GLENDALE, Ariz. – Truett McConnell women's basketball (1-4) lost the second of two games in the state of Arizona with a 56-38 loss to Arizona Christian (1-1) Saturday night.
The Lady Bears once again struggled from the field as the team shot 12-44 for a percentage of 27.3% and went a staggering 0-11 from beyond the arc.
Individually,
Brinkley Kate Reed led with eight points and six rebounds, a mark that
Ava Queen also reached. For the Firestorm, Valeria Brewer scored 21 points and collected seven rebounds.
An
Oddyssey Murray jumper gave TMU the first points of the game as it held a 2-0 lead midway through the first quarter. After a Firestorm basket,
Ava Queen made a layup before the home team responded to tie things up 4-4. Keana Gosney of ACU drilled a three-pointer to give it the first lead of the ballgame
Both team traded jumpers as the Lady Bears kept the score within a possession before another Firestorm triple set the margin to six.
Brinkley Kate Reed cashed in on two shots from the charity stripe to result in a 14-10 Arizona Christian lead at the end of the quarter.
A Gosney jumper midway through the second put the hosts up by eight as Truett went around seven minutes without scoring a single point from 8:09 to 1:33. A Reed jumper with less than a minute to go ended a low-scoring half with the Lady Bears down 23-16 at the break.
Truett was outscored 9-2 to start the second half as ACU took a 14-point lead. TMU only made two total field goals as the game got out of reach with a 19-9 scoring margin in the third quarter in favor of the Firestorm.
TMU was able to come within ten with a 7-0 run to start the final period of play. ACU put the visitors' hope to rest with a 7-0 run of its own as it ended the game with an 18-point win.
The Lady Bears are back at home next week with an AAC opening game vs. Bryan.
