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SEATTLE – They had the lead. However, it turned out to be not enough of a lead for the Seattle Pacific Falcons.
 
Hailey Gaines had 14 kills, one of three SPU players in double digits, but Simon Fraser stormed back from a 24-20 deficit in the second game, scoring the last six points to take that one, and went on to take the Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match on Thursday night, 3-1.
 
Scores in Brougham Pavilion were 25-16, 26-24, 20-25, 25-17.
 
The outcome was the second straight loss for SPU (11-15, 9-10 GNAC), and gave the Clan (14-11, 11-8 GNAC) a split of the season series.
 
"Simon Fraser is a good team, and they've gotten better," Falcons head coach Abbie Wright said. "Sometimes when we needed to capitalize, we couldn't. We weren't able to shut down a couple of their run. They played great, and at times, we played really well. We just couldn't sustain it longer."
 
 

Gabby Oddo added 12 kills for Seattle Pacific and made it a double-double with 18 digs. Gabi Stegemoller added 11 kills.
 
Senior setter Symone Tran logged her 60^th career double-double, this one with 45 assists and 17 digs.
 
Simon Fraser took control of the opening game from the outset, building a 5-1 lead. Seattle Pacific closed within 12-9, but the Clan went on a 7-2 run to take command at 19-11.
 
The Falcons were on the verge of pulling the match even in Game 2. Tied at 17-17, they ran off four straight points. They were still up four at 24-20 when Simon Fraser started to come back. A Seattle Pacific attack error made it 24-21, then two straight Clan kills cut it to 24-23.
 
Tamara Clarke then factored into the next three points: a combined block with Angelica Kilberg for a 24-24 tie, then back-to-back kills for the final two points to secure the game.
 
SPU stayed alive in Game 3, scoring five straight points to snap a 15-15 tie: a kill by Hailey Gaines, one from Gabi Stegemoller, a Simon Fraser attack errors, then back-to-back kills by Maddie Batiste.
 
The Falcons were up 9-8 in Game 4, but the Clan scored four straight as part of a 9-1 surge that them up 17-10. They stayed comfortably in front the rest of the way.
 
"We had some great opportunities," Wright said. "Our middles  have grown a lot and gotten a lot more versatile, and this match showed that. Gabi Stegemoller had one of her best nights, showing the hard work she has put in. Hailey had some good looks, and Symone Tran did a good job of spreading the offense out."
 
BY THE NUMBERS
-- Senior setter Tran logged her 60^th career double-double, this one with 45 assists and 17 digs. Her 50^th came on Sept. 8 in a four-game win at Simon Fraser.
-- Stegemoller finished with a  solid .320 hitting night, but the Falcons had 32 attack errors and hit just .101 as a team (50-32-179).
-- Simon Fraser had half as many attack errors (just 16) and hit .231 with 53 kills on 160 swings.
-- Shaun Crespi had six total blocks and is now up to 121 for the season.
 
UP NEXT
SPU will close the season on Saturday with a Senior Day match against arch-rival Western Washington at 4:00 p.m. The Vikings will bring a 24-match winning streak to Brougham, having swept Saint Martin's on Thursday night in Lacey.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
Simon Fraser 3, Seattle Pacific 1
 
Game scores – 25-16, 26-24, 20-25, 25-17.
 
Service aces – Simon 6 (Tamara Clarke 3), SPU 4 (Symone Tran 2).
Kills – Simon 53 (Tessa May 17), SPU 50 (Hailey Gaines 14, Gabby Oddo 12, Gabi Stegemoller 11).
Assists – Simon 52 (Julia Tays 36), SPU 50 (Tran 45).
Digs – Simon 80 (Tays 20, Bianca Te 20), SPU 75 (Oddo 18, Tran 17, Amanda Ganete 17).
Block assists / solo  – Simon 18 / 0 solo (Betsie de Beer and May 5 / 0 solo), SPU 12 / 1 solo (Shaun Crespi 5 / 1 solo).
Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – Simon 53-16-160—.231 (May 17-2-33—.455), SPU 50-32-179—.101 (Stegemoller 11-3-25—.320).
Attendance – 79.
 
Records – Seattle Pacific 11-15, 9-10 GNAC.  Simon Fraser 14-11, 11-8 GNAC.
 
 
Next match
Western Washington at Seattle Pacific
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.