SEATTLE – Sophia Chambers recorded her 1,000th career assist for the Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team on Thursday night inside Royal Brougham Pavilion, as the Falcons took the opening set from 19th-ranked Western Washington, but the Vikings came back to take the match 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-16).
FROM THE COACH
"Fun match tonight at home in front of a solid crowd," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "We came out aggressive and took advantage of a few things we thought were open in the new system that Western Washington was running. We were able to jump out to a good lead in the second set as well, but unfortunately, WWU did a great job of climbing their way back into the set and putting some pressure back on our side. Hats off to Devyn Oestrich and Delaney Speer for carrying a big load for their team and figuring out different ways to score efficiently throughout the match."
"I want to recognize Sophia in her achievement of 1000 assists tonight," Rhine added. "It takes a lot of work in practice and consistency in games to keep leading our offense well. She works hard in the classroom as well and yet is able to bring a fun sense of humor to the team culture in the midst of her persistent effort."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons used a 10-6 run in the middle of the first set to take a 19-18 lead over the Vikings.
- The opening set was tied at 20 when the Falcons used a 6-2 to earn the 25-22 set victory.
- Omlid led the way with two kills during that run.
- The Falcons opened the second set on a 12-4 heater.
- Evans and Omlid led SPU with two kills each during that span.
- From there, the Vikings went on a 21-9 run to take the second set 25-21.
- The third set was tied at 10 before the Vikings used a 16-5 run to break away from the Falcons and take it 25-15.
- SPU trailed by four points in the fourth set before WWU closed it out with an 11-5 run to take it 25-16.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Omlid led the Falcons with 14 kills while adding 13 digs for a double-double.
- Evans was the only other Falcon with double-digit kills with 10 on Thursday night.
- Chambers led the squad with 24 assists, while Peyton Ensign had 17 assists of her own.
- Christina Lopez had a team-high 25 digs for SPU.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Chambers reached the milestone of 1,000 career assists for the Falcons against the Vikings.
- Omlid recorded her 12th double-double of the season for the Falcons.
- Ensign set a new career best with 17 assists against WWU.
UP NEXT
The Falcons host eighth-ranked Simon Fraser on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
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