Phoenix, AZ- In a tough battle against cross-town rival Ottawa (AZ), the Firestorm came our victorious on Friday night. Seniors Jackie Stein, Breanna Scott, Kaitlyn Streltzoff, and Kyra Spencer were celebrated and pulled out one last home win of their careers.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian – 3, Ottawa – 1
  • Set 1: OU 25-21
  • Set 2: ACU 25-23
  • Set 3: ACU 25-12
  • Set 3: ACU 25-11
• Records: Arizona Christian - 15-9, 11-7 GSAC, Ottawa (AZ) – 16-13, 8-10 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Ottawa (AZ) - not ranked
• Location: Fultz Memorial Gym, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ

ACU Stats For The Day

• Jackie Stein - 15 kills, hit.300, 14 digs
• Breanna Scott - 9 kills, 8 digs
• Tyler Gebhart - 9 kills
• Marina Samaniego - 34 assists, 8 digs
• Delaney Harris - 18 digs, 4 aces

Inside the Box Score

• The match featured 28 ties and 14 lead changes with 19 ties and 10 lead changes coming in the first two sets
• ACU hit .223 as a team and held Ottawa to .154 team hitting percentage

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe

"It was a slow start tonight but they finished strong.  Tonight's match was all about who was going to be more well-rounded.  Thankfully we had a strong effort from our offense across the net.  They are no easy wins in our conference so we have to be flexible and adjust where need to apply pressure regular. A strong serving run Delaney Harris and Hannah Alvarado really made a huge difference in tipping the scales.  Looking forward now to continue preparing for the conference tournament."

Up Next

On Friday, the Firestorm will travel to Hope International for the GSAC tournament.  ACU will enter as the fifth seed and face-off with the fourth seed Menlo.  Time will be approximately 8:00 pm (Arizona time).