Seattle Pacific University Athletics

MONMOUTH, Ore. - Like the first meeting between the two teams in Seattle on Sept. 17, the Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team played five sets against Western Oregon on Saturday afternoon, with the Falcons once again outlasting the Wolves 3-2 (23-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-17, 15-11) to extend their winning streak to four games. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons trailed 21-14 in the first set before going on a furious 9-3 run to pull within a point of the Wolves.
• WOU scored the point they needed to take the first set, 25-23. 
  • Megan Omlid led the Falcons with four kills during the opening set, while Amaya Evans added three of her own. 
• SPU opened the second set with a dominant 21-9 scoring run over the Wolves, and took the set handily 25-14.
  • Audra Rose had a team-high four kills in the second set, while Omlid, Evans, and Brooke Williams had three kills each.
  • The Falcons hit .297 during the second set of the match.
• The Falcons had an 18-15 advantage in the third set before the Wolves went on to close it out with an 11-4 run to take the set 25-22. 
• The fourth set was tied 11-11 when SPU took control of the match with an 8-2 scoring run.
• Another 6-2 run for the Falcons finished the fourth set, as they took it 25-17. 
  • Evans led the Falcons with five kills in the fourth set. 
  • SPU hit .371 in the fourth set while holding WOU to a .063 hitting percentage. 
• The Falcons scored five consecutive points early in the fifth set to go up 6-3 and force the Wolves to call a timeout. 
• SPU maintained its distance from WOU in the final set, as a Williams kill helped the Falcons take it 15-11 and the match 3-2.
  • The Falcons hit .333 as a team in the final set. 

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons were fierce at the net, finishing the match with 17 total blocks to five from the Wolves.
• SPU hit .267 for the match while keeping WOU at a .132 hitting percentage on Saturday. 
• Evans, Omlid, and Maiya Lester tied for the team-high in kills with 14 each, combining for 42 of the team's 66 kills. 
  • Evans hit .297 for the match and added eight total blocks while Omlid had a double-double by adding 13 digs to her totals.
• The offense flowed through Peyton Ensign, who finished the match with 53 assists for the Falcons. 
• Makayla Hickman had two of the team's five service aces. 
• Christina Lopez recorded a game-high 26 digs for the Falcons.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons extended their current winning streak to four matches while beating Western Oregon for the 10th time in a row. 
  • SPU's now 10-match winning streak against Western Oregon started on Sept. 29, 2022, in Seattle. 
• Evans capped off a tremendous weekend with 34 kills with only five attack errors, while adding 11 total blocks in two matches. 
• Ensign broke her own career-high record of 47 assists that was set on Thursday with 53 for the Falcons on Saturday against Western Oregon.
  • Ensign's 53 assists was the first 50-plus day since Emily Tulino had 61 in a five-setter at Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 2, 2024.

UP NEXT
The Falcons play one match on the road next week at Montana State University Billings at 1:00 p.m. PST.

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