ARCATA,if (Sept. 8) -- Leilani Kamahoahoa struck for 18 kills and added 10 digs for 23rd-ranked Seattle Pacific University as the Falcons notched their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball victory in a four-game win over Humboldt State at East Gym Saturday night.

Leah Wiiest (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Deer Park) hit for 15 kills and Monica Abrahamson (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Rogers 13) as SPU (1-1, 8-2) rebounded from a road loss at Western Oregon to defeat the Lumberjacks 30-18, 27-30, 30-18 and 30-25.

Seattle Pacific attacked at a .308 percentage, including .378 in the third game when it seized control of the match. Kamahoahoa (Sr., Oregon City, Or./Canby) had only two errors in 49 attempts and also served a pair of aces.

Wiiest had three blocks and a match-high four aces, and Abrahamson had no errors in 21 attempts. Setter Katy Higgins (So., Redmond, Wa/Redmond) had 47 assists and 10 digs. SPU finished with a 15-5 advantage in service winners.

Humboldt State (0-2, 2-8) got 18 kills from Joella Schiepan and 14 from Erin Jackson in losing its eighth straight to SPU.

The Falcons return to Brougham Pavilion Friday night (Sept. 14) to host Saint Martin's in another GNAC match.

Seattle Pacific def. Humboldt State 30-18, 27-30, 30-18, 30-25.

Attacking Pct.--SPU .308, HSU .175.

Kills--SPU 65 (Kamahoahoa 18, Wiiest 15), HSU 57 (Schiepan 18, Jackson 14).

Assists--SPU 56 (Higgins 47), HSU 46 (Eichenberger 446).

Service Aces--SPU 15 (Wiiest 4), HSU 4 (Eichenberger, Halverson 2).

Digs--SPU 59 (Kamahoahoa, Higgins, Dettorre 10), HSU 67 (Halverson 17).

Blocks--SPU 6 (Wiiest 4), HSU 2 (Shaw 2).