Glendale, Ariz.- The attempt to reach ten wins on the season saw Arizona Christian turned away for the fifth straight match as they fell in straight sets to La Sierra on Thursday evening.
Match Notes
- Madison Van Wie started the match with a kill
- Set one saw ties at 2-2, 3-3, 5-5, and 6-6
- A 4-0 run for the Golden Eagles (11-9, 7-4 GSAC) broke the ties for good in the opener
- Set two went back and forth to 3-3
- Kills from Van Wie and Kootstra followed by a service ace from Kiah Lerma pushed ACU in front
- The Firestorm (9-9, 4-7 GSAC) were up 15-13 and tied 16-16- both on kills from Van Wie
- But four straight points from LSU gave them the lead for the remainder of the set
- After trailing early in the third set, Arizona Christian rattled off five straight points (two kills from Zuri Reeser led the way)
- Sydney Wade cashed in a kill for the final ACU lead at 13-12
- Following two more ties, La Sierra secured the lead for good
- Both teams had 95 attempts
Reeser top ACU with ten kills with Van Wie at seven kills.Â
Addison Bowie gave out 14 assists.Â
Kensie Seward topped with nine digs.
Next Up
The Firestorm will play their second of three straight days with a match when they host Life Pacific at 3:00 pm on Friday.
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