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Box Score 2 Great Falls, Mont.- On Saturday, Arizona Christian ended their participation at the Electric City Invitational by winning their first match before dropping their second match.
Match Info
- Match scores v Haskell Indian Nations: Arizona Christian - 3, Haskell Indian Nations - 0
- Set 1: ACU 25-13
- Set 2: ACU 25-15
- Set 3: ACU 25-22
- Match scores v St. Francis (IN): St. Francis (IN) - 3, Arizona Christian - 0
- Set 1: USF 25-22
- Set 2: USF 26-24
- Set 3: USF 25-16
- Records: Arizona Christian - 2-2, Haskell - 0-3, St. Francis (IN) - 6-2
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Haskell - not ranked, St. Francis (IN) - not ranked
- Location: University of Providence, Great Falls, MT
ACU Stats v Haskell Indian Nations
Inside Box Score v Haskell Indian Nations
- ACU lead entire first set
- The Firestorm dropped the first point of the second set
- But a 4-0 run pushed ACU in front until the end of the set
- Haskell went from 8-6 down to 10-8 up in the third
- Two kills from Schroeder and a service ace by Chan keyed a 5-0 push
- HINU forged a 13-13 tie
- Arizona Christian took control for good with a 6-1 run
ACU Stats v St. Francis (IN)
- Henige - 11 kills
- Combes - 11 digs
- Lunsford - 10 digs
Inside Box Score v St. Francis (IN)
- Kills from Emma Hogan, Shockey, and Chan all gave ACU a lead in the first set
- After taking a 12-11 lead, USF remained ahead the rest of the set
- A back-and-forth second set found the Firestorm at set point of 24-21
- Unfortunately, the Cougars produced the next five points for the win
- The first four points of the third set resulted in a 2-2 tie
- USF broke the tie and lead until the final whistle
Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"Some highs and lows on the day but lots of lessons learned. Overall, what I am most proud of is our ability now to remember our identity throughout a match and continue to battle even when it's not going our way. Lots of growth ahead of us as we continue to pursue excellence in all things."
Up Next
Beginning on Friday, Arizona Christian will host the Labor Day Festival (seven matches in three days) in the Firestorm Recreation Center. They will open the action by facing in state rival Park-Gilbert at 2:00 pm on Friday.
