ABILENE, Texas — Utah Valley suffered at heartbreaking 58-57 loss in a back-and-forth matchup at Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum.

The Wolverines (14-13, 7-9) took a 55-54 lead with 51 seconds to go on a layup by Cambree Blackham as she and Breanna Davis traded baskets four times in the final minute. It was Davis' bucket with 14 seconds left that went as the game winner. Blackham had a chance in the waning seconds of the game but slipped and her attempt at from three was off balance.

Amanda Barcello led three UVU players in double figures with 13 points behind a trio of 3-pointers. Halle Nelson and Blackham both had 12, with Nelson also hauling in eight rebounds. The Wildcats (21-8, 12-4) got a team-high 11 points from Payton Hull while Aimee Flippen chipped in 10.

Utah Valley jumped ahead early, taking a 17-10 lead after one behind 5-for-7 shooting in the quarter with four different players getting on the board in the first. The Wolverines went into the break with a 27-21 advantage before ACU won the third quarter 23-16 to take a 44-43 lead into the fourth.

Abilene led 51-47 just over three minutes into the quarter when Kylee Mabry scored four straight to tie it at 51-51 with 5:54 remaining. It was 54-51 in favor of the Wildcats after Davis went 1-for-2 from the line and Hull got a layup at the 3:45 mark. Gracie Sorenson scored down low to make it 54-53 on the next possession, setting the up the final minute of play.

The teams were fairly even statistically, with UVU hitting 49% (18-for-37) and ACU shooting 47% (23-for-49) overall. Both teams were right at 29% from beyond the arc, turnovers were even at 19 apiece, and rebounds were slightly in favor of the Wildcats, 26-23. Utah Valley was able to get to the line 21 times, making 17, while ACU was 6-for-10 from the free-throw line.

The Wolverines return home for the final two regular season games next week. Utah Valley hosts Southern Utah next Thursday, March 5 before hosting Utah Tech on March 7 on Senior Day.