Box Score Rocklin, CA- ACU had a good first half but William Jessup had an even better second half. Senior Courtney Christmas had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the 68-62 loss.
- Game score: William Jessup - 68, Arizona Christian - 62
- Records: Arizona Christian - 20-10, 13-5 GSAC, William Jessup- 20-9, 11-7 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 21, William Jessup - RV
- Location: Horton Court, William Jessup University, Rocklin, CA
- Courtney Christmas - 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 10-11 free throws
- Jada Willingham - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
- Toni Davis - 13 points, 5 rebounds
- Makayla Enders - 11 points
- Jac Moody - 9 points, 7 rebounds
- ACU went on a 9-2 run to start the game
- The Firestorm had a 12 point lead at the end of the first half
- William Jessup exploded into the second half, having a 28 point third quarter
- ACU was able to tie the game back up with 1:37 to go in the game but weren't able to hold on
- The Warriors outshot the Firestorm 41% to 33.9% from the field and 42.1% to 22.2% from three point range
Thoughts from Coach Berry
"It was definitely a tale of two halves. We played some great perimeter defense in the first half and went to the locker room with a 12-point lead. In the second half we were nowhere to be found on the perimeter and they knock down open shot after open shot. That is the recipe for a loss."
"We come back to Arizona to prepare for the GSAC tournament next week and we have our work cut out for us since we will be playing the team that just beat us at Menlo this week."
Up Next
On Thursday, the Firestorm travel to Atherton, CA, for the GSAC tournament hosted by Menlo College. ACU will enter the GSAC tournament as the third seed. They will face either Menlo or William Jessup depending on tie breaks.
