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FRESNO, Calif. – Different volleyball matches, but the same story for the Seattle Pacific Falcons.
 
They could not get into a groove on offense.
 
 

Hailey Gaines had seven kills on Friday afternoon – the most she has had in an SPU uniform since joining the team this season – but the Falcons were swept by Chico State in the D2 West Region Showcase tournament.
 
Scores in the Special Events Center at Fresno Pacific University were 25-17, 26-24, 25-17.
 
 

On Friday night, Gabby Oddo recorded nine kills, but that wasn't nearly enough as Seattle Pacific was swept again, this time by Chaminade. Scores were 25-17, 25-20, 25-13.
 
The Falcons had just 46 kills in the two matches combined – 27 against Chico, 19 against Chaminade. The Wildcats and Silverswords had a combined 97 kills.
 
SPU hit minus-.010 versus Chico State and .051 versus Chaminade.
 
"Overall, we had some good looks and tried to execute some things," head coach Abbie Wright said. "It was a little bit tough because we were playing (against) so many good hitters and we fell a little bit behind. We're playing a lot of really good teams, and we have to figure them out quick on the fly. It took us too long to catch up."
 
Chico State 3, Falcons 0
Senior opposite Gaines, a redshirt senior who played previously at Concordia Irvine, had the best hitting percentage among the regular attackers for SPU, finishing at .278 with just two errors on 18 swings.
 
"Hailey was playing aggressively, and it was fun to see her go off a little bit," Wright said.
 
 

Sophomore middle blocker Gabi Stegemoller added six kills and four blocks, including a solo. Senior middle Shaun Crespi also had four blocks.
 
Senior setter Symone Tran logged 21 assists, and senior libero Amanda Ganete came up with 12 digs.
 
Up 19-17 in the opening game, undefeated Chico State (5-0) scored the last six points to finish it. In Game 2, the Wildcats snapped a 20-20 tie with a 4-1 run, only to see Seattle Pacific fight back to tie it at 24-24 on a kill by Gaines, a combined block by Stegemoller and Tran, and a solo block by Stegemoller. But Chico subsequently got the final two points.
 
The Wildcats went up 10-6 in the third game and never let the Falcons get closer than three after that, the last time at 18-15.
 
Chaminade 3, Falcons 0
The Silverswords (4-0) jumped to an 11-4 lead in the opening game, and stayed at least five points ahead the rest of the way.
 
SPU found some spark in the second game, going on a 6-1 run to turn a 17-12 deficit into an 18-18 tie, as junior Mallie Donohoe was on the serve for three of those points. But Chaminade responded with a 4-0 run of its own to take command at 22-18.
 
The Falcons were within striking distance midway through Game 3, down just 13-10. That's when the Silverswords put eight straight points on the board for a 21-10 bulge and effectively sealing the deal.
 
Symone Tran tallied 16 assists, and Amanda Ganete had 10 digs.
 
"I was talking to the girls and it's not so much that we lost, but how are we going to react to it, and how are we going to come back and respond?" Wright said. "We're learning a lot of stuff and shifting people around. Figuring that out is what preseason is all about."
 
BY THE NUMBERS
-- Shaun Crespi had 8.5 points in the two matches combined, pushing her past 700 for her career. She now has 700.5. She had an error-free match (3-0-7, .429 hitting) against Chaminade.
-- Tran had back-to-back error-free matches: 2-0-6 against Chico, 1-0-6 against Chaminade, to go along with her 37 assists in the two matches combined. "Symone did the best she could in the situation of playing tough teams, and she led really well today," Wright said.
-- Hailey Gaines logged six total blocks for the day: five block assists, one solo.
-- Chico State hit .283 against SPU, and Chaminade finished at .336. The Silverswords were above .300 in all three games.
 
UP NEXT
Seattle Pacific concludes preseason play with two Showcase matches on Saturday. First up is host Fresno Pacific at 1:00 p.m. The Falcons downed the Sunbirds in four games last week in Seattle. FPU fell in four games to Simon Fraser and was swept by UC San Diego on Friday. The final match is against UCSD, with a first serve at 5:00 p.m. After getting swept by Chaminade in the opener, the Tritons bounced back for the sweep of Fresno.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
D2 West Region Showcase
Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
Special Events Center / Fresno, Calif.
 
Chico State 3, Seattle Pacific 0
 
Game scores – 25-17, 26-24, 25-17.
 
Service aces – Chico 2 (Boyle 2), SPU 3 (3 players with 1).
Kills – Chico 44 (Wright 13), SPU 27 (Gaines 7).
Assists – Chico 41 (Desrochers 38), SPU 25 (Tran 21).
Digs – Chico 41 (Fogel 13), SPU 34 (Ganete 12).
Block assists / solo – Chico 14 / 1 solo (Boyle 4 / 0 solo, Wright 3 / 1 solo), SPU 14 / 1 solo (Crespi 4 / 0 solo, Stegemoller 3 / 1 solo).
Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – Chico 44-16-99—.283 (Wright 13-2-19—.579), SPU 27-28-103—minus-.010 (Gaines 7-2-18—.278).
Attendance – 24.
 
 
Chaminade 3, Seattle Pacific 0
 
Game scores – 25-17, 25-20, 25-13.
 
Service aces – SPU 3 (Oddo 2), Cham 1 (Tecklenberg 1).
Kills – SPU 19 (Oddo9), Cham 53 (Tecklenberg 13, Reedy 13).
Assists – SPU 19 (Tran 16), Cham 46 (Curry 19, Wiley 19).
Digs – SPU 37 (Ganete 10), Cham 58 (Handy 19).
Block assists / solo – SPU 4 / 2 solo (Gaines 2 / 1 solo), Cham 10 / 1 solo (Cernosek 2 / 1 solo).
Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – SPU 19-14-98—.051 (Crespi 3-0-7—.429), Cham 53-16-110—.336 (Bell 10-2-14—.571).
Attendance – 23.
 
Records
Seattle Pacific 1-4.  Chaminade 4-0.
 
 
Next matches
Seattle Pacific vs. Fresno Pacific
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
 
Seattle Pacific vs. UC San Diego
Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
 
Both at Special Events Center / Fresno, Calif.