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The Basics:
Score: Arizona State 74, Ohio 55
Location: Wells Fargo Arena - Tempe, Arizona
The Short Story: The Ohio women's basketball team (27-5) completed its best season in school history in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 seasons, falling to Arizona State (28-5) 74-55 in the opening round on Saturday.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle
ARIZONA STATE STARTERS: #0 Katie Hempen, #10 Promise Amukamara, #21 Sophie Brunner, #23 Elisha Davis, #24 Kelsey Moos

How It Happened:
- The Bobcats took a 8-6 lead into the first media timeout at the 15:16 mark of the opening half, with four points each from Kat Yelle and Quiera Lampkins.
- Arizona State countered with a 12-0 run to take a 19-8 lead with 11:55 left in the first stanza.
- The Sun Devils closed the half on an 8-0 run, heading to the locker room with a 41-25 advantage.
- Sun Devil guard Katie Hempen led all scorers with 14 first half points.
- Lampkins led the Bobcats with seven points in the opening stanza.
- Ohio shot 9-of-24 (37.5 percent) from the field in the first half and 2-of-9 (22.2 percent) from behind the arc.
- Arizona State was 12-of-20 (60 percent) from the field and 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from three-point range.
- The Sun Devils were 12-of-17 (70.6 percent) from the free throw line while the Bobcats were 5-of-9 (62.5 a percent).
- Ohio opened the half with a small 9-5 run to cut the Sun Devil lead to 46-34 with 17:51 remaining in the second half.
- For the game, Ohio shot 19-of-51 (37.3 percent) and was 4-of-16 (25 percent) from three-point range.
- Ohio was led by Lampkins, who scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Kiyanna Black scored 12 points for Ohio.
- Yelle added eight points and three assists.
- Jasmine Weatherspoon grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while scoring six points.
- Mariah Byard scored five points in her final game as a Bobcat.
- Arizona State was 25-of-45 (55.6 percent) from the field and 8-of-16 (50 percent) from the perimeter for the game.- Hempen led all scorers with 23 points.
- Sophie Brunner added 14 points and six rebounds for the Sun Devils.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Ohio played in an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
- The Bobcats finished with the best record in school history at 27-5.
- Black reached double digits in scoring for the 29th time this season the 56th time in her Ohio career.
- The Bobcats broke their program record for wins in a season, reaching the 27 victory mark for the first time ever.
- The team finished the season with an Ohio basketball record for three-pointers in a season with 296.
- Byard ended her Bobcat career 2nd on Ohio's all-time three-point shooting list, finishing with 214 made triples.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
"This is a disappointing end to a tremendous season. It was a team that wasn't -- I don't know where we were picked. It wasn't first or second. Probably wasn't third. Might have been fourth or fifth or sixth. They showed a lot of toughness throughout the year. And they persevered and worked incredibly hard. They're a tough team. And were able to win a conference and the conference tournament and put themselves in a spot that Ohio University hasn't been to in a long time. And it's obviously something that we're very proud of."

Junior guard Kat Yelle:
"We just didn't play our game. I have to give them (ASU) credit on their defense; they took us out of everything we wanted to do. So not only did we not play our game, but ASU had some great defense and that really contributed to us getting frustrated on the offensive side."

Senior guard Mariah Byard:
"I wasn't happy with the way the game went and the way we finished off, but I think that -- I mean we had a great season and I think this gives the rest of the guys something to work on in the future."

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