Acosta and Lopez combine for 29 points and 13 for 15 shooting as Women's Basketball dominates second half

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (5-1, 2-0 in ACCAC) took control of its game against Glendale Community College (4-4, 0-2) in the second half on Tuesday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

• The No. 13 ranked Aztecs defeated the Gauchos 80-39 after outscoring them 43-15 in the second half.
• Up 37-24 at halftime, the Aztecs surrendered a three-pointer to start off the third quarter but countered with an 11-0 run to make it 48-27. Pima finished the quarter on a 23-5 run to make it 60-32 entering the fourth.
• The Aztecs scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter and held the Gauchos scoreless for almost 10 minutes.
• The Aztecs led the entire game as they scored the first seven points of the contest and led 25-11 at the end of the first quarter.
• Sophomore Dominique Acosta (Nogales HS) led all scores with 18 points as she went 8 for 9 from the field and also grabbed six rebounds.
• Freshman Gabby Lopez (Bisbee HS) went 5 for 6 from the field and scored 11 points. She also grabbed three rebounds and had three steals.
• Freshman Rylei Waugh finished the game with 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.
• Sophomore Jordan Joe scored eight points in the second half and went 3 for 4 from the field and freshman Rori Hoffmeyer (Cibola HS) added seven points and seven rebounds.
• The Aztecs out-rebounded the Gauchos 46-29 for the game.

The Aztecs will host Central Arizona College on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

GCC   11   13    8     7    39
PCC    25   12   23   20   80