Dec. 4, 2009
Final Stats
Arizona State Box Score 
Tempe, AZ -- Idaho State gave #15 Arizona State a scare as the Bengals played a tight contest with seven tied scores and eight lead changes keeping the Sun Devils on the ropes until a late 10-4 run would tilt the scales to a 65-56 decision for the tournament host at the Wells Fargo Arena in the first round of the Arizona State Classic on Friday night in front of 2,412 fans. Arizona State improved to 5-1 while the Bengals fell to 1-7 for the season.
"They did well, they are growing and getting better," said Sobolewski of the Bengals solid effort against a top-20 opponent. "I told [the girls] we have to be aware of moral victories. The purpose is to win and not to come close. But they did a great job and they've come a long way and we have to keep moving forward and getting better."
The Bengals posted four three-point leads, its last lead coming from a jumper by freshman Morgan Wohltman with 15:22 on the clock in the second half. Wohltman scored 12 points for the Bengals hitting 5-of-12 from the field and led the Bengals with two blocked shots. She was one of three freshmen to start for the game.
Senior Oana Iacovita led the Bengals in points with 15, rebounds with five, and steals with two. She hit 7-of-15 from the field for a 46.7 percent accuracy on the floor. Iacovita was a driving force in the Bengals ability to outscore the Sun Devils in the paint 18-16.
"She had a lot better percentage tonight, nearly 50 percent from the field. She was very patient tonight and she did it in a smart way," said Sobolewski. "We ran a lot of offense and the she went to the basket and took a good shot."
Arizona State missed 13 of its first 19 shots to start the game. It would be a back and forth contest for the rest of the first half. Idaho State held a one-point lead with 1:10 remaining in the first half off of a layup from Iacovita, but Arizona State's Danielle Orsillo three-pointer would give the Sun Devils a two-point lead at 22-20 heading into the break.
Orsillo recorded a game-high 18 points hitting 7-of-11 from the field. She would put away a three-pointer and hit 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. ASU's Becca Tobin scored 10 points and recorded seven rebounds as well as three steals and two blocked shots.
Senior Andrea Videbeck tied her career-high nine points when she hit 3-of-5 from the field, a three-pointer, and hit both of her shots from the line which gave the Bengals its last tied scored at 33-33 with 10:40 on the clock.
Idaho State out-shot Arizona State from the field 44-to-41.5 percent, from the arc 30.8-to-25 percent and from the line 72.7-to-59.4 percent. Though Arizona State did not shoot well from the line, the team made more regular appearances than the Bengals with 32 trips while ISU saw the line just 11 times. ISU had its second straight game without going to the free throw line in the first set.
The Bengals will have a quick turnaround as they play Utah State on Saturday, December 5 at 1 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Arena.
Notes: Both Chelsea Pickering and Ashleigh Vella fouled out ... ISU recorded a season-high 10 team rebounds ... ISU struggled with turnovers recording 20 from ASU backcourt pressure, ISU forced ASU into 12 turnovers ... ISU's strong defense held ASU to tie for its second lowest scoring game of the season.
