SEATTLE, Wash. - Sarah Risser had 18 kills to lead 20th-ranked Seattle Pacific University to a 3-0 victory over Northwest Nazarene on Saturday night in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match at Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.

 

The Falcons (10-0, 2-0 GNAC) ran their unbeaten streak to 10, while the Crusaders (3-6, 3-2 GNAC) three-match winning streak was snapped.

 

NNU was led by Reisa Fessler with five kills and Haley Hevern had 13 digs.

 

Seattle Pacific hit .250 and limited the Crusaders to a .000 hitting percentage as NNU posted 17 kills and 17 hitting errors.

 

The Crusaders will look to rebound next week when they host The College of Idaho on Tuesday night at the Johnson Sports Center.

Great Northwest Athletic Conference
     Northwest Nazarene vs Seattle Pacific (Sep 18, 2010 at Seattle, Wash.)

  Seattle Pacific def. Northwest Nazarene 25-19,25-12,25-11

  Northwest Nazarene (3-6, 3-2 GNAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
  Fessler,Reisa 5-0-1; Flores,Becky 3-1-2; Glorfield,Jordyn 3-0-1;
  Dranginis,Carly 2-0-1; Abbott,Haley 2-0-2; Claassen,Briana 1-0-1;
  Woodward,Page 1-0-1; Totals 17-1-5.0. (Assists) - . (Dig leaders) -
  Hevern,Haley 13; Trautman,Kailey 11

  Seattle Pacific (10-0, 2-0 GNAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
  Risser,Sarah 18-2-1; Hoffman,Paige 7-0-2; Pricco,Angie 6-0-2;
  Lowell,Nikki 5-0-2; Wodrich,Lindsey 3-1-1; Swanson,Shelby 2-1-0;
  Mueller,Holly 0-2-0; Herold,Anna 0-0-1; Totals 41-6-5.0. (Assists) -
  Swanson,Shelby 29. (Dig leaders) - Risser,Sarah 16; Herold,Anna 13

  Site: Seattle, Wash. (Brougham Pavilion)
  Date: Sep 18, 2010   Attend: 337   Time: 1:14
  Referees: K Adams, Kyleen Niccolls