Box Score Glendale, AZ- Arizona Christian lost 3-1 to UC-Merced on Saturday. ACU took the first set, but UC Merced took the next three to secure the win.
Match Info
- Match score: UC Merced- 3, Arizona Christian University - 1
- Set 1: ACU 25-23
- Set 2: UC Merced 25-19
- Set 3: UC Merced 25-19
- Set 4: UC Merced 25-18
- Records: Arizona Christian – 1-10, 0-7 GSAC, UC Merced– 8-8, 3-3 GSAC
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, UC Merced- not ranked
- Location: Ironwood High School, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats v UC Merced
- Nate Mayfield - 7 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
- Wesley Hunter – 6 kills, 1 service ace, 4 digs, 2 blocks
- Tyler Kohner- 8 kills, 1 service ace, 7 digs, 1 block
- Brenden Hardt- 3 kill, 1 dig, 1 block
- Fatai Akolade- 1 service ace, 12 digs, 2 assists
- Paul Dozeman- 12 kills, 1 service ace, 2 digs, 2 blocks
- Quinn Hunter- 38 assists, 1 kill, 3 digs, 2 blocks
- Chris Beck- 5 kills, 4 digs, 1 service ace
- Bryce Pickett- 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block
- James Hansen- 2 kills, 1 dig
Inside the Box Score v UC Merced
- UC Merced out-killed ACU 52-45, but each team recorded the same number of attack errors (23). ACU had 11 service errors to UC Merced's 8 and 6 reception errors to UC Merced's 5.
- ACU scored first in three out of four sets (1, 2, 3).
- The first set featured 11 tie scores up to 22-22 before ACU took three of the next four points to win.
- ACU battled UC Merced to 18-18 in set 2,14-14 in set 3 and in set 4, UC Merced broke a 4-4 tie and did not trail after that.
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"The guys came out strong today. Paul Dozeman had one his best offensive game, but Merced found a way to win in the next three."
Up Next
The Firestorm head to California next weekend to play University of St. Katherine and The Master's University on Friday and Saturday, February 28th and 29th.
