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Arizona Christian University

OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Knudsen
Khaxil Stewart
3
Winner Park PARK 6-1
1
Arizona Christian ACU 1-1
Winner
Park PARK
6-1
3
Final
1
Arizona Christian ACU
1-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Park PARK 25 25 23 25 (3)
Arizona Christian ACU 22 21 25 13 (1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Tim Gooszen

ACU Falls To The “Other” Park

Glendale, Ariz.- Going head-to-head with the "other" Park- from Missouri, not Gilbert- on Saturday, Arizona Christian took a set but was turned away by the team ranked number three in the NAIA.

Match Info
  • Match score: Park- 3, Arizona Christian- 1
    • Set 1: Park 25-22
    • Set 2: Park 25-21
    • Set 3: ACU 25-23
    • Set 4: Park 25-13
  • Records: Arizona Christian- 1-1, Park- 6-1
  • NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian- RV, Park- 3
  • Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats
Inside the Box Score
  • The Pirates led the whole first set though ACU was as close as 17-16
  • A kill by Knudsen opened the second set
  • The teams exchanged lead changes and ties until 9-9
  • Park took over the rest of the set from there
  • In the third set, Park built and maintained the early lead
  • Down 22-19, ACU used a 4-0 run to take their first lead on a kill by AJ Scott
  • The Firestorm closed out the set win with back-to-back blocks (Jon Koch/Scott and then Koch/Knudsen)
  • Knudsen had five kills in the set
  • Park broke a 5-5 tie in the fourth and closed out from there

Up Next
The Firestorm will hit the road for three matches beginning with a match against NAIA number two ranked Benedictine-Mesa on Wednesday night.  The match will be played at Chandler-Gilbert Community College at 7:00 pm.
 
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