SEATTLE (Sept. 17) -- Leah Wiiest (Sr., Spokane/Deer Park/Cornell) led the Falcons with 21kills, 11 digs and three blocks in a comeback that came up short, 32-30, 30-27, 14-30, 26-30, 16-14, versus Central Washington University in a conference match Monday night at Brougham Pavilion. The Falcons home win streak, dating back to Nov. 12, 1999, fell victim to the Wildcats with the upset.

Despite a slow start, the Falcons (1-2, 8-3) had a chance to take the lead in the match against a surging CWU (3-0, 7-4) squad, but blew a game point and dropped the first game. In the second game, hitter Leilani Kamahoahoa (Sr., Oregon City, Or./Canby) left the game with a sprained knee and ankle.

That left the Falcons, already missing hitter Cathleen Price (Fr., Gresham, Or./Sam Barlow) with a mild ankle sprain, severely hampered on offense.

Although the Falcons went on to drop the second game, Kamahoahoa's replacement, Yashmeen Knox (Fr., Coupeville, Wa./Coupeville) helped lead a Falcon comeback in her first ever collegiate match. SPU went on to win the next two games to force a deciding fifth.

The Falcons carried the momentum from the previous two games into the deciding fifth game. Up 14-12, the Falcons dropped two consecutive match points before falling 14-16 to lose the match.

Carri Colvin (Fr., Brush Prairie, Wa./Prairie) and Monica Abrahamson (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Rogers) joined Wiiest with double-doubles. Colvin recorded 12 kills and 15 digs while Abrahamson recorded 20 kills and 12 digs. Knox tied the team-high with 15 digs.

The Falcons outmatched the Wildcats in every statistical category, with the exception of serving. SPU recorded 17 service errors to just six for CWU. Carolyn Mires paced the Wildcats with 17 kills and 10 digs.

Seattle Pacific will try to rebound in another conference matchup this Thursday at Seattle University. The match begins at 7 p.m.

Central Washington def. SPU, 32-30, 30-27, 14-30, 26-30, 16-14

Kills-SPU 80 (Wiiest 21), CWU 55 (Mires 17)

Digs-SPU 83 (Know/Colvin 15), CWU 75 (Weigal 17)

Blocks-SPU 11 (Abrahamson/Kamphouse/Wiiest 6), CWU 9.5 (Burke/Werkau 2.5)

Assists-SPU 72 (Higgins 66), CWU 48 (Reome 47)