By Parker PorrillSeven straight losses to Arizona and the Molly Miller effect are fueling anticipation for the women’s basketball matchup between state rivals at Desert Financial Arena on Wednesday night. Young wrote, “This is the most tickets that have been claimed so far in the Arizona-Arizona State women’s basketball rivalry game.”“That’s why rivalry games are so good,” Miller said. Like ASU, Arizona has a new head coach this season as Becky Burke will make her state rivalry debut. In the Territorial Cup series that year, Arizona State and McHugh won both meetings. Over the course of Miller’s career at Grand Canyon (2020-2025), she went 3-1 combined against Arizona and Arizona State and went a decimating 13-2 against schools from Arizona in non-exhibition games.