Box Score Glendale, AZ- Arizona Christian hosted Westcliff University on Thursday at the Glendale YMCA. Westcliff defeated ACU 3-0.
Match Info
- Match score: Westcliff - 3, Arizona Christian - 0
- Set 1: Westcliff 28-26
- Set 2: Westcliff 25-18
- Set 3: Westcliff 25-21
- Records: Arizona Christian – 0-6, 0-5 GSAC, Westcliff University– 4-4
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Westcliff- not ranked
- Location: YMCA, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats v Westcliff
- Nate Mayfield - 6 kills, 3 blocks, 2 service aces
- Wesley Hunter – 2 kills
- Brenden Hardt- 2 kills, 4 blocks
- Tyler Kohner – 5 kills, 1 service ace, 2 digs
- Fatai Akolade- 7 digs
- Paul Dozeman- 5 kills, 2 service aces, 1 dig, 1 block
- Quinn Hunter- 23 assists, 2 kills, 1 dig
- Chris Beck- 4 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs, 1 block
Inside the Box Score v Westcliff
- Westcliff out-killed ACU 31-26, but ACU had 46 total errors to 39 total Westcliff errors
- ACU scored first in two of the three games.
- Game 1 featured 14 tie scores up to 26-26 before Westcliff took two consecutive points to win 28-26.
- Westcliff kept momentum from the first game and never trained in the second game, winning 25-18
- Game 3 was tied 20-20 before Westcliff took five of the next six points
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"Overall we played a solid match, but we gave up too many easy points with hitting errors and missed serves. We need someone to step up and lead the floor to put opponents away."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Friday, February 14th at 6:00 pm against (RV) Ottawa University in Surprise, AZ.