ASU women's basketball ranked No. 16 in AP preseason poll

<p>The Arizona State women’s basketball team is ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press preseason poll, which was released on Friday.</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils return senior starters forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/murphy_kayli01.html">K… Murphy</a> and guard <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/orsillo_danielle00.htm… Orsillo</a> from last year’s team that earned the team’s second Elite Eight berth in the last three years and set the school record for most consecutive wins (15).</p><separator></separator><p>Overall, ASU is one of 20 schools whose current streak of NCAA appearances is 5 or more, one of 15 schools that has qualified for the Sweet 16 three or more times in the last five seasons and one of 9 schools that has qualified for the Elite Eight at least two times in the last three years.</p><separator></separator><p>The 2009-10 Sun Devils will make their debut next Thursday when they host Vanguard in an exhibition contest at 6 p.m. in Wells Fargo Arena. ASU officially opens its regular season Sunday, November 15 when it hosts 2009 NCAA Participant South Dakota State.</p>