El Cajon, CA- Returning to GSAC play, Arizona Christian used a strong second quarter finish to move past San Diego Christian 66-54 on Thursday.  Seniors Makayla Enders (17 points) and Courtney Christmas (16 points) scored half of the ACU points.

Game Info

• Game score: Arizona Christian - 66, San Diego Christian - 54
• Records: Arizona Christian - 10-6, 3-1 GSAC, San Diego Christian - 6-10, 0-4 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - RV, San Diego Christian – not ranked
• Location: Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

ACU Stats for the Day

• Makayla Enders – 17 points, 8 rebounds
• Courtney Christmas – 16 points, 5 blocks, 4 assists
• Baylee Slaughter – 7 rebounds

Inside the Box Score

• Down 22-18 with 4:33 left before the half, ACU closed out the second quarter on a 10-2 run
• The Firestorm shot just 39% from the field for the game but held the Hawks to 26.5%
• SDCC held a 47-43 rebounding edge
• Both teams committed 14 turnovers

Thoughts from Coach Berry

"San Diego Christian played us very tough tonight. They hung around by beating us on the boards and by shooting 85% from the free throw line. On our side of things all 12 of our players got good minutes.  Nine players scored and 11 players got rebounds.  Our starters did their job in the third and built a nice lead.  Our bench allowed us to save our legs for Saturday's match up with Vanguard by coming in and finishing up.  Overall it was a great team win."

Up Next

On Saturday, Arizona Christian heads to #5 Vanguard.  The ladies tip-off is at 2:30 pm Arizona/ 1:30 pm Pacific.