Cameron holds off ACU
1/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Cameron holds off Wildcats, 71-64
Lady Aggies built big lead, then old off ACU
ABILENE -- The ACU Wildcats' first home game of the 2003-04 season won't be one they'll want to remember for very long.
ACU committed 22 turnovers and shot just 43 percent from the field Saturday afternoon as Cameron defeated ACU, 71-64, in a Lone Star Conference crossover game at Moody Coliseum.
The Lady Aggies (6-4) snapped a two-game winning streak for the Wildcats, who fall to 4-5 on the young season. ACU, which played its first eight games of the season away from Moody Coliseum, will return to action Monday at 6 p.m. when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma State in another crossover contest at Moody Coliseum. The game can be heard on KSLI 1280 AM.
The Wildcats and Lady Aggies were tied 7-7 early in the contest before Cameron ripped off a 20-5 run to take a 27-12 lead with 11:45 left in the first half. Cameron upped its advantage to 17 at halftime (44-27), thanks in part to the effort of sophomore Brittany Cooksey, who had 17 of her 29 points in the first half.
Cameron held off almost every ACU charge in the second half until the Wildcats finally got the deficit below eight points with 2:08 to play when Melanie Carter hit a short jumper to make it a 67-61 game. The Wildcats got the lead down to five points (69-64) with 1:18 to play on a Leah Wilson free throw, but ACU was 0 for 3 from the field in the final 49 seconds, and Cooksey sealed the win with a pair of free throws with three seconds to play.
Senior center Lynsie Blau led the Wildcats with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Carter had 15 points and five rebounds. Cooksey led all scorers with 29 points to go along with 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals in 37 minutes.
ACU vs. SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
When: Monday, Jan. 5
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene
Records: SW Oklahoma State 5-3; Abilene Christian 4-5
Radio: KSLI 1280 AM (David Bacon, play-by-play)
Last Game for Both: Saturday, Jan. 3 -- Angelo State 70, SW Oklahoma State 68 in San Angelo; Cameron 71, Abilene Christian 64 in Abilene
Series: Tied 2-2
Last Game Between Teams: Abilene Christian 68, SW Oklahoma State 65 (Jan. 11, 2003, in Weatherford, Okla.)
Inside Scoop: The Wildcats will have their hands full Monday night against the Lady Bulldogs, who are coming off a disappointing 70-68 loss Saturday night at nationally ranked Angelo State.
SW Oklahoma State led the Rambelles by 10 at halftime, and still led by two points (68-66) with 21 seconds left before ASU scored the final four points of the game to pull out the win. The Lady Bulldogs were led by center Julie Dawson, who recorded her eighth straight double-double of the season with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Bethanie Benta had 16 points, and SW Oklahoma State was 10 of 24 from 3-point range.
ACU is led by senior center Lynsie Blau, who is averaging 12.0 points per game, while senior forward Melanie Carter is averaging 11.0 points and sophomore guard Ashley King 10.0 points per game.
