SEATTLE - The Seattle Pacific University women's volleyball team gave a packed house of new students plenty to cheer about Saturday afternoon, powering past Montana State University Billings in a dominant 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16) sweep as part of New Student Orientation.
FROM THE COACH
"Really fun environment tonight," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "The freshmen and student section provided a ton of energy, and our team loved the extra excitement in the gym. We had great performances across the board. Audra leading the team in middle kills is an impressive feat. Our sideout percentage was over 70 percent, which shows how well our passing, setting, and attacking worked together on offense tonight. I thought the team stayed calm and had a really fun time competing with the fans supporting."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons took set one 25-13, hitting .361 as a team while limiting the Yellowjackets to a .059 clip.
- SPU carried the momentum into set two, again winning 25-13 behind four kills from Maiya Lester, while Megan Omlid and Audra Rose added three kills each.
- The Falcons closed out the match with a 25-16 win in set three, sealed by a Charlotte Hastings service ace and a kill from Amaya Evans.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- The Falcons finished the match hitting .340 as a team, well ahead of MSU Billings' .059 mark.
- Rose led all players with 13 kills on 21 swings, adding four blocks.
- Omlid followed with 11 kills and seven digs.
- Evans added seven kills and a team-high three total blocks.
- Ensign ran the offense with 30 assists to go with three kills.
- Christina Lopez paced the defense with 13 digs and two of the Falcons' four service aces.
- Brooke Williams contributed four total blocks in two sets played.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Saturday's match was a part of SPU's New Student Orientation, as first-year Falcons packed Royal Brougham Pavilion to cheer on their volleyball team.
UP NEXT
The Falcons hit the road for two matches next week. SPU takes on Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6:00 p.m., followed by a match against 23
rd-ranked Central Washington on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1:00 p.m. in Ellensburg, Wash.
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