Glendale, AZ- On Friday, Arizona Christian lost to William Jessup University 3-2. The Firestorm move to 15-11 overall and 6-8 in conference play following this GSAC defeat.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian– 2, William Jessup University- 3
  • Set 1: WJU 25-20
  • Set 2: ACU 25-16
  • Set 3: WJU 25-14
  • Set 4: ACU 25-16
  • Set 5: WJU 15-13
• Records: Arizona Christian- 15-11, William Jessup University- 11-9
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked| William Jessup University– 21|
• Location: Cactus High School, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 15 kills, 2 blocks
• Amanda Bakonyi – 16 kills, 1 dig, 8 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 8 kills, 2 digs
• Marina Samaniego – 31 assists, 5 kills,  12 digs, 4 blocks
• Macy Magri – 11 assists, 7 digs
• Delaney Harris – 6 assists, 17 digs, 1 service ace
• Alex Douglas- 4 kills, 4 blocks
• Alyssa Fierro- 3 service aces, 14 digs

Inside the Box Score

• Amanda Bakonyi led both teams with 16 kills. For the Firestorm, Annabelle Camoirano was second with 15 kills and Alyssa Fierro led the team with 4 service aces
• William Jessup out-killed ACU 54-49, but also had 31 errors to ACU's 22.
• ACU took the lead early and kept the lead through the entire second set. Jessup returned the favor in the third set, taking a 2-0 lead and never relinquishing it.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"Hard fought battle tonight. Really happy with how the girls finished the evening in the evening in the fifth set. We battled for every ball, dialed in and gave it all we had. Unfortunately, fifth set matches come full of surprises and are anyone's game. A more consistent effort throughout the night would have changed everything but tonight's match was true to life. There were lots of ups and downs that we have to face and learn from. Looking forward to another exciting match tomorrow."

Up Next

The Firestorm continue the homestand at Cactus High School to face conference opponent Menlo College on Saturday at 2 pm.