Box Score Glendale, AZ- Playing in their opening match of the season, Arizona Christian hosted (RV) OUAZ on Friday. The Spirit defeated Firestorm in three.
Match Info
· Match score: OUAZ - 3, Arizona Christian - 0
o Set 1: OUAZ 25-20
o Set 2: OUAZ 25-10
o Set 3: OUAZ 25-15
· Records: Arizona Christian – 0-1, 0-1 GSAC, OUAZ– 2-0, 1-0 GSAC
· NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, OUAZ – RV
· Location: Dream City School, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats v OUAZ
· Nate Mayfield - 5 kills, 2 digs
· Wesley Hunter - 3 kills, 4 digs
· Justin Espinoza - 14 assists
· Brendan Hardt- 3 kills, 2 digs, 3 blocks
· Tyler Kohner - 3 kills
· Fatai Akolde- 6 digs
Inside the Box Score v OUAZ
· OUAZ broke a 4-4 tie in the first set and did not trail the rest of the night
· OUAZ out-killed ACU 34-17 and ACU committed 22 errors to OUAZ's 8
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"Tonight we showed that we can play at a high level, however, we struggled with too many errors. It was our first match, working through lots of nerves. Good news is we are moving in the right direction."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Friday, January 24th at 6:00 pm against #1 nationally ranked BenU-Mesa at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
