October 10, 2005

The Saint Martin’s volleyball team continues to push through a tough season, completing another week of intense conference competition. The Saints (0-14, 0-8 GNAC) opened the week Thursday, October 6th, with No.18th ranked Seattle Pacific University (12-5, 6-2 GNAC). The Falcons proved why they remain in the top 20, posting a three game sweep with scores of 30-12, 30-10, 30-11 at Brougham Pavilion. Seattle Pacific held Saint Martin's to GNAC record single-match lows in kills (12) and hitting percentage (minus .115) in handing the Saints their 17th consecutive loss dating back to their final three matches of the 2004 season. Keana Morrisey (Jr., University Place, WA) led the Saints with four kills, while Andrea Tarbet (Fr., Rochester, WA) added three kills and eight digs.

At the Johnson Sports Center in Nampa, ID on Saturday, October 8th, the Saints met another tough team in Northwest Nazarene University (6-11, 4-5 GNAC). The Saints were edged by the Crusaders in three games with scores of 24-30, 18-30, 23-30. The Crusaders out hit the Saints .287 to .041. The Saints were led by Morrisey who paced all players with a match high 14 kills, while Bautista added nine and Tarbet five. Lisa Hall (Jr., Olympia WA) added 26 assists, and Bautista led the defensive effort with 10 digs.