Athletics
ACU Firestorm Sweeps ERAU Eagles
Glendale, Ariz.- Needing a win to remain in the fight for the top spot in the GSAC, Arizona Christian swept Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Friday evening. Zuri Reeser (12 kills) and Ryan Coughlin (11 kills) paced the ACU offense.
Match Info
- Match scores
- Set 1: ACU 25-22
- Set 2: ACU 25-23
- Set 3: ACU 25-16
- Records: Arizona Christian – 16-6, 11-2 GSAC, Embry-Riddle (AZ) -11-14, 5-9 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 Rank: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Embry-Riddle (AZ)- not ranked
- Location: Firestorm Recreation Center, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Stats
- Reeser – 12 kills
- Coughlin – 11 kills, 10 digs
- Emmi Jacobus – 7 kills, hit .600
- Haley Tedrow – 5 kills
- Madison Van Wie – 5 kills
- Becca Thomson – 21 assists
- Shelby Emich – 13 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces
- Kiah Lerma – 15 digs
Inside The Box Score
- Set one was a fight throughout to the tune of nine lead changes
- Behind 22-21, ACU had kills from Van Wie, Tedrow, and Kailey Reeves to highlight a 4-0 run to end the set
- Tedrow notched four kills in the opening set
- Set two started with an ERAU point followed by kills from Jacobus, Reeser, and Tedrow
- Leading 8-5, ACU saw ERAU take an 10-8 lead
- Trailing 15-13, the Firestorm countered to take leads of 16-15 and 17-16
- The Eagles used a 5-0 run and appeared to take control of the set
- But down 23-21, ACU answered with two Reeser kills and two ERAU attack errors (one Van Wie and Jacobus block) for 2-0 set lead
- In the third set, the Eagles were ahead 5-4
- However, thanks to tough serving from Emich (three aces) the Firestorm pulled away with a 10-0 point streak
- Coughlin sealed the deal with a kill
Thoughts from Coach Shelton
“We have been working on playing from behind for two weeks now. I guess it paid off. The girls believe in what they are doing and they are playing good volleyball. Now many of them were sick today. It was truly a team effort.”
Up Next
On Saturday, the Firestorm will celebrate their seniors before their final regular season home match of the season. First serve against Hope International will come a little after 1:00 pm.
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