov. 25 vs Illinois W, Sat., Nov. 26 vs No. 13 Rutgers L, ASU CLASSIC FRI., DEC. 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, Sat., Dec. 3 ILLINOIS STATE W, TUES., DEC. 6 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, Fri., Dec. 16 at No. 23/21 DePaul L, TUES., DEC. 20 ARMY W, WED., DEC. 28 UTEP W, SAT., DEC. 31 ARIZONA* (FOX SPORTS NET) W, THURS., JAN. 5 USC* L, SAT., JAN. 7 UCLA* (FOX SPORTS NET) L, Thurs., Jan. 12 at Oregon State* L, Sat., Jan. 14 at Oregon* W, THURS., JAN. 19 COLORADO* (FIELD TRIP DAY) W, SAT., JAN. 21 UTAH* W, Thurs., Jan 26 at Washington State* W, Sat., Jan. 28 at Washington* W, THURS., FEB 2 #4 STANFORD* (FOX SPORTS NET) L, SAT., FEB. 4 CAL* L, Thurs., Feb. 9 at Utah* L, Sat., Feb. 11 at Colorado* W, THURS., FEB. 16 WASHINGTON* 6:30 P.M. MT SAT., FEB. 18 WASHINGTON STATE* 2 P.M. MT Thurs., Feb. 23 at UCLA* 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT Sat., Feb. 25 at USC* 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT Sat., Mar. 3 at Arizona* 2 p.m. MT Wed., Mar Pacific Life Pac-12 Basketball Tournament TBD Sat., Mar. 10 Home games (listed in bold) are played at Wells Fargo Arena. Dates and times are subject to change. * - Pac-12 Game Game No. 25 Arizona State (16-8, 7-6 Pac-12) vs. Washington (13-10, 5-8 Pac-12) Thursday, February 16, :30 p.m. MT Wells Fargo Arena Tempe UP NEXT The Arizona State women s basketball team closes out the home portion of its schedule this week when it hosts Washington (Thursday at 6:30 p.m. MT) and Washington State (Saturday at 2 p.m. MT). This week s games will be the final at home for Sun Devil seniors Kali Bennett, Kimberly Brandon, Alex Earl, Olivia Major and Haley Parsons, who will be honored in a ceremony following Saturday s game against the Cougars. After splitting on the road last week (lost at Utah, and won at Colorado, 60-47) the Sun Devils (16-8, 7-6 Pac-12) enter this week s games in a three-way tie for fourth place with USC (13-11, 7-6) and UCLA (12-12, 7-6) in the Pac-12 standings. All three teams trail third-place Oregon State (17-7, 8-5) by one game and second-place Cal (18-7, 9-4) by two games with five left to play. ASU went 9-2 in non-conference play and won its first Pac-12 contest (defeated Arizona on Dec. 31) before losing three straight games vs. USC, vs. UCLA and at Oregon State to fall into a tie for ninth place in the Pac-12. The Sun Devils then rebounded with five straight wins, including wins on the road at Oregon, at Washington and at Washington State, to climb all the way back into a tie for second place. Consecutive home losses to No. 4 Stanford and Cal and a loss on the road to Utah sent ASU back into a tie for fifth place before the Sun Devils bounced back with Saturday s win at Colorado. Janae Fulcher (16 points) and Earl (career-high 14 points) came off the bench to combine for 30 points to help propel ASU on Saturday. Bennett added 10 points for the Sun Devils, who came through with another solid defensive effort as they held Colorado more than 16 points below its scoring average. Both of this week s games will be rematches of contests in which ASU was victorious win at Washington State (Jan. 26) and win at Washington (Jan. 28). Leading the way for ASU in the two wins was Brandon, who averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while connecting on 54 percent of her shots (14-26). Against WSU, the Sun Devils used a 22-5 run in the second half to turn a slight lead into a commanding advantage with 8:44 left in the game. Bennett (eight points, 4-4 FGs) and Brandon (eight points, 3-4 FGs) combined to score 16 points in the second half while Fulcher (seven points) and Promise Amukamara (seven points) came off the bench to combine for 14 points in the second half. Two days later at Washington, it was Deja Mann who came through in the clutch as the junior guard scored seven of her 12 points in the final 4:30 while Brandon hit a pair of free throws with eight seconds left to help the Sun Devils preserve the win. Washington (13-10, 5-8 Pac-12) has split its last four contests since it last played ASU. Five of the Huskies eight conference losses have been by six points or less, including their most recent setback, a loss at home to Oregon State on Saturday. The Huskies are led by freshman guard Jazmine Davis (16.0 ppg, 4th in Pac-12) and senior post Regina Rogers (15.9 ppg, 6th in Pac-12/.605 FG pct - 4th in the nation). RADIO/WEBCAST Thursday s game vs. Washington can be heard live on The Fan AM Coverage will begin at 6 p.m. Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona s 2010 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his eighth season as the voice of ASU women s basketball. He will be joined by former Sun Devil head coach Maura McHugh. Fox Sports Arizona will also be carrying a live webcast of Thursday s game at www. foxsportsarizona.com.

2 Arizona State Interim Head Coach Joseph Anders Entering his 11th season at Arizona State (1st season as interim head coach). Was named ASU s interim head coach on May 2, 2011 after Charli Turner Thorne announced she was taking a nine-month leave of absence from the program. Has played a big role in helping to lead the Sun Devils to seven NCAA appearances during his time at ASU while maintaining the program s current run of 12 consecutive postseason appearances. Previously served as the head coach of the Sacramento State men s program for six seasons (75-86 record), guiding the program to the Division I ranks in Anders was originally named Sacramento State s interim head coach in December of 1986 after serving one season as an assistant. He earned Northern California Coach of the Year accolades, was nominated for regional coach-of-the-year honors and was promoted to head coach on a permanent basis the following year. In his first full season as head coach Anders guided the Hornets to one of the best seasons in school history, posting a 22-6 record, advancing to the 1988 NCAA Division II Tournament and finishing the season ranked eighth in the nation. In November, 2011, Anders Sacramento State squad was honored by the Sacramento State Basketball Hall of Fame. First coaching position was working as a student assistant at his alma mater, Arkansas-Monticello (1981). Moved to Wilmar (Ark.) High School ( ) where he was hired as a full-time teacher and became athletics director and head coach of both the boys and girls basketball teams and track and field teams. Helped guide the Wilmar boys team to the 1982 state title and led the girls to a runner-up finish at the 1984 state tournament. First collegiate assistant job came at the University of Arkansas ( ) where he was an assistant coach for the women s team. After serving as assistant coach/head coach at Sacramento State ( ), accepted a position on the men s team at Northern Arizona ( ). Would also serve as an assistant for the women s programs at Mississippi State ( ), New Mexico State ( ) and East Carolina ( ) before joining Turner Thorne s staff in Started college career as a walk-on at Southern Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, Ark, where he earned a scholarship after starting 22 of 30 games his freshman season. As a sophomore, he was named a team captain and earned all-conference honors. Transferred to the University of Arkansas-Monticello for his final two collegiate seasons where he was a two-time all-conference selection. Earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from Arkansas-Monticello. WHAT TO LOOK FOR While all-time series with Washington is tied at 27-27, the Sun Devils have dominated of late having won 16 of the last 19 meetings, including 14 of the last 15. In 2010 the Huskies snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Sun Devils with a victory in Seattle before the Sun Devils won the rematch in Tempe, (OT). Last