Glendale, AZ. - The Arizona Christian University women's basketball team (11-4) fought hard as they came from behind to defeat Olivet Nazarene University (8-6) 93-88 to extend their winning run to six games on Wednesday afternoon at the ACU Events Center.

Thoughts from Coach:

After the game, Head Coach Rusty Rogers said, "We don't win that game the first month of the season—the growth in terms of maturity and toughness of our team is amazing to witness! Statistically, this game was mind-blowing. Olivet Nazarene took 95 shots, including 66 three pointers, had 27 offensive rebounds and created 24 turnovers, yet, ironically, it was our defense that allowed us to overcome a 15-point deficit with one minute to go in the third quarter. We outscored them 24-8 in the fourth!"

Game Details:

Early on it looked like the Firestorm's winning streak would come to an end as the Tigers took control going up 28-25 at the end of the first quarter. The Firestorm fought back though to retake the lead at 37-36 early in the second. The Tigers though closed the quarter outscoring the Firestorm 17-12 to extend their advantage to 54-49 at halftime. It was a similar story in the third as the Firestorm fought back to tie the game early but once again the Tigers seized the momentum extending their lead to 80-69 at the end of the third quarter. The Firestorm came storming back in the final quarter as they shut down the Tigers while going on a 16-5 run to take an 87-85 lead on a basket by Baylee Slaughter with 2:50 left. The Tigers would fight back to retake the lead, but Kaycee Brown drew a foul and sunk both free throws to give the Firestorm the lead again at 89-88 with just 0:48 seconds left. From their the Firestorm's defense stepped up big as they came up with two big turnovers while adding more free throws as they finished off their comeback with a 93-88 victory. Slaughter led the way with a career high 26 points as part of a double double from while Alyssa Alvarez added 20 and Graciela Roybal 24.

Inside the Box Score:

Slaughter: 26 points, 13 rebounds

Alvarez: 24 points, nine rebounds

Roybal: 20 points

Brown: 12 rebounds, seven points

Next Game:

The Firestorm's next scheduled game tomorrow at Benedictine Mesa has been cancelled so they will return to action in the Firestorm Holiday Classic against Embry-Riddle (AZ) on January 1 at 2:00 PM in the ACU Events Center.