Fourth-Ranked Western Downs SPU in GNAC Volleyball
November 8, 2003

SEATTLE, Wa. (Nov. 8)—Kristy Carstensen registered 12 kills and had three solo blocks as 4th-ranked Western Washington University swept Seattle Pacific 30-26, 30-21, 30-21, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s volleyball match Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

With the victory, Western (16-0/22-1) pushed their conference win-streak to 52 matches, the fourth longest conference string in NCAA Division II history. Overall, the Vikings have won 22 straight.

Carstensen hit a .219 attacking percentage and managed an assist on five blocks. The middle blocker’s dozen kills was a match high followed closely by teammates Jamie Petersen and Brianna Murray, and Seattle Pacific’s Katy Kravitz (Sr., Olympia, Wa./N. Colorado) with 10. Western hit .218 as a team.

Kravitz paced the Falcons (7-9/14-9) on the offensive end with help from teammates Jessica Bauder (Jr., Richland, Wa./Richland-Col. Basin CC) and Whitney Dibble (Fr., Reno, Nv./Galena) at nine kills apiece. As a team, the Falcons hit a dismal .098.

Defensively, Western’s Nicola Parker dug out a match-high 24 balls. SPU’s Kathleen Monda (Jr., Woodinville, Wa./Woodinville-Washington State) racked up 20 digs.

Seattle Pacific takes to the court Friday night (Nov. 14) against GNAC foe Alaska Fairbanks. The last home match of 2003 is Saturday (Nov. 15) versus Anchorage. First serve both nights is scheduled for 7 o’clock.