Khaxil Stewart

Box Score

Saint Katherine (CA) USK 3-3

Arizona Christian ACU 1-5

Saint Katherine (CA) USK

3-3

Final

Feb. 16, 2024

Arizona Christian ACU

1-5

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Saint Katherine (CA) USK	25	25	26	25	(3)
Arizona Christian ACU	23	23	28	20	(1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 2/16/2024 10:42:00 PM | Tim Gooszen

ACU Unable To Capitalize

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History

Recap
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Glendale, Ariz.- Competing against Saint Katherine for the second Friday in a row, Arizona Christian was unable to capitalize on their chances against USK. The first three sets were decided by the minimum of two points. A trio of Firestorm reached double digit kills.

Match Info

Match score: Saint Katherine- 3, Arizona Christian- 1
- Set 1: USK 25-23
- Set 2: USK 25-23
- Set 3: ACU 28-26
- Set 4: USK 25-20
Records: Arizona Christian- 1-5, Saint Katherine- 3-3
NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian- RV, Saint Katherine- not ranked
Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

Aaron Knudsen- 12 kills
Brecken Roberts- 12 kills
Paul Rolland- 11 kills, hit .421
Jon Koch- 5 blocks
Bryston Hines- 20 assists, 7 digs
Joel Romero- 11 digs

Inside the Box Score

Kills by Rolland and Roberts helped ACU build a 3-2 lead to begin the match
USK moved ahead 5-3 and did not allow a tie the rest of the first set
Set two was all about ties and lead changes
ACU was ahead 20-19 on kill from Koch before USK used a 5-0 run to move ahead
The teams exchanged their best swings with ties and lead changes in the third
USK reached match point twice (24-23 and 26-25) with ACU reaching set point at 25-24
Arizona Christian rattled off the last three points (Easton Hall service ace, Knudsen kill) to force a fourth set
In the fourth, back and forth scoring saw ACU up 9-8
But USK moved in front 12-9 and stayed there
There was only a difference of seven attacks but USK produced 13 more kills than ACU (55-42)