Aztecs Women's Basketball fourth quarter run falls short at Cochise College

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (11-4, 6-2 in ACCAC) faced a tough test on the road at Cochise College (9-5, 4-3) on Saturday in Douglas.

• The No. 14 ranked Aztecs (Division II) fell to the Apaches (Division I) 65-55 in an ACCAC conference matchup.
• The Aztecs faced their biggest deficit at 59-39 with 4:30 left in the fourth quarter but after back-to-back baskets by freshman Rori Hoffmeyer (Cibola HS), four free throws by freshman Annalise Holthaus (Ironwood Ridge HS) and a bucket by sophomore Dominique Acosta (Nogales HS), the Aztecs made it interesting down 61-49 with 2:22 left. Pima closed out the game on a 16-6 run but couldn't close it to single digits as time ran out.
• The Apaches led 39-30 and closed out the third quarter with a 10-2 run to make it 47-34 entering the fourth quarter. Cochise started the final period outscoring Pima 12-5 to take their 20-point advantage.
• The Aztecs started the game taking a 10-4 lead, but Cochise closed out the first quarter on a 13-2 run to put Pima down 17-12. The Aztecs would trail the remainder of the game.
• Freshman Rylei Waugh finished with a team-high 13 points while fellow freshman Gabby Lopez (Bisbee HS) posted 10 points with four rebounds.
• Hoffmeyer had nine points, seven rebounds and three steals while Acosta contributed with seven points and seven rebounds. Holthaus added seven points and five rebounds off the bench.

The Aztecs return to the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium on Wednesday when they host Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

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