Fullerton, Calif.- On Friday, Arizona Christian collected two wins in their first day of participation at the HIU Summer Slam.  Krysta Petersen paced the ACU attack with 21 kills on the day.

Match Info

• Set scores v La Sierra
  • Set 1: LSU 25, ACU 21
  • Set 2: ACU 26, LSU 24
  • Set 3: LSU 28, ACU 26
  • Set 4: ACU 25, LSU 15
  • Set 5: ACU 15, LSU 13
• Set scores v Providence Christian
  • Set 1: ACU 25, PCC 17
  • Set 2: ACU 25, PCC 19
  • Set 3: ACU 25, PCC 15
• Records: Arizona Christian - 3-3, La Sierra - 0-2, Providence Christian - 0-2
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian, La Sierra, Providence Christian - not ranked
• Location: Darling Pavilion, Hope International University, Fullerton, CA

ACU Stats v LSU

• Hailey Reynolds - 13 kills, hit .333
• Haley Tedrow - 12 kills
• Krysta Petersen - 12 kills
• Sydney Brown - 9 kills
• Caitlin Chan - 21 assists, 13 digs
• Nikole Lunsford - 16 digs
• Trinity Weidinger - 15 digs

Inside The Box Score v LSU

• The early morning first set went back and forth
• ACU had a four point lead midway through the set on a Weidinger service ace
• But a 7-0 run turned the set in favor of the Golden Eagles
• Set two was tight throughout with numerous lead changes and ties
• LSU reached set point at 24-23 before a Reynolds and Haley Duncan block and two service aces by Chan gave ACU the final three points
• Down six in the third set, ACU fought back and held two set points before LSU closed the deal
• Tied 1-1 in the fourth set, a 5-0 run (two Duncan kills and Petersen kill) gave the Firestorm control of the set
• Up 3-2 in the fifth, two Lunsford aces and a kill from Brown and Tedrow allowed ACU to keep the top score until the end of the match

ACU Stats v PCC

• Petersen - 9 kills, hit .643
• Brown - 8 kills, hit .438, 10 digs
• Reynolds - 7 kills
• Tedrow - 6 kills, hit .417
• Becca Thomson - 18 assists, 12 digs
• Weidinger - 9 digs
• Lunsford - 8 digs

Inside The Box Score v PCC

• The first ten points of the first set resulted in a 5-5 tie
• Several more ties and lead changes ensued
• Locked up 14 all, ACU rattled seven unanswered (Brown- kill, Thomson- three straight aces, kill, and Weidinger- two kills)
• Set two found ACU down three times by three points
• Down 18-17, the Firestorm scored eight of the last nine points for the win
• Reynolds and Emmi Jacobus closed the set with a block
• Trailing 7-6, Arizona Christian put together two 6-0 runs
• Once again eight of the final nine points went to ACU with Petersen locking up the win with a kill
• ACU hit .363 for the match

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"Our team did a great job today staying tough through each match.  Both of our competitors today played a scrappy game and put the ball back on our side forcing us to terminate the ball.  The setters moved the ball around well allowing a lot of athletes to contribute to our success.  Looking forward to getting back to it tomorrow!" 

Up Next
The Firestorm will be up early again on Saturday as they face Simpson and then Westcliff in day two of the HIU Summer Slam beginning at 8:00 am.