Hardt And Beck Not Enough

Box Score

Santa Clarita, Calif.- Junior Brenden Hardt and Sophomore Chris Beck made their presence felt on Friday at The Master’s.  Unfortunately, the duo could not get the Firestorm past the team errors.

Match Info

• Match score: The Master’s – 3, Arizona Christian – 1
  • Set 1: TMU 25-21
  • Set 2: TMU 25-22
  • Set 3: ACU 25-23
  • Set 4: TMU 25-22
• Records: Arizona Christian – 0-4, 0-4 GSAC, The Mater’s – 2-3, 2-1 GSAC
• NAIA Top 10 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, The Master’s – not ranked
• Location: MacArthur Center, The Master’s University, Santa Clarita, CA

ACU Stats

• Brenden Hardt – 9 kills, 3 blocks
• Chris Beck – 8 kills, 9 digs, 4 blocks
• Tyler Kohner – 10 digs

Inside the Box Score

• Tied 4-4 in the first set, Hardt/Cade McGee and then Hardt/Beck recorded back-to-back blocks for the first ACU lead
• Knotted 14-14 an ACU attack opened the door for the Mustangs to lead for the rest of the set
• Only a 2-2 tie prevented TMU from holding the top score all of the second set
• Down 13-9, ACU used a 6-1 run to move ahead inn the third (Hardt three kills in the run)
• Behind 23-21, Nate Mayfield recorded a kill and was part of three straight blocks to give the third set
• Set four opened with a combined seven errors by the teams (four by ACU)
• The Mustangs controlled the set from there

Up Next

On Wednesday, the Firestorm will host OUAZ at the YMCA-Glendale at 6:00 pm.

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