Eagles Come Back to Win CCC Opener 9/2/2016 10:43:38 PM KIRKLAND, Wash. - Northwest University came from one set down to defeat Warner Pacific, 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-14) in their Cascade Conference opener. After Warner Pacific took the first set 25-22, Northwest U rallied to take sets two and three by the identical score of 25-19 and finished the match with a 25-14 win in the fourth set. Warner Pacific came out strong in the first set taking a 15-9 lead after a Janessa Mast kill. Northwest U would heat up and outscore the Knights 8-2 to tie the set at 17-17, but WPC would regain their momentum and finish an 8-5 run to win the set. Down 10-9 in the second set, NU would outscore the Knights 11-5 capped off by Mattie Jo Johnson and Amanda Waterman’s kills to go up 20-15 and lead the remainder of the way as freshman Michal Bilger would close out the set with a kill. Set three would be tight at 11-11, but a Bilger kill would increase the Eagle lead to 14-11. Two straight kills by Janessa White would close the gap to 14-13, but NU would outscore WPC 11-6 to go up 2-1 in the match. In the final set, Northwest U would continue the hot hand while Warner Pac would struggle offensively, hitting a -.097 for the set while the Eagles hit .242 and led the entire way. Dakota Adams would score on two straight kills to end the set and the match. Freshman Michal Bilger led Northwest U (4-2, 1-0 CCC) with 15 kills, hitting .314 for the night. Dakota Adams hit .514 adding 14 kills and Amanda Waterman was good for 13 kills, a .345 hitting average and had 10 digs. Morgan Pilon had a match high 40 assists with Leia Roy contributing 16 digs for a match high. Warner Pacific (1-2, 1-1 CCC) had a strong match at the net with 11 blocks, but fell short on offense hitting .126 as a team. Janessa Mast and Janessa White tied for team high honors with 12 kills each. Mast also had 14 digs for a double-double. Northwest U continues play tomorrow night hosting Multnomah University while Warner Pacific travels to Olympia, Wash., to play Evergreen.