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Box Score 2 Great Falls, Mont.- Arizona Christian opened their season by beating No. 13 Montana Tech in a tightly contested match on Friday morning at the Electric City Invitational. Just a few hours later, the Firestorm came short against the No. 2 Jimmies from the University of Jamestown.
Match Info
- Match scores v Montana Tech: Arizona Christian - 3, Montana Tech - 1
- Set 1: ACU 28-26
- Set 2: MTU 25-21
- Set 3: ACU 25-23
- Set 4: ACU 25-21
- Match scores v Jamestown: Jamestown - 3, Arizona Christian - 0
- Set 1: UJ 25-17
- Set 2: UJ 25-23
- Set 3: UJ 25-18
- Records: Arizona Christian - 1-1, Montana Tech - 3-3, Jamestown - 5-1
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Montana Tech - 13, Jamestown - 2
- Location: University of Providence, Great Falls, MT
ACU Stats v Montana Tech
Inside Box Score v Montana Tech
- Early back-and-forth action resulted in ACU building a six-point lead at 14-8
- But MT fought back and moved ahead to reach set point at 24-20
- However, the Firestorm rattled off five straight points to reach match point themselves
- After another Oredigger set point, Henige buried two kills to give ACU the set win
- Montana Tech went wire-to-wire in the second set
- ACU did not ever surrender a 4-0 lead to start the third set
- In the fourth set, the Orediggers used a 6-0 run to break a 4-4 tie
- Down 13-9, the Firestorm used a 7-0 run to take control of the set and match
- Arizona Christian held Montana Tech to just three kills in set four
ACU Stats v Jamestown
- Petersen - 6 kills
- Shockey - 5 kills
- Jackson - 5 kills
- Lunsford - 18 digs
- Kaeleigh Gibson - 17 digs
Inside Box Score v Jamestown
- The Jimmies were front all the first set
- Trailing early, ACU built as large as a six-point edge in the second set
- Jamestown closed the set on a 15-7 run
- Lead changes and ties were in abundance in the third set before the Firestorm went ahead 14-13
- But the second ranked Jimmies moved ahead for good with an 8-0 string of points
Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"Lots of good takeaways today with our ranked opponents. Our ladies really rose to the occasion but struggled to continue with the same pressure to finish our last match of the day. Our competition showed great composure and proved to be seasoned competitors. Looking forward to more opportunities tomorrow!"
Up Next
The Firestorm will remain in Great Falls for two more matches on Saturday.
