Box Score Atherton, Calif.- On Friday, Arizona Christian pushed Menlo to five sets but the Oaks proved too strong for the Firestorm. Eleven, the kills number of the match for the Firestorm, turned out to be not enough.
Match Info
- Match scores
- Set 1: MC 25-22
- Set 2: ACU 25-19
- Set 3: MC 25-15
- Set 4: ACU 25-17
- Set 5: MC 15-8
- Records: Arizona Christian - 5-10, 2-5 GSAC, Menlo - 8-7, 4-3 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Menlo - not ranked
- Location: Haynes-Primm Pavilion, Menlo College, Atherton, CA
ACU Stats
Inside The Box Score
- Up to a 19-19 tie in the first set, neither team led by more than two points
- Deni Jackson delivered a kill to push ACU ahead 20-19
- But the Oaks outscored the Firestorm 6-2 to close the set
- Following a 1-1 tie in the second set, the Firestorm gained the lead thanks to two Menlo errors
- ACU held the top score for the rest of the set
- Behind 5-4 in the third, a kill from Henige tied the score
- The Oaks grabbed the next three points and stayed ahead through the end of the set
- Behind 7-2 in the fourth, the Firestorm used a 7-1 for a 9-8 lead
- Menlo came back and grabbed an 13-11 edge
- A 6-0 run (a kill from Shockey, three kills from Gibson, a kill from Chan) slid ACU ahead for the remainder of the set
- In the winner take all set, the Oaks jumped ahead 4-0 and cruised to the final whistle
- As a team, ACU had 11 kills in the first, second, and fourth sets as Shockey topped the team with 11 kills
Up Next
The Firestorm will stay in Northern California to square off with William Jessup on Saturday. First serve from Rocklin will come at 2:00 pm.
