SEATTLE (Oct. 19) -- Cathleen Price (Fr. Gresham, Or./Sam Barlow) slammed 13 kills to lead the Seattle Pacific University volleyball team, but it was not enough to beat Central Washington as the Falcons fell 30-21, 34-32, 30-25 in a conference matchup Friday in Ellensburg.

The Falcons are currently ranked fifth in the NCAA Pacific Region and the Wildcats are ranked eighth.

After winning their last two matches at home, the Falcons (15-5, 8-4 GNAC) came out cold against the Wildcats (12-8, 8-4) who were seeking their second upset of SPU this season. Leah Wiiest (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Deer Park/Cornell) joined Price as the only two Falcons in double-figures kills with 12.

The Falcon offense was held to just .123 hitting and lost the war at the net with just four blocks, compared to the Wildcats who finished with 14.

Gita Burke led the Wildcats in kills with 14.

The Falcons are back in action tomorrow when they travel to Saint Martin's College for a 7 p.m. match.

CWU def. SPU 30-21, 34-32, 30-26

Kills-SPU 46 (Price 13), CWU 41 (Burke 14)

Digs-SPU 41 (Colvin 7), CWU 49 (Orgill 12)

Blocks-SPU 4 (Kamphouse/Wiiest 2), CWU 14 (Burke 9)

Assists-SPU 40 (Higgins 39), CWU 36 (Reome 35)