EUGENE, Ore. - The Knight volleyball team continued their hot start to the 2012 Cascade Conference season with a thrilling five set victory over Northwest Christian 27-25, 25-22, 21-25, 21-25, 15-8.

Warner Pacific earned close win in the first two sets, only to see the host Beacons fight back to take frames three and four. The deciding set belonged to WP, and was brought to a close with two emphatic kills from Devin Belshe.

Warner Pacific (5-2, 2-0) was led by Belshe who collected a match-best 18 kills along with team highs of 22 digs and two aces. Ryle Engelson posted an impressive triple-double, posting 17 kills, 20 assists, and 13 digs, along with five blocks. It was Kristina Naff that really dominated the net, posting a career high of nine total blocks including three solo efforts. Samatha Bryan added 21 digs and Marchelle Bostic posted a match-high 30 assists.

NCU out-hit the Knights in the game, earning a .181 attack percentage versus a .172 clip for WPC, despite being out-blocked 12-6 in the match.

Northwest Christian (3-5, 0-2 CCC) was led by senior Tami Brown who secured a double-double with 19 digs and 16 kills as she hit a team-high .300, adding three blocks. Taylor Richardson added 14 kills and had just three errors on the night while Maren Mansfield added eleven kills, eight digs and five service aces. Cori Wallace led the team with 28 assists, followed closely by Alyssa Dorr with 27. Dana McGowan set an NCU single-set record with 15 digs and finished the night with 35, just one off of her own school record.