GSAC Action Begins On The Road

Glendale, Ariz.- With two road matches this weekend, the ACU Firestorm will begin the GSAC portion of their 2025 schedule. Arizona Christian will face off with new GSAC rival La Sierra on Friday afternoon followed by The Master's on Saturday afternoon.

Match Details
La Sierra - Friday, September 5 at 3:00 pm
Alumni Pavilion, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA

The Master's - Saturday, September 6 at 1:00 pm
The MacArthur Center, The Master's University, Santa Clarita, CA

Live Coverage
Live Video - https://www.gsacsportsnetwork.com/azchristian/
Live stats v La Sierra- https://lsugoldeneagles.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Live stats v The Master's- https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/2025-26/conf/Great_Southwest_Athletic_Conference/boxscores/20250906_nr79.xml

Arizona Christian
Following a 3-1 start to the season, the Firestorm dropped all three matches in invitational play at Lewis-Clark State last weekend. Ryan Coughlin topped with 25 combined kills in the three matches while Zuri Reeser was one kill behind at 24. Haley Tedrow added 19 kills. Becca Thomson and Shelby Emich delivered 44 and 41 assists respectively.

ACU Top Players
Reeser- 85 kills, 10 aces, 66 digs
Coughlin- 54 kills, 78 digs
Tedrow- 52 kills, 18 blocks
Thomson- 130 assists, 9 aces, 56 digs
Emich- 118 assists
Kiah Lerma- 55 digs
Sydney Wade- 17 blocks

Series
Arizona Christian holds a slight 7-6 all-time edge over La Sierra. The teams met twice last year- 3-2 and 3-1 wins for ACU.

The Master's, ranked 14 nationally in this week's NAIA poll, have controlled their meetings with ACU holding a 28-2 record. Both ACU wins have come in the last five years.

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Players Mentioned

#8 Ryan Coughlin: OH; 5' 10"; Senior

#9 Haley Tedrow: OP; 6' 0"; Senior

#3 Becca Thomson: S; 5' 4"; Junior

#4 Zuri Reeser: OH; 5' 9"; Junior

#5 Shelby Emich: S; 5' 8"; Junior

#10 Kiah Lerma: L/DS; 5' 2"; Freshman

#16 Sydney Wade: MB/OP; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#8 Ryan Coughlin
: 5' 10"; Senior
: OH

#9 Haley Tedrow
: 6' 0"; Senior
: OP

#3 Becca Thomson
: 5' 4"; Junior
: S

#4 Zuri Reeser
: 5' 9"; Junior
: OH

#5 Shelby Emich
: 5' 8"; Junior
: S

#10 Kiah Lerma
: 5' 2"; Freshman
: L/DS

#16 Sydney Wade
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: MB/OP