MIAMI - The ACU women's basketball team excelled in the paint and in converting their opponents' mistakes into easy buckets in a 75-53 blowout over Sacramento State on Friday afternoon.
The Wildcats outscored the Hornets 28-10 in the key, and cashed 23 Sacramento State turnovers into 30 points.
The game was part of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. ACU advances to play the host Panthers for the tournament championship.
KEY POINTS
- ACU shot 50% for the game while holding Sacramento State to just 33% shooting. The Hornets only made 11 field goals after the first quarter.
- Payton Hull led ACU with 25 points on 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc.
- Bella Earle followed with 17 points, five rebounds and three steals.
- The Wildcats led by as many as 30 points in the 4th quarter when several reserve players were able to log valuable minutes.
- Freshman Aimee Flippin played a career-high 18 minutes and recorded four points and two rebounds.
- Meredith Mayes made her return from a lower body injury. Mayes started and played more than 17 minutes of game time with two points, three rebounds and two steals.
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LOOKING AHEAD
ACU faces FIU on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT. The Wildcats beat the Panthers at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in the second game of the season -- a 76-73 victory on Nov. 8.
Bella Earle paced the Wildcats with 26 points in that win.
