Late cold stretch spells defeat as women fall to Central Arizona, 57-48
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Central Arizona College (20-4, 17-2) | 23 | 34 | 0 | 57 |
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Mesa Community College (17-9, 12-7) | 23 | 25 | 0 | 48 |
Central Arizona College
| Game Statistics | Central Arizona College | Mesa Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (22-45) | (17-38) |
| Field Goal % | 48.9% | 44.7% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 22 |
| Assists | 3 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 9 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 19 | 5 |
| Pts in the Paint | 10 | 10 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 15 | 8 |
MESA, AZ - Suffering a stretch of seven minutes and five seconds in which it scored just two points, the Mesa women's basketball team ultimately fell to Division I Central Arizona (20-4, 17-2), 57-48, Saturday at Theo Heap Gym.
MCC (17-9, 12-7) took the lead, 40-39, on a pair of free throws by Kylie Herd (So, Phoenix, AZ/Arcadia H.S.) with 9:20 to play. But it wasn't until the 1:20 mark that MCC got any more than a layup by Lacey Viselli (So., Surprise, AZ/Valley Vista H.S.) and found itself on the wrong end of a 54-42 margin.
Taylor Reed (Fr., Kingman, AZ/Kingman H.S.) then scored eight consecutive points, four on free throws, to lift her team to within 54-48 with 55 seconds remaining, but the T-Birds could get no closer.
In a tight game, which saw ten lead changes and 15 ties, Mesa could not handle CAC's size and fell into a tie with Pima, which scored a 77-53 win over Arizona Western for the ACCAC Division II lead.
Herd scored 16 points while Erica Vasquez (So., Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain H.S.) and Reed added ten each. Roderika Ware paced CAC with 21.
MCC visits Chandler-Gilbert Wednesday in its final regular-season road game. It is a 5:30 p.m. start.