Arizona State routs Arizona for school-best 8-0 Pac-12 start

By foxsports
Updated Mar. 4, 2020 2:21 p.m. ET

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arnecia Hawkins hit her first five shots and scored 19 points, and No. 8 Arizona State never trailed in a 62-47 rout of Arizona on Sunday night to secure the best Pac-12 start in school history.

Katie Hempen added 14 points for the Sun Devils (17-3, 8-0) in their 14th consecutive win and second in three days over their rivals.

Malena Washington scored 17 points and LaBrittney Jones had 10 for the Wildcats (11-9, 2-6), who were held to six points in the first quarter and 14 at halftime against the league's top defense.

Hawkins was 4 for 4 from the field in the first quarter as Arizona State built a 19-4 lead. The senior's first miss wasn't until the Sun Devils had built a 20-point third-quarter lead in their 23rd win in the past 26 meetings in the series.