Defensive effort helps women's hoops win by 25
<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/dosty_sybil00.html">Sy… Dosty</a> scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half as Arizona State defeated Oregon State 61-36.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html">D… Simon</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/lacey_lauren01.html">L… Lacey</a> both added 10 points for Arizona State (9-6, 1-2 Pac-10), which snapped a three-game losing streak and won its first conference game of the season.</p><separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html"><… Sun Devils outscored the Beavers 35-14 in the second half to turn a four-point halftime lead into a 25-point win.</p><separator></separator><p>"I challenged our team at halftime because we weren't working as hard as we needed to," Sun Devil head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/turnerthorne_charli00… Turner Thorne</a> said. "In the second half they came out and were able to get the job done.</p><separator></separator><p>"Our game plan was to get the ball to our posts because they scored really well in practice throughout the week and they did a great job today."</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils came out and took control of the game with a 13-2 run during the first 4:40 of the second half. Dosty capped the run with three consecutive baskets to give Arizona State a 39-24 lead with 15:24 remaining.</p><separator></separator><p>After a layup by Tiffany Ducker cut Arizona State's lead to 42-28 the Sun Devils would put the game out of reach by answering with a 12-2 run over the next six minutes. A jumper by Simon put Arizona State up 54-30 with five minutes left in the game.</p><separator></separator><p>Mercedes Fox-Griffin led Oregon State (9-4, 0-3 Pac-10) with 10 points.</p>