season the Sun Devils won both meetings in Tempe and in Seattle and then were once again victorious last month in Seattle, As of Feb. 12, ASU is ranked No.13 in the nation in blocked shots per game (5.8), No. 14 in FG pct. defense (.343) and No. 16 in scoring defense (52.7 ppg). The Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 in FG pct. defense and scoring defense, are second in blocks, steals (10.5 spg) and turnover margin (+1.7) and are third in 3-point FG pct. defense (.283) and assists (13.8 apg). ASU is shooting 78 percent (99-127) from the line in its last nine games, which is more than 11 percent higher than its percentage for the season (66.7). Senior F Kimberly Brandon averaged 15.8 points (+4.6 above her season average), 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals while shooting 53.8 percent (+10.3 higher than season pct.) during ASU s recent five-game winning streak. She was 5-9 (.55.6) from 3-point range and (81.8) from the free throw line during that stretch. Eight of senior F/C Kali Bennett s nine double-figure scoring efforts in have come in ASU s last 11 games Bennett, who in ASU s win against Utah (Jan. 21) tied ASU s single-game record for most blocks (7), now owns the school s single-season record for blocked shots with 63 - old record was 55 by Kym Hampton set in season. Currently with 139 blocks this season, ASU has already broken the school s single-season record for blocked shots (134) set by the squad. Senior G Alex Earl is shooting 50 percent from the floor (14-28), including 47 percent (9-19) from 3-point range in ASU s last 6 games. Earl established a new career high in scoring (14 points) in ASU s win over Colorado on Saturday. Junior G Deja Mann has scored in double figures 5 times in ASU s last 7 games and is shooting 50 percent from 3-point range (6-12) during that stretch. Mann scored seven of her 12 points in the final 4:30 of ASU s win at Washington (Jan. 28). She led ASU with 11 points in its loss to No. 4 Stanford (Feb. 2) and added 11 more against Cal (Feb. 4). She paced ASU with 12 points in the Sun Devils loss at Utah on Feb. 4. Freshman G Promise Amukamara, whose brother, Prince, is a member of the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants, is shooting 53 percent (28-53 FGs) in ASU s last 17 games and has scored a career-best 12 points twice in that stretch. Nearly half (22 of 45) of Amukamara s rebounds this season have come on the offensive end. Over the last three games Amukamara has led the Sun Devils and free throws attempted (12) and made (10). The Sun Devils have allowed 20 or fewer points in a half nine times this season. The nine points scored by Colorado (Jan. 19) were the fewest ever scored by the Buffaloes in a half and tied the second-fewest number of points ever allowed by ASU in a half. Six of ASU s opponents have shot below 30 percent this season while only three opponents (DePaul, California and UCLA) have shot higher than 40 percent. ASU has held 12 of its 24 opponents to 50 or fewer points. Since , ASU is 56-2 when it has held the opposition to 50 or fewer points. The Sun Devils have given up 60 or more points only five times this season (DePaul - 73, USC - 60, UCLA - 64, Stanford 62, California 67). ASU s bench has outscored (23.0 ppg) the opposition s bench (13.1 ppg) in all but two games this season (vs. UTEP - Dec. 28 and at Oregon - Jan. 14). Page 2 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

3 sun devil Quick Facts University Information Location...Tempe, Ariz. Founded Enrollment...68,064 Conference... Pac-12 Nickname...Sun Devils Colors...Maroon and Gold Arena...Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) Year Built President... Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Rep...Dr. Gary Grossman Vice President of University Athletics... Lisa Love Chief Operating Officer... Steve Patterson Sr. Associate AD/SWA...Dawn Rogers Ticket Office... (480) Basketball Information Interim Head Coach...Joseph Anders Record at ASU (11th season at ASU/1st as IHC) Associate Head Coach... Meg Sanders Assistant Coaches...Amy Wright and Chris Mennig Basketball Operations... Christina Wombacher Athletic Trainer...Diana Padilla Basketball Office Phone... (480) Record Pac-10 Record/Finish /3rd Inaugural Season Last NCAA Appearance Media Relations Assoc. AD/Media Relations... Mark Brand Director of Media Relations... Doug Tammaro Associate Director... Steve Rodriguez Assistants... Corinne Calabro, Maggie Emmons and Jeremy Hawkes WBB Contact... Steve Rodriguez General Office Phone... (480) Rodriguez Office Phone... (480) Rodriguez Cell Phone... ( Office Fax... (480) Press Row... (480) Web Site... ASU Pronunciation Guide Promise Amukamara... Uh-mook-ah-mare-ah Kali Bennett...Cal-E Janae Fulcher...Juh-NAY Adrianne Thomas...A-DREE-Anne DEVILS BRING THE D One of the hallmarks of ASU s formula for success over the years has been defense. It has been no different in as the Sun Devils have been consistently coming through with dominant performances throughout the season. How dominant? Thus far in the Sun Devils have held all but one opponent (UCLA) below their scoring average and have held all but three opponents (DePaul, UCLA and Cal) below their field goal percentage for the season. Five times this season ASU has held an opponent 20 or more points below its scoring average -- vs. Eastern Washington (-27.0), vs. UTEP (-24.6), vs. Arizona (-28.2), at Oregon (-28.9) and vs. Colorado (-22.9). ASU currently has the No. 2 shot blocker in the Pac Kali Bennett (2nd, 2.6 bpg) and three players who are ranked among the top 15 in the conference in steals per game -- Micaela Pickens (9th, 1.9 spg), Kimberly Brandon (13th, 1.7 spg) and Kali Bennett (15th, 1.5 spg). Sun Devils Defensive Dominance Avg vs. FG FG pct. Opponent ppg. ASU Difference pct. vs. ASU St Boston College vs. Illinois vs. Rutgers Eastern Wash Illinois State Cal St. Fullerton Army UTEP Arizona USC UCLA State Colorado Utah St Stanford California Avg HOME SWEET HOME Since 2004 the Sun Devils have won 82 percent (98-22) of the games they have played at Wells Fargo Arena. In the last four plus seasons ASU is 24-1 (.960) at home in non-conference games. The Sun Devils have won 10 of 14 home games in. In those games the Sun Devils have outscored the opposition by an average of 10.7 points are shooting more than 10 percent higher than their opponents ( ). ASU Women s Basketball at Home Non Conf. Pac-10/12 Total (.900) (.757) (.817) Page 3 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

4 BRANDON S PLAY INSTRUMENTAL IN ASU S SUCCESS One of the biggest reasons for ASU s success last season was the emergence of forward Kimberly Brandon, who earned Pac-10 honorable mention recognition in After the first month of the season, the decision was made to move Brandon inside after the Chatsworth, Calif., product spent the first five games of the season out on the wing. After the move Brandon s production improved dramatically as she went from averaging 5.6 ppg and 4.2 rpg in the first five games to 12.0 ppg and 9.4 rpg during ASU s ensuing seven-game winning streak. Brandon, who averaged 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in Pac-10 play, went on to record five double-doubles last season. Brandon currently leads ASU in scoring (10.4 ppg), is tied for first on the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg) and is second in steals (1.7 spg). Earlier this season she earned ASU Classic MVP honors after averaging 14.0 points (13-22 FGs) and 7.0 rebounds in ASU s wins over Eastern Washington and Illinois State (Dec. 2-3). She came within one rebound of a double-double (12 points, 9 rebounds) in the win over EWU (Dec. 2) and scored a game-high 16 points (8-10 FGs) vs. ISU. Brandon got her first double-double of as she