Turlock, Calif. (Sept. 4) Alyssa Given pounded out a career-high 13 kills to lead Seattle Pacific to its second straight sweep with a victory over Nova Southeastern in the final day of the Togos Warrior Classic, hosted by Cal State Stanislaus.

The Falcons (4-4), who have won two straight matches, knocked off the Knights (1-4) 30-28, 30-23, 30-23. SPU finished the tournament with a 2-1 record after splitting a pair of matches yesterday.

Given (Fr., Salinas, Ca.) also had a match-high three service aces and hit for a .235 percentage. Katie Ralph (Jr., Port Orchard, Wa.) tallied 12 kills and hit at a .400 clip. SPU finished with a team hitting percentage of .231, its second finest performance of the year.

Jenna Von Moos (So., Stanwood, Wa.) had another solid all-around performance with nine kills, 30 assists and seven digs. Tiffany Butac (So., Pearl City, Hi.) led the defensive effort with 13 digs.

The Falcons return home for their Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener against cross-city rival Seattle University on Friday at 7 pm.

Seattle Pacific def. Nova Southeastern 30-28, 30-23, 30-23
Nova Southeastern (1-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) ­ Ortiz,Karla 8-0-2; Thomas,Lauren 8-1-1; Buss,Dana 11-0-1; Butkus,Elisa 3-0-0; Munroe,Melissa 4-0-0; Poe,Rachel 0-1-0; Martinez,Angela 0-0-0; Szarowicz,Mindy 0-0-1; Miranda,Itza 1-1-0; Totals 35-3-3. (Assists) ­ Poe,Rachel 32. (Dig leaders) ­ Miranda,Itza 16; Buss,Dana 11; Thomas,Lauren 11
Seattle Pacific (4-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) ­ Given,Alyssa 13-3-1; Ralph,Katie 12-0-2; Monda,Kathleen 4-2-0; Dibble,Whitney 0-1-0; Von Moos,Jenna 9-1-1; Baulder,Jessica 6-0-0; Biornstad,Rachel 2-1-1; Gihring,Shelby 0-1-0; Shuyler,Liz 0-0-0; Woodrich,Angie 1-0-0; Butac,Tiffany 1-0-0; Totals 48-9-3. (Assists) ­ Von Moos,Jenna 30. (Dig leaders) ­ Butac,Tiffany 13; Ralph,Katie 7; Von Moos,Jenna 7