RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Abilene Christian opened the night with a dominant first set win over California Baptist but dropped the next three sets to fall 3-1. The Wildcats got out to a 6-0 lead in set one and never allowed the Lancers back in the set to take a 25-17 first set win. CBU flipped the script on ACU and used early leads in the second and third sets to earn wins and take a 2-1 lead. The fourth set was the most competitive of the night with the teams trading points early, but ACU was able to pull away for a six-point lead at one time. The Lancers fought their way back into the fourth set and used a 9-3 run to close out the match.
Scoring Summary
Set 1: 25-17
Set 2: 16-25
Set 3: 17-25
Set 4: 24-26
Stat Pack
- Bryley Steinhilber led the Wildcats with 18 kills on an outstanding .361 hitting percentage.
- Ashli Edmiston registered her fifth double-double of the season with 15 kills and a team-high 14 digs.
- Three different Wildcats hit over .300 and four different players tallied nine or more digs.
News and Notes
- The Wildcats totaled 13 service errors as a team.
- ACU hit .208 as a team for their sixth match hitting better than .200 on the year.
- Edmiston continues to lead the team in total kills, total digs, and service aces.
Up Next
ACU returns home on Saturday to host GCU at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.
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