Women’s Basketball Takes First of Two at San Diego Christian
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Arizona Christian University women’s basketball program (8-3; 2-1 GSAC) rolled to an 83-52 GSAC victory Friday evening in San Diego, defeating the Hawks of San Diego Christian College (3-3; 0-1 GSAC) inside the Joan Kroc Center.
Thoughts from Coach:
After the win, Rusty Rogers said, “After a crazy first half that resulted in 20 free-throw attempts by San Diego Christian, we regained our composure and really played intelligently during the second half. Another huge step in our growth as a team happened tonight and I couldn’t be more proud!”
Game Details:
The victory marks 11-consecutive wins for the Firestorm over the Hawks and moves ACU’s lead in its all-time series against SDCC to 11-7. Five different players finished with double-digit points for ACU.
The contest was all-ACU as the Firestorm shot 29-of-65 (.446) from the field while holding SDCC to just 12-of-53 (.226) shooting from the field. Despite taking just a six-point lead into the half, ACU would lead by as many as 32 points in the second half, outscoring the Hawks 44-19 in the half en route to picking up the 83-52 GSAC win.
Inside the Box Score:
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Des Gonzalez: 17 points, six renounds, four steals
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Kaycee Brown: 16 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double, five steals, two assists
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Kirsten Shinske: 13 points, three assists, two steals
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Emily Vaszary: 11 points and four rebounds
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Sophia Martinez: 10 points off the bench
Next Game:
The Firestorm remain in San Diego to face San Diego Christian once more on Sat., Jan. 23 at 12:30 p.m. Arizona Time inside the Joan Kroc Center.
