FRESNