Box Score Atherton, CA- After leading for the majority of the game, ACU loses in the semifinals of the GSAC tournament by a 14-0 run by Westmont in the final four minutes of the game. Senior Courtney Christmas scored 31 points in the 79-74 loss.
- Game score: Westmont - 79, Arizona Christian - 74
- Records: Arizona Christian - 21-11, Westmont - 23-7
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - 21, Westmont - 10
- Location: Haynes Prim Pavilion, Menlo College, Atherton, CA
- Courtney Christmas - 31 points
- Jada Willingham - 16 points
- Makayla Enders - 11 points, 5 rebounds
- Toni Davis - 7 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds
- Baylee Slaughter - 5 rebounds
- The first quarter was back and forth with the biggest lead being five points
- ACU held the lead for most of the second quarter but Westmont closed the gap in the final minutes of the quarter
- Despite the Firestorm having the lead for most of the third quarter as well, the deficit was three or less for the majority of the quarter
- ACU even held the lead for half of the fourth quarter but at 3:33 left in the game, the Warriors went on a 14-0 and there was no coming back from that for the Firestorm
- ACU shot 51.9% from the field, 46.7% from three point range, and 81.3% on free throws
- Westmont scored 19 points on free throws
Thoughts from Coach
"We played very well tonight. We shot the ball great and we won the battle of the boards, unfortunately we had too many turnovers to beat a quality team like Westmont. Hopefully we learned some valuable lessons that will help prepare us for the NAIA National Tournament in Billings later this month."
Next Up
The Firestorm will now wait for the announcement from the NAIA on Monday regarding the tournament field.
