Box Score

        Box score, play-by-play
 
SEATTLE – Lexi Biondi had nine kills, and Shaun Crespi recorded a career-high hitting performance for the second time in three matches, but No. 11-ranked Alaska Anchorage put down 10 more kills than did Seattle Pacific on Saturday night to sweep a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match.
 
Scores in Brougham Pavilion were 25-22, 25-20 25-17.

 

Freshman middle blocker Crespi (Camarillo, Calif.) finished at .500 hitting, with six kills and just one error on 10 attacks for SPU (6-16, 4-10 GNAC). That easily surpassed the .375 she established just last Saturday at Concordia (6 kills-0 errors-16 attacks).Crespi also had two block assists and two digs.
 
Senior libero Breanne Wiekamp (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) had 15 digs, giving her 1,121 for her career. With six matches left, she is 72 digs away from taking over the No. 7 spot on SPU's career list.
 
Freshman setter Symone Tran (Portland, Ore.) finished with 17 assists, and fellow freshman setter Molly Langdon (Irvine, Calif.) was right behind with 16.
 
The Falcons wind up a three-match homestand on Tuesday when Saint Martin's visits at 7:00 p.m.
 
Seattle Pacific (6-16, 4-10 GNAC) went toe to toe against Anchorage through most of the opening game. It was tied 15 times, including each point up to 8-8. Down 17-13, The Falcons ran off four straight on a kill by senior middle blocker Luisa McInnis (Santa Rosa, Calif.), back to back kills by senior outside hitter Ellie Britt (Orange, Calif.), and a Seawolves attack error.
 
The teams went back and forth all the way up to 21-21. UAA took a 23-21 lead; the Falcons got a point back on a kill by sophomore outside hitter Colleen Hannigan (Brentwood, Calif.), but that was as close as they came.
 
The Seawolves never trailed and were never tied in Game 2 after scoring the first two points. SPU erased an 8-4 deficit in the third game, climbing back into a 12-12 tie, with the equalizing point coming on a Biondi kill. Anchorage put up three in a row for a 15-12 advantage and never let the Falcons get closer than one after that, the last time at 16-15.
 
Falcons coach Chris Johnson made some changes with his lineup on Saturday, as Hannigan and Langdon got some extensive playing time.

 

"We ran a 6-2 (offensive system) and just felt it was worth giving it a shot," Johnson said. "Molly and Colleen have been doing a great job in practice, and Symone still has a sore back. So we said, 'You know what, let's give this a try.' Colleen did a good job. She didn't hit for a great percentage, but I liked having her in there – she's a very calming presence. And Molly is doing a very good job setting, especially connecting with our middles."
 
Caitlin Hanson slammed nine kills for Alaska Anchorage (20-2, 12-2 GNAC).
 
The Seawolves hit .288 for the night (45 kills-13 errors-111 attacks), including .424 in the first game (17-3-33) and .275 in the second (16-5-40). Seattle Pacific hit .165 (35-17-109) and was exceptionally solid in the opening game at .312 (14-4-32).
                                                  
 
NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
(No. 11) Alaska Anchorage 3, Seattle Pacific 0
 
Game scores – 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
 
Service aces – UAA 3 (Julia Mackey 2), SPU 0.
Kills – UAA 45 (Caitlin Hanson 11), SPU 35 (Lexi Biondi 9).
Assists – UAA 39 (Morgan Hooe 34), SPU 34, (Symone Tran 17, Molly Langdon 16).
Digs – UAA 50 (Kyla Militante-Amper 14), SPU 46 (Breanne Wiekamp 15).
Block assists / solo – UAA 14 / 1 solo (Erin Braun 3 / 1 solo, Hanson 4 / 0 solo), SPU 4 / 1 solo (Shaun Crespi 2 / 0 solo).
Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – UAA 45-13-111--.288 (Braun 9-2-19--.368, Mackey 8-1-19--.368), SPU 35-17-109--.165 (Crespi 6-1-10--.500).
Attendance – 113.
 
Records – Seattle Pacific 6-16, 4-10 GNAC. Alaska Anchorage 20-2, 12-2 GNAC.
 
Next match --      Saint Martin's at Seattle Pacific
                                Tuesday, Nov. 3 / 7:00 p.m.
                                Brougham Pavilon