Box Score Glendale, Ariz.- Playing for the second night in a row, Arizona Christian was unable to settle into a hitting rhythm as they fell 3-1 to The Master's.
Match Info
- Match score: The Master's - 3, Arizona Christian - 1
- Set 1: The Master's 25-17
- Set 2: The Master's 25-23
- Set 3: ACU 25-16
- Set 4: The Master's 25-20
- Records: Arizona Christian - 0-2, 0-2 GSAC, The Master's - 1-2, 1-0 GSAC
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, The Master's - not ranked
- Location: YMCA-Glendale, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
Inside the Box Score
- The teams exchanged two and two lead changes over the first six points
- TMU broke a 12-12 tie and stay ahead through the close of set one
- Set two was tied as late 23-23 before The Master's secured the final two points
- After the first two sets, ACU was hitting -0.086
- The Firestorm came out swinging in the third
- Only a 1-1 tie kept ACU from leading the whole set
- ACU doubled their kill production with 11 third set kills
- Set four started back and forth before TMU broke an 11-11 tie and stayed ahead
- The Firestorm could not capitalize on 25 service errors by the Mustangs
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"Tonight was a disappointing loss. We could not find our rhythm and it made things really tough. Hardt was the man tonight, he brought great energy and steady play. The guys are motivated to work hard for our match on Wednesday."
Up Next
Next week, the Firestorm will make the short trip to meet-up with OUAZ in Surprise.First serve is set for 6:00 pm.
