Box Score Glendale, AZ- Arizona Christian lost 3-0 to Menlo College on Friday night. Menlo is currently ranked #3 in the nation, but the Firestorm put up a fight against the Oaks.
Match Info
- Match score: Menlo College- 3, Arizona Christian University - 0
- Set 1: Menlo 25-18
- Set 2: Menlo 25-16
- Set 3: Menlo 25-17
- Records: Arizona Christian – 1-9, 0-6 GSAC, Menlo– 13-0, 5-0 GSAC
- NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Menlo- 3
- Location: ASU West, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats v Menlo
- Nate Mayfield - 3 kills, 2 blocks
- Wesley Hunter – 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 block
- Tyler Kohner- 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs
- Brenden Hardt- 1 kill, 5 blocks
- Fatai Akolade- 1 service ace, 8 digs, 1 kill, 2 assists
- Paul Dozeman- 3 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks
- Quinn Hunter- 17 assists, 2 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
- Chris Beck- 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 block
- Bryce Pickett- 1 kill
Inside the Box Score v Menlo
- Menlo out-killed ACU 40-22, but each team recorded the same number of attack errors (16) and service errors (12). ACU had 7 reception errors to Menlo's 1.
- Menlo scored first in all three sets.
- In the third set, Menlo jumped out to a 6-0 lead before ACU closed the gap, taking an 11-10 lead (their first of the night). Menlo then broke a 15-15 tie to take 10 of the next 12 points to secure the match.
Thoughts from Coach Hunter
"I'm proud of our guys tonight. We did some great things against Menlo, ranked #3, but we were not consistent enough to win the match."
Up Next
The Firestorm return to action on Saturday, February 22nd at 1:00 pm against UC Merced at Ironwood High School.
