SEATTLE, Wash. – The Alaska Nanooks volleyball team fell in their second-consecutive five-set match on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Seattle Pacific. This loss drops the Nanooks to 13-10, 6-5 GNAC. 
 
The Nanooks opened the day with a set-one victory, 25-21, posting 12 kills and a hit percentage of .154 compared to SPU's 15 kills and .083 hit percentage. Alaska posted only six errors to the Falcons 11. SPU responded back, grabbing the second set, 21-25, outhitting the Nanooks 12-15 in kills and posting two less errors. Alaska had their top kill-count in a set, posting 15 kills to Seattle Pacific's four. The Falcons then took sets four and five with a combined 26 kills to the Nanooks 18.
 
In set one, SPU jumped out to a quick 3-7 lead, giving Alaska an early deficit. A point making it 6-10 sparked a huge run from the 'Nooks, as Alaska rallied off eight-straight points and 11 of the next 13 points, taking a 16-12 lead. SPU made a small run of their own but another attack-error making it 21-21 gave Alaska the final momentum swing as they ended on a 5-0 run, winning 25-21. SPU took set two 21-25. Alaska battled back from an early deficit to take a 15-14 lead, but SPU grabbed it back and won the set. 
 
Alaska played from behind again in set number three, kicking-off their run after trailing 5-8. Alaska responded with five-straight, taking a 10-5 lead. The Falcons took the lead back before the 'Nooks ran out to a 19-16 lead, taking set three, 25-19. 
 
Seattle Pacific stole a hard-fought set four as Alaska had a hold of a 23-21 lead, late, before SPU rattled-off four-straight, stealing the set-win, 23-25. In the fifth and final set SPU and Alaska traded runs before Seattle Pacific found and kept the lead until winning it 11-15. 
 
The Nanooks were led by Lahra Weber, who posted 16 kills while adding 11 digs. Rilee White added her own 13 kills and 14 digs. Cate Whiting had 36 assists and 11 digs while also adding seven kills and a hit percentage of .467. Emily Moorhead had six kills and 12 total blocks, becoming the 10^th player in GNAC history with 12 blocks in a five-set match. Dani Dodge added a game-high 19 digs and added eight assists. 
 
The Nanooks return home next week for a matchups with Western Washington and Simon Fraser. 
 
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