Box score, play-by-play

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Cailin Fellows had 12 kills, and Madi Cavell added nine on Saturday morning, but 25^th-ranked UC San Diego came up with eight service aces and beat Seattle Pacific in the Seawolf Spike volleyball tournament in the Recreation Center at Sonoma State University.
 
Scores were 25-18, 25-13, 25-19.
 
The Falcons (2-6) conclude the tournament and the preseason portion of their schedule this afternoon at 3:45 against Cal State Stanislaus.
 
Senior outside hitter Fellows (Edmonds, Wash. / Edmonds-Woodway HS) logged her third double-digit kills performance in eight matches. She hit .205 for the day.
 
Sophomore middle blocker Cavell (Keizer, Ore.) hit a season-best .238. She also had a team-leading four blocks.
 
Sophomore libero Brianne Leenders (Portland, Ore.) had 17 digs. Senior setter Shelby Swanson (Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS) and sophomore setter Sara Biondi (Sacramento, Calif.) each had 15 assists.
 
The 25^th-ranked Tritons (4-3) were up just 18-16 on SPU in the first game, then took command with a run of three straight points. The Falcons were within 7-5 in Game 2 when UC San Diego went on a 9-1 tear to make it 16-7.
 
Seattle Pacific rallied from 10-7 to take a 13-12 lead in the third game, with two kills from Cavell part of that 6-2 spurt. But the Tritons answered with four straight points and stayed in front the rest of the way.
 
The Falcons kept UC San Diego below .200 hitting for the match (.192), but hit just .121 themselves.
 
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Seawolf Spike
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Recreation Center at Sonoma State / Rohnert Park, Calif.
 
(No. 25) UC San Diego 3, Seattle Pacific 0
 
Game scores – 25-18, 25-13, 25-19.
 
Service aces – SPU 1 (Nikki Cheek 1), UCSD 8 (Danielle Dahle 3). Kills – SPU 30 (Cailin Fellows 12), UCSD 34 (Rachelle Kinney 9). Assists – SPU 30 (Sara Biondi 15, Shelby Swanson 15), UCSD 33 (Amber Hawthorne 22). Digs – SPU 47 (Brianna Leenders 17), UCSD 44 (Lizzy Andrews 13). Block assists / solo – SPU 12 / 0 (Cavell 4 / 0), UCSD 14 / 2 (Sara McCutchan 5 / 0). Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – SPU 30-18-99--.121 (Madi Cavell 9-4-21--.238, Fellows 12-4-39--.205), UCSD 34-15-99--.192 (Kinney 9-3-20--.300). Attendance – 50.
 
Records – Seattle Pacific 2-6, UC San Diego 4-3.
 
Next match – Seattle Pacific vs. Cal State Stanislaus (at Sonoma State), today, 3:45 p.m.