Falcons Beat Northwest Nazarene, Extend Home Streak to Eight
October 24, 2003

SEATTLE (Oct. 24) ­ The Seattle Pacific University women’s volleyball team extended its home win streak to eight matches with a victory over Northwest Nazarene 30-2, 30-21, 17-30, 30-23 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup Friday night. Chelsey Myers (So., Minden, Nv./Douglas) and Katie Ralph (So., Port Orchard, Wa./S. Kitsap) led the Falcons with 11 kills apiece.

The Falcons (6-6, 13-6) are now 8-0 this season at home and have won nine straight extending back to last season at Brougham Pavilion. The loss for the Crusaders (6-6, 9-12) snaps a four-match winning streak.

SPU blew past NNU in the first two games which included a remarkable .238 hitting percentage in the opening stanza. The Falcons offensive barrage lost some steam in the third game when Northwest opened with a 21-9 lead and posted a .359 hitting percentage as a team. SPU’s offense never regained its momentum from early in the match, but managed to stay on top of the Crusaders in the fourth game to seal the victory.

Whitney Dibble (Fr., Reno, Nv./Galena) recorded eight kills for the Falcons and a .273 hitting average in a starting role. She also added a team high five blocks. Myers also added three service errors for the Falcons with each coming in game s three and four.

Katie Higgins (Sr., Kirkland, Wa./Redmond) led the Falcons with 42 assists while Tiffany Butac (Fr., Pearl City, Hi./Hawaii Baptist) led the Falcons in the libero position with 20 digs.

The Falcons take on cross-town nemesis Seattle University tomorrow night at Brougham Pavilion.