The Northwest University (NU) women’s volleyball team defeated Warner Pacific College, 3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17) during the quarterfinals of the CCC Volleyball Championships on Nov. 8.

It looked like it may be a repeat of the five-set match played Friday night in Portland when NU would go up 2-0 and Warner Pacific would come back in the third set, but the Eagles were able to hold off a strong charge by the Knights to take the fourth set and match.

“Tonight’s match was a battle from start to finish and Warner was very good at the service line, keeping us out of system much of the night,” said NU coach Steve Bain. “On our side of the net, we too served tough and were able to respond in the 4th set to put the match away. We had a solid night offensively as well with good balance pin to pin and with our quick attack. We are excited to extend the season and look forward to the semifinal match on Friday.”

Amanda Waterman led the way for the Eagles (19-7) with 14 kills, 10 digs and a .353 hitting percentage, while teammate Morgan Pilon came through with a team high 42 assists and 17 digs. Leia Roy finished with a match high 27 digs.

NU moves on to the semifinals in La Grande, Ore., and will face No. 2 seeded Corban on Nov. 11.