Prescott, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian emerged victorious 3-0 against SAGU-American Indian University for their first win of the season.  The Firestorm then lost the second game of the tournament to Embry-Riddle (AZ), 3-1.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian – 3, SAGU-American Indian University- 0
  • Set 1: ACU 25-11
  • Set 2: ACU 25-15
  • Set 3: ACU 25-9
• Records: Arizona Christian - 1-1, SAGU-American Indian – 0-2
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Embry-Riddle University (AZ) - RV
• Location: Embry-Riddle University, Prescott, AZ

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 9 kills
• Amanda Bakonyi – 10 kills, 8 blocks
• Oriana Montoya - 9 kills, 6 digs
• Marina Samaniego - 21 assists, 4 service aces, 3 digs, 1 kill
• Macy Magri - 11 assists, 8 digs, 2 service aces
• Delaney Harris - 13 digs, 2 service aces, 2 assists
• Alyssa Fiero – 4 service aces

Inside the Box Score

• In the 1st set, ACU never trailed, ultimately winning 25-11.
• SAGU was up 7-3 in the second set before ACU stormed back outscoring the Warriors 22-8
• ACU went on a 7-0 run to begin the 3^rd set and never looked back.
• ACU totaled 13 service aces in the match.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian – 1, Embry-Riddle University (AZ)- 3
  • Set 1: ERAU 25-18
  • Set 2: ERAU 25-14
  • Set 3: ACU 25-15
  • Set 4: ERAU 25-19
• Records: Arizona Christian - 1-2,– Embry-Riddle University (AZ)- 4-2
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, ERAU - RV
• Location: Embry-Riddle University, Prescott, AZ

ACU Stats For The Match

• Annabelle Camoirano - 9 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks
• Amanda Bakonyi – 8 kills
• Oriana Montoya - 11 kills, 5 digs
• Marina Samaniego - 19 assists, 8 digs, 2 service aces
• Macy Magri - 15 assists, 5 digs, 1 service ace
• Delaney Harris - 12 digs, 7 assists
• Alex Douglas – 12 kills, 3 digs

Inside the Box Score

• ERAU never trailed in any of the three sets they won.
• Alex Douglas came off the bench for a team-leading 12 kills.

Coach Briscoe's Thoughts

"We are able to enjoy a nice change of scenery with our short trek up north and along with our first win of the season. We are definitely still putting some pieces together. Team identity is really something that solidified over time and experiencing the game together. Even with the splitting our matches today we had some great efforts from both Amanda Bakonyi and Alex Douglas leading the charge with some very efficient attacking. Looking forward to hosting our tournament this upcoming weekend and getting back to it!"

Up Next

The Firestorm compete in four matches while hosting a two-day tournament Friday and Saturday (August 30-31) at ASU West in Glendale.