BILLINGS, Mont. – The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team picked up a Great Northwest Athletic Conference victory on the road over Montana State University Billings 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18) on Saturday afternoon.

FROM THE COACH
"Any GNAC win on the road is tough to come by, and we are happy that we were able to compete hard and come away with that result," head coach Jason Rhine said. "Billings served tough and gave us trouble in several rotations.  Several players had to work through some frustration with the results of some of the points in set one and two, especially. But the team was able to stay more consistent in sets three and four and pull out the win."

"Offensively, Audra had a big day for us, and defensively, Christina really locked in during the last couple of sets and limited the ability of Billings to score," Rhine added.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons closed out the first set with a 14-4 run to take it 25-18.
• • Brooke Williams, Joslyn Greff, and Elle McCandless had two kills each during that run.
• The Yellowjackets turned to a 15-8 run to open the second set before evening the match 1-1 with a 25-20 set win.
• Set three belonged to the Falcons, as SPU opened it with a 20-9 run.
• • Amaya Evans led the charge with four kills during that span.
• The Falcons had to come from behind in the fourth set before going on a 14-5 run to close it out 25-18 and take the match 3-1.
• • Megan Omlid had two kills during the run, while four other Falcons had one kill each in that time.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons held the Yellowjackets to a .071 hitting percentage for the match.
• SPU had 53 kills compared to MSUB's 35.
• Omlid led the Falcons with 13 kills while recording 13 digs for a double-double.
• Joslyn Greff had 10 kills for the Falcons.
• Audra Rose had 10 kills on an efficient .350 hitting percentage while adding three total blocks.
• Sophia Chambers had a game-high 23 assists, while teammate Avery Veenendall had 18 for the Falcons.
• • Veenendall added a game-high three service aces as well.
• Christina Lopez recorded 19 digs against the Yellowjackets.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Omlid recorded her 10th double-double with the Falcons on Saturday.
• Veenendall was one assist away from matching her career high of 19 at Western Washington from Sept. 27 earlier this season.
• Rose set a career high in hitting percentage with the fourth-most attack attempts she's had this season.

UP NEXT
The Falcons are on the road again next week. They'll travel to Western Oregon for a game on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:00 p.m. followed by a match against Saint Martin's on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

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