BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Amaya Evans,
Megan Omlid and
Maiya Lester each recorded 11 kills Thursday evening, as the 25th-ranked Seattle Pacific completed the regular season sweep of Western Washington 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) on the road at Carver Gym.
FROM THE COACH
"It is always a fun but tough environment at Western, and we are excited to come away with a win," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "Western served us very tough, and that caused the rhythm of the match to feel a bit choppy. It's also a mental challenge to play well when the service pressure is high, but I thought our team did a great job of responding by playing intense defense and finding a variety of ways to score in transition."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons led 9-6 in the opening set before SPU ripped off a 5-0 run, with Peyton Ensign serving the last four points, to stretch the lead to 14-6 on the way to a 25-19 win.
- The second set was tied 16-16 before the Falcons surged ahead with a 6-1 run, including a Makayla Hickman ace, and Ensign and Audra Rose teamed up for a block to build a 22-17 lead to go on and take the set 25-20.
- SPU trailed the final set 18-20, when the Falcons scored seven of the final eight points to win 25-21.
- Evans tied it at 20-20 with a kill, a Christina Lopez ace made it 21-20, and an Evans and Rose block pushed the lead to 22-20.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Evans, Omlid and Lester each finished with 11 kills, with Evans hitting .409 and adding three total blocks.
- Omlid also led the Falcons with 21 digs and two service aces.
- Rose added six kills on a .429 clip and a team-high five blocks.
- Ensign ran the offense with 35 assists.
- Lopez chipped in 14 digs, five assists and an ace.
- The Falcons out-hit the Vikings .238 to .112 for the match, topping the Vikings in all three sets.
- The Falcons held a 44-33 edge in kills, 42-33 in assists and 66-58 in digs, while Western Washington held an 8-6 edge in aces.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Thursday's sweep of Western Washington marks the first time the Falcons have swept the Vikings in both regular season matchups.
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- The Falcons have won both matches against the Vikings 3-0 and 3-1 four times, most recently in 2009.
UP NEXT
SPU plays its final road match of the regular season on Saturday in a matchup of two ranked teams, as the Falcons take on No. 22 Simon Fraser at 4:00 p.m. PST in Burnaby, B.C.
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