Box Score Glendale, Ariz.- After dropping the first set, Arizona Christian responded by winning the next three sets on Thursday evening. Outside hitter Cade McGee carried the Firestorm as he delivered an ACU single match record 23 kills.
Match Info
- Match score: Arizona Christian - 3, Westcliff - 1
- Set 1: WU 25-15
- Set 2: ACU 25-19
- Set 3: ACU 30-28
- Set 4: ACU 25-21
- Records: Arizona Christian - 2-3, Westcliff - 3-6
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Westcliff - not ranked
- Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
Inside the Box Score
- McGee delivered a kill to forge a 1-1 tie to begin the match
- Ties at 5-5 and 6-6 were broken with a 4-0 run from Westcliff to lead the rest of the set
- The Warriors hit an impressive .565 in the first set
- Set two started with back and forth action as ACU found themselves down 12-11
- But three straight kills from Beck started a 7-0 run for the lead and the Firestorm would not look back in the set
- McGee erupted for seven kills
- Despite several ties, trailing by five at 23-18, and facing set point twice, ACU found a way to comeback in the third set
- A block from Beck and Korbin Torres followed by a Beck kill broke a 28-28 tie and gave the Firestorm the set win
- Knotted at 11-11 in the fourth ACU took advantage of a service error and two kills from McGee sandwiched around a Beck kill to move in front for good
- Seven kills again from McGee allowed him to reach 23 for the match and break the single match kills record (previously held by Beck at 19)
Thoughts from Coach Bruns
"Happy to get a win. It was not pretty but a win is a win. Proud of Cade's performance and the guys that came off the bench."
Up Next
Arizona Christian will return to California and face No. 3 Menlo on Saturday. The Firestorm and the Oaks will serve it up in Atherton at 6:00 pm (Pacific)/ 7:00 pm (Arizona).
