Glendale, Ariz.- Arizona Christian Men's Volleyball will play at home for the first time in the 2023 season when they host Saint Katherine and Menlo this weekend. This week's matches will be the start of six start home matches in the Firestorm Recreation Center. The match versus the Oaks will be the GSAC opener for the Firestorm men.
Match Details
Saint Katherine- Thursday, February 16 at 6:00 pm
Menlo - Saturday, February 18 at 1:00 pm
Firestorm Recreation Center- Glendale, AZ
Tickets sold only online at
https://www.acufirestorm.com/tickets. No tickets sold at the door.
Live Coverage
Live Video- https://www.gsacsportsnetwork.com/azchristian/
Live Stats- https://acufirestorm.com/sidearmstats/mvball/summary
Thoughts from Coach Bruns
"Excited for tomorrow. The guys have been up against some tough competition to start the year and we've learned a lot about ourselves. I think we are ready to bring the best versions of ourselves forward tomorrow and we're excited to battle for every point."
Arizona Christian
On Tuesday, the Firestorm (1-2) fell 3-1 at No. 2 ranked Benedictine-Mesa.
Chris Beck had 12 kills and 8 digs.
ACU Key Players
Beck
- 34 kills, 13 digs, and 5 aces
Cade McGee - 19 kills, 14 digs, 4 aces
James Hansen - 15 kills, 17 digs
Nate Mayfield - 11 kills, 9 blocks
Kyle Berger - 47 assists
Thomas Johannesen - 29 assists
Series Notes
The Firestorm and the Firebirds have met four times with USK winning three of the meetings. But ACU won their last meeting (and only match in Arizona).
The Oaks have won all five meetings.
Saint Katherine (CA)
The Firebirds are 2-3 on the season after falling 3-0 to Cal Lutheran on Thursday.
Menlo
The Oaks arrive in Arizona with an 8-0 record and ranked No. 8 in the NAIA. On Saturday, they beat Westcliff and UC Santa Cruz in a triangular. Edin Ibrahimavic recorded 25 combined kills. Menlo will play at OUAZ on Friday.
Roll Storm!
