Glendale, Ariz.- With most other factors near equal, Saturday's match came down to kills as Menlo produced 45 kills to the 34 from Arizona Christian.  Sydney Brown tallied a match high 13 kills.

Match Info

• Match scores
  • Set 1: Menlo 25-22
  • Set 2: Menlo 25-15
  • Set 3: Menlo 25-22
• Records: Arizona Christian - 7-15, 0-9 GSAC, Menlo - 14-6, 6-3 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Menlo - not ranked
• Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

• Brown- 13 kills
• Emmi Jacobus- 7 kills
• Jenna Weise- 5 kills, hit .333
• Caitlin Chan- 18 assists, 12 digs
• Becca Thomson - 9 assists, 7 digs
• Nikole Lunsford - 15 digs
• Trinity Weidinger - 10 digs

Inside The Box Score

• Falling behind 4-0 to start the match, ACU scored five of the next six points to forge a 5-5 tie
• Brown accounted for two kills and Jacobus notched a service ace in the run
• Following several lead changes, Hailey Reynolds earned a kill and a 16-15 ACU lead
• After a tie at 17-17 (Reynolds kill), Menlo moved ahead for good in the set
• In the second set, two kills from Jacobus and a kill by Brown contributed to a 6-2 ACU lead 
• Down one, the Oaks countered with a 7-0 run to went in front in the set 
• The first 16 points in third set resulted in an 8-8 tie
• A kill from Brown knotted the set at 22 all
• But Menlo secured the final three points to close out the match
• The Oaks had one more hitting error than the Firestorm (17-16) while ACU had one more attack (128-127)
• Points from serving was just a differential of four

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"This afternoon's battle was a tough loss for us.  Our girls fought hard but we did not have consistency necessary from start to finish.  We were able to get a lot of athletes on the court today to create new scoring opportunities and had some bright spots.  Caitlin had a great match with her double-double playing tough defense with the cross court attack and both Emmi and Sydney provided some good offensive numbers.  One thing that is certain is that we are going to continue to battle and find new ways to build our confidence.  Tomorrow is a new day and we are going to take advantage of every opportunity we are given." 

Up Next
Come next week, Arizona Christian will hit the road for the final time of the season as they head to Los Angeles County.  Friday's match at The Master's will serve at 6:00 pm.