THE GAME: Sun Devil WBB (0-0) vs. Northern Arizona (0-0)
WHEN: Monday at 8 p.m. MST
WHERE: Desert Financial Arena • Tempe, Ariz.
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The Natasha Adair era officially begins for Sun Devil Women’s Basketball when the Sun Devils host Northern Arizona on Monday at 8 pm. Adair met with the media on Friday and touched on several topics heading into Monday’s season opener.
Opening Statement:
“I’m so excited about this upcoming season. You think about the last seven months and just how hard the players have been working and now it is time to put it all together. I’m just proud of the players and how hard they’ve been working in this time, in this transition. Really excited to see us put it all together opening night.”
On motto for this year:
“It’s kind of our formula. Our formula is defend, rebound, run, and score. First of all, defense wins championships. And we are a team who will rebound. All of my teams that I have been a part of for these years are top in the country in rebounding. So, that sends a message when you do extra effort things, when you make extra effort plays and we want to be that team where we’re going after those offensive rebounds to give us extra percentages. Percentages go up when you get second and third opportunities, but it shows our opponent how relentless we are. And then once we get that stop, we are going to run. We’re going be really quick to transition to offense. A lot of teams struggle in transition defense. And then we’re going take pride in the half court [offense]. We’re not that team that is one dimensional, that is just going to play defense, or just rely on our defense. We are going to respect the game and execute on the offensive end.”
On Meg Newman:
“She is our ball of energy. If I could bottle Meg up, and clone her, I would have a million of them. She has worked so hard to get back [from last year’s injury]. I think the fans will be excited when they see her hit the court.”
On how transfers and returners have come together:
“I think that’s been the biggest thing we’ve focused on, especially in the off-season and summer when everyone got here. It’s more about the culture of the team. You had six players that were here and then there was so much change. With the new players coming in, we still talked about why ASU? I think if you keep everyone focused on why ASU, their love for ASU, then it doesn’t…
WHEN: Monday at 8 p.m. MST
WHERE: Desert Financial Arena • Tempe, Ariz.
WATCH: ASU Live Stream
RADIO: KDUS AM 1060
LIVE STATS: Click here
PURCHASE TICKETS: Click here
The Natasha Adair era officially begins for Sun Devil Women’s Basketball when the Sun Devils host Northern Arizona on Monday at 8 pm. Adair met with the media on Friday and touched on several topics heading into Monday’s season opener.
Opening Statement:
“I’m so excited about this upcoming season. You think about the last seven months and just how hard the players have been working and now it is time to put it all together. I’m just proud of the players and how hard they’ve been working in this time, in this transition. Really excited to see us put it all together opening night.”
On motto for this year:
“It’s kind of our formula. Our formula is defend, rebound, run, and score. First of all, defense wins championships. And we are a team who will rebound. All of my teams that I have been a part of for these years are top in the country in rebounding. So, that sends a message when you do extra effort things, when you make extra effort plays and we want to be that team where we’re going after those offensive rebounds to give us extra percentages. Percentages go up when you get second and third opportunities, but it shows our opponent how relentless we are. And then once we get that stop, we are going to run. We’re going be really quick to transition to offense. A lot of teams struggle in transition defense. And then we’re going take pride in the half court [offense]. We’re not that team that is one dimensional, that is just going to play defense, or just rely on our defense. We are going to respect the game and execute on the offensive end.”
On Meg Newman:
“She is our ball of energy. If I could bottle Meg up, and clone her, I would have a million of them. She has worked so hard to get back [from last year’s injury]. I think the fans will be excited when they see her hit the court.”
On how transfers and returners have come together:
“I think that’s been the biggest thing we’ve focused on, especially in the off-season and summer when everyone got here. It’s more about the culture of the team. You had six players that were here and then there was so much change. With the new players coming in, we still talked about why ASU? I think if you keep everyone focused on why ASU, their love for ASU, then it doesn’t…
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