Phoenix, AZ- Hosting their second annual Firestorm Labor Day Invitational, Arizona Christian picked up two big wins on day one.  ACU easily won their first match in straight sets against SAGU American Indian before earning a hard fought three set win in the night cap versus Benedictine-Mesa.  Junior Amanda Bakonyi had 17 kills while hitting .538 on the day.

Match Info

• SAGU American Indian match score: Arizona Christian - 3, SAGU American Indian - 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-4
  • Set 2: ACU 25-5
  • Set 3: ACU 25-9
• Benedictine-Mesa match score: Arizona Christian - 3, Benedictine-Mesa – 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-22
  • Set 2: ACU 27-25
  • Set 3: ACU 30-28
• Records: Arizona Christian- 2-2, SAGU American Indian 0-2, Benedictine-Mesa- 5-3
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, SAGU American Indian- NCCAA only, Benedictine-Mesa – not ranked
• Location: Fultz Memorial Gym, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ

Stats For The Day

• Amanda Bakonyi – 17 kills, hit .538, 8 blocks
• Jackie Stein – 16 kills, 16 digs
• Tyler Gebhart – 13 kills, 6 blocks
• Marina Samaniego – 38 assists
• Breanna Scott – 29 digs

Match Keys

• Firestorm hit .234 as a team in the two matches including .600 in the first set against SAGU AIC
• ACU blasted away 17 service aces versus just two receiving errors

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe

"Today was a good day for us. To bounce back from last weekend with two wins showed the grit and the determination that our girls had.  We worked hard in practice this last week and it showed in the court today.  Now it's just a matter of focusing on the next match ahead of us and preparing as best we can."

Up Next

• Arizona Christian will host day two of the Firestorm Labor Day Invitational on Saturday in Fultz Memorial Gym.  ACU will play on court one at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on Saturday.