ACU Sweeps OUAZ, Moves To Top Of GSAC Standings
Glendale, Ariz.- In a match with winning streaks and first place in the GSAC standings on the line, Arizona Christian swept OUAZ on Saturday afternoon. The teams ended with the same number of kills (39) but the Firestorm prevailed in large part thanks to 13 less attack errors.
Match Info
- Match scores
- Set 1: ACU 25-17
- Set 2: ACU 25-22
- Set 3: ACU 25-22
- Records: Arizona Christian – 10-5, 6-1 GSAC, OUAZ – 10-2, 5-1 GSAC
- Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
- Haley Tedrow – 11 kills
- Ryan Coughlin – 10 kills, 14 digs
- Zuri Reeser – 8 kills, 17 digs
- Madison Van Wie – 7 kills
- Becca Thomson – 15 assists, 12 digs
- Shelby Emich – 14 assists
- Kiah Lerma – 15 digs
- Emmi Jacobus – 5 blocks
Inside The Box Score
- The Spirit scored the first two points of the afternoon
- Arizona Christian won the next four points to move ahead for good in the opening set
- Tedrow notched four kills on .500 hitting to lead ACU charge
- ACU with a 3-0 edge in set two
- OUAZ forced a 7-7 tie
- Five ties followed going to 13-13
- Kills from Coughlin, Van Wie and Reeser broke the tie and the Firestorm kept the lead
- Bethany Johnson and Coughlin ended the set with a block
- The teams went swing for swing with 14 ties and three lead changes up to 22-21 OUAZ in the third set
- But ACU closed the deal with the final four points
- Jacobus teamed up with Tedrow and Coughlin on blocks before ending the match with a kill
- The Firestorm moved their win streak to six while in turn ending a nine match win streak for OUAZ
Thoughts from Coach Shelton
“All praise goes to God. And that’s how the team see it too. Haley had a great afternoon and was given our weekly goat award, but really from the bench to the court. They just went in and have vowed to try and do all they can apply for his glory. Great things happen when that happens. It is still a long season and we have a lot of playing to do till this season is over.”
Up Next
On Thursday, Arizona Christian will host La Sierra at 6:00 pm.
