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September 23, 2006 Lacey, WA – The Saints came out strong winning game one but were unable to hang on as they fell to the University of Alaska Fairbanks in four 30-28, 30-26, 30-21, and 30-22 on Saturday at the Saint Martin’s Pavilion. The Saints were down early in game one but fought their way back and kept themselves in the game. An attack error by the Nanooks opened the door for the Saints to tie it up and take the lead. In game two Saint Martin’s took an early lead but Alaska Fairbanks powered their way back winning 30-26. Saint Martin’s was within striking distance for much of game three but two five point runs by the Nanooks were all it took to over power the Saints. They were able to keep themselves in it for most game four but fell behind towards the end. Two attack errors by the Saints were enough to hand Alaska Fairbanks the game and the match. “We made a lot of little mistakes and compounding errors,” said assistant coach Mieka Eisen. “We need to come hard. We have the talent; we just need to maintain the mental and emotional side of the game.” Shealun Campisi led five Saints in double digits in digs with 16. Andrea Tarbet added 11 as well as 12 kills. Kristin Anderson had 14 digs and 10 kills of her own while Kimber Simonetti contributed 12 digs. Lisa Hall had 12 digs and 39 set assists. The Saints’ next match is Thursday September 28th as they take on Seattle Pacific University at the SMU Pavilion.
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