Box Score Surprise, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian defeated rival OUAZ 67-60 to help their chances of trying to reach the GSAC playoffs. Sophomore Baylee Slaughter delivered a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) keyed by 11 second half points to spur the Firestorm comeback win.
- Game score: Arizona Christian - 67, OUAZ - 60
- Records: Arizona Christian - 10-15, 5-9 GSAC, OUAZ - 11-11, 4-10 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, OUAZ - not ranked
- Location: Faith Arena, OUAZ, Surprise, AZ
- Baylee Slaughter - 14 points, 10 rebounds
- Toni Davis - 14 points, 8 rebounds
- Emily Vaszary - 6 points, 6 rebounds
- Alyssa Deutsch - 6 points, 5 rebounds
- ACU only held a lead for a couple minutes in the first 10 minutes
- The Spirit remained in front the whole second quarter
- At the break, the Firestorm were down 40-30
- ACU held OUAZ to just nine third quarter points (including just four in the last seven minutes)
- Down 49-41, the Firestorm closed out the third on an 11-0 run (Vaszary and Kelsey Miranda both hit three pointers)
- Tied 56-56 with 6:33 to play, Arizona Christian allowed just four points
- The Firestorm out rebounded the Spirit 57-40
- ACU's bench outscored the OUAZ bench 25-2
Next for the Firestorm
Come Thursday, the Firestorm will find themselves in Fullerton to play Hope International. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 pm Arizona/ 5:30 pm Pacific.
