MONMOUTH, OR. (Nov. 7) - Katy Kravitz (Jr., Olympia, Wa./N. Colorado) and Kathleen Monda (So., Woodinville, Wa./Washington State) combined for 23 kills and just four errors to lead the Seattle Pacific University volleyball team in a comeback victory over Western Oregon University 29-31, 30-21, 20-30, 35-33, 15-13 Thursday night in Monmouth, Ore. The Falcons victory is their second straight after dropping four straight.

The Falcons (7-9, 8-15) fought off three match points by Western Oregon (3-12, 2-21) in the comeback victory lasting nearly two-and-a-half hours on a season-high 73 kills and career-bests from three players. Monica Herrera (Jr., Lima, Peru/Mercy College) slammed a team-high 24 kills, while Kravitz's and Monda's added 12 and 11-- both career-bests, respectively. Carri Colvin (Sr., Vancouver, Wa./Praire) was the fourth Falcon in double-figures with 13 kills.

Andra Taylor (Jr., Camas, Wa./Mt. Hood CC) led SPU at the service line with three aces.

Defensively, the Falcons were led by a career-high 26 digs by Colvin and 25 from Andrea Pennington (Jr., Bellingham, Wa./Whatcom CC). Katy Higgins (Jr., Kirkland, Wa./Redmond) led SPU with 59 assists.

SPU travels south to Humboldt State this Saturday for a 7 p.m. conference matchup in Arcata, Calif.

SPU def. Western Oregon University 29-31, 30-21, 20-30, 35-33, 15-13

Kills--SPU 73 (Herrera 24), WOU 40

Digs--SPU 52 (Colvin 26), WOU 57

Blocks--SPU 6 (Monda 4), WOU 10

Assists--SPU 72 (Higgins 59), WOU 63

Attack Percentage--SPU .147, WOU .118