Box Score Glendale, Ariz.- Although Arizona Christian held a lead in all five sets, ACU could not lock in the final points needed to earn the win in a five set match against OUAZ on Tuesday night. The Firestorm recorded a season low 16 attack errors with four delivering 11 kills or more.
Match Info
- Match score: OUAZ - 3, Arizona Christian - 2
- Set 1: OUAZ 25-23
- Set 2: ACU 25-14
- Set 3: ACU 25-21
- Set 4: OUAZ 25-21
- Set 5: OUAZ 15-12
- Records: Arizona Christian - 4-8, 3-6 GSAC, OUAZ - 9-5, 7-2 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, OUAZ - RV
- Location: YMCA- Glendale, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
Inside the Box Score
- Set one was the set that the Firestorm are really kicking themselves
- After leading by as many as seven twice, ACU let OUAZ come back and take the set
- ACU started set two with a 3-0 edge and did not look back
- The Firestorm did not have a hitting error in the set
- With three ties up to 9-9, Gebhart broke the tie with a kill and ACU remained in front
- Leading by four as late as 18-14 in the fourth, ACU lost the lead before regaining it on a kill by Frame at 21-20
- But the Spirit score the last four points of the set
- Gebhart used a kill to push ACU in front 7-6 in the fifth
- Unfortunately, OUAZ converted 9 of the last 14 points to lock up the win
Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"We had a great battle tonight and I was very proud of our effort as a team. We stayed committed to our plan and executed well though we failed to capitalize on a few key moments to finish some games. We have made some great strides in our mental toughness and battling through these five set matches is continuing to push us to excellence. Back at it again tomorrow with another opportunity!"
Up Next
One day later but same two teams at the YMCA-Glendale at 7:00 pm.
