SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team played hard in its home and Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener against Alaska Anchorage on Thursday evening, but the Falcons dropped the match 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20) to the Seawolves.
 
FROM THE COACH
"We played hard and I thought we did a good job of serving Anchorage tough and mostly keeping them out of their system," head coach Jason Rhine said. "Both teams battled in transition, and it seemed like whichever team was able to find a solid swing first was typically winning the rally. Credit to both teams for competing throughout the tight sets."
 
"We are looking forward to preparing tomorrow for Fairbanks," Rhine added. "They typically play with a little bit different style than Anchorage, so it will be fun to adapt and see what advantages we can find against them."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set was tightly contested before the Seawolves went on a 7-1 run to close out the set and take it 25-19.
  • The Falcons made four errors during that stretch.
• In the second set, the Falcons used a 10-3 run to earn a 25-17 set victory.
  • Joslyn Greff led the Falcons with two kills during that span, while Megan Omlid and Brooke Williams had one each.
• The Falcons trailed by one in the third set when the Seawolves used a 6-1 run to finish the set, taking it 25-19.
• SPU led by three early in the fourth set, before UAA exploded for a 14-3 run in the middle stages, and went on to take the set 25-20.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons owned a .200 hitting percentage in four sets against the Seawolves.
• Joslyn Greff had a game-high 15 kills on a .286 hitting percentage for the Falcons.
• Megan Omlid had 13 kills and 13 digs, recording a double-double for the Falcons.
• Amaya Evans had 12 kills for SPU.
• Sophia Chambers had a game-high 21 assists for the Falcons, while Avery Veenendall had 19 assists.
• Christina Lopez had a game-high 16 digs for the Falcons.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Greff set new career-highs with 15 kills and four digs against the Seawolves.
• Omlid has recorded double-doubles in four of her last five matches for the Falcons.
• Chambers surpassed 800 career assists for the Falcons, sitting at 812 assists and counting.

UP NEXT
The Falcons host Alaska Fairbanks, who are receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Poll, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. inside Royal Brougham Pavilion.
 
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