dropped in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in ASU s win over UTEP (Dec. 28). She also collected a career-high six steals, the most by a Sun Devil this season. She had her second double-double of (14 points, 13 rebounds) in ASU s win at Oregon (Jan. 14) and her third (17 points, 11 rebounds) in ASU s win at Washington State (Jan. 26). Brandon has scored in double figures 13 times this season, including six times in the last nine games. Her 20 points (7-10 FGs) against Colorado (Jan. 19) are the most scored by a Sun Devil in. Brandon has also registered double-digits in rebounds six times. She averaged 15.8 points (+4.6 above her season average), 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals while shooting 54 percent (28-52) during ASU s recent five-game winning streak. She was 5-9 (.556) from 3-point range and (.818) from the free throw line during that stretch.. Kimberly Brandon s Double-Doubles Senior F Kimberly Brandon has recorded eight career double-doubles (5 in and 3 in ). The Sun Devils have been victorious in each of those games. Dec. 3, 2010 vs. Cal Poly - 15 points (7-9 FGs) and a career-best 16 rebounds - ASU wins Dec. 31, 2010 vs. Oregon State - 19 points (8-13 FGs) and 11 rebounds and ASU wins Jan. 2, 2011 vs. Oregon - 19 points (9-13 FGs) and 12 rebounds and ASU wins Jan. 16, 2011 vs. Arizona - 13 points (6-10 FGs) and 10 rebounds and ASU wins Feb. 19, 2011 at Washington State - Career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. Scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half in ASU s come-from-behind win. Dec. 28, 2011 vs. UTEP - Scored a game-high 15 points (7-12 FGs), grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with a career-best six steals in win. Was 4-5 FGs in the 2nd half. Jan. 14, 2012 at Oregon - Had game highs in points (14) and rebounds (13) and was 5-6 from the line. Jan. 26, 2012 at Washington State - Had game highs in points (17) and rebounds (11) and was 7-12 from the floor. BENNETT BRINGS IT Another player who has played a key role in ASU s success thus far in is senior Kali Bennett. Now in her third season as a Sun Devil (transferred to ASU from the University of Washington in 2008), Bennett has become one of ASU s go-to players on both ends of the floor as she currently leads the Sun Devils in blocks (2.6 bpg), is tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.7 rpg), is second in scoring (8.3 ppg) and assists (2.1 apg) and is third in steals (1.5 spg). Bennett, who earlier this season was named to the All-Tournament Teams of both the San Juan Shootout and ASU Classic, had a five-game stretch in December in which she led ASU in scoring (9.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg). She also averaged 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals during that span while connecting on 50 percent of her field goal attempts (20-40). Bennett has had three or more blocks 11 times this season, including a career-high and school-record-tying seven rejections in ASU s win vs. Utah (Jan. 21). In addition, she has had seven or more rebounds 10 times this season, including 10 or more on four occasions. Bennett, who has scored in double figures eight times in ASU s last 11 games, has posted two double-doubles this season. In ASU s win against Utah (Jan. 21), Bennett came within one rebound and three blocks of a tripledouble (12 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks). Bennett now owns the school s single-season record for blocked shots (63 - old record was 55 by Kym Hampton set in season). MANN S STEADY PLAY LEADS THE SUN DEVILS A starter in ASU s last 39 games going back to last season, Deja Mann took over the duties as the team s primary point guard this season and her steady play and leadership (Mann is the team s captain) have played a central role in ASU s success this season. Mann currently leads ASU in assists (3.6 apg), free throw percentage (.803) and free throws made (49). She has recorded five or more assists nine times this season, including a career-best 7 on two occasions - vs. Eastern Washington (Dec. 2) and vs. Colorado (Jan. 19). Mann has scored in double figures seven times this season, including five times in ASU s last seven games. Against Utah (Jan. 21) Mann scored a career-high 17 points. The following week at Washington (Jan. 28), she scored seven of her 12 points in the final 4:30 to help the Sun Devils leave Seattle with a win. Against No. 4 Stanford, Mann led the Sun Devils with 11 points. Mann, who has played in every ASU game since (87 games) is shooting 83 percent from the line (81-98) going back to the start of the season. Page 4 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

5 NEW FACES The Sun Devils have four new additions to their roster in freshman guards Promise Amukamara and Eliza Normen, freshman post Jada Blackwell and junior guard Micaela Pickens. A local product, who attended Glendale Apollo High School, Amukamara was named the state of Arizona s Gatorade girls basketball player of the year in 2011 following a season in which she helped lead Apollo to the 4A-1 state title. Amukamara averaged 21.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 5.3 steals per game her senior year as she would go on to earn Arizona Basketball Coaches Association 4A-I Player of the Year and the Big School Player of the Year honors. Amukamara, whose brother Prince was a 2011 first round draft choice (cornerback out of Nebraska) by the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants, competed for the Nigerian National Team this past summer at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Amukamara, who currently leads the team in field goal percentage (.467), has consistently provided the Sun Devils with a big lift off the bench. Her speed and quickness have enabled her to make plays on both ends of the floor. She is shooting 56 percent (28-53 FGs) in ASU s last 17 games and has scored a careerbest 12 points twice in that stretch. Normen earned McDonald s All-America honors following an outstanding career at Monarch High School in Louisville (pronounced Lewis-ville), Colo. As a junior, Normen averaged 13.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as she helped lead her squad to a 22-5 record and an appearance in the state semifinals. Normen would have her senior season cut short by a knee injury after 17 games. At the time of her injury, Normen was leading her fourth-ranked team with 14.9 points per game to go along with 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals. Normen played in ASU s season opener vs. UCR (Nov. 11) however she suffered a quad injury in the game s final moments. After missing an extended period of time because of the injury, the decision was made to redshirt Normen for the season. Blackwell helped lead her Etiwanda High School team to a 24-4 season as a senior as she scored 17.0 points per game while adding 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals. Blackwell was named team MVP following a 2010 season in which she led her team to the CIF State Tournament. She would also earn First- Team All-San Bernardino honors in 2010 as Etiwanda posted a 24-8 record, including a perfect 10-0 record in league games. Blackwell currently leads the Sun Devil bench in rebounds (3.3 rpg) and is second in scoring (5.9 ppg). She averaged 10.0 points (8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs) and 5.0 rebounds in the ASU Classic (Dec. 2-3). She tied for the team lead in scoring (12 points, 4-4 FGs, 4-4 FTs) to go along with six rebounds in ASU s win over Eastern Washington (Dec. 2). She scored a career-high 14 points in ASU s win over Army (Dec. 20). She helped spark the Sun Devil offense in ASU s first Pac-12 road trip as she averaged 11.5 points while shooting 64 percent (11-14 FGs) in ASU s contests at Oregon State (Jan. 12) and at Oregon (Jan. 14). A 2011 Junior College State Farm Coaches All-American, Pickens transferred to ASU from Cypress College (Cypress, Calif.), where she helped lead the Chargers to a third-place state finish last season. Pickens finished fourth in the state in scoring (22.9 ppg) in 2011 on her way to being named the California junior college South Player of the Year and a State Farm Junior College All-American. Pickens campaign included ASU S TOP SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES IN POINTS 20 - Kimberly Brandon vs. Colorado, Jan Kimberly Brandon vs. Boston College, Nov Kimberly Brandon at Washington State, Jan Deja Mann vs. Utah, Jan Kimberly Brandon (2x) last at Washington, Jan Janae Fulcher (2x) last at Colorado, Feb Kali Bennett vs. UCLA, Jan Kimberly Brandon vs. UTEP, Dec Janae Fulcher vs. Army, Dec High Tenaya Watson vs. DePaul, Dec. 21 REBOUNDS 13 - Kimberly Brandon at Oregon, Jan Kali Bennett at Oregon, Jan Kimberly Brandon (2x) last at Washington State, Jan Kali Bennett (2x) last vs.arizona, Dec Kimberly Brandon (3x) last vs. USC, Jan Kali Bennett vs. Rutgers, Nov High Kimberly Brandon vs. Cal Poly, Dec. 3 ASSISTS 8 - Alex Earl vs. Illinois State, Dec Deja Mann (2x) last vs. Colorado, Jan Kali Bennett vs.arizona, Dec Deja Mann at DePaul, Dec Deja Mann (6x) last vs. Arizona, Dec Micaela Pickens vs. Boston College, Nov High - 7 (2x) last by Tenaya Watson vs. UCLA, Feb. 26 STEALS 6 - Kimberly Brandon vs. UTEP, Dec Kimberly Brandon vs. Colorado, Jan Alex Earl vs. Army, Dec High Tenaya Watson vs. Cal Poly, Dec. 3 BLOCKS 7 - Kali Bennett vs Utah, Jan Kali Bennett vs. Stanford, Feb Kali Bennett (2x) last at Oregon, Jan Joy Burke vs. Eastern Washington, Dec Kali Bennett (3x) last vs. Cal, Feb High - 3 (4x) last by Becca Tobin vs. USC, Feb. 24 a pair of contests in which she went over the 40-point mark. In addition she went on to set the school record for most career blocks with 114. As a freshman in 2010, Pickens led the Chargers in scoring (15.9 ppg) as she would go on to earn All-Orange Empire Conference First-Team honors in addition to Second-Team All-State recognition. Pickens currently leads the team in steals (1.9 spg), is second in blocks (0.9 bpg) and third in rebounding (4.1 rpg - most among ASU s guards). She earned ASU Classic All-Tournament recognition after scoring a season-best 13 points (6-9 FGs) vs. Illinois State (Dec. 3). Pickens was responsible for helping preserve ASU s win over UTEP (Dec. 28) as she blocked a potential game-winning 3-pointer by UTEP with under nine seconds left in the game. Three days later against Arizona she tied her seasonbest in scoring (13 points) in ASU s win over the Wildcats. NEW FACES PART II In addition to the four new players on the roster, the Sun Devils also welcomed two new assistant coaches -- Amy Wright and Chris Mennig -- in the offseason. Wright, who joined the Sun Devil staff on May 16, 2011 came to ASU following a successful three-year stint at Cleveland State - the final year as associate coach - where she was part of a coaching staff that helped lead the program to 59 wins, a conference tournament title, a pair of postseason berths and its first-ever postseason win. At CSU Wright served as the program s recruiting coordinator in addition to assisting with game preparation, scouting and player development, specifically working with the squad s point guards. Mennig joined the Sun Devil program on August 16, 2011 after serving for six years as a National Evaluator and Event Coordinator for U.S. Junior Nationals (USJN) & Blue Star Basketball both owned by grassroots pioneer Mike Flynn. USJN is one of longest running event operating companies in girls basketball and Mennig directed more than 20 tournaments across the country last year. Blue Star Basketball is the longest running national scouting service organization that ranks & evaluates girls basketball players across the country for colleges/media. Mennig is no stranger to the world of major women s college basketball as he spent 11 years as an assistant (most recently at Illinois from ) and was a runner-up for St. Louis University s head coaching position in the spring of 2005 before joining USJN/Blue Star. Page 5 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

6 BLOCK PARTY The Sun Devils recorded nine blocks in their overtime win at Colorado State on Nov. 13. The nine blocks were the most for ASU since it also had nine blocks vs. Furman in The Sun Devils would tie and eventually surpass that figure with a school record 12 blocks against Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 6). The 12 blocks broke the old single-game record of 11 set against Grand Canyon in The Sun Devils are currently No. 13 in the nation and No. 2 in the Pac-12 in blocks, averaging 5.8 per game. Leading the way for the Sun Devils in the shot rejection department has been senior Kali Bennett, who is averaging 2.6 blocks per game (second in the Pac-12). Bennett has given the Sun Devils a consistent shot-blocking presence in the middle since beginning her Sun Devil career in after transferring from the University of Washington. In two-plus seasons, Bennett has already moved into second place on ASU s career blocks list with 136. Bennett tied the single-game school record for blocked shots (7) in ASU s win over Utah (Jan. 21). Bennett now owns the school s single-season record for blocked shots (63 - old record was 55 by Kym Hampton set in season). Currently with 139 blocked shots, the Sun Devils have already surpassed the school s single-season record of 134 blocks set by the team. ASU Bl o c k s Re c o r d s Individual (car e e r) Kym Hampton Kali Bennett Individual (season) Kali Bennett Kym Hampton Individual (game) 1. 7 Kali Bennett vs. Utah, Jan. 21, Kym Hampton vs. Washington, Jan. 19, 1981 Team (g a m e)_ vs. Cal State Fullerton, Dec. 6, vs. Grand Canyon, Dec. 4, 1992 Team (season)_ team team Individual Pac-12 Rankings (Through games played Feb. 12) SUN DEVILS SIGN THREE Player Category Rank (value) The Sun Devil women s basketball program announced in November that Kimberly Brandon Scoring 21st (10.4 ppg) Elisha Davis, Arnecia Hawkins and Isidora Purkovic signed letters of intent to study and play basketball at Arizona State. Kali Bennett Rebounding 14th (6.7 rpg) Davis, a 5-foot-5 point guard, comes to ASU from Berkeley High School in Kimberly Brandon Rebounding 15th (6.7 rpg) Berkeley, Calif., where she helped her team reach the California Interscholastic Kimberly Brandon Off.-Rebounding 10th (2.6 o-rpg) Federation Division I title game last season. In that game, Davis scored 16 points including four 3-pointers in a loss to national No. 1-ranked Mater Dei. Kali Bennett Def.-Rebounding 15th (4.6 d-rpg) Davis was named to the All-East Bay girl s basketball third team following the Deja Mann Assists t-7th (3.6 apg) conclusion of the season. Deja Mann Assist T-O Ratio 4th (1.4 rpg) Hawkins, a 5-foot-10 shooting guard, played as a freshman at Mesa Red Mountain, averaging 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in , before transferring Deja Mann FT Pct. 2nd (.803) to Mountain View. Last season Hawkins averaged 15.