No. 8 Arizona State brings some of the most tenacious defense on the West Coast to Matthew Knight Arena on Friday night, and Oregon’s Maite Cazorla and Lexi Petersen will get an up-close-and-personal look.
The Sun Devils (17-3, 8-0 Pac-12) carry a 14-game win streak into Friday’s game (8 p.m., Pac-12 Networks), built on a foundation of aggressive defense. ASU allows just 51.6 points per game in part by forcing more than 19 turnovers per game, a daunting challenge for Oregon’s ballhandlers.
For much of this season, that duty has fallen to the freshman Cazorla.