Women's hoops defeated by BYU

March 23, 2010

The Arizona State women's basketball team saw its 2009-10 campaign come to an end on Tuesday night as BYU defeated the Sun Devils 61-53 in the second round of the 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament.<separator></separator>Senior guard <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/orsillo_danielle00.htm… Orsillo</a> (13 points), junior guard <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/watson_tenaya00.html">… Watson</a> (11 points) and senior forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/murphy_kayli01.html">K… Murphy</a> (10 points) led the Sun Devils (18-14) on the offensive end while junior forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tobin_becca00.html">Be… Tobin</a> had her fourth double-digit rebounding game of the season (11) to go along with six points.<separator></separator>BYU (22-9) had three players - junior guards Jazmine Foreman (17 points) and Haley Hall (14 points) and sophomore center Kristen Riley (10 points) - score in double figures as the Cougars shot 49 percent for the game compared to 36 percent for ASU.<separator></separator>Facing an eight-point deficit after the first 20 minutes of play, it appeared the Sun Devils found their stride following a 10-0 run to open the second half. Watson's layup gave the Sun Devils a 33-31 lead with 14:16 left before the Cougars scored their first points of the second half on their ensuing possession to tie the game at 33-33.<separator></separator>The teams would engage in a see-saw battle over the next five minutes before the Cougars reeled off five consecutive points to take a 47-42 lead with 7:27 remaining. The Sun Devils would battle back and cut BYU's lead to a single point on two separate occasions, however each time the Cougars would have an answer. After Orsillo's jumper brought ASU to within a single point at 49-48, BYU would respond with a 7-0 run to go up 56-48 with 1:06 left.<separator></separator>

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