Falcons Finish Two-Match Volleyball Trip With Second Straight Sweep
October 9, 2004

Complete Match Stats

ARCATA, Ca. (Oct. 9) Kathleen Monda had a match-high 12 kills and the Falcons hit for a season-best .307 percentage as Seattle Pacific recorded its second straight sweep, knocking off host Humboldt State 3-0 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match on Saturday night in Arcata.

The Falcons (5-4 GNAC, 9-8) moved above the .500 plateau in league play for the first time this season with a 30-19, 30-25, 30-22 victory. Seattle Pacific also swept Western Oregon on Thursday night to finish perfect on its current two-match road trip. Humboldt State dropped to 1-8 in the GNAC and 2-14 overall.

Monda (Sr., Woodinville, Wa.) hit for a .370 percentage and added nine digs and three blocks in leading SPU to victory. She tallied a match-high 13.5 points.

The Falcons captured the momentum midway through the first game, using a seven-point run to turn an 18-14 lead into a 25-14 advantage. SPU hit .405 as a team in the first game. The Falcons continued to cruise, leading throughout the entire second game, and posting a .324 hitting percentage to close out the match in game three.

Chelsey Myers (Jr., Minden, Nv./Douglas) had 10 kills, nine blocks and hit at a .346 clip in the SPU win. Jessica Bauder (Sr., Richland, Wa.) added nine kills, 10 digs and three blocks. Whitney Dibble (So., Reno, Nv./Galena) and Katie Ralph (Jr., Port Orchard, Wa./South Kitsap) finished with eight kills apiece.

Dibble also had three blocks; Ralph had two. Jenna Von Moos (So., Stanwood, Wa.) led all players with 42 assists to go along with seven digs and a pair of blocks.

Jessica Murray led the Lumberjacks with 11 kills and 11 digs. Jacque Skinner had a match-high 15 digs in the loss.

Seattle Pacific finished with nine blocks and held HSU to just a .122 hitting percentage. The Falcons recorded 54 kills to just 39 by the Jacks.

The Falcons next host Saint Martin’s in a GNAC match on Friday at 7:00 pm.

Seattle Pacific def. Humboldt State 30-19,30-25,30-22
Seattle Pacific (9-8, 5-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Monda,Kathleen 12-0-3; Myers,Chelsey 10-0-2; Bauder,Jessica 9-0-3; Ralph,Katie 8-2-2; Dibble,Whitney 8-0-3; Von Moos,Jenna 7-1-2; Totals 54-3-9.0. (Assists) - Von Moos,Jenna 42. (Dig leaders) - Bauder,Jessica 10; Wodrich,Angie 10; Monda,Kathleen 9; Myers,Chelsey 9
Humboldt State (2-14, 1-8) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Murray,Jessica 11-1-1; Kinzer,Kristen 8-0-2; Jackson,Erin 7-0-0; Lee,Courtney 5-0-1; Barnum,Kristina 4-0-0; Jucksch,Ashley 4-0-1; Totals 39-1-3.0. (Assists) - Jucksch,Ashley 31. (Dig leaders) - Skinner,Jacque 15; Murray,Jessica 11; Barnum,Kristina 9; Lee,Courtney 8 Site: Arcata, Calif. (East Gym)
Date: Oct 09, 2004
Attend: 200
Time: 1:35
Referees: Rich Jochner, Gregory Roberts