SEATTLE - The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team returned to Royal Brougham Pavilion for their final home weekend of the regular season that began on Thursday night when the Falcons swept Alaska Fairbanks 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18).
FROM THE COACH
"It was great for the team to pull off the sweep today," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "Fairbanks tried a variety of lineups and creative ideas and I thought our team did a good job of identifying those plays and responding accordingly. Serving aggressively was a part of the game plan and it was great to see 5 different servers end up with aces. I thought Megan did a great job with steady attacking; Charlotte and Christina played great defense and kept us in a lot of rallies; and Audra was efficient with her attacking and added some blocks and big serves to finish! We are looking forward to preparing for one more home match against Anchorage this Saturday."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons opened the match with a 14-4 run over the Nanooks and went on to take the first set 25-15.
- Audra Rose led the Falcons with four kills during the opening run of the match.
- SPU limited UAF to a .033 hitting percentage during the first set.
- The Falcons started the second set with a 7-3 run and closed it out on a 7-4 run to win it 25-21.
- Megan Omlid led the Falcons with three kills in each of the scoring runs, racking up seven total kills in the second set.
- The Falcons hit .262 during the second set.
- SPU trailed 4-3 in the third set and then created separation from the Nanooks with a 13-5 run before taking the set 25-18.
- Maiya Lester led the Falcons with three kills during their run in the third set.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Omlid had a match-high 12 kills on a .290 hitting percentage, while tying with Charlotte Hastings with a team-high two aces for the Falcons.
- Rose finished with nine kills on a .333 hitting percentage, while Lester added eight kills of her own.
- Peyton Ensign ran the offense effectively, dishing out 31 assists while scooping up five digs.
- Christina Lopez led the Falcons with 16 digs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Thursday was Professor Appreciation Night, where each member of the SPU women's volleyball team selected a professor to stand and be announced with them before the match.
UP NEXT
The Falcons host Alaska Anchorage in their final home match of the regular season on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when they'll honor Lopez,
Sophia Chambers, and
Avery Veenendall before first serve.
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