Year One: Life at ASU — Sabrina and the Devils' postseason


No. 2 seed

Freshman year: It's a time of promise and optimism ... much like the start of March Madness.

For Sabrina Haines, one of the five freshmen ASU Now is featuring in an occasional photo series, and her Sun Devil women's basketball teammates finished their regular season 26-7 and shared top honors in the Pac-12 standings with a record of 16-2. It led to their best-ever NCAA Tournament ranking, No. 2 seed.

Here's a look at the joy, the victory and the defeat of a tournament run.

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