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Box Score 2 Gilbert, AZ- Arizona Christian recorded their first ever program victory on Saturday against Simpson University 3-0. The Firestorm then played a tough second match against Park University – Gilbert, losing 3-1. Both matches were hosted by Park University – Gilbert and played at San Tan Valley Charter School.
Match Info
- Match score: Arizona Christian- 3, Simpson University - 0
- Set 1: ACU 25-14
- Set 2: ACU 25-20
- Set 3: ACU 25-18
- Records: Arizona Christian – 1-7, 0-5 GSAC, Simpson– 0-10
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Simpson- not ranked
- Location: The Nest, Gilbert, AZ
ACU Stats v Simpson
- Nate Mayfield - 5 kills, 2 digs
- Wesley Hunter – 6 kills, 3 service aces, 1 assist, 5 digs, 2 blocks
- Tyler Kohner- 2 kills, 3 service aces, 5 digs
- Brenden Hardt- 9 kills, 4 blocks. 1 dig
- Fatai Akolade- 1 service ace, 6 digs
- Paul Dozeman- 6 kills, 3 service aces, 1 dig, 1 block
- Quinn Hunter- 29 assists, 1 kill, 5 service aces, 5 digs, 2 blocks
- Chris Beck- 4 kills, 1 service ace, 3 digs
- Bryce Pickett- 2 kills
Inside the Box Score v Simpson
- ACU recorded their first ever program victory against Simpson
- ACU out-killed Simpson 33-23 and had 3 fewer errors (16-13)
- ACU had more kills, assists (30-16), service aces (16-4), digs (28-27) and blocks (6-5) than Simpson
Match Info
- Match score: Park- Gilbert- 3, Arizona Christian - 1
- Set 1: ACU 26-24
- Set 2: PUG 25-20
- Set 3: PUG 25-23
- Set 4: PUG 25-15
- Records: Arizona Christian – 1-8, 0-6 GSAC, PUG– 4-6
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, PUG- not ranked
- Location: The Nest, Gilbert, AZ
ACU Stats v PUG
- Nate Mayfield - 9 kills, 1 block, 1 dig
- Wesley Hunter – 11 kills, 1 service ace, 4 digs
- Tyler Kohner- 5 kills, 1 service ace, 5 digs, 3 blocks
- Brenden Hardt- 5 kills, 1 service ace, 1 dig, 3 blocks
- Fatai Akolade- 1 assist, 11 digs
- Paul Dozeman- 7 kills, 2 service aces, 1 dig
- Quinn Hunter- 30 assists, 5 kills, 5 digs, 3 blocks
- Chris Beck- 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 service ace
Inside the Box Score v PUG
- ACU out-killed PUG 47-44, but ACU had 31 errors to Park-Gilbert's 15
- Park-Gilbert bested ACU in assists (36- 31), digs (43-33) and blocks (13.5-6.5), but ACU out-aced Park-Gilbert 8-7
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"We got our first program win today against Simpson University. We battled against Park, but lost in 4. The guys had a strong day of volleyball."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Friday, February 21st at 6:00 pm against (5) Menlo College at ASU West.
