Surprise, Ariz.- Arizona Christian concluded their participation in the OUAZ Invitational with a sweep of Montana State- Northern on Saturday.  Sydney Brown paced the offensive attack with 13 kills on .417 hitting.

Match Info

• Set scores
  • Set 1: ACU 25, MSUN 23
  • Set 2: ACU 25, MSUN 16
  • Set 3: ACU 26, MSUN 24
• Records: Arizona Christian - 4-4, Montana-Northern - 3-4
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Montana-Northern - not ranked
• Location: Faith Arena, OUAZ, Surprise, AZ

ACU Stats

• Brown - 13 kills, .417 hitting
• Faith Baar - 10 kills
• Hailey Reynolds - 9 kills
• Caitlin Chan - 20 assists, 7 digs
• Becca Thomson - 14 assists, 7 digs
• Trinity Weidinger - 4 service aces, 6 digs
• Nikole Lunsford - 16 digs
• Kaeleigh Gibson - 8 digs

Inside The Box Score

• After leading early on in the first set, Arizona Christian fell behind 17-13
• Down 23-20, ACU rallied for the last five points for the set win
• A kill for Reynolds, two kills for Brown and a Thomson ace highlighted the final run
• Tied 4-4 in the second set, the Firestorm rattled off a 9-0 run (Weidinger- four aces) to take control
• A barrage of lead exchanges and ties was the start of the third set
• With the set tied at 22-22 and 23-23, Brown hammered out a kill for the lead both times
• MSUN again tied the set at 24-24 before Thomson dumped home a kill and Gertie Savitch delivered an ace for the team victory

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"We are proud of the overall team effort over this weekend.  We have learned more about ourselves and had to battle through some deficits to come out on top.  We are beginning to find our new team identity with all of the new athletes this year.  We have plenty of positives and lots to grow in.  This upcoming week will be big for us as we prepare to host our tournament this weekend." 

Up Next
Beginning on Friday, Arizona Christian will host their annual Firestorm Labor Day Invitational in the Firestorm Recreation Center.  The Firestorm will face Justice College at 1:00 pm to begin the seven matches in two days event.