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Arizona Christian University

OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Thomson Setting
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Let’s Play Three

Becca Thomson on the set
Glendale, Ariz.- After playing three matches on the road over a two week span, Arizona Christian will return home for three matches in a week.  The action in the Firestorm Recreation Center will get started on Tuesday afternoon in non-GSAC fashion before the Firestorm hosts two GSAC foes over the weekend.

Match Details
West Coast Baptist- Tuesday, October 3, 2:00pm
Jessup- Friday, October 6, 6:00 pm
Menlo- Saturday, October 7, 1:00 pm
Firestorm Recreation Center (Former YMCA-Glendale)- Map
Tickets sold only online (Try to purchase before arriving at door)- Tickets

Live Coverage
Video - https://www.gsacsportsnetwork.com/azchristian/
Live stats - https://acufirestorm.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

Arizona Christian
The Firestorm are trying to right the ship after a long slide in the win-loss column. Faith Baar had ten kills against Hope International on Saturday.

2023 ACU Key Players
Hailey Reynolds- 144 kills
Sydney Brown- 141 kills
Ryan Coughlin- 112 kills
Baar- 110 kills
Emmi Jacobus- 74 kills, 55 blocks
Caitlin Chan - 303 assists
Becca Thomson- 195 assists
Nikole Lunsford - 263 digs
Kaeleigh Gibson - 152 digs
Trinity Weidinger- 40 service aces

Series Notes
Dating back to 2003, Arizona Christian is 23-5 against West Coast Baptist which includes a current 15 match win streak for ACU.  The teams last met in 2012.

Jessup and Arizona Christian are 13-13 in their series going back to 2003.  The Warriors have won five straight in the series.

Against Menlo, the Firestorm are in the hole 6-13 in the all-time series.  But the teams have split the last four matches with the home team winning all four.

West Coast Baptist
The Eagles lost 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, and 25-20) at Justice College on Monday evening in their season opener.  WCBC will be playing three matches on Tuesday- beginning with ACU and then two matches at OUAZ- one neutral against Benedictine-Mesa and one against OUAZ.

Jessup
The Warriors (8-5) beat The Master's 3-1 on Saturday.  Madalyn Miller had 18 kills.

Menlo
On Saturday, the Oaks (13-5) fell 3-2 to Life Pacific.  Ayanna Barham produced 18 kills.  Menlo will face OUAZ on Friday.

Come out and cheer on your Firestorm.
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Players Mentioned

Caitlin Chan

#22 Caitlin Chan

S
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kaeleigh Gibson

#4 Kaeleigh Gibson

OH
5' 7"
Sophomore
Emmi Jacobus

#2 Emmi Jacobus

MB
5' 10"
Freshman
Nikole Lunsford

#5 Nikole Lunsford

DS/L
5' 4"
Sophomore
Sydney Brown

#12 Sydney Brown

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Ryan Coughlin

#17 Ryan Coughlin

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Faith Baar

#19 Faith Baar

OP/MB
6' 2"
Junior
Hailey Reynolds

#16 Hailey Reynolds

OP/MB
6' 1"
Sophomore
Trinity Weidinger

#14 Trinity Weidinger

DS/OH
5' 8"
Junior
Becca Thomson

#3 Becca Thomson

S
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caitlin Chan

#22 Caitlin Chan

5' 9"
Sophomore
S
Kaeleigh Gibson

#4 Kaeleigh Gibson

5' 7"
Sophomore
OH
Emmi Jacobus

#2 Emmi Jacobus

5' 10"
Freshman
MB
Nikole Lunsford

#5 Nikole Lunsford

5' 4"
Sophomore
DS/L
Sydney Brown

#12 Sydney Brown

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Ryan Coughlin

#17 Ryan Coughlin

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Faith Baar

#19 Faith Baar

6' 2"
Junior
OP/MB
Hailey Reynolds

#16 Hailey Reynolds

6' 1"
Sophomore
OP/MB
Trinity Weidinger

#14 Trinity Weidinger

5' 8"
Junior
DS/OH
Becca Thomson

#3 Becca Thomson

5' 4"
Freshman
S