Glendale, AZ - The Arizona Christian University women's basketball team (14-4) overcame a slow start to defeat SAGU American Indian (1-15) 98-66 and extend their winning streak to a school record nine games on Monday evening at the ACU Events Center.

Thoughts from Coach:

After the game, Head Coach Rusty Rogers said, "We really looked "rusty" that first quarter and played very sloppy throughout but, unfortunately, that's to be expected when you've had two practices and no games for the last two weeks. It was encouraging to see Shinske come alive in the second half and Slaughter was a beast on the defensive boards. We're excited to get lots of offensive contributions from everyone.  Now our focus shifts to a big road trip with major GSAC implications!"

Game Details:

The Firestorm got off to a poor start as they trailed by as many as 12 points with the Warriors shooting an impressive 62% from the field as the Warriors led 28-18 at the end of the first quarter. Once again, the Warriors got their lead back up to 12 in the second but the Firestorm came storming back to take their first lead of the game with 1:08 left in the half at 37-36. The Firestorm then closed the half with two more baskets to take a 41-36 lead at halftime. From there the Firestorm took over as Kirsten Shinske led the way with 18 points in the quarter including four three pointers as the Firestorm took a commanding 78-47 lead at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter was pretty even as the Firestorm emerged with a record breaking ninth victory in a row with a final score of 98-66 thanks to 18 points from Shinkse, a double double from Baylee Slaughter as well as 16 points from Alyssa Alvarez and a big contribution of 14 points from Kayla Furman.

Inside the Box Score:

Kirsten Shinske: 18 points

Alyssa Alvarez: 16 points, nine assists

Baylee Slaughter: 10 points, 15 rebounds

Kayla Furman: 14 points

Madison Kekic: 10 points

Next Game:

The Firestorm travel to Northern California to continue GSAC play against Menlo College on January 13 at 6:30 PM Arizona time.