Riverside, Calif.- Meeting for the second time this season, Arizona Christian and La Sierra gave each other their best before ACU prevailed in four.  Hailey Reynolds and Krysta Petersen led the offensive charge.

Match Info

• Set scores
  • Set 1: ACU 25, LSU 19
  • Set 2: ACU 25, LSU 21
  • Set 3: LSU 25, ACU 22
  • Set 4: ACU 25, LSU 17
• Records: Arizona Christian - 8-5, La Sierra - 1-4
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian, La Sierra - not ranked
• Location: Alumni Pavilion, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA

ACU Stats

• Hailey Reynolds - 12 kills
• Krysta Petersen - 11 kills
• Sydney Brown - 7 kills, 18 digs
• Haley Tedrow - 5 kills
• Becca Thomson - 16 assists, 4 aces
• Kylie Rhodes - 15 assists
• Nikole Lunsford - 19 digs
• Trinity Weidinger - 10 digs, 4 aces

Inside The Box Score

• Petersen delivered two kills in the first five points of the match
• The Golden Eagles forced ties at 4-4 and 5-5
• Brown broke the second tie with a kill and ACU held the top score from there
• La Sierra scored the first three points of the second set before ACU scored the next five (Weidinger two aces)
• The set would be tight and reach a 17-17 tie
• A 6-0 run (two Brown aces) gave Arizona Christian control of the set
• LSU held the upper hand for most of the third set
• A late 5-0 run for ACU was not enough
• Knotted at 11-11 in the fourth set, ACU used a Reynolds/Haley Duncan block, two kills from Petersen, and Weidinger to move in front for good

Thoughts from Coach Briscoe
"Proud of our finish to the weekend with our win over La Sierra.  We started our day not playing to potential but rallied back to finish well.  Our servers did a great job getting our opponents out of their system which created opportunities for our blockers to shine. Krysta did a great job getting us across the finish line with some key kills to close out the match.  Looking forward to building on these experiences as we move forward!" 

Up Next
On Friday, Arizona Christian will play in front of their home fans for the first time in 2024 as they host Justice.  First serve from the Firestorm Recreation Center will come at 6:00 pm.