Box Score ABILENE, Texas - Abilene Christian picked up its first program win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a 76-41 rout, at Moody
Coliseum Wednesday night. Junior Ashanti Plummer scored a team-high eight points, while Shay Weaver and Kassie Jones added seven apiece.
No Islanders scored in double-figures as the team was held to 15 second-half points, its lowest second-half scoring output of the year. The Islanders shot 30.9 percent (17-of-55) from the field and 15.4 percent (2-of-13) from behind the arc. Abilene Christian (14-10, 6-7 SLC) drained 10 treys in the game and converted 16-of-23 shots from the free-throw line.
Abilene Christian opened the second half on a 17-6 run, holding the Islanders (12-13, 8-6 SLC) to just six points in the first 11-minutes of the half. During the run, AMCC turned the ball over seven times.
Sydney Shelstead paced the Wildcats in the first half with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe as ACU took a 39-29 lead to the locker room.
A&M-Corpus Christi started the game slow, falling behind the home Wildcats, 7-1. The team was able to get back into the game thanks to their ball movement. Several times throughout the opening half, the Islanders executed and were able to get in the paint for easy layups.
Outside of the paint, AMCC struggled. The Islanders shot just 1-of-4 from downtown in the half compared to the Wildcat's 6-of-12, with three of the treys coming from Suzzy Dimba who finished the first half a perfect 3-for-3.
Seven Islanders scored in the opening half with Jones leading the way with five points. Five other Islanders scored four points each.
Turnover plagued both teams on the night, as A&M-Corpus Christi turned the ball over a total of 27 times, tying their season high. ACU turned the Islanders miscues into 30 points.
The team will wrap up its SLC road schedule with a trip to San Antonio on Saturday when they take on Incarnate Word. The game is scheduled to tip at 2 p.m. at the McDermott Convocation Center.
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