Box Score Phoenix, AZ- Arizona Christian hosted Vanguard University on Friday at Northwest Christian High School. Vanguard defeated ACU 3-0.
Match Info
· Match score: Vanguard - 3, Arizona Christian - 0
o Set 1: Vanguard 25-12
o Set 2: Vanguard 25-16
o Set 3: Vanguard 25-16
· Records: Arizona Christian – 0-5, 0-4 GSAC, Vanguard University– 5-1, 3-0 GSAC
· NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Vanguard- not ranked
· Location: Northwest Christian High School, Phoenix, AZ
ACU Stats v Vanguard
· Nate Mayfield - 4 kills, 2 blocks
· Wesley Hunter – 4 kills, 1 service ace
· Brenden Hardt- 2 kills, 3 blocks
· Tyler Kohner – 5 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs
· Fatai Akolade- 1 kill, 4 digs
· Paul Dozeman- 4 kills, 1 block
· Quinn Hunter- 20 assists, 1 kill, 2 blocks
· Chris Beck- 2 kills
Inside the Box Score v Vanguard
· Vanguard out-killed ACU 31-24 and had 16 fewer errors (27-11)
· Vanguard was efficient in their attacks, hitting 33.9% to ACU's -4.1%.
· Vanguard scored first in two of the three games.
· Vanguard never trailed in the first two games and quickly erased an early 1-0 ACU lead in the third game to win 25-16.
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"For a first-year program, Vanguard is stacked with strong Junior college transfers. We were not able to match their strength."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 pm against Westcliff University. Location TBD.
