University of Washington
Arizona State
Huskies Fall In Desert To No. 9 Arizona State
February 21, 2016 | Women's Basketball
TEMPE, Ariz. – Washington couldn't make it a sweep in the desert, falling to No. 9 Arizona State, 77-57. The Dawgs (18-9, 9-7 Pac-12) led at the half, but couldn't overcome a big third quarter from ASU (24-3, 15-1).
Kelsey Plum led the Huskies with 23 points, including topping the Pac-12's all-time record for free throws made. She made 8-8 on the day and has now made 609 for her career, passing Tanja Kostic of Oregon State who had held the record since 1996.
Talia Walton chipped in 13 points, while Katie Collier led the Dawgs on the glass with eight rebounds and Chantel Osahor had four assists.
The Huskies started fast, racing to a 21-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. Plum got things going, making three 3-pointers in the quarter, but the Huskies made 5-8 from deep overall as Kelli Kingma and Osahor also got into the act.
Arizona State made a run in the second quarter, but the Dawgs hung tough, taking a 30-28 lead to the break. Plum led the way with 13 points, but Walton chipped in nine on 4-5 shooting, including making her only 3-pointer. The Dawgs finished 6-9 from beyond the arc in the half, compared to just 2-9 for Arizona State.
The Sun Devils took control in the third quarter, taking their first lead at 31-30 by making a 3-pointer to open the period. The Huskies would fight back as the teams traded leads until midway through the quarter when ASU went on a 15-0 run to go up double digits. Washington trailed 54-43 heading to the fourth quarter.
The Devils extended the lead over the final 10 minutes as the lone highlight was Plum setting the Pac-12 career free throw mark.
For the game, Washington shot 40.8 percent (20-49), but did not make a 3-pointer in the second half. The Dawgs were also a perfect 11-11 from the foul line, but outrebounded 35-27 and turned it over 19 times. Arizona State scored 24 points off Husky turnovers, while the Dawgs scored only seven off 10 Sun Devil giveaways.
The Huskies will now return home to complete the Pac-12 schedule with Utah and Colorado. The Dawgs host the Utes on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. for a webcast only game. Saturday at 1 p.m., Washington will host Colorado at 1 p.m. for a senior day with Walton, Alexus Atchley and Mathilde Gilling being honored.
