Alabama Christian finished 3-3 in six games at the Shrimp Festival Invitational in Gulf Shores. The Lady Eagles defeated Guntersville 25-17, 25-17 and Saraland 25-22, 23-25, 15-12 on Friday night. On Saturday, ACA lost to Carbon Hill 22-25, 17-25 and Our Lady Academy 16-25, 19-25 before beating Fairhope 25-12, 25-18. The Eagles ended the day with a loss in a rematch with Guntersville 25-18, 19-25, 10-15.
ACA was led by Alyson Thornton with 34 kills with 23 digs and four aces. Jordan Smithee contributed 31 kills and had a team best seven aces. Emily Thornton added 19 kills and a team high 106 kills. Against Fairhope, Emily Thornton became the all time leader in assists at ACA passing Blair Brendle.