Santa Barbara, AZ- On Friday, Arizona Christian lost to (RV) Westmont 3-1. The Firestorm move to 17-13 overall and 7-10 in conference play following this GSAC loss.

Match Info

• Match score: Westmont - 3, Arizona Christian - 1
  • Set 1: WC 25-12
  • Set 2: WC 25-13
  • Set 3: ACU 25-23
  • Set 4: WC 25-13
• Records: Arizona Christian- 17-13, 7-10 GSAC, Westmont- 23-6, 13-5 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Westmont– RV
• Location: Murchison Gymnasium, Santa Barbara, CA

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist
• Amanda Bakonyi – 8 kills, 2 digs, 3 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 6 kills, 7 digs
• Marina Samaniego – 15 assists, 12 digs, 2 blocks
• Delaney Harris – 18 digs, 3 assists, 1 service ace
• Alex Douglas- 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
• Alyssa Fierro- 1 kill, 1 service ace, 8 digs
• Jamie Ricksecker- 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 block
• Tyler Gebhart- 3 kills, 1 block
• Katie Patterson- 11 assists, 7 digs, 2 service aces
• Hannah Alvarado- 13 digs

Inside the Box Score

• Amanda Bakonyi led the Firestorm with 8 kills. Amanda Camoirano and Alex Douglas tied for second with 7 kills each.
• Westmont controlled all three sets they won, with no tie scores and never giving up the lead.
• In the third set, ACU and Westmont battled back and forth with 8 tie scores and 5 lead changes.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"Rough start to the evening, but we put up a great fight in the third set. Our defense really stepped up and was aggressive after the ball. They were showing great resilience, but ultimately our efforts fell short. Tomorrow will be another opportunity to earn a milestone win for our program."

Up Next

The Firestorm remain in California for their last match of the season against The Master's on Saturday, November 9.  Game time is 3 pm (Arizona time).