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, Kali Bennett FG Pct 15th (.439) 3.3 steals and 1.7 assists in helping to lead Mountain View to a 25-3 record and a Class 5A Division I semifinal finish. MaxPreps.com ranked Hawkins the fourth best recruit out of Arizona while ESPN ranked her the 44th best guard in the Kali Bennett Micaela Pickens Blocked Shots Blocked Shots 2nd (2.6 bpg) t-13th (0.9 bpg) nation. Blue Star Basketball had Hawkins listed as the No. 124 player overall and Micaela Pickens Steals 9th (1.9 spg) All Star Girls Report listed her at No. 51. Purkovic currently plays for Western Canada High School in Alberta where she Kimberly Brandon Steals 13th (1.7 spg) is looking to lead her team to a second consecutive 4A Alberta Provincial Championship. A 5-foot-11 shooting guard, Purkovic s credentials include playing in the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Tournament, 2010 FIBA U17 Worlds Championship Kali Bennett Steals 15th (1.5 spg) (youngest member of the team), 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships, 2011 Pan America Games and the Inaugural FIBA U18 3 on 3 Basketball World Championships. In addition, she has been selected to participate in the prestigious Nike Girls Skills Academy in Oregon each of the last two years ASU s class was ranked #34 in the country by Blue Star Basketball. BENCH SUCCESS In addition to outstanding defensive play, one of the most important ingredients in ASU s success over the years has been the ability of its bench to consistently put forth significant contributions throughout the season. This season has been no different as the Sun Devil bench has outscored the opponent s bench in all but two games this season (vs. UTEP, Dec. 28 and at Oregon, Jan. 14). As stated by ASU head interim head coach Joseph Anders earlier this season: As a team, the only focus we want our team to have when the game is being played is when you check in the game, what is the score? When you check out of the game, the score should be greater because you as a fresh player have been afforded the opportunity to see what the other team is doing and be able to step on the floor and take advantage of that. The Sun Devils have certainly taken advantage of that as their bench has a +9.9 per-game advantage in scoring. Leading the way have been Alex Earl (6.8 ppg), Jada Blackwell (5.9 ppg), Janae Fulcher (5.8 ppg) and Promise Amukamara (4.9 ppg) who have combined to average more than 23 points a game. Page 6 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

7 ASU WOMEN S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SUCCESS With the addition of two more schools -- Colorado and Utah -- in conference play this season, the Sun Devils will look to continue the impressive run of success they ve had in conference play in recent years. Below is a summary of that success (among teams in the former Pac-10)... ASU has won 71 percent of its regular season league conference games (85-34) going back to the season. ASU finished among the top three teams in the Pac-10 nine times in the last 11 years. Since , the Sun Devils are second only to Stanford in the number of wins (259), number of NCAA Tournament appearances (8), number of Elite Eight appearances (2) and are tied with UCLA for the second-most appearances in the conference title game (3). ASU S RECORD WHEN HOME AWAY NEUTRAL LEAD AT HALF TRAIL AT HALF TIED AT HALF FEWER TOs THAN OPP MORE TOs THAN OPP SAME NUMBER OF TOs MORE REBs THAN OPP FEWER REBs THAN OPP TIED IN REBS SHOOTING.500 OR BETTER OPP.500 OR BETTER GAMES 3 POINTS OR LESS GAMES 5 POINTS OR LESS ATT. 20+ FREE THROWS Arizona State Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Last School 0 Olivia Major G 5-7 Sr./1V Phoenix, Ariz./Central Arizona 2 Micaela Pickens G 5-8 Jr./TR Long Beach, Calif./Cypress College 3 Joy Burke F/C 6-5 Jr./2V Tempe, Ariz./Marcos de Niza 4 Haley Parsons G 5-5 RS-Jr./2V Tucson, Ariz./Marana 5 Deja Mann G 5-7 Jr./2V Merced, Calif./Merced 10 Promise Amukamara G 5-8 Fr./HS Glendale, Ariz./Apollo 11 Kali Bennett F/C 6-5 RS-Sr./2V Ventura, Calif./University of Washington 12 Alex Earl G 5-10 Sr./3V Beaverton, Ore./Southridge 14 Adrianne Thomas G 5-9 So./1V Fontana, Calif./Summit 22 Janae Fulcher F 6-3 RS-Jr./2V La Jolla, Calif./Country Day 25 Kimberly Brandon G/F 6-2 Sr./3V Chatsworth, Calif./Chatsworth 32 Jada Blackwell F 6-1 Fr./HS Etiwanda, Calif./Etiwanda *43 Eliza Normen G 6-0 Fr./HS Louisville, Colo./Monarch *Redshirt in Interim Head Coach: Joseph Anders (1st season as IHC/11th season at ASU) Associate Head Coach: Meg Sanders (9th season) Assistant Coaches: Amy Wright (1st season) and Chris Mennig (1st season) Page 7 ASU vs. Washington February 16, 2012

8 #0 Olivia Ma j o r 5-7 Se n i o r Gu a r d Phoenix, Ariz. Central Arizona Major : Criminal Justice Second-year player on the squad (48 career games/10 starts) who transferred to ASU from Central Arizona. Prior to Central Arizona, attended Washington High School in Phoenix where she was a member of three state championship teams. Scored 2,301 career points during her high school career and was the 2008 Arizona Republic All-Metro Player of the Year. A 2010 NJCAA All-American, Major was on Central Arizona s 2009 national championship team that finished Led the junior college ranks with pointers in Played in 26 games in (missed the first three games recovering from shoulder surgery) and averaged 1.6 points. Poured in a career-best 11 points in win over Oregon (Jan. 2, 2011). Missed the first two games with a knee injury before making her debut in ASU s win vs. Boston College (Nov. 20). Has started ASU s last 10 games. Is shooting 55 percent from the floor (6-11) in ASU s last 4 games. Is currently 2nd on the team lead in 3-point FGs (20). Made the first start of her career at Oregon State (Jan. 12) and scored a season-best 8 points and followed that up with 8 points at Oregon (Jan. 14), where she hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 5 minutes of ASU s win. #2 Micaela Pickens 5-8 Ju n i o r Gu a r d Long Beach, Calif. Cypress College Major : Interdisciplinary Studies (Business & Family Studies) A 2011 Junior College State Farm Coaches All-American, Pickens transferred to ASU last May from Cypress College (Cypress, Calif.), where she helped lead the Chargers to a third-place state finish last season. Pickens statistics during her 61-game career (59 starts) at Cypress included 1,193 points (19.6 ppg), 427 rebounds (7.0 rpg), 130 assists (2.1 apg), 190 steals (3.1 spg) and 114 blocks (1.9 bpg). Prior to attending Cypress, Pickens starred at Cabrillo High School in Long Beach, Calif., where she was a two-time First-Team All-Moore League selection and named to the Press Telegram Dream Team as a senior. Currently leads the team in steals (1.9 spg), is 2nd on the team in blocks (0.9 bpg) and is 3rd in rebounding (4.1 rpg - most among ASU s guards). Has had 3 or more steals 10x this season. Scored 8 points and led ASU with 9 rebounds in season-opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Led ASU with 12 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in OT win at Colorado State (Nov. 13). Scored 10 points in the second half and overtime. Tallied 12 points to go along with a season-best 5 assists vs. Boston College (Nov. 20). Scored 8 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and tied her career high in steals (4) vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26). Earned ASU Classic All-Tournament recognition after scoring a season-best 13 points (6-9 FGs) vs. Illinois State (Dec. 3). Blocked a potential game-winning 3-pointer by UTEP in the closing seconds of ASU s win over the Miners (Dec. 28). Tied for the team lead in scoring (13 points - tied season best) while adding 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks in win over Arizona (Dec. 31). Was perfect from the line (6-6) in ASU s win at Washington (Jan. 28). Scored 10 points (5-7 FGs) and had 3 steals vs. No. 4 Stanford (Feb. 2). OLIVIA MAJOR S CAREER BESTS Category Points 11 vs. Oregon FGs 5 vs. Oregon FG Att 9 vs. UCLA ptrs 2 (7x) last at Oregon pt Att 8 vs. UCLA Rebs 4 (2x) last at Oregon Assists 4 vs. Colorado State Steals 2 (2x) last at Utah Blocks 1 (3x) last vs. Stanford Minutes 32 (2x) last at Oregon MICAELA PICKENS CAREER BESTS Category Points 13 (2x) last vs. Arizona FGs 6 vs. Illinois State FG Att 14 vs. Rutgers ptrs 2 vs. Arizona pt Att 4 (3x) last at DePaul Rebs 9 vs. UC Riverside Assists 5 vs. Boston College Steals 4 (2x) last vs. Rutgers Blocks 2 (5x) last vs. Arizona Minutes 37 at Colorado State

