by The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (18-4, 10-2 in ACCAC) picked up a big win on the road on Saturday and took over first place in the ACCAC Division II standings.
- The No. 12 ranked Aztecs defeated No. 11 Mesa Community College 76-69 earning their sixth straight win and ninth victory in their last 10 games.
- The Thunderbirds hit a three-pointer to take a 52-50 advantage in the first minute of the fourth quarter, but the Aztecs responded with a 15-1 run capped off by sophomore Kiley Sours-Miller’s (Dream City Christian) basket to make it 65-53 with 4:51 left.
- The Thunderbirds countered with a 13-3 run of their own to cut Pima’s lead to two points at 68-66, but Sours-Miller halted the momentum with a basket inside to make it 70-66 with 1:23 remaining.
- After a missed three-pointer, freshman Kahlia Gonzales (Mesquite HS) grabbed a crucial defensive rebound. Freshman Nevaeh Urenda (Flowing Wells HS) missed a three-pointer, but sophomore Melicia Nelson (Window Rock HS) snagged the offensive board and scored to make it 72-66 with 44 seconds left.
- Nelson and Urenda converted on their free throws to help close out the game.
- Sours-Miller sat at 990 points at the start of the game. She surpassed the feat with 2:21 left in the second quarter with a layup to make it 29-24. She finished the game with her ninth double-double of the season with 25 points (1,015 points) and 10 rebounds.
- Nelson closed out the game with a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to go with five steals and one block.
- Freshman Reigne Waugh and sophomore Lucy Land each scored 10 points while Gonzales went 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for nine points along with three rebounds and four assists.
