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Emery Outin - March 9, 2021

12th-ranked Spirit Look for Tournament Berth This Week

#12 OUAZ SPIRIT (8-3, 4-0 GSAC) at ARIZONA CHRISTIAN FIRESTORM (0-4, 0-4 GSAC)
Match Details Wednesday, March 10 • 6 p.m. • Glendale, Ariz. • Glendale/Peoria Family YMCA
Video Stream ouazspirit.com/digital
OTT App NAIA Network (Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku)
Live Stats ouazspirit.com/sidearmstats/mvball

THE MASTER'S MUSTANGS (2-4, 2-2 GSAC) at #12 OUAZ SPIRIT (8-3, 4-0 GSAC)
Match Details Saturday, March 13 • 1 p.m. • Surprise, Ariz. • Faith Arena
Video Stream ouazspirit.com/digital
OTT App NAIA Network (Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku)
Live Stats ouazspirit.com/sidearmstats/mvball
Tickets ouazspirit.com/tickets
All times local to Arizona (Mountain Standard)

The 12th-ranked OUAZ men's volleyball team continues Golden State Athletic Conference play with a pair of matches this week. The Spirit starts by playing at Arizona Christian on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. They then return home to host The Master's on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Faith Arena.

SPECTATOR POLICY
Fans are not allowed to attend the match at ACU without an invitation.

Tickets for the home match against The Master's are available to guests of OUAZ men's volleyball and the OUAZ campus community now by using the provided passcode or campus ID number. Any remaining seats will be available to the general public at 1 p.m. on Thursday at OUAZSpirit.com/tickets.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Both home matches will be broadcast live on the OUAZ Digital Network. Fans can view the game online at OUAZSpirit.com/digital or on the NAIA Network app on Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku devices.

Thursday's match will be produced by Arizona Christian University.

Live stats will be available during both matches. Links for all the live video and stats features are available on the men's volleyball schedule at OUAZSpirit.com or OUAZSpirit.com/live.

ABOUT THE SPIRIT
OUAZ starts the week at 8-3 overall and on a six-match winning streak – one shy of the program record. The team is 2-1 in road matches and 2-0 at home this season.

The Spirit is currently leading the GSAC East Division with a 4-0 record in conference play. They have a magic number of three for clinching a spot in the GSAC Championship and would secure that spot by winning both of this week's matches.

Riding an offense that has found some momentum of late, OUAZ is now 12th in the NAIA by hitting .263 and they rank 19th in the country with an average of 11.28 kills per set. They can also be found 26th nationally at 9.93 assists per set.

OUAZ is getting 1.40 service aces per set to rank 25th in the NAIA. The team is 19th at 2.05 blocks per set and the 8.42 digs per set is good for 40th in the country. The Spirit holds their opponents to 10.0 kills per set and a .185 hitting percentage.

SPIRIT LEADERS
Jordan Moses – last week's GSAC Attacker of the Week – leads the Spirit with 149 kills and he is 25th in the NAIA by averaging 3.47 kills per set. Moses has been in double figures even times this season, including each of the team's last four matches. During that span, Moses is averaging 4.19 kills per set and hitting .299.

Colin Donisthorpe ranks seventh nationally with hie .533 hitting efficiency. Connery Duyck is 42nd at .325 and Blake Music ranks 47th by hitting .319.

Andrew de'Leon was named the GSAC Setter of the Week on Monday and he leads the Spirit with 298 assists. He is 33rd nationally with an average of 7.27 assists per set. The OUAZ all-time leader with 1,614 assists, de'Leon has recorded at least 30 assists in a match five times this season.

Emery Outin leads three Spirit players with double figures in service aces this season with 14. Outin has multiple aces in a match three times this season and he has recorded at least one ace in five of the team's last six matches.

Tatum Gray is the OUAZ leader in digs with 80 and his 2.22 digs per set is good for 42nd in the NAIA. Gray has been in double figures in digs three times on the season and had at least eight digs in five straight outings.

Conner Duyck leads the Spirit with 35 total blocks and 11 solo blocks. He has climbed to 30th in the country with an average of 0.92 blocks per set. Duyck has five matches this season with at least four blocks.

SERIES NOTES
With a pair of 3-1 win over Arizona Christian already this season, OUAZ is now 7-0 all-time against its Arizona rival. The Spirit are 3-0 when playing at ACU. Of the seven meetings, four have been decided in four sets with three others ending in a sweep.

Behind two four-set wins over The Master's this season, the Spirit are now 3-0 all-time against the Mustangs. The only previous meeting at Faith Arena was a Spirit 3-1 win last month. The series has seen two matches end in four sets with last year's matchup ending in a sweep by the Spirit.

 
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