9 #3 Jo y Bu r k e 6-5 Ju n i o r Fo r wa r d/ce n t e r Te m p e, Ar i z. Ma r c o s d e Ni z a Major : Marketing (Enrolled in Barrett Honors College ) Has played in 59 career games (2 starts). Played in 27 games last season. Played in 24 games (2 starts) as a freshman in after being slowed by injuries during the team s preseason training. A 2009 graduate of Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Ariz., Burke earned numerous awards during her career, including being named the Pima Region Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Connected on 63 percent of her field goal attempts as a senior at Marcos while averaging 23.3 points, 17.8 rebounds, 7.5 blocks and 3.9 steals per game. Is out for the remainder of the season (concussion) Played in the season s first eight games before suffering a concussion prior to ASU s game at DePaul (Dec. 16). Scored 3 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and had 2 blocks in ASU s season-opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Accounted for season bests in points (7) and rebounds (7) to go along with a career-best 5 blocks in win over Eastern Washington (Dec. 2). #4 Ha l e y Pa r s o n s 5-5 RS-Ju n i o r Gu a r d Tu c s o n, Ar i z. Ma r a n a Major : Exercise and Wellness Has played in 16 career games (three starts). Played in four games last season. Played in seven games (two starts) in after redshirting in An exercise and wellness major, Parsons maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA. A 2008 graduate of Marana High School in Marana, Ariz., where she lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball. Has played in 5 games. Played 12 minutes and had 2 assists and 1 steal in ASU s season-opening win over UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Missed ASU s games (concussion) at the San Juan Shootout (Nov ) and in the ASU Classic (Dec. 2-3). Scored a career-high 4 points, hit her first career 3-pointer and tied her career high in assists (2) in ASU s win over Army (Dec. 20). JOY BURKE S CAREER BESTS Category Points 14 vs. New Mexico St FGs 5 vs. New Mexico St FG Att 6 (2x ) last vs. NAU ptrs 3 pt Att 1 (3x) last at Stanford Rebs 10 vs. NAU Assists 1 (2x) last at Washington State Steals 1 (6x) last at Washington State Blocks 5 vs. Eastern Washington Minutes 17 vs. Stanford HALEY PARSONS CAREER BESTS Category Points 4 vs. Army FGs 1 vs. (2x) last vs. Army FG Att 1 vs. (4x) last vs. Army ptrs 1 vs. Army pt Att 1 vs. (2x) last vs. Army Rebs 2 (2x) last vs. Army Assists 2 (3x) last vs. Army Steals 1 (2x) last vs. UC Riverside Blocks Minutes 12 vs. UC Riverside

10 #5 De j a Ma n n 5-7 Ju n i o r Gu a r d - Te a m Ca p ta i n Me r c e d, Ca l i f. Me r c e d Major : Communication (Enrolled in Barrett Honors College ) Has played in 87 career games (40 starts). Played in all 31 of ASU s contests with 14 starts (all 14 starts coming in last 14 games). Shot 87 percent from the line (33-38) last season. Averaged 2.4 points as a freshman. A 2009 graduate of Merced High School in Merced, Calif., where she earned first-team All-Central California Conference honors each of her first two seasons, including being named the conference s MVP her sophomore season. As a sophomore she averaged 16.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in earning first-team alldistrict and team MVP recognition in addition to being named to ESPN Rise Magazine s `Players to Watch Third Team. Did not compete her last two years in high school because of injury. An outstanding all-around athlete, also competed in track and won the 100m hurdles and was runner-up in the high jump at Merced. Has started all 24 games and currently leads ASU in assists (3.6 apg), FTs made (49) and FT percentage (.803). Has scored in double figures 5 times in ASU s last 7 games and is shooting 50 percent from 3-point range (6-12) during that stretch. Has had 5 or more assists 9x this season, including a career-best 7 on two occasions - vs. Eastern Washington (Dec. 2) and vs. Colorado (Jan. 19). Scored 7 points (3-6 FGs, 1-1 FT) and dished out 5 assists in ASU s season opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Scored 8 points and grabbed 6 rebounds while playing a career-high 41 minutes in ASU s OT win at Colorado State. Recorded then-career highs in points (11) and rebounds (7) vs. No. 13 Rutgers (Nov. 26). Scored 11 points and had 5 assists in win vs. Illinois State (Dec. 3). Pulled down a career-high 8 rebounds in win at Oregon (Jan. 14). Recorded a career high in scoring (17 points) in win vs. Utah (Jan. 21). Scored 7 of her 12 points in the final 4:30 of ASU s win at Washington (Jan. 28). Led ASU with 11 points vs. No. 4 Stanford (Feb. 2) and followed that with another 11-point effort vs. Cal (Feb. 4). Once again led ASU s offensive attack, scoring 12 points at Utah (Feb. 4). Category Points FGs FG Att 3ptrs DEJA MANN S CAREER BESTS 17 vs. Utah (2x) last at Utah at Colorado State (3x) last at Utah pt Att 5 (2x) last at Colorado State Rebs 8 at Oregon Assists 7 (2x) last vs. Colorado Steals 4 vs. Cal Poly Blocks 1 (3x) last vs. Cal Minutes 41 at Colorado State #10 Promise Amukamara 5-8 Fr e s h m a n Gu a r d Gl e n d a l e, Ar i z. Ap o l l o Major : Business Communication A 2011 graduate of Apollo High School in Glendale, Ariz. Named to Parade magazine s 35th annual All-America High School Girl s Basketball Team (2011). Helped lead Apollo to the A-I Arizona State Championship. Was named the state of Arizona s Gatorade girl s basketball player of the year in Was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the WBCA and was the Western Sky Conference POY ( ). Was named Farmer s Insurance Player of the Game for the A-I state championship. Averaged 21.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 5.3 steals per game her senior year. Was named her team s Rookie of the Year as a freshman, and followed that up the next by being named the Sophomore of the year. This past summer competed for the Nigerian National Team at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Her brother, Prince, was a first round draft choice (cornerback out of Nebraska) by the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants in last April s NFL Draft. Has played in all 24 of ASU s contests and currently leads the team in FG pct. (.467). Over the last 3 games, leads ASU in free throws made (10) and attempted (12). Is shooting 53 percent (28-53 FGs) in ASU s last 17 games and has scored a career-best 12 points twice in that stretch. Nearly half (22) of her 45 rebounds rebounds have come on the offensive end. Scored 6 points and had 3 steals in ASU s season opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Contributed 8 points and 4 rebounds in win over Boston College (Nov. 20). Scored all 7 points in the second half of ASU s loss vs. No. 13 Rutgers (Nov. 26). Scored a career-best 12 points in wins vs. CSFU (5-7 FGs) and vs. Army (5-5 FGs). Scored 7 of her 9 points (4-6 FGs) in the 2nd half of ASU s win at Washington State (Jan. 26). PROMISE AMUKAMARA S CAREER BESTS Category Points 12 (2x) last vs. Army FGs 5 (2x) last vs. Army FG Att 8 vs. UC Riverside ptrs 1 (2x) last vs. USC pt Att 1 (6x) last vs. USC Rebs 6 vs. vs. Arizona Assists 2 vs. Eastern Washington Steals 3 (3x) last vs. Cal Blocks 2 vs. Eastern Washington Minutes 21 (2x) last vs. Army

