SAN ANTONIO - After picking up its first win of the season on Friday, the UTSA women's basketball team will look to make it two in a row on Sunday when the Roadrunners take on Arizona State at 3 p.m. (CT) at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Roadrunners head into the weekend with its first win of the season on a 97-48 decision over Division II Sul Ross State on Friday. The victory was captured behind 23 and 17 points from Marie Benson and Tija Hawkins, respectively. Benson paced the Roadrunners with 11 shots from the floor along while also collecting 10 rebounds. Hawkins followed with seven shots from the floor, a trio of free throws and a game-high 11 rebounds. Overall, UTSA held a 36-17 edge on the glass.
UTSA pounded the ball inside all night and outscored the Lobos 52-33 in the paint while also holding the visitors to just 28.8 percent shooting, including 24.14 percent (7-of-29) in the second half.
Sunday's game will be the season opener for ASU and its first of seven games during a 14-day stretch this month. The Sun Devils finished the 2016-17 season 20-13 and 9-9 in the Pac-12 (5th place). ASU made its fourth consecutive and 15th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
This year's Sun Devil squad returns three players who started at least 10 games last season: junior guard Sabrina Haines and sophomore guards Reili Richardson and Robbi Ryan . Sophomore guard Kiara Russell also started nine games.
Overall, ASU has won all three of its previous games vs. UTSA. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 2005. The game will be streamed at http://pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university.
