OLYMPIA, Wash. – Career nights from
Amaya Evans and
Peyton Ensign led the RV Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 25-13) victory over Saint Martin's in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match on Thursday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons withstood a late 6-1 run from the Saints late in the first set before Amaya Evans slammed the door with a kill to secure the set 25-23 for SPU.
- Maiya Lester had a strong first set for the Falcons, racking up seven kills.
- SPU trailed 20-19 in the second set, when they erupted for a 6-0 run to take the set 25-20.
- Amaya Evans led the SPU offense in the second set with nine kills for the Falcons.
- The Falcons offense was efficient in the second set, finishing with a .425 hitting percentage.
- The Falcons led the third set 20-18, but the Saints used a 7-3 run to earn a 25-23 set victory to extend the match.
- SPU opened the fourth set with an 8-1 run before going on to take it 25-13 and the match 3-1.
- Audra Rose led the Falcons with five kills, while Megan Omlid had four of her own in the final set of the match.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Evans led all players with 20 kills on a .514 clip, adding three block assists.
- Megan Omlid and Lester each added 13 kills, with Rose chipping in 11 kills and a team-high five total blocks.
- Peyton Ensign ran the offense with 47 assists.
- Charlotte Hastings led the Falcons with five of their eight service aces to go with 10 digs.
- Christina Lopez paced the defense with 20 digs.
- The Falcons out-hit the Saints .295 to .164 for the match and held a 78-57 edge in total points scored.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Evans finished the match with a career-high 20 kills, outdoing a previous career-high of 15 that was matched three times during her time with the Falcons.
- A .514 hitting percentage is also the best of her career at SPU.
- Ensign had a career night for the Falcons with 47 assists, besting the 40 assists she had last weekend against Western Washington.
- The Falcons have now won eight of their last nine matches.
UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Western Oregon on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for a GNAC match at the Wolves Athletic Center.
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