Seattle Volleyball falls at home to Central Washington
Thompson leads the way with 17 kills and 13 digs in the losing effort
Central Washington defeated 3-1 (30-28, 17-30, 31-29, 30-26) in GNAC volleyball action Thursday night at the . The match was close the whole way, as the Wildcats (5-10, 4-2 GNAC) finished three close games to hold off Seattle (6-9, 3-4 GNAC).
Nikole Thompson (, ) notched 17 kills with a .286 hitting percentage to lead the way for . She also added 13 digs to join Shelly Anderson (, - 14), Heather Gerke (, - 13), and Jamie Mellies ( - 11) with double-digit digs.
In the first game, both teams went back and forth trading leads until the game was tied at 28. was able to score the final two points to hold on at 30-28. Libby Graff (, ) had four kills in the first game to lead .
bounced back in the second game to cruise to a 30-17 victory. made only one attacking error en route to winning the game. Thompson and Kelly Benson () had five kills apiece in the game.
After the intermission, refocused to win games three and four by narrow margins, 31-29 and 30-26. GNAC hitting percentage leader Rachael Schurman led with 19 kills and a .516 hitting percentage in the match. They also received 29 digs from libero Erika Stevens.
middle blocker Josie Christiansen (Coquille, ) chipped in six total blocks and seven kills, while Mellies recorded 41 assists for the Redhawks.
returns to the this Saturday, Sept. 29, when they face at 7:00 p.m. in GNAC action.