Wildcats silence MSU-Billings, 3-0

Game Story from ACUSports.com

Quick Notes:

• Shawna Hines moved to 11th all-time on ACU's career blocks list. She passed Leah Boerstler (85-87), who had 150 in her career. Hines, who has 151 total blocks through Saturday morning's match with MSU-Billings, needs just eight more to move to 10th.
• The 7-0 start ties the 2008 squad with the 1987 team for the second-best start in school history; The 1987 team began 7-0 before losing its first match.


Set 3:

ACU began witha n 8-0 start, let MSU-Billings creep back in, but as has been the trend, turned in on in the late stages of the set to win the Wildcats' seventh-straight match. ACU is officially tied for the second-best start in recorded history with the win. Wes Kittley's 1987 team began the season at 7-0 before its first loss.

Set 2:

It took a couple of extra points this time, but ACU prevailed in set two 28-26 in probably the closes and most exciting match of the tournament thus far. The lead changed several times thoughout the set, but the Wildcats continued its hot run.

MSU-Billings is definitely the most athletic team ACU has faced so far this weekend, the team has many weapons on offense and defense and have great size ...

Set 1:

Not only have the Wildcats won six straight matches, with a 25-18 score in set one, ACU has increased its sets-won streak to 10. Among the rule changes in 2008, what used to be called "games" are now called "sets."

A team must win the best of five sets to take a match win. Last Saturday in a 3-1 victory over Findlay, the Wildcats lost the first set before taking three straight to take the match. Two 3-0 sweeps yesterday of Dixie STate and Palm Beach Atlantic, along with the first set over MSU-Billings - the Wildcats now have won 10-straight sets.