Barber, Cramer pace ACU in shootout against Dixie State

Wednesday, March 2

St. George, Utah

8 p.m. CT (7 p.m. MT)

Abilene Christian

16-12,8-9WAC

Dixie State

10-18,6-11WAC

Abilene Christian

Dixie St.

Barber, Cramer pace ACU in shootout against Dixie State

3/2/2022 10:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ST. GEORGE, Utah – Grad transfer Tatum Barber tallied 16 points, grad transfer Jamie Bonnarens and freshman Nykale Cramer each added 13 points, but the ACU women's basketball team dropped a shootout against Dixie State on Wednesday night, 95-81. The Wildcats (16-12, 8-9 WAC) trailed the entire night, and faced as much as a 17-point deficit to the Trailblazers (10-18, 6-11 WAC), who shot 54% from the floor in the game. ACU remains in sixth place in the WAC standings, sitting a half game out of Sam Houston (9-9) for fifth place, and a game-and-a-half out of Utah Valley (9-7) for fourth place.

Turning Point: The first 2:11 of the game.
Dixie State set the tone, scoring the first seven points of the game. It led to the 13 three-pointers made and the 54% shooting. ACU got back in it in the first quarter, and pulled within seven in the early moments of the third quarter, but each time, Dixie State had the offensive answer.

Key Plays
- 1Q | Jamie Bonnarens scored the Wildcats' first points of the night, hitting the first of ACU's 12 three-pointers.
- 1Q | Bella Earle hit a three-pointer to put ACU down 9-8, as the teams went back-and-forth early on.
- 2Q | Trailing by 14, Bonnarens and Kamryn Mraz combined for five-straight points to cut it back to nine, 35-26.
- 2Q | Mraz hit another three-pointer with 4:37 to go until the half, cutting the Dixie lead to 38-32.
- 3Q | ACU trailed by 14 at the half, but scored the first seven of the third quarter. Mraz hit a three, Tatum Barber scored inside, and Sarah Griswold converted to go on a 7-0 run.
- 4Q | ACU cut it to eight early in the fourth, with Griswold scoring four in a row. ACU trailed 77-69.
- 4Q | ACU got it to single digits one more time after Cramer convered, putting ACU down 83-75.

Stat Pack
- Barber finished with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting, adding four rebounds.
- Bonnarens scored 13 points with four boards and three assists.
- Cramer dropped in a career-high 13 points with three makes from downtown.
- Mraz added 11 with three triples as well, and grabbed seven rebounds.
- Emma Middleton scored 10 off the bench with seven rebounds.
- Earle grabbed seven boards off the bench.

Up Next
The team heads to Stephenville on Saturday for the regular-season finale against Tarleton. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will air on both ESPN+ and 102.7 The Bear.

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