Prescott, AZ- Arizona Christian Women's Volleyball opened their 2018 season with two matches in the Embry-Riddle Invitational on Saturday.  Unfortunately, the Firestorm dropped both matches- 3-2 to Benedictine-Mesa and 3-0 to host Embry-Riddle as in back-to-back efforts.

Match Info

• Benedictine-Mesa match score: Arizona Christian - 2, Benedictine-Mesa – 3
  • Set 1: ACU 25-21
  • Set 2: BenMesa 25-15
  • Set 3: ACU 25-17
  • Set 4: BenMesa 25-15
  • Set 5: BenMesa 15-13
• Embry-Riddle (AZ) match score: Arizona Christian - 0, Embry-Riddle (AZ) – 3
  • Set 1: ERAZ 25-16
  • Set 2: ERAZ 25-17
  • Set 3: ERAZ 25-12
• Records: Arizona Christian- 0-2, Benedictine-Mesa- 4-2, Embry-Riddle (AZ)- 6-1
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Benedictine-Mesa – not ranked, Embry-Riddle (AZ)- receiving votes
• Location: Eagle Gym, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott , AZ

Stats For The Day

• Jackie Stein – 15 kills, 26 digs
• Tyler Gebhart – 15 kills, 4 blocks
• Amanda Bakonyi – 12 kills, 5 blocks
• Marina Samaniego – 30 assists, 22 digs
• Delaney Harris – 23 digs

Match Keys

• Firestorm had more attempts on the day 285-269 but could not finish as they were out hit .223 to .088
• BenMesa and ERAZ combined to out dig ACU 152-113

Up Next

• Arizona Christian will host the Firestorm Labor Day Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Fultz Memorial Gym.  ACU will play on court one at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Friday and 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on Saturday.  Ironically, Arizona Christian will meet up again with both Benedictine-Mesa and Embry-Riddle (AZ) in their invitational.