NW Briefs | UW volleyball earns 6th straight sweep

HONOLULU — The No. 9 Washington women's volleyball squad swept Pacific in three sets Thursday in the opening round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.

The undefeated Huskies won 25-13, 25-11, 25-13 at the University of Hawaii tournament.

Washington overmatched the Tigers as the Huskies hit a combined .525. The Huskies finished with 46 kills and just four errors on 80 attempts.

The Tigers, meanwhile, had 25 kills and 15 errors on 84 attempts for a .119 hitting percentage.

Washington senior middle blocker Jessica Swarbrick had a perfect night on attack, with eight kills on eight swings with zero errors, plus a service ace. She was equally strong on defense, notching a block solo and three block assists.

Junior outside hitter Jill Collymore tallied 13 kills, eight digs, three block assists and three service aces. Collymore hit .565.

Washington plays today at 8 p.m. Seattle time against Saint Mary's and will face host Hawaii on Saturday.

SPU coach, team get

first soccer victory

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Mark Collings collected his first men's soccer coaching victory with Seattle Pacific University, and the Falcons have their first win of the season, too.

Junior midfielder Alec Nelson of Lynnwood scored two goals on Thursday afternoon — the first one eight seconds before halftime, the next one just 1 minute, 29 seconds into the second half — and freshman midfielder Tyler Schultz tallied the other one as the Falcons cruised past Colorado Christian University, 3-0.

The Falcons (1-2-2 overall) conclude a four-game trip today in Denver against No. 25 Metro State.

SPU women win

Senior midfielder Meredith Teague scored the first two goals, leading the ninth-ranked Seattle Pacific women to a 3-0 nonconference win Thursday over Notre Dame de Namur in Seaside, Calif.

The Falcons (5-0-1) netted all three goals inside the opening 16 minutes and cruised to their fifth consecutive victory.

SPU shut out its third straight opponent. Freshman forward Brandi Hamre of Bremerton capped the scoring with her first collegiate goal.

Notes

• Central Washington University freshman Serena Tomaso (Enumclaw) scored her second collegiate goal at the 42nd minute, but the Wildcats surrendered the tying goal just 49 seconds later in a 1-1 deadlock with host Cal State Monterey Bay on Thursday at Seaside, Calif.

• Ben Griffin of Victoria, British Columbia, carded an impressive 6-under par 66 to win the 2008 PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur Championship by five strokes at Christina Lake Golf Club in Christina Lake, B.C. Griffin, 27, started the final round by making birdies on three of the first four holes and then eagled holes 7 and 11. Griffin finished the championship at 11-under-par 205. The 2001 champion, Alex Stamey of Mill Creek, finished second at 6-under 210. Kent Brown of Colville carded a final round 5-under 67 211 to finish tied for third with Todd Tibke of Snohomish. Bjorn Bjorke of Port Orchard and Erik Hanson of Kirkland tied for fourth at 213.

• The 29th annual Amy Yee Open tennis tournament began this week with No. 1-seed Derek Drabble defeating Michael Riley of Newcastle, 6-1, 6-0, in the men's open singles. In open doubles, Emile Allard and Brown Baraka defeated Ryan Hoy and Sanh Pham, 6-1, 6-2.

Compiled from sports-information and other reports.