TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A slow start out of the gate proved to be too much for the Arizona State women's basketball team to overcome as it fell to No. 13 Florida State 77-66 on Sunday.
Reili Richardson scored a career-high 18 points for the Sun Devils (7-3), who were playing for the first time without junior guard Sabrina Haines. The team's No. 2 scorer (10.6 ppg) coming into Sunday's game, Haines was lost for the season after suffering a knee injury in the second half of last week's win over UC Riverside.
Robbi Ryan scored a season-high 15 points while Kianna Ibis added 10 points. Richardson (7-14), Ryan (6-12) and Ibis (5-10) combined to shoot 50 percent in the game.
As a team the Sun Devils connected on a season-high nine 3-pointers. Richardson (4-7) and Courtney Ekmark (3-6) both established a new career-high for 3-pointers in a game as the duo combined to make 54 percent (7-13) of their long-range shots.
The Seminoles (10-0) had a 38-29 advantage in rebounding, only the third time the Sun Devils have been beat on the boards this season. Ibis led ASU's effort on the glass as she tied her career high with nine rebounds. Charnea Johnson-Chapman was right behind with eight rebounds, the eighth time this season she has collected seven or more rebounds in a game.
The Seminoles took control early as they scored the first eight points of the game and would close the quarter with a 12-5 run to take a 27-11 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.
The good news for the Sun Devils is they outscored the Seminoles 55-50 over the final 30 minutes of the game. Along the way they held FSU to its lowest point total in a quarter this season (12 in the fourth quarter). The bad news is that they were never able to get closer than seven points the rest of the game.
Ibis (4-4 FGs, nine points) and Richardson (3-4 FGs, eight points) combined to shoot 7-8 from the floor and score 16 points in the second quarter. As a team ASU shot 59 percent in the frame to cut Florida State's lead to nine at the half, 46-37.
Ryan (11 points) and Richardson (10 points) were ASU's biggest contributors on the offensive end in the second half as they accounted for 21 of ASU's 29 points. The Sun Devils got within seven points three times in the first three minutes of the third quarter. Each time the Seminoles would respond with points of their own.
The Seminoles would eventually go on a 10-2 run to take their largest lead of the game, 65-48 late in the third quarter. A 3-pointer by Ekmark cut the deficit to 14 entering the final quarter.
The Sun Devils return to action on Mon., Dec. 18 (6 p.m. MT) when they host Idaho at Wells Fargo Arena.
Reili Richardson scored a career-high 18 points for the Sun Devils (7-3), who were playing for the first time without junior guard Sabrina Haines. The team's No. 2 scorer (10.6 ppg) coming into Sunday's game, Haines was lost for the season after suffering a knee injury in the second half of last week's win over UC Riverside.
Robbi Ryan scored a season-high 15 points while Kianna Ibis added 10 points. Richardson (7-14), Ryan (6-12) and Ibis (5-10) combined to shoot 50 percent in the game.
As a team the Sun Devils connected on a season-high nine 3-pointers. Richardson (4-7) and Courtney Ekmark (3-6) both established a new career-high for 3-pointers in a game as the duo combined to make 54 percent (7-13) of their long-range shots.
The Seminoles (10-0) had a 38-29 advantage in rebounding, only the third time the Sun Devils have been beat on the boards this season. Ibis led ASU's effort on the glass as she tied her career high with nine rebounds. Charnea Johnson-Chapman was right behind with eight rebounds, the eighth time this season she has collected seven or more rebounds in a game.
The Seminoles took control early as they scored the first eight points of the game and would close the quarter with a 12-5 run to take a 27-11 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.
The good news for the Sun Devils is they outscored the Seminoles 55-50 over the final 30 minutes of the game. Along the way they held FSU to its lowest point total in a quarter this season (12 in the fourth quarter). The bad news is that they were never able to get closer than seven points the rest of the game.
Ibis (4-4 FGs, nine points) and Richardson (3-4 FGs, eight points) combined to shoot 7-8 from the floor and score 16 points in the second quarter. As a team ASU shot 59 percent in the frame to cut Florida State's lead to nine at the half, 46-37.
Ryan (11 points) and Richardson (10 points) were ASU's biggest contributors on the offensive end in the second half as they accounted for 21 of ASU's 29 points. The Sun Devils got within seven points three times in the first three minutes of the third quarter. Each time the Seminoles would respond with points of their own.
The Seminoles would eventually go on a 10-2 run to take their largest lead of the game, 65-48 late in the third quarter. A 3-pointer by Ekmark cut the deficit to 14 entering the final quarter.
The Sun Devils return to action on Mon., Dec. 18 (6 p.m. MT) when they host Idaho at Wells Fargo Arena.