TEMPE, Ariz. – Coming off an unplanned period of just over three weeks without having played a game, the Sun Devil women's basketball team started off Pac-12 play with a 57-52 overtime upset of No. 22 Colorado on Friday.
The Sun Devils (9-5, 1-0 Pac-12) became the final Pac-12 team to start league play after having their first six conference games – at UCLA, at USC, vs. Washington, vs. Washington State, at Oregon, at Oregon State – postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
Taya Hanson scored a game-high 17 points and tied her career high with seven rebounds while Mael Gilles just missed her fourth double-double of the season (eight points, 11 rebounds) while adding a career-high five rejections for the Sun Devils, who were playing without leading scorer Jade Loville.