BELLINGHAM, WA. (Sept. 7) -- Middle hitter Monica Herrera (Jr., Lima, Peru/Mercy College) recorded a season-high 19 kills, 16 digs and three service aces to lead Seattle Pacific University to victory over Cal State Stanislaus, 30-22, 30-21, 29-31, 32-30, at the Western Washington University Invitational Saturday at Sam Carver Gymnasium.

Saturday's victory marked the first win in seven tries for the Falcons (0-0, 1-6) who wrapped up one of the nation's toughest preseason schedules at the WWU tourney.

SPU recorded 92 digs and eight blocks, compared to just 57 and five for Stanislaus (5-4).

Chelsey Myers (Fr., Minden, Nevada/Douglas HS) and Andrea Pennington (Jr., Bellingham/Whatcom CC) rounded out the SPU hitters in double figures with 15 and 13 kills, respectively. Katy Higgins (Jr., Kirkland/Redmond HS) led the Falcons with 48 assists and 19 digs.

Herrera was named to the All-Tournament Team after finishing the three-match tourney with 41 kills and leading the Falcons to a 1-2 finish.

The Falcons begin their conference schedule this Saturday, Sept. 14, with a match against top-ranked Western Washington at Brougham Pavilion. The match begins at 7 p.m.

SPU def. Cal State Stanislaus 30-22, 30-21, 29-31, 32-30

Kills-SPU 59 (Herrera 19) CSS 54

Digs-SPU 92 (Higgins 19), CSS 57

Blocks-SPU 8 (Monda 4), CSS 5.5

Assists-SPU 55 (Higgins 48), CSS 50