Glendale, Ariz.- New records were established for Arizona Christian Men's Volleyball on Tuesday evening as
Chris Beck became the all-time kills leader and
Thomas Johannesen took over the all-time assist lead. As for the match, the Firestorm took a set from No. 3 ranked Benedictine-Mesa before the Redhawks claimed the final three sets.
Match Info
- Match score: Benedictine-Mesa- 3, Arizona Christian- 0
- Set 1: ACU 27-25
- Set 2: BENU 25-23
- Set 3: BENU 25-16
- Set 4: BENU 25-19
- Records: Arizona Christian- 2-6, Benedictine-Mesa- 8-3
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian- RV, Benedictine-Mesa - 3
- Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
Inside the Box Score
- The opening set was a seesaw ride between the teams as they exchanged 19 ties and six lead changes
- BENU reached set point at 24-23 but a McGee kill and block by James Hansen and Mayfield pushed ACU to set point at 25-24
- An ACU service error tied the set before two BENU errors gave the Firestorm the set
- Set two was much like one with 13 ties and three lead changes
- McGee gave ACU a 19-18 edge and Beck hammered out a kill for a 20-19 lead
- The Redhawks won six of the final nine points to tie the match at 1-1
- A Jon Kock kill tied the third set at 1-1
- Ben Mesa countered with a 6-0 run and remained ahead for the rest of third and all of the fourth set
- ACU served up a season best eight aces
- Beck need a plus eight kills over Mayfield in the match to claim the top kills mark
- After Tuesday, Beck now stands at 393 kills with Mayfield second at 385 kills
- On the assist front, Johannesen needed 34 assists for the assist record- Johannesen now owns a record 536 assists
- Johannesen's former teammate Quinn Hunter (2020-21) previously held the record at 533 assists
- Against The Master's on Saturday, Beck became the all-time digs leader as well (now 226/ 215- Tyler Kohner (2019-22))
Thoughts from Coach Bruns
"Our program is headed in the right direction with the right guys,
Chris Beck being one of them. No surprise he is the all-time leader at ACU in kills. I am proud of his efforts and self-focus this year. Happy for Johannesen as well taking over the assists mark,"
"It was a good effort (against Ben Mesa), just need to continue our efforts and execute better when the match gets tight."
Up Next
On Thursday, ACU will host Pacific Union- the first ever meeting between the teams. First serve from the Firestorm Recreation Center will come at 6:00 pm.
