NAMPA, Idaho - The Northwest Nazarene volleyball team saw their seven-match winning streak come to an end on Saturday night, falling 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 22-15, 9-15 to Seattle Pacific University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match in Nampa.
The Crusaders, now 15-8 overall and 9-5 in GNAC play, were led by
Amanda Boschma's double-double of 16 kills and 14 digs.
Cammy Dranginis had 14 kills and two blocks.
Nikke Finley posted a match-high 25 kills for the Falcons, who improved to 7-17 overall and 5-10 in league play with the upset victory. Robin De Jong also reached double-figures with 11 kills.
The Crusaders will close out the 2008 season next weekend when they travel to league-leading Western Oregon on Thursday and Saint Martin's on Saturday.
Short Box Score (Match)
The Automated ScoreBook
Seattle Pacific vs Northwest Nazarene (Nov 08, 2008 at Nampa,Idaho)
Seattle Pacific def. Northwest Nazarene 14-25,25-23,20-25,25-22,15-9
Seattle Pacific (7-17, GNAC 5-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Finley,Nikki
25-0-2; De Jong,Robin 11-0-4; Johnson,Kylie 9-0-3; Collings,Priscilla
9-0-1; Risser,Sarah 5-0-0; Hoffman,Paige 3-0-0; Perez,Joelle 1-0-2;
Mount,Torii 0-2-0; Totals 63-2-7.0. (Assists) - Weedman,Cortney 30;
Perez,Joelle 25. (Dig leaders) - Herold,Anna 35; Collings,Priscilla
13; Mount,Torii 10
Northwest Nazarene (15-8, GNAC 9-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
Boschma,Amanda 16-0-1; Dranginis,Cammy 14-0-2; Forseth,Lindsay 8-0-1;
VanElderen,Kelly 7-0-4; Trautmann,Kailey 5-1-1; Punimata,Eki 2-2-3;
Galeai,Ashley 0-1-0; Hevern,Haley 0-1-0; Totals 52-5-7.0. (Assists) -
Punimata,Eki 39. (Dig leaders) - Hevern,Haley 23; Trautmann,Kailey 18;
Boschma,Amanda 14; Punimata,Eki 10
Site: Nampa,Idaho (Johnson Sports Ctr.)
Date: Nov 08, 2008 Attend: 1123 Time: 2.5hrs
Referees: Gary Dean, Conrad Johnston
