Box Score Glendale, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian lost to Menlo College 3-2. The Firestorm move to 15-12 overall and 6-9 in conference play following this GSAC defeat.
Match Info
- Match score: Arizona Christian– 2, Menlo College- 3
- Set 1: MC 25-23
- Set 2: MC 25-20
- Set 3: ACU 25-16
- Set 4: ACU 25-19
- Set 5: MC 16-14
- Records: Arizona Christian- 15-12, Menlo College- 14-9
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked| Menlo College– not ranked|
- Location: Cactus High School, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats For The Match
- Annabelle Camoirano - 19 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 block
- Amanda Bakonyi – 9 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks
- Oriana Montoya - 13 kills, 7 digs, 1 block
- Marina Samaniego – 31 assists, 14 digs, 2 service aces
- Macy Magri – 11 assists, 12 digs, 2 service aces
- Delaney Harris – 6 assists, 25 digs, 2 service aces
- Alex Douglas- 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 block
- Alyssa Fierro- 2 service aces, 12 digs
- Tristan Barta- 5 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
- Tyler Gebhart- 9 kills, 2 assists, 3 blocks
Inside the Box Score
- Annabelle Camoirano led the Firestorm with 19 kills. Oriana Montoya was second with 13 kills and Marina Samaniego dished out 31 assists.
- Menlo out-killed ACU 69-61, but also had 26 errors to ACU's 17.
- The first set featured a tie-score at 23-23 before Menlo took the final two points. Menlo jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second set and never trailed. ACU battled back in the third set and never relinquished the lead. After a 3-3 tie in the fourth set, ACU kept the momentum going and won the set. The fifth set was tied 14-14 before Menlo took the final two points and the match.
Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:
"Today was a good battle once we entered the 3rd set. It's never fun to lose but I'm thankful that we are able to leave the gym with our heads held high. We made adjustments as a team to shift our focus and attitude. Once we set our minds to it, the body language and energy changed. We had big contributions from our pins that put us in a great place. Again, not the outcome we wanted but thankful for the opportunity to grow."
Up Next
The Firestorm remain in the valley with upcoming games on Wednesday (Oct 30) against OUAZ at 7 pm and finish their home season on Friday against Park (Gilbert) celebrating senior night at 7 pm.
