Waugh, Niemann and Acosta combine for 53 points but Women's Basketball falls to Eastern Wyoming College

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (9-3) found itself in a battle on Friday in the second day of the Aztec Holiday Classic.

• The No. 14 ranked Aztecs trailed for much of the game but made it interesting down the stretch. They fell in the end 79-75 to Eastern Wyoming College (6-9).
• The Aztecs trailed 74-64 with less than 2:30 left but went on an 11-3 run to cut it to a two-point deficit at 77-75 with 11.7 seconds left. Freshman Rylei Waugh went 6 for 6 from the free throw line during the run. The Lancers hit a pair of free throws to close it out.
• Freshman Kennedi Niemann hit back-to-back baskets to put the Aztecs up 18-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Lancers outscored the Aztecs 27-16 in the second quarter as Pima fell behind 39-34 at the break.
• Eastern Wyoming started the third quarter on an 11-2 run to take their biggest lead of the game at 50-36.
• Waugh went 15 for 16 from the free throw line but was 5 for 20 from the field as she finished with 25 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and five steals.
• Niemann scored 16 points to go along with five assists and four rebounds.
• Sophomore Dominique Acosta (Nogales HS) closed out the game with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Rori Hoffmeyer (Cibola HS) had seven points and nine rebounds.
• The Aztecs went 4 for 21 from three-point range and 20 for 34 from the free throw line. The Aztecs grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Lancers 52-49 for the game.

The Aztecs will close out play in the Aztec Holiday Classic on Saturday when they host South Plains College (TX) at 7:30 p.m.

PCC   18   16   17   24   75
EWC  12   27   21   19   79