Box Score Surprise, AZ- Arizona Christian visited cross-town OUAZ on Thursday at Faith Arena on the OUAZ Campus. The Spirit defeated the Firestorm 3-1.
Match Info
- Match score: OUAZ- 3, Arizona Christian - 1
- Set 1: OUAZ 25-16
- Set 2: OUAZ 25-21
- Set 3: ACU 25-21
- Set 4: OUAZ 25-14
- Records: Arizona Christian – 0-7, 0-5 GSAC, OUAZ– 8-3, 4-2
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, OUAZ- receiving votes
- Location: Faith Arena, Surprise, AZ
ACU Stats v OUAZ
- Nate Mayfield - 7 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs
- Wesley Hunter – 7 kills, 1 service ace, 5 digs, 3 blocks
- Brenden Hardt- 5 kills, 3 blocks
- Fatai Akolade- 1 service ace, 4 digs
- Paul Dozeman- 6 kills, 2 digs, 3 blocks
- Quinn Hunter- 28 assists, 1 kill, 4 digs
- Chris Beck- 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 block
- Bryce Pickett- 2 kills
Inside the Box Score v OUAZ
- OUAZ out-killed ACU 44-33, but ACU had 52 total errors to 43 total OUAZ errors
- OUAZ scored first in all four games.
- Game 1 featured 3 tie scores and 2 lead changes, OUAZ did not trail the entire second game, Game 3 had 1 tie score and 1 lead change and Game 4 had 1 tie score.
- In Game 3, ACU took the lead at 2-1 and never looked back.
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"We had some moments where we played some high-level volleyball. I'm proud of the guys for fighting through the hard times to see some great results."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Saturday, February 15th at 12:00 noon and 1:30 pm against Simpson University and Park University- Gilbert in Gilbert, AZ.
