San Marcos, CA- Arizona Christian lost 3-1 to the University of St. Katherine on Friday. ACU took the second set and went into overtime in the third, but USK finished out the third and fourth sets for the win.

Match Info

• Match score: USK- 3, Arizona Christian University - 1
  • Set 1: USK 25-23
  • Set 2: ACU 25-21
  • Set 3: USK 26-24
  • Set 4: USK 25-20
• Records: Arizona Christian – 1-11, 0-7 GSAC, University of St. Katherine– 3-12
• NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, USK- not ranked
• Location: San Marcos, CA

ACU Stats v USK

• Nate Mayfield - 7 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks
• Wesley Hunter – 15 kills, 4 digs, 5 blocks
• Tyler Kohner- 4 kills, 1 service ace, 8 digs, 1 block
• Brenden Hardt- 3 kills, 1 dig, 7 blocks
• Paul Dozeman- 8 kills, 2 service aces, 2 digs, 3 blocks
• Quinn Hunter- 27 assists, 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks
• Chris Beck- 4 kills, 5 assists, 5 digs
• James Hansen- 9 digs

Inside the Box Score v USK

• USK out-killed ACU 54-45, but also committed more errors (27-20). ACU had a better hitting percentage in the match (22.5% to 21.6%)
• ACU scored first in three out of four games (1, 2, 3).
• Game 1 featured 14 tie scores up to 18-18 before SKU closed it out.
• ACU broke a 16-16 tie in the second game to win 25-21. Game 3 was tied 24-24 before USK took the next two points to win. ACU was up 17-16 in Game 4, but USK finished out ACU 25-20.  

Thoughts from Coach Hunter

"St. Katherine played a great match on their senior night. We fought hard, battled together, but we came up short."

Up Next

The Firestorm head to Santa Clarita, California on Saturday to play The Master's University at 2 pm (AZ time).