Glendale, Ariz.- Arizona Christian could not slow down Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Saturday.  Sydney Brown hitting .467 was not enough for the Firestorm.

Match Info

• Match scores
  • Set 1: ERAU 25-17
  • Set 2: ERAU 25-10
  • Set 3: ERAU 25-20
• Records: Arizona Christian - 10-8, 0-3 GSAC, Embry-Riddle (AZ) - 8-8, 2-2 GSAC
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Embry-Riddle (AZ) - not ranked
• Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Stats

• Brown - 8 kills, hit .467
• Krysta Petersen - 6 kills
• Caitlin Chan - 12 assists
• Becca Thomson - 11 assists
• Nikole Lunsford - 9 digs

Inside The Box Score

• A block by Petersen and Jacobus gave ACU their first lead at 4-3 in the first set
• Kills by Petersen broke the next two ties to push ACU back in front 
• ERAU countered with a 3-0 run to take and keep the lead
• ACU started 2-0 ahead in the second set and a kill from Brown gave ACU a 3-2 edge
• From down 4-2 to up 6-4, ERAU moved in front for the rest of the set
• Haley Tedrow put away a kill to give ACU a 2-1 lead in the third set
• ERAU went in front and ACU was chasing from there
• A block by Petersen/Jacobus and two kills from Brown all brought ACU back within two as late as 20-18
• The Eagles won five of the last seven points to secure the win

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"At the end of the day, we were not able to match the pressure that they were able to put on us. They consistently served tough, attacked aggressively and did the little things well.  We have to find ways to stay offensively minded through the whole match and not waver in our commitment when things do not go as planned.  We have to win the battle of the mind if we want the technical abilities we already have to shine through." 

Up Next
The Firestorm will host Life Pacific on Thursday at 6:00 pm.