Glendale, Ariz.- In a match that saw 16 players see court time and 11 players put away a kill, Arizona Christian swept Providence Christian on Friday afternoon.

Match Info

• Match scores
  • Set 1: ACU 25-18
  • Set 2: ACU 25-13
  • Set 3: ACU 25-22
• Records: Arizona Christian - 10-5, Providence Christian - 2-10
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Justice - not ranked
• Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

• Krysta Petersen - 10 kills, hit. 526
• Sydney Brown - 8 kills, hit .467
• Hailey Reynolds - 6 kills
• Haley Tedrow - 6 kills
• Ryan Coughlin - 4 kills
• Caitlin Chan - 15 assists, 6 digs
• Becca Thomson - 11 assists, 7 digs
• Nikole Lunsford - 15 digs
• Trinity Weidinger - 8 digs

Inside The Box Score

• ACU started the match up 3-0 and 5-1
• PCC crept back within 6-5 
• A 4-0 run gave ACU the ability to control the rest of the set
• Brown hammered out six kills on seven attacks in the opening set
• Down 2-1 in the second set- a kill by Tedrow, two Reynolds' kills, and two aces by Lunsford keyed a 6-0 run
• Tedrow added five kills in set number two
• Coach Briscoe brought out almost an entirely different lineup for the third set
• The Sea Beggars actually held a 14-9 edge before the Firestorm really got rolling in the set
• Behind 18-17, Grace Abbott and Coughlin delivered kills on two of the next three ACU points
• ACU did not look back

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"We played a well rounded match this afternoon finding ways to score from all positions.  Our setters moved the ball around well creating opportunities for our attackers to score.  We are continuing to grow in our out of system scoring and that is a good sign of our progress.  Looking forward to continue on with this trend while opening up conference play with Benedictine tomorrow!" 

Up Next
On Saturday, the Firestorm will play their first match in the re-branded GSAC conference- now Great Southwest Athletic Conference- when they head to the Physical Education Center in Mesa to face Benedictine Mesa.  First serve is planned for 2:00 pm.