La Mesa, CA- On Friday, Arizona Christian defeated San Diego Christian 3-0. The Firestorm move to 15-9 overall and 6-6 in conference play following this GSAC victory.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian– 3, San Diego Christian- 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-22
  • Set 2: ACU 25-16
  • Set 3: ACU 25-13
• Records: Arizona Christian- 15-9, San Diego Christian 3-15
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked| San Diego Christian– not ranked|
• Location: La Mesa Boys and Girls Club, La Mesa, CA

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 4 kills, 1 block
• Amanda Bakonyi – 10 kills, 2 digs, 3 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 10 kills, 3 digs
• Marina Samaniego – 17 assists, 1 service ace, 4 digs
• Macy Magri – 7 assists, 9 digs
• Delaney Harris – 3 assists, 8 digs
• Tyler Gebhart- 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig
• Alex Douglas- 5 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks
• Alyssa Fierro- 6 service aces, 9 digs
• Tristan Barta- 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
• Katie Patterson- 3 service aces
• Hannah Alvarado- 1 assist, 6 digs

Inside the Box Score

• Amanda Bakonyi and Oriana led the Firestorm with 10 kills each. Alyssa Fierro led both teams with 6 service aces
• ACU had a .185 hitting percentage compared to SDC's .047%.
• ACU out-killed SDC 34-24 and had fewer errors (19 for SDC, 14 for ACU). ACU had 9 service aces compared to 3 for SDCC
• The first game was tied 17-17 before ACU took the lead for good. After going down 6-10 in game two, ACU rattled off 7 points in a row to take the lead and never looked back. SDC went up 7-1 in game three only to have ACU take nine of the next ten points to secure the lead and the match.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"Another night of great serving for the Firestorm. We struggle din the second set but grounded ourselves and finished well. It was great to have our girls put up two good nights together in a row and now we are looking forward to finishing strong against Vanguard."

Up Next

The Firestorm continue their road trip against Vanguard University on Saturday (10/19) in Costa Mesa, CA.