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NAMPA, Idaho - The Northwest Nazarene volleyball team fell in four sets to 16th-ranked nationally Seattle Pacific University 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 17-25 on Saturday night in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match at the Johnson Sports Center.
Lindsey Wodrich led the Falcons (2-0 GNAC, 7-3) with a double-double of 17 kills and 15 assists. Paige Hoffman added 14 kills, Nikki Lowell had 12 and Anna Herold led all defenders with 30 digs.
SPU held the Crusaders to a .056 hitting percentage in the second set, but NNU bounced back to claim set three, out-hitting the Falcons .289 to .079 coming out of the break. However, SPU regained their form in the fourth set with a match-best 16 kills to claim the match.
The Crusaders will host Central Washington University next Thursday in a GNAC counter and host Walla Walla University on Saturday evening in a non-conference match-up.
