Phoenix, AZ- On Friday, Arizona Christian celebrated senior night and played their final home match of the season at Greenway High School defeating the Buccaneers of Park-Gilbert 3-0. The team honored Macy Magri, Jamie Ricksecker, Amanda Bakonyi, Delaney Harris, Oriana Montoya, Alex Douglas and Naomi Matzke. Congratulations to the Firestorm seniors and thank you for your commitment to the program.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian- 3, Park-Gilbert- 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-15
  • Set 2: ACU 26-24
  • Set 3: ACU 29-27
• Records: Arizona Christian- 17-12, Park-Gilbert- 15-14
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Park-Gilbert– not NAIA
• Location: Greenway High School, Phoenix, AZ

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
• Amanda Bakonyi – 11 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 7 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks
• Marina Samaniego – 20 assists, 3 digs, 5 service aces, 1 kill
• Macy Magri – 7 assists, 3 digs, 2 service aces, 2 kills,
• Delaney Harris – 14 digs, 3 assists, 2 kills, 1 service ace
• Alex Douglas- 2 kills, 2 blocks
• Alyssa Fierro- 2 assists, 9 digs
• Jamie Ricksecker- 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 3 blocks
• Tyler Gebhart- 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
• Katie Patterson- 3 digs, 1 service ace

Inside the Box Score

• Amanda Bakonyi led the Firestorm with 11 kills. Oriana Montoya was second with 7 kills.
• Marina Samaniego had a game-high 5 service aces, which out-aced the entire Buccaneer team. As a team, ACU out aced the PUG 10-3.
• PUG out-killed ACU 41-37, but also had 42 total errors to ACU's 25.
• ACU began the first set with a 4-0 run and never trailed, winning 25-15.
• Sets two and three went into overtime. In the second set, Park-Gilbert was up as much as 6 (11-5) and the set featured 11 tie-scores.
• The third set featured 14 tie scores, an ACU lead by as much as seven (17-10) before PUG tied it up at 17. After a 27-27 tie, ACU scored the final two points to secure the victory.

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe:

"Had some highs and lows this match but ultimately got the job done. Thankful to end our home matches for the year with a win on our senior night. The girls came together and made it happen. We have two on the road against some very competitive opponents. We have some opportunities to hit new milestones this weekend and we aim to do exactly that."

Up Next

The Firestorm head back to California for one last road trip to square off against (RV) Westmont and (RV) The Master's on Friday and Saturday, November 8-9.  Match times are 8 pm on Friday and 3 pm on Saturday (Arizona time).