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Bergstrom Lifts Nanooks Past Falcons in GNAC Volleyball
October 2, 2004

SEATTLE (Oct. 2) – Mallory Bergstrom had match highs of 26 kills and 22 digs to lead visiting Alaska Fairbanks past Seattle Pacific 3-1 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball action on Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

In a back and forth match that saw 34 tied scores and 22 lead changes, the Nanooks (4-4 GNAC, 7-8) came from behind to defeat the Falcons (3-4 GNAC, 7-8) 25-30, 30-27, 30-23, 30-24.

Bergstrom seemed to come up with the clutch play to thwart every SPU rally and lift the Nanooks when they were struggling. She also had five blocks and led all players with four service aces, tallying a match-high 33 points.

Jessica Bauder (Sr., Richland, Wa.) led the SPU effort with 10 kills, 14 digs and seven blocks Chelsey Myers (Jr., Minden, Nv./Douglas) also had 10 kills, along with a team-high 20 digs and three blocks.. Jenna Von Moos (So., Stanwood, Wa.) chipped in four kills, 27 assists, 14 digs, three service aces and three blocks.

Rachel Biornstad(Fr., Kent, Wa./Kentlake) added eight kills and six blocks for SPU. Katie Ralph (Jr., Port Orchard, Wa./South Kitsap) had six kills and seven blocks.

Seattle Pacific held late leads in all four games, only to watch Fairbanks rally in the final three behind a dominant individual performance by Bergstrom. The Falcons captured a 21-20 lead in the fourth game, but Bergstrom responded with four of her 10 game-four kills to help UAF close the match.

The Falcons hit for a negative percentage in games two and three and finished at just .006 for the match. The Nanooks hit at a .110 clip, but that was heavily inflated by a .300 performance in game four. Those low numbers were reflected by dominant blocking by both teams. SPU finished with a season-high 18.5 blocks. UAF recorded 16, its second best performance of the season.

In the pivotal game three, SPU was on top 23-20 and threatening to capture a 2-1 lead in the match. Fairbanks won the next 10 points, nine of them on Bergstrom’s serves, who closed the game with three straight aces.

Seattle Pacific captured a 26-23 lead in the second game, but a kill by Bergstrom led to three straight Fairbanks points. The Nanooks fell behind 27-26, but fired back with four straight to close out the game. In game one, it was the Falcons who overcame a late deficit, climbing back from a 22-20 hole to take an early 1-0 lead in the match.

Danielle Hitzeman was also in double figures for the Nanooks with 13 kills, 11 digs and five block assists. Carlin Smith added eight kills and four blocks. Crystal Wheelock matched Bergstrom’s match-high with 22 digs. Dasa Capova led all players with 46 assists along with 16 digs.

The Falcons hit the road for two straight matches, beginning Thursday at Western Oregon in GNAC action at 7:00 pm.

Alaska Fairbanks def. Seattle Pacific 25-30,30-27,30-23,30-24
Alaska Fairbanks (4-4 GNAC, 7-8) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Bergstrom,Mallory 26-4-5; Hitzeman,Danielle 13-1-5; Smith,Carlin 8-0-4; McCormick,Mallory 3-1-6; Blandford,April 3-0-9; Capova,Dasa 1-1-2; Wheelock,Crystal 0-1-0; Totals 54-8-16.0. (Assists) Capova,Dasa 46. (Dig leaders) - Bergstrom,Mallory 22; Wheelock,Crystal 22; Capova,Dasa 16; Hitzeman,Danielle 11; Jones,Jenna 9
Seattle Pacific (3-4 GNAC, 7-8) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Myers,Chelsey 10-0-3; Bauder,Jessica 10-1-7; Biornstad,Rachel 8-0-6; Ralph,Katie 6-0-7; Von Moos,Jenna 4-3-3; Monda,Kathleen 2-2-3; Gihring,Shelby 1-0-0; Totals 41-6-18.5. (Assists) - Von Moos,Jenna 27. (Dig leaders) - Myers,Chelsey 20; Von Moos,Jenna 14; Bauder,Jessica 14; Monda,Kathleen 10; Butac,Tiffany 9
Site: Seattle Pacific (Brougham Pavilion)
Date: Oct 02, 2004
Attend: 113
Time: 1:50
Referees: Amy Filimaua, Fred Ojima