Complete Box Score

ANCHORAGE, Ak. (Oct. 22) Rachel Biornstad had match highs in kills and blocks to help lead nationally ranked Seattle Pacific to a 3-0 sweep of Alaska Anchorage in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match Saturday night at UAA’s Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

The Falcons (11-2 GNAC, 17-5), ranked No. 18 in NCAA II, won their sixth straight match, all of them in 3-0 sweeps. Game scores were 30-22, 30-21, 30-15. The Seawolves dropped to 3-10 in the GNAC and 6-15 overall.

Biornstad (So., 6-0, Kent, Wa./Kentlake) finished with 13 kills and no errors on 20 attack to hit at a whopping .650 for the match. She also led all players with eight blocks. Seattle Pacific recorded a .355 hitting percentage and had a 9-3 advantage in blocks.

Chelsey Myers (Sr. 5-10, Minden, Nv./Douglas) added 12 kills on .417 hitting and four blocks. Alyssa Given (So., 5-10, Salinas, Ca./Notre Dame) chipped in with 10 kills, eight digs and six service aces. SPU owned a 9-3 edge in aces.

Chelsey Glines paced UAA with eight kills and hit .667 in the match, but she was the only bright spot on offense. Anchorage hit just .085 as a team. Heather Lyons added seven kills and 12 digs in the loss, and Caitlin Grenier also had seven kills.

The Falcons host Western Washington in a GNAC match Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Seattle Pacific def. Alaska Anchorage 30-22,30-21,30-15
Seattle Pacific (17-5, 11-2 GNAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Biornstad,Rachel 13-0-8; Myers,Chelsey 12-0-4; Given,Alyssa 10-6-1; Wodrich,Angie 8-0-0; Dibble,Whitney 5-0-0; Von Moos,Jenna 2-2-2; Mount,Torii 1-1-0; Ralph,Katie 1-0-0; Totals 52-9-9.0. (Assists) – Von Moos,Jenna 41. (Dig leaders) - Wodrich,Angie 14; Mount,Torii 9; Given,Alyssa 8
Alaska Anchorage (6-15, 3-10 GNAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Glines,Chelsey 8-1-3; Grenier,Caitlin 7-0-0; Lyons,Heather 7-1-0; Ames,Jasmine 4-0-0; Cooper,Brenda 4-0-1; Robertson,Lindsey 1-0-0; Martinez,Stephanie 0-1-1; Totals 31-3-3.0. (Assists) - Martinez,Stephanie 28. (Dig leaders) - Lyons,Heather 12; Negron,Cristal 7
Site: Anchorage, Alaska (Wells Fargo Sports Complex). Date: Oct 22, 2005. Attend: 561. Time: 1:15. Referees: Scott Stowe, John Dean.