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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2126162, member: 6927"] [URL]http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2017/03/26/script-flips-asu-womens-basketball-replacing-posts/99565574/[/URL] [INDENT]Arizona State women's basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne is not even pretending that the mark left by a [URL='http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaab/asu/2017/03/19/arizona-state-womens-upset-bid-falls-short-against-south-carolina/99396580/']three-point loss to South Carolina[/URL] in the NCAA Tournament is going away anytime soon. In a way, she doesn't want the anguish of the "most emotional locker room I've ever had" to fade. Because that memory, if used correctly, will be fuel for ASU's eight returning players, all still with two or three years of eligibility remaining. The Sun Devils will have no seniors in 2017-18 when they must absorb the loss of forwards Sophie Brunner and Kelsey Moos and center Quinn Dornstauder, who won 98 games in their four-year careers.[/INDENT] Ekmark's potential role is also discussed at some length: [INDENT]Courtney Ekmark, a 6-0 guard-forward transfer from Connecticut, could wind up playing in Brunner's spot where she would be difficult to defend. Eva Rubin, a 6-5 incoming freshman, will at minimum have a defensive and rebounding role like what was asked of Brunner and Moos as starters in 2013-14. "Eva is a true center and definitely able to play right away," Turner Thorne said. "We want her to anchor our defense. Courtney is just a phenomenal leader. Before she went to UConn, she had lost three games (at Phoenix St. Mary's High School) in her life. She understood that culture even before she got there. She's also one of the most competitive people, and the leadership she's going to give this very young team is going to be crucial."[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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