Mesa, Ariz.- Arizona Christian took the opening set from Benedictine Mesa on Friday afternoon, but the Redhawks answered by winning the next three sets to take the match in four. Both teams finished with 50 kills.
Match Notes
- Countless ties and lead changes highlighted a back-and-forth opening set
- Tied at 21-21, Madison Van Wie produced two kills and Zuri Reeser added an ace as the Firestorm scored four of the next five points to take the set 25-23
- Benedictine Mesa broke a 2-2 tie in the second set and stayed in front, evening the match with a 25-19 win
- The Redhawks scored the first four points of the third set and remained in control throughout, taking the set 25-16
- Kills from Sydney Wade and Zuri Reeser accounted for two of the first three points in the fourth set
- After several ties and lead changes late in the fourth, Benedictine reached set point at 25-24 before Addison Bowie answered with a kill put ACU ahead 26-25
- But the Redhawks countered with the final three points to close out the match, 28-26
- The Firestorm recorded 50 kills on 155 attacks, while Benedictine finished with 50 kills on 153 attacks
Madison Van Wie led Arizona Christian with 11 kills, while Reeser added nine kills and 13 digs. Â Sherby finished with eight kills,
Becca Thomson recorded 29 assists and 11 digs, and
Kiah Lerma collected a match-high 21 digs.
Next Up
The Firestorm return to Southern California next week for their final scheduled trip out of Arizona.
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