Brianna Leenders in action vs. Western Washington.
Brianna Leenders had 16 digs to lead Seattle Pacific on Saturday morning.

Falcons swept by Azusa Pacific

Cougars keep SPU in check at Route 92; East Bay awaits in tonight's finale

9/14/2013 1:31:00 PM

Box Score
       Box score, play-by-play
 
HAYWARD, Calif. – The offense never got untracked, and neither could the Seattle Pacific Falcons.
 
Nikki Lowell had seven kills, but the Falcons as a team totaled just 22 in dropping three straight games to Azusa Pacific in the Route 92 Showdown volleyball tournament.
 
Scores in Pioneer Gymnasium at Cal State East Bay were 25-13, 25-22, 25-18.
 
SPU (4-3), coming off of a pair of victories on Friday in nearby Belmont, will conclude the tournament tonight at 7 against co-host East Bay.
 
Senior middle blocker Lowell (Claremont, Calif.) also had six digs, and was Seattle Pacific's leading hitter at .174.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Ellie Britt (Orange, Calif.) and junior Madi Cavell (Keizer, Ore.) added five kills apiece. Junior setter Sara Biondi (Sacramento, Calif.) had 11 assists; junior libero Brianna Leenders (Portland, Ore.) topped the Falcons in digs with 16, and junior opposite Jessica Miller (Fife, Wash. / Fife HS) had four blocks.
 
Except for two early ties, the Cougars (5-2) led for the entirety of Game 1. SPU stepped things up in Game 2, leading by three points on five occasions. The Falcons were still up 15-13 when Azusa Pacific ran off four straight points to move permanently in front.
 
Seattle Pacific fell behind 6-2 in the third game, but stormed back to take an 8-7 lead. It was 13-13 when the Cougars ran off three straight points at the start of an 8-1 run to take command at 21-14.
 
The Falcons wound up at minus-.038 hitting for the match (22-26-105). Azsua Pacific had the best hitting day of any SPU opponent so far this season, finishing at .259 (39-11-108).
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Route 92 Showdown
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Pioneer Gymnasium / Hayward, Calif.
 
Azusa Pacific 3, Seattle Pacific 0
 
Game scores – 25-13, 25-22, 25-18.
 
Service aces – SPU 6 (Kendall Langdon 2), APU 4 (Cori Esparza 2).
Kills – SPU 22 (Nikki Lowell 7), APU 39 (Alicia Utke 10).
Assists – SPU 22 (Sara Biondi 11), APU 38 (Jaden Louie 19).
Digs – SPU 49 (Brianna Leenders 16), APU 50 (Asyley Swatek 11).
Blocks / solo – SPU 8 / 2 solo (Jessica Miller 4 / 0), APU 10 / 1 solo (Christy Cain 3 / 1).
Hitting (kills-errors-attacks) – SPU 22-26-105—minus-.038 (Lowell 7-3-23--.174), APU 39-11-108--.259 (Cain 9-2-18--.389).
Attendance – 166.
 
Records – Seattle Pacific 4-3, Azusa Pacific 5-2.
 
Next match – Seattle Pacific at Cal State East Bay, Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
 


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