Serving Keeps ACU Close To No. 11 UMW

Lewiston, Idaho- In their final match of the Hells Canyon Grand Invitational hosted by Lewis-Clark State College, Arizona Christian faced off with NAIA number 11 ranked Montana Western on Saturday morning.  Serving kept the Firestorm close to the Bulldogs.

Match Info

• Set scores
  • Set 1: ACU 28-26
  • Set 2: UMW 25-22
  • Set 3: UMW 25-14
  • Set 4: ACU 25-21
  • Set 5: UMW 15-9

• Records: Arizona Christian – 3-4, Montana Western – 2-4
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Montana Western – 11
• Location: P1FCU Activity Center, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID

ACU Stats

• Madison Van Wie – 11 kills
• Zuri Reeser – 10 kills
• Ryan Coughlin – 10 kills, 12 digs
• Haley Tedrow – 6 kills
• Shelby Emich – 22 assists
• Becca Thomson – 16 assists
• Brynn Golba – 13 digs

Inside The Box Score

• The opening set was close throughout with the teams arriving at a 18-18 score
• ACU up 23-19 saw UMW roll off five points to reach set point
• Tied 26-26, a bad UMW set and a Thomson ace gave ACU the set
• Behind 17-11, an ace from Emich and kills from Coughlin and Van Wie helped create an 18-18 tie
• UMW took the lead but was never ahead more than two points down the stretch
• Van Wie started the third set with a kill
• Montana Western answered with a 6-0 run and did not look back
• UMW seemed to take control early in set four but ACU kept chasing
• The first Firestorm lead came at 18-17 thanks to a Van Wie kill
• Trailing 20-19, ACU scored six of the last seven points for the comeback set win
• A kill from Tedrow gave ACU a 6-4 edge in the fifth
• But a 6-0 run for the Bulldogs gave them the lead for good
• For their efforts in Lewiston, Tedrow and Van Wie were selected all-tournament

Up Next
Next weekend, Arizona Christian jumps into GSAC action as they travel to Southern California to meet up with La Sierra and then The Master’s.
 

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