Seattle Pacific University Athletics

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-20) sweep on the road at Montana State University Billings on Saturday afternoon.

FROM THE COACH
"We are excited to keep the streak going," head coach Jason Rhine said. "Playing in Billings has its own challenges, and I thought the team did a great job of maintaining consistent energy and execution in the match. It was a great chance for balanced attacking, and we had the chance for a few different combinations of lineups to get experience and have chances to execute different things. Brooke was super efficient on offense, and all three middles did a good job blocking."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons jumped all over the Yellowjackets in the first set, taking it 25-12.
  • SPU finished the first set with a .483 hitting percentage.
• The second set was tied 15-15 when SPU went on an 11-4 run to close out the set 25-19.
  • Megan Omlid led the Falcons with three kills in the closing moments of the second set.
• The Falcons turned to another late run in the final set, going on a 7-2 spurt to take the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
  • Charlotte Hastings and Amaya Evans had two kills each during SPU's 7-2 run.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons finished the match with a .400 hitting percentage while holding the Yellowjackets to a .125 hitting percentage.
• SPU had six total blocks to just three from MSUB.
• Evans finished with a match-high 11 kills on a .421 hitting percentage.
• Omlid had nine kills on a .529 hitting percentage while adding three digs defensively.
• Maiya Lester finished with seven kills.
• Peyton Ensign had a match-high 30 assists for the Falcons.
• Christina Lopez led the Falcons with seven digs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons extended their current winning streak to five matches.
• Saturday was the 12th consecutive time that the Falcons have beaten the Yellowjackets.
  • The 12-match winning streak against the Yellowjackets started on Oct. 9, 2021.
• The last time SPU hit .400 or better was .407 (33 kills-6 errors-81 attacks) on Sept. 9, 2023 vs. Colorado School of Mines.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to Seattle to host a match that puts the top two teams in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference against one another on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7:00 p.m., against 17^th-ranked Central Washington. Then on Saturday, Oct. 31, SPU hosts Northwest Nazarene at 2:00 p.m.

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