NAMPA, Idaho – The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team beat Northwest Nazarene 3-1 (25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-20) on the road on Saturday afternoon, led by 19 kills, 11 digs, and two aces from
Megan Omlid.
FROM THE COACH
"The team did an impressive job of bouncing back after Thursday's loss and playing to our strengths," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "That started with the aggressive serving, which created aces as well as transition opportunities. Our middles, especially, got going early on, and that opened up opportunities for our outside hitters later on. The right sides did a great job blocking and holding NNUs' outsides to only a few kills. We are excited to be back at home for two weeks of matches and to have a little time to recover from the travel before next Saturday's game."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons trailed the Nighthawks 24-19 in the opening set before scoring six consecutive points to set up a set point for SPU.
- NNU answered with a 3-0 run to take the set 27-25.
- SPU used a 7-2 run to close out the second set and take it 25-17.
- The Falcons opened the third set with an 8-4 run over the Nighthawks.
- The Falcons took the set 25-21.
- SPU jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the fourth set.
- The Falcons had another 7-1 run in the middle of the set to stretch their lead to 16-8.
- The Falcons went on to take the set 25-20 and the match 3-1.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- The Falcons held the Nighthawks to a .118 hitting percentage for the match.
- Megan Omlid had a game-high 19 kills with 11 digs for a double-double.
- Amaya Evans and Audra Rose had nine kills each for the Falcons.
- Sophia Chambers led the Falcons with 26 assists, while Veenendall added 18 assists.
- Veenendall had a game-high four service aces against the Nighthawks.
- Madeline Eggerth had a game-high 17 digs for the Falcons.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Omlid has recorded 14 double-doubles this season for the Falcons.
- Veenendall set a new career-high in aces with four against the Nighthawks.
- Eggerth was one dig away from tying her career-high in digs of 18, set on Sept. 11 against Westminster.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return home to host Montana State University Billings on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2:00 p.m.
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