Saturday, March 9
Orem, Utah
3 p.m.
Abilene Christian
14-15,10-10WAC
81
at
50
Utah Valley
10-19,5-15WAC
1
2
3
4
F
Abilene Christian
18
27
18
18
81
Utah Valley
12
12
16
10
50
Photo by: Aly Bayliss
Cats Close Regular Season with Road Win
3/9/2024 6:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OREM, Utah – Abilene Christian heads into next week's WAC Tournament on a winning note, having spoiled Utah Valley's final game, 81-50, on Saturday.
ACU won every quarter and dominated the second period with 27 points.
The Wildcats took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Payton Hull with 6:42 left in the first quarter for a 6-5 edge.
ACU led 18-12 heading into the second quarter and the Wolverines were able to stick around for the first four minutes. The Cats then went off on a 20-1 run and led 45-24 by halftime.
Gracy Wernli and Addison Martin had six points each in that scoring spree.
After leading by as many as 24 points in the third quarter, ACU grabbed its biggest lead in the fourth when Bella Earle scored for a 73-41 lead with 6:46 remaining.
Hull led the Wildcats with 21 points while Earle scored 16 to go with 10 rebounds and six assists. Zoe Jackson came up with four steals, five assists, nine rebounds and six points. Emma Troxell contributed 12 points.
ACU had 11 three-pointers in the game, led by Hull with four.
The Wildcats will learn of their first-round opponent as soon as games have finished and the league's résumé seeding system has been completed. ACU will play a Wednesday game.
ACU won every quarter and dominated the second period with 27 points.
The Wildcats took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Payton Hull with 6:42 left in the first quarter for a 6-5 edge.
ACU led 18-12 heading into the second quarter and the Wolverines were able to stick around for the first four minutes. The Cats then went off on a 20-1 run and led 45-24 by halftime.
Gracy Wernli and Addison Martin had six points each in that scoring spree.
After leading by as many as 24 points in the third quarter, ACU grabbed its biggest lead in the fourth when Bella Earle scored for a 73-41 lead with 6:46 remaining.
Hull led the Wildcats with 21 points while Earle scored 16 to go with 10 rebounds and six assists. Zoe Jackson came up with four steals, five assists, nine rebounds and six points. Emma Troxell contributed 12 points.
ACU had 11 three-pointers in the game, led by Hull with four.
The Wildcats will learn of their first-round opponent as soon as games have finished and the league's résumé seeding system has been completed. ACU will play a Wednesday game.
Team Stats
ACU
UVU
FG%
.517
.321
3FG%
.355
.208
FT%
1.000
.600
RB
42
23
TO
17
14
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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