TEMPE, Ariz.—The Vandal women's basketball team traveled to Arizona State for the first meeting between the two schools on Monday. Idaho went cold in the desert with a season-low 12 field goals made. The Sun Devils controlled the night from the opening-tip, closing out Idaho 77-33.

Idaho' 33 points marked the fewest scored by the Vandals since a 75-31 loss to No. 18 Montana on Jan. 23, 1988.

How it Happened
Arizona State (8-3) did not allow Idaho to score more than 10 points in a quarter. The Vandals struggled to get consistent offense throughout the night. Idaho hit just 6 3's, tied for the second fewest this season. Taylor Pierce hit two of the Vandals' triples, helping her to a team-best 8 points.

The Vandals opened the game with promise. Allison Kirby hit the team's first 3-pointer to get Idaho's offense on the board. Geraldine McCorkell followed with her first two points to cut Arizona State's lead to 6-5 inside the first four minutes. Idaho hit just two more field goals in the quarter. ASU's Reilli Richardson hit a 3-pointer from just past midcourt to close the quarter, putting Idaho in a 23-10 hole.

ASU continued to pile on in the second, using a 12-0 run to open the quarter, growing the lead to 25 points. Pierce finally got Idaho back on the board with a 3 at the 5:15 mark, but the damage had been done. Mikayla Ferenz hit her lone 3 of the night in the final minute to cut the ASU lead to 41-20. For Ferenz it marked her 205th career 3, tying her with Susan Woolf fifth in program history.

Idaho (3-7) trailed by 30 after the third quarter, scoring just 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting.  Arizona State's defense, ranked 30th in the NCAA in points per game, limited Idaho to just a Jenae Lewallen 3 in the fourth.

Jamie Ruden lead the Sun Devils with 19 points in 14 minutes. Kianna Ibis added 16 and Robbi Ryan had 12.

Keys
A number of things did not go Idaho's way on Monday. The Vandals hurt themselves early on in the first half with turnovers. Idaho committed 13 in the first half and 18 total. The Vandals turnover led directly to 25 ASU points.

The Sun Devils gained a 29-10 at the second quarter media break (7:39). By that point Idaho had turned the ball over nine times, accounting for 12 ASU points. The Sun Devils scored 20 points off of turnovers in the first half, accounting for almost the first-half scoring margin (21).

Quotes
Head Coach Jon Newlee
On Arizona State's defense
"There is a reason they are in all the top-10 categories defensively. They are an elite Power-5 defense. They certainly brought it tonight. We got the full taste of that. We did not respond very well. Hopefully, we learned a few things about. Great job by Arizona State."

On message to the team after the game
"I told them that was a rough loss. When it is rough out there you need to keep your composure. When getting pressured out there you need to stay composed and not panic. And not just our young guys. They got a real taste of what it is like. Some of our veterans have played against teams like that, like the Baylor's and Ohio State's. They have been through this before. It was disappointing they couldn't respond better tonight to that pressure. You have to learn from that and take these lessons that we learned tonight and get ready for Big Sky action."

Notes
Idaho has now hit a 3-pointer in 304 consecutive games…Monday was the first time since Nov. 26, 2010, that the Vandals did not have a double-figure scorer (Yinka Ollrunnife ( at Oregon)…Idaho attempted a season-low 49 field goals…the Vandals shot a season-low 24.5 percent (12-49)…Idaho matched its season-low with 3 free throws made…Ferenz had her double-figure scoring streak come to an end after 23 games.

Upcoming
The Vandals return to the Gem State on Dec. 21 to take on Eastern Oregon. Idaho will host the first game of a doubleheader in Boise. The women's game will start at 4 p.m. PT, at CenturyLink Arena. The men will take on UC Irvine to close the night.