BAPTIST BLOWOUT

Friday, September 29

Riverside

7 p.m.

California Baptist University

Missouri Baptist University

9/30/2006 4:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- What was supposed to be a showdown of Baptist proportions between Top 10 teams turned into a California-style route.

The NAIA's No. 3-ranked and 2-time defending champion Lancers used a match-high 16 kills from freshman Shi Fe to key their way to a 30-12, 30-28, 30-25 win over No. 6 Missouri Baptist Friday night in the Van Dyne Gym.

The win is the Lancers' second straight over a Top 10 team as they improve to 16-2. The Spartans, who split a pair of matches with No. 10 Azusa Pacific and Hope International, yesterday, fall to 13-4.

Fei hit .480 (16-4-25) to pace the Lancer attack. Two-time All-American Yudelka Bonilla had 12 kills and a team-high 12 digs.

Fei's first kill of the night was the first point in a 10-1 CBU run that turned an early 6-4 lead into a 16-5 advantage. When she wasn't connecting on 3 of her own kills in the run, Fei was assisting on Lauren Briley's run-ending kill. Bonilla then recorded a kill to give the Lancers an 18-7 lead before Briley served off 5 straight points, capped by an ace that gave the Lancers a 23-7 advantage. The Lancers hit a dazzling .406 in the opening game.

The Spartans seemed ready to make a match of it after opening a 23-17 lead in the second game. Hoewver, the Lancers, keyed by Briley's serve again, ripped off 5 straight points to get within 23-22. The Spartans held the Lancers at bay for the next few points until back-to-back attack errors by Ana Mercado gave the Lancers a 26-25 lead. With the game tied at 27-27, Fei put down a kill, and then after getting blocked at 29-27, Bonilla gave the Lancers a 2-0 lead with a kill.

Mercado led Missouri Baptist with 12 kills, but committed 11 errors on 40 swings.

Again, with the third game tied at 21-21, the Lancers went to Fei, who ripped a kill for the first of 3 straight Lancer points as they took control at 24-21. The Spartans got within 25-23, but Bonilla put down a pair of kills to lift the Lancers.

Lindsey Siefken had 9 kills and hit .615 (9-1-13) to go along with 5 blocks. The Lancers recorded 9.5 team blocks. Vera Willis added kills and 4 digs.