San Marcos, CA- On Thursday, Arizona Christian defeated University of St. Katherine 3-0. The Firestorm move to 14-9 overall and 5-6 in conference play following this non-conference victory.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian– 3, University of St. Katherine- 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-12
  • Set 2: ACU 25-13
  • Set 3: ACU 25-10
• Records: Arizona Christian- 14-9, University of St. Katherine 5-21
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked| University of St. Katherine– not ranked|
• Location: San Marcos Gymnasium, San Marcos, CA

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 4 kills, 3 digs
• Amanda Bakonyi – 8 kills, 3 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 7 kills, 1 block
• Marina Samaniego – 17 assists, 1 service ace, 4 digs
• Macy Magri – 9 assists, 2 digs, 3 service aces
• Delaney Harris – 8 digs, 5 service aces
• Tyler Gebhart- 3 kills, 1 block
• Alex Douglas- 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
• Alyssa Fierro- 1 service ace, 8 digs
• Tristan Barta- 4 kills, 2 blocks
• Katie Patterson- 3 service aces, 1 dig

Inside the Box Score

• Amanda Bakonyi led the Firestorm with 8 kills. Oriana Montoya second with 7 kills.
• ACU had a .329 hitting percentage compared to USK's -.068.
• ACU out-killed USK 32-17 and had fewer errors (22 for USK, 9 for ACU).
• St. Katherine scored first in all three games, but ACU quickly recovered with a 10-1 run in game one, and a 10-0 run in game three to seal victories.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"The girls did a great job from the service line tonight. We kept pressure on them the whole night with some focused serving efforts. When they did control, our backcourt rarely let a ball touch the ground. Definitely a good night for us leading into two conference matches this weekend."

Up Next

The Firestorm continue their road trip against San Diego Christian on Friday (10/18) in La Mesa, CA.