SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Arizona Christian University women's basketball program (8-4; 2-2 GSAC) fell to the Hawks of San Diego Christian College (4-3; 1-1 GSAC) Saturday afternoon, 67-65 inside the Joan Kroc Center.

Thoughts from Coach:

After the narrow loss, Rusty Rogers said, "This was a tough, tough loss.  We did so many things that were uncharacteristic of our recent play - sloppy passing, missed free throws, blown defensive assignments - and it ultimately cost us the game.  When you have just eight conference games to begin with, a slip up like this really puts us in a tough place.  We have to keep learning so that we can get better and play more consistently." 

Game Details:

The loss snaps an 11-game win streak for the Firestorm over the Hawks.  ACU still leads the all-time series, 11-8.

ACU came out of the gate strong to outscore SDCC 20-14 in the first quarter and would go on to take a three-point advantage into halftime, 38-35.  The Firestorm would keep the lead after three quarters, but in the fourth, the Hawks would battle from behind to take their first lead of the second half with 7:15 to go, ultimately completing the comeback victory, 67-65.

Inside the Box Score:

• Baylee Slaughter: Team-high 15 points, four rebounds, one assist off the bench

• Emily Vaszary: 12 points, season-high six assists, season-high two blocks 

• Des Gonzalez: Double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, two assists, one block

• Kaycee Brown: 10 points, nine rebounds, one steal

• Kirsten Shinske: 10 points, three rebounds, three steals, two assists 

Next Game:

The Firestorm take a brief break from their GSAC schedule to host Park University - Gilbert for a non-conference game on Tues., Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Arizona Time inside the ACU Events Center in Glendale, Ariz.