Costa Mesa, CA- Unlike last year when Arizona Christian pulled off the upset at Vanguard, the Lions defended their home court 3-1 against the Firestorm on Saturday.  The Firestorm could not find their hitting rhythm as they .108 as a team.

Match Info

• Match score: Vanguard - 3, Arizona Christian - 1
  • Set 1: VU 28-26
  • Set 2: VU 25-21
  • Set 3: ACU 25-10
  • Set 3: VU 25-18
• Records: Arizona Christian - 14-9, 10-7 GSAC, Vanguard – 24-6, 11-5 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Vanguard - #15
• Location: The Pit, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA

ACU Stats For The Day

• Tyler Gebhart - 9 kills
• Jackie Stein - 9 kills
• Breanna Scott - 8 kills, 18 digs
• Stephanie Anguelsky - 5 kills, hit .500
• Marina Samaniego - 16 assists, 14 digs
• Macy Magri - 12 assists, 8 digs

Inside the Box Score

• The match featured 24 ties and 9 lead changes with 22 ties and 8 lead changes coming in the first two sets
• Neither team hit above .133 as the teams combined for 50 errors and 167 digs

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe

"Today's match was not our finest.  Our offensive effort lacked the strength from the service line and from our attackers on the net that would have been necessary for us to win.  It is never fun to lose but we are already looking forward to finding new ways to better ourselves and our program.  We are looking forward to celebrating our seniors in our last home match coming up this weekend.  Our regular season has been a fun ride and we would like to finish strong."

Up Next

On Friday, the Firestorm will play their final regular season match as they host Ottawa (AZ) in Fultz Memorial Gym at 7:00 pm.  The ACU seniors will be honored before the match.