Entering the 2017 season, Arizona State was entering their third coach in four years as Trisha Ford was taking over a program that wasn’t living up to its high standards.
The Sun Devils were picked to finish eighth in the Pac-12 on the eve last season. Arizona State bested that finishing the season 31-21 and sixth in the Pac-12 earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
After being placed in the Oxford Regional with SEC Tournament Champions Ole Miss, North Carolina and Southern Illinois, the Sun Devils went 1-2 ending their season.
Rejuvenated and motivated to go further, the Sun Devils enter the 2018 season with heightened expectations as they were picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason poll and No.