SEATTLE (Oct. 19) -- Carri Colvin (Sr., Vancouver, Wa./Prairie) slammed 17 kills and recorded a .217 hitting percentage as the Seattle Pacific University volleyball team fell to Central Washington University 22-30, 30-20, 30-28, 30-26 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons (5-6, 6-12) managed to get a game up before the Wildcats (6-5, 8-10) offensive assault got red-hot and rattled off three straight games to seal the victory. CWU stole the match's momentum in the game three by overcoming a narrow SPU lead at 27-26 and won four of the next five points. SPU finished the match with a .188 hitting mark while CWU reached .203.

The first game was a chess match with the two teams exchanging points as they evaluated one another's game plan. The Falcons trailed the Wildcats by a narrow margin before tying the game at 19 and then finishing the game by wining 11 of the last 14 points. Monica Herrera (Jr., Lima, Peru/Mercy College) and Kathleen Monda (So., Woodinville, Wa./ Washington State) combined for 10 of the Falcons 14 kills in the first game while Andrea Detorre (Jr., Vancouver, Wa./Prairie) smacked two service aces.

The Falcons hitting percentage plummeted in game two while the Wildcats began their surge late in the game and extending it through the remainder of the match. In the second game, SPU hit just .054 while the Wildcats recorded a .275 mark behind six kills from Gita Burke.

SPU heads north to Alaska next week for a pair of matches Friday and Saturday.

Central Washington def. SPU 22-30, 30-20, 30-28, 30-26

Kills -- SPU 53 (Colvin 17), CWU 66

Digs -- SPU 70 (Pennington 17) CWU 72

Blocks -- SPU 8 (Monda 5), CWU 4

Assists -- SPU 49 (Higgins 40), CWU 60

Attack Percentage -- SPU .188, CWU .203