Phoenix, AZ- On Friday night, Arizona Christian earned their first GSAC win of the season with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-16) victory over Life Pacific.  The trio of Senior Jackie Stein, Senior Breanna Scott, and Sophomore Tyler Gebhart all recorded seven kills.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 3, Life Pacific - 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-19
  • Set 2: ACU 25-17
  • Set 3: ACU 25-16
• Records: Arizona Christian- 4-5, 1-2 GSAC, Life Pacific- 4-5, 1-2 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Life Pacific – not ranked
• Location: Fultz Memorial Gym, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ

Stats For The Day

• Marina Samaniego - 17 assists, 10 digs, 4 service aces
• Jackie Stein - 7 kills, 7 digs
• Tyler Gebhart - 7 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks
• Breanna Scott - 7 kills
• Amanda Bakonyi- 6 blocks including two solo

Match Keys

• Firestorm recorded seven service aces versus just two serving errors.  Kept Warriors off balance with long stretches of serving (11 times of three or more consecutive serves, five times of four or more straight serves)
• ACU produced a season high ten blocks
• Only one tie in entire match (2-2 in first set)
• Life Pacific's Mariah Durant topped all hitters with 10 kills.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe

"It was good to walk away from tonight with another win in the books.  Winning is always the goal but beyond that we want to win well.  If we are going to be competitive in our conference we will always need to be performing at our peak and never satisfied with "good enough".  We had moments where we were playing closer to our potential in tonight's match and hope to bring increased pressure to our match tomorrow."

Up Next

On Saturday, the Firestorm return to Fultz Memorial Gym for a match with Hope International at 2:00 pm.