SEATTLE (Sept. 5) -- Jessica Bauder (Jr., Richland, Wa./Col. Basin) slammed 25 kills to lead the Seattle Pacific University volleyball team past UC Davis 24-30, 30-22, 30-19, 30-26 Friday night at the SPU/Comfort Suites Classic at Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons (5-0) won their fifth straight match to start the season behind a 3-0 rally over the Aggies (3-1) who were handed their first loss thus far.

Bauder attempted 67 attacks and finished with a .239 hitting percentage. Kathleen Monda (Jr., Woodinville, Wa./WSU) recorded 12 kills while Katie Ralph (So., Port Orchard, Wa./E. Tenn.) and Chelsey Myers (So., Minden, Nv./Douglas) notched 11 and 10, respectively.

Ralph committed just one error to lead the Falcons with a .500 hitting mark. Katy Higgins (Jr., Kirkland, Wa./Redmond) led the Falcons with a match-high 52 assists.

Six Falcons reached double-figures in digs while holding the Aggies to a .083 hitting percentage following the first game. Andrea Pennington (Sr., Bellingham, Wa./Whatcom) led the defensive effort with 23 digs. In earlier action, Western Washington blanked Cal State Dominguez Hills 30-13, 30-20, 30-20 behind 10 kills from Megan Evoy and nine from Jamie Petersen and Kristy Carstensen.

SPU def. UC Davis 24-30, 30-22, 30-19, 30-26

Kills -- SPU 68 (Bauder 25), UCD 54

Digs -- SPU 107 (Pennington 23), UCD 91

Blocks -- SPU 9 (Monda 3), UCD 2

Assists -- SPU 63 (Higgins 52), UCD 52

Attack Percentage -- SPU .245, UCD.126