11 #11 Ka l i Be n n e t t 6-5 RS-Se n i o r Fo r wa r d/ce n t e r Ventura, Calif. Univ. of Washington Major : Non -Degree Graduate (writing certificate) Transferred to Arizona State from the University of Washington in May 2008, however did not play until the season due to NCAA transfer rules. Has played in 116 career games (32 starts) and has already earned her undergraduate degree (design studies - May 2011). Is currently in 2nd place on ASU s all-time list for career blocks with 136 (1st place - Kym Hampton blocks). Played in every game last season (5 starts) and led the team in blocks (1.1 bpg - 5th in Pac-10) and finished 3rd in rebounds per game (4.4). Played in 31 games (3 starts) in and scored in double figures 4 times while leading the team in blocks per game (1.3) and finishing third on the team in rebounds per game (4.6 rpg) and 5th in scoring (5.4 ppg). Played in 30 games as a freshman at UW and averaged 4.9 ppg and 3.0 rpg while tying for the team lead in blocks with 15. Four-year letter winner and one-year team captain at Ventura HS where she led her prep squad to four straight Channel League titles was a three-time adidas All-American. Has started all 24 games and currently leads ASU in blocks (2.6 bpg), is tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.7 rpg), is 2nd in scoring (8.3 ppg), and assists (2.1 apg) and is third in steals (1.6 spg). Currently with 63 blocks, has already broken the school s single-season record of 56 set by Kym Hampton in Has scored in double figures 10 times, including 8 times in ASU s last 11 games. Has had 3 or more blocks 11x this season, including a career-high and school-record-tying 7 vs Utah (Jan. 21). Had a five-game stretch in December in which she led ASU in scoring (9.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg) while connecting on 50 percent of her shot attempts (20-40). Earned San Juan Shootout All-Tournament honors after scoring 6 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with a careerbest 4 steals in loss vs. No. 13 Rutgers (Nov. 26). Was named to the ASU Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins vs. EWU and ISU. Recorded her 5th career double-double (14 points/6-7 FGs)/11 rebounds) in win over CSFU (Dec. 6). Grabbed 11 rebounds and had a career-high 6 assists in win over Arizona (Dec. 31). KALI BENNETT S CAREER BESTS Led ASU with a season-best 15 points (7-12 FGs) vs. UCLA (Jan. 7) and followed that with a team-high-tying 11 points at OSU. Category Had second double-double of the season (11 points, 12 rebounds) Points 18 vs. Idaho in win at Oregon (Jan. 14). Scored 12 points (6-11 FGs) and tied her career high with four FGs 7 (2x) last vs. UCLA steals in win vs. Colorado (Jan. 19). FG Att 19 at Stanford Came within one rebound and three blocks of a triple-double (12 points, 9 rebs., 7 blocks) vs. Utah (Jan. 21). The 7 blocks tied the 3ptrs 2 (3x) last vs. Stanford single-game school record originally set by Kym Hampton in pt Att 4 at Stanford Scored 9 points and had six blocks to surpass Kym Hampton for school s season record in blocks vs. Stanford (Feb. 2). Rebs 15 at Hawai i Led ASU in points (13), rebounds (7) and blocks (4) vs. Cal (Feb. Assists 6 vs. Arizona ). Steals 4 (2x) last vs. Colorado Blocks 7 vs. Utah * ties school record Minutes 33 at Utah #12 Al e x Ea r l 5-10 Se n i o r Gu a r d Be av e r t o n, Or e. So u t h r i d g e Ma j o r : Co m m u n i c at i o n Has played in 109 career games with 27 starts. Has connected on 79 career 3-pointers. Played in all 31 games (8 starts) last season and finished 3rd on the team in 3-point field goals (23). Finished 2nd on the team in 3-point field goals (27) in A 2008 graduate of Southridge High School in Beaverton, Ore., where she was a four-year letterwinner in both basketball and soccer. Helped lead her Southridge basketball team to four consecutive state titles... During her four seasons, Southridge had an overall record of , including a perfect 12-0 record in the Oregon big-school state tournament. As a senior in , led her squad in assists, steals and 3-point field goals. Following the season was named the Oregon 6A POY, the Tri-Co Metro POY and the Beaverton Valley Times Female Athlete of the Year. Has played in all 24 games (16 starts) and currently leads the team in 3-point FGs (25) and is 3rd in assists (1.8 apg). Leads ASU s bench in scoring (6.8 ppg - 8 games). Is shooting 50 percent from the floor (14-28), including 47 percent (9-19) from 3-point range in ASU s last 6 games. Scored 5 points and had 2 rebounds and 2 steals in ASU s season-opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Played a career-high 35 minutes and scored 9 points while tying her career-high in 3-point FGs (3) and setting a career best in rebounds (5) in ASU s OT win at Colorado State (Nov. 13). Scored a season-best 10 points in win over Boston College (Nov. 20). Dished out a career-high 8 assists (most by a Sun Devil this season) in win over Illinois State (Dec. 3). Tied her career high with 5 steals to go along with 7 points (3-5 FGs) in win over Army (Dec. 20). Hit a clutch 3-pointer in the closing minutes of ASU s win over UTEP (Dec. 28). Tied her career highs in 3-pointers (3) and rebounds (5) in win at Washington (Jan. 28). Scored 10 points (4-7 FGs) vs. Cal (Feb. 4). Scored a career-best 14 points (2-5 FGs, 9-9 FTs) and added 3 ALEX EARL S CAREER BESTS assists and 3 rebounds in win at Colorado (Feb. 11). Category Points 14 at Colorado FGs 4 (6x) last vs. Cal FG Att 10 (2x) last vs. UTEP ptrs 3 (6x) last at Washington pt Att 9 vs. UTEP Rebs 5 (3x) last at Washington Assists 8 vs. Illinois State Steals 5 (2x) last vs. Army Blocks 2 vs. Colorado Minutes 35 at Colorado State

12 #14 Adrianne Thomas 5-9 So p h o m o r e Gu a r d Fo n ta n a, Ca l i f. Su m m i t Major : Biological Sciences (Animal Physiology & Behavior) Played in all 31 of ASU s contests last season despite being slowed by a foot injury for much of the season. Had a brilliant high school career at Summit High School (Fontana, Calif), where she set the school record for career scoring (563 points) and the school s single-game records for most points (31), steals (12) and assists (11). Led Summit to a pair of championship games and was named the San Bernardino Sun Player of the Year her senior year. Has played in all 24 of ASU s contests. Had a career-best 4 assists and tied her career high in rebounds (6) in ASU s win over Illinois State (Dec. 3). Tied her career high with 7 points vs. USC (Jan. 5). Scored 5 points (2-4 FGs) in win at Washington State (Jan. 26). Category ADRIANNE THOMAS CAREER BESTS Points 7 (2x) last vs. USC FGs 3 vs. New Mexico FG Att 6 vs. New Mexico ptrs 1 (2x) last vs. Boston College pt Att 1 (8x) last vs. Stanford Rebs 6 (2x) last vs. Illinois State Assists 4 vs. Illinois State Steals 3 vs. New Mexico Blocks Minutes 18 vs. Eastern Washington #22 Janae Fulcher 6-3 RS-Ju n i o r Fo r wa r d La Jo l l a, Ca l i f. Co u n t r y Day Major : Interdisciplinary Studies (Communication & Education) Has played in 87 career games (4 starts). Earned her undergraduate degree (BIS Interdisciplinary Studies) in December Played in all 31 of ASU s contests (2 starts) last season and finished 3rd on the team in field goal percentage (.462) and 5th in both scoring (5.0 ppg) and rebounds per game (2.7). Played in every game in (two starts) after redshirting in and led the team in field goal percentage (.521, FGs). A 2008 graduate of La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, Calif., where she lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball. Helped lead her basketball team to four league championships and earned All-League and All-Conference Honors four years in a row. Earned the Hall of Champions San Diego Player of the Year award and the UT San Diego Player of the Year award following her senior season in which she averaged 17.6 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the field. Also added 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 assists per game. Is 3rd in scoring among ASU s bench players (5.8 ppg) and 2nd in rebounding (3.0 rpg). Is shooting 52 percent from the floor (15-29) in ASU s last 6 games. Averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 70 percent (14-20 FGs) in back-to-back games vs. DePaul (Dec. 16) and Army (Dec. 20). Scored all 5 of her points from the line (5-6 FTs) in ASU s OT win at Colorado State (Nov. 13). Scored all 8 of her points in the final 4:42, including the game-winning basket with 17 seconds remaining, in ASU s win over Illinois (Nov. 25). Accounted for season highs in points (16) and rebounds (7) at DePaul (Dec. 16). Led ASU with 15 points (7-9 FGs) and grabbed 5 rebounds in win over Army (Dec. 20). Also attempted and made her first career 3-pointer. Scored 8 points (3-6 FGs) in win at Washington State (Jan. 26). Scored 10 of her game-high 16 points (7-9 FGs) in the second half of ASU s win at Colorado (Feb. 11). Also had a careerhigh 3 steals against the Buffaloes. JANAE FULCHER S CAREER BESTS Category Points 18 vs. New Mexico St FGs 7 (4x) last at Colorado FG Att 11 (2x) last at DePaul ptrs 1 vs. Army pt Att 1 (2x) last vs. Arizona Rebs 10 at Yale Assists 3 (2x) last at Washington State Steals 3 at Colorado Blocks 2 (2x) last vs. Arizona Minutes 24 (2x) last vs. Arizona

13 #25 Kimberly Brandon 6-2 Se n i o r Fo r wa r d Ch at s w o r t h, Ca l i f. Ch at s w o r t h Major : Family and Human Development Has played in 117 career games (78 starts) and has 8 career double-doubles (5 in , 3 in ) After averaging 1.9 points as a freshman and 4.0 points as a sophomore, came through with a breakout season in , earning All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors for a season in which she has averaged 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Played in all 31 of ASU s contests (29 starts) in and concluded the season as ASU s leader in rebounding (6.5 rpg - 11th in Pac-10) and 2nd in both scoring (9.5 ppg - 21st in Pac-10) and field goal percentage ( th in Pac-10). Averaged 15.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals while shooting 57 percent from the field (33-58) and 91 percent from the line (20-22) in ASU s last six games of the regular season (ASU went 5-1 during that stretch). A 2008 graduate of Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Calif., where she averaged 13.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 1.7 assists and 1.4 blocks as a senior when she was named the Chatsworth High Female Athlete of the Year in Younger sister (Gennifer) plays basketball for Cal. Has started all 24 games and currently leads ASU in scoring (10.4 ppg), is tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.7 rpg) and is 2nd in steals (1.7 spg). Has scored in double figures 13 times this season, including 6 times in the last 9 games. Averaged 15.8 points (+4.6 above her season average), 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals while shooting 54 percent (28-52) during ASU s recent 5-game winning streak. She was 5-9 (.556) from 3-point range and (.818) from the FT line during that stretch. Led ASU in scoring (11 points) and grabbed 7 rebounds in season-opening win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebs while playing a career-high 33 minutes in ASU s OT win at Colorado State (Nov. 13). Scored 14 of her game-high 18 points (9-15 FGs) in the second half of ASU s win over Boston College (Nov. 20). Earned ASU Classic MVP honors after averaging 14.0 ppg(13-22 FGs) and 7.0 rpg in wins over EWU and ISU (Dec. 2-3). Came 1 rebound shy of a double-double (12 points, 9 rebounds) vs. EWU and scored game-high 16 points (8-10 FGs) vs. ISU. Got her first double-double of as she dropped in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with a career-high 6 steals in ASU s win over UTEP (Dec. 28). KIMBERLY BRANDON S CAREER BESTS Scored 9 of her 13 points in the 2nd half of ASU s win Category over Arizona (Dec. 31). Posted second double-double of the season with game highs Points 21 at Washington State in points (14) and rebounds (13) in win at Oregon (Jan. 14). FGs 9 (2x) last vs. Boston College Scored 20 points (1 point short of tying career best and the most points by a Sun Devil this season) on 7-10 FGs, 4-4 FTs, FG Att 16 vs. Stanford grabbed 7 rebounds and had 5 steals in win vs. Colorado (Jan. 3ptrs 3 at Oregon ). Notched 3rd double-double of the season (17 points, 11 3 pt Att 4 at Oregon rebounds) in win at Washington State (Jan. 26). Rebs 15 vs. Cal Poly Scored 16 points (7-14 FGs) and grabbed 6 rebounds in win at Washington (Jan. 28). Assists 4 (3x) last vs. Army Injured ankle limited her to 17 minutes in ASU s loss vs. Cal Steals 6 vs. UTEP (Feb. 4). Blocks 3 vs. CSFU Minutes 34 at Colorado #32 Jada Blackwell 6-1 Fr e s h m a n Fo r wa r d Et i wa n d a, Ca l i f. Et i wa n d a Major : Business Communication A 2011 graduate of Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, Calif. Helped Etiwanda to a 24-4 season as a senior as she scored 17.0 points per game while adding 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals. Averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in and was named team MVP following a 2010 season in which she led her team to the CIF State Tournament. Was also named First-Team All-San Bernardino as she helped lead Etiwanda s 24-8 record in , including a perfect 10-0 record in league games. Has played in 23 games. Among ASU s bench players is 1st in rebounding (3.3 rpg), 2nd in scoring (5.9 ppg). Is 2nd on the team overall in field goal percentage (.453). Has scored in double figures 4 times this season. Scored 5 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in ASU s season-opening win over UC Riverside (Nov. 11). Scored 8 points (4-8 FGs) and pulled down 4 rebounds in ASU s OT win at Colorado State (Nov. 13). Averaged 10.0 points (8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs) and 5.0 rebounds in the ASU Classic (Dec. 2-3). Tied for the team lead in scoring (12 points, 4-4 FGs, 4-4 FTs) to go along with 6 rebounds in win over Eastern Washington (Dec. 2). Recorded career highs in rebounds (8), assists (3) and blocks (3) in win vs. CSFU (Dec. 6). Scored a career-best 14 points (7-13 FGs) to go along with 4 rebounds and 2 steals in win over Army (Dec. 20). Scored 6 points and tied her season high with 8 rebounds in win vs. Arizona (Dec. 31). Tied for the team lead in scoring (11 points) at Oregon State (Jan. 12). Scored 12 points (5-6 FGs) and hit a career-high two 3-pointers in ASU s win at Oregon (Jan. 14). Did not play at Colorado (Feb. 11). Category JADA BLACKWELL S CAREER BESTS Points 14 vs. Army FGs 7 vs. Army FG Att 13 vs. Army ptrs 2 at Oregon pt Att 3 at Oregon Rebs 8 (3x) last vs. Arizona Assists 3 vs. CSFU Steals 3 vs. Eastern Washington Blocks 3 vs. CSFU Minutes 21 vs. CSFU

14 #43 El i z a No r m e n 6-0 Fr e s h m a n Gu a r d Lo u i s v i l l e, Co l o. Mo n a r c h Major : Biological Sciences Earned McDonald s All-America honors following an outstanding career at Monarch High School in Louisville (pronounced Lewis-ville), Colo. As a junior, Normen averaged 13.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as she helped lead her squad to a 22-5 record and an appearance in the state semifinals. Normen had her senior season cut short by a knee injury after 17 games. At the time of her injury, Normen was leading her fourth-ranked team with 14.9 points per game to go along with 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals. Will redshirt in after suffering a quad injury in the closing moments of ASU s season opener against UC Riverside (Nov. 11). ELIZA NORMEN S CAREER BESTS Category Points 2 vs. UC Riverside FGs FG Att 2 vs. UC Riverside ptrs 3 pt Att 1 vs. UC Riverside Rebs 4 vs. UC Riverside Assists 1 (2x) last vs. EWU Steals 1 (2x) last vs. Illinois St Blocks 1 vs. Rutgers Minutes 17 vs. UC Riverside