Atherton, CA- On Friday, Arizona Christian lost to Menlo College 3-0. The Firestorm move to 9-8 overall and 2-5 in conference play following this GSAC loss.

Match Info

• Match score: Menlo College– 3, Arizona Christian- 0
  • Set 1: MC 25-22
  • Set 2: MC 25-15
  • Set 3: MC 25-17
• Records: Arizona Christian- 9-8, Menlo College 9-5
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked Menlo College– not ranked
• Location: Menlo College, Atherton, CA

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
• Amanda Bakonyi – 6 kills, 2 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 7 kills, 2 digs
• Marina Samaniego – 14 assists, 2 service aces, 14 digs, 1 kill
• Macy Magri – 8 assists, 7 digs
• Delaney Harris – 15 digs, 4 assists, 1 kill
• Tyler Gebhart- 6 kills
• Jamie Ricksecker- 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block

Inside the Box Score

• Oriana Montoya led the Firestorm with 7 kills.
• Menlo had nine service aces to ACU's two.
• After Menlo tied the first set at 9-9, they never trailed putting away the Firestorm 25-22. In the third set, ACU went up 6-2 before Menlo came back to tie the score at 8 and finish the game on 17-9 run.   

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"Tonight was a rough go for us. We came in to set one with some good energy and went tit-for-tat with them. Late in the set we lost our flow and never truly got it back. We look forward to seeking redemption and an opportunity to play with excellence with William Jessup tomorrow."

Up Next

The Firestorm head to Rocklin, California to battle William Jessup on Saturday (9/28). The match begins at noon.