The Huskies have done it again.

Just when the Washington women’s basketball team looked like it was making offensive strides, the UW set a new school record for the least amount of points in a half. It had just eight in the first stanza, on the way to a 55-32 loss to Arizona State last night.

The Dawgs also scored the fewest total points they have in a game all season.

It could have been worse, though. Were it not for a mini-flurry of four points in the last 1:30 before halftime, virtue of two Sami Whitcomb free throws and one Mollie Williams jumper, the Huskies (6-20, 2-14 Pac-10) would have entered the break trailing 28-4 to ASU (21-6, 13-2 Pac-10).

“They’re very tough to beat at home,” UW head coach Tia Jackson said on radio station 1150 KKNW.

The Huskies shot 2-23 from the field in the first half — 9 percent — and 23 percent in the game.

“Our shots weren’t going in; I felt like there was something over the hoop,” center Mackenzie Argens said on radio station 1150 KKNW.

Argens and Whitcomb led UW in scoring with seven points each. Laura McLellan added four points.

Arizona State fans remain standing from the beginning of a half until the opposing team scores its first point — they didn’t sit down in the first half until there was 9:52 remaining.

“Where the problem lies was more that lid on the basket in the first half; you spot this team by 20, it’s going to be tough to try to chip at that,” Jackson said. “If we had gone into halftime with a 3-point disparity, it’s going to be a different outcome here.”

While the Huskies struggled offensively, the defense was playing well, Jackson said.

“For the most part, our game plan defensively was pretty doggone solid, keeping them below their average of 70-plus points, keeping all of their players below their own individual averages,” Jackson said.

While the Huskies held ASU to 55 points, they still allowed the Sun Devils to shoot 47 percent.

Washington was bullied all night by ASU’s posts; the Sun Devils outscored the UW 26-10 in the paint.

“They look strong, and they’re big,” Argens said. “They’re just hard to get around sometimes, so they got the ball in easily and were kind of able to move around us.”

The Huskies face Arizona next, when they hope to get revenge from an earlier loss.

“We definitely are going to bring it harder than this game and just going to go all out, play hard and everything,” Argens said.

Reach reporter Honsen Lin at sports@dailyuw.com.