LACEY, Wash. – The Western Oregon Wolves volleyball team got back to .500 in conference play on Saturday with a 3-1 (25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 25-22) win over the Saint Martin's Saints at Marcus Pavilion.

Tightly contested in all three of their set wins, the Wolves' offense came out swinging, earning the first four points of the match to take an early 4-0 lead in set one. That lead held until the 12-12 mark when Saint Martin's earned its first tie. Trailing 21-19 late in the set, Western Oregon (5-6, 2-2 GNAC) outscored Saint Martin's (2-8, 0-4 GNAC) 6-2 over the last eight points to put it away. Sophie Hall delivered two critical late kills to push the offense forward before Jenna Compton sealed the set win with a kill on the assist from Leila Holt.

Holt provided a double-double in the win, picking up 21 assists along with 12 digs and one kill. Mariella Vandenkooy also accomplished the feat Saturday, putting together a team-high 12 kills and 11 digs.

The Saints had trouble striking to open the match with just a .100 hit percentage and eight attack errors in the first set. They responded with a very different tone in the second set, taking it 25-14 to even the match at one set apiece. The Saints would not trail in the second set and were led by the nine kills of Megan Vernoy and a noteworthy team .625 hit percentage.

Western Oregon was unfazed by the sudden turnaround and proceeded to finish the match off with two more tight game wins.

 The Wolves had to survive a late Saints rally to earn the win in set three. Leading 23-19, Western Oregon struggled to close the door. Saint Martin's rattled off four straight points including two service aces from Ililani Kamaka. Kamaka then committed a service error to break the 23-23 tie and put WOU within a point of the win. Vandenkooy didn't miss on the opportunity, delivering her 10th kill of the night.

Western Oregon's attack showed marked improvement throughout the match with a consistently higher hit percentage in each game, culminating in a .216 mark in the fourth.

Morgan Haskett led the defense with five blocks alongside her four kills and one dig. It is Haskett's fourth match of the year with five or more blocks. She has picked up at least four blocks in five of her last six appearances.

With the win, the Wolves have topped the Saints in six consecutive matches.

Western Oregon now returns home for a Sept. 20 meeting with Central Washington University in Monmouth. Opening serve is set for 7 p.m. at NPE Gym.