As many freshmen are looking forward to the end of their first semester at college, Sabrina Haines' freshman campaign is just getting started — in some ways. The guard on ASU's women's basketball team started official practices with the team in October and this month played her first game as a student-athlete at ASU. It came against the Kentucky Wildcats in Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
The photos from the game and Haines' practices with the team are part of "Year One: Life at ASU," a periodic photo series following five freshmen through their first year at ASU.
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November is a time when many students are starting to wrap things up before winter break, but Sabrina Haines' life is just getting busy with the start of basketball season. Here the freshmen on ASU's women's basketball team runs through drills with her teammates during practice at Wells Fargo Arena on Nov. 5.
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Sabrina Haines throws a basketball behind her back to a teammate during practice drills.
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Assistant coach Jackie Moore observes Haines (upper left) and the team as they do push-ups during practice.
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One fact that not many know is that the women's basketball team practices against men. These men are ASU students who commit to the schedule and requirements of the team much like the women. Here, Haines gets the best of one of these guys as she puts up a shot.
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Repetition breeds success. At least, that's the theory with free throws, one of the game's more isolated actions. Haines practices her touch as she looks forward to the season.
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The life of a student-athlete is busy, busy, busy. Which explains why Haines is running to her next committment after basketball practice.
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And ... it's game time. Senior guard Arnecia Hawkins goes in for a basket during the Sun Devils' opening game against Kentucky at Wells Fargo Arena on Nov. 15. The game came down to overtime, when Kentucky defeated the Sun Devils 68-64.
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Haines waits to check into the game for her first action as a student-athlete at ASU. Not all freshmen get to play their first season. And even though she played only 3 minutes, it shows that the coaching staff has some trust in her.
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Haines plays perimeter defense during her first game at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Charli Turner Thorne, head coach of ASU's women's basketball team, guides her team during their first game of the 2015-16 season, against the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Haines jumps up in celebration of another Sun Devil score against Kentucky.
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Sun Devils run to block a Kentucky inbounds pass during their opening game at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Freshman guard Sabrina Haines and her teammates cheer from the bench as the Sun Devils score against Kentucky. The tight game went into overtime.
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Sun Devil fans cheer their team on, trying to provide a home-court advantage against Kentucky.
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Haines and her teammates watch as the final opportunity for a Sun Devils score during overtime is missed. Kentucky went on to defeat ASU 68-64 in the Sun Devil's opening game of the season.
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See what Sabrina was up to earlier in the semester in these past galleries:
Year One: Life at ASU — Sabrina volunteers
Year One: Life at ASU — Sabrina's study time
Year one: Life at ASU — moving into the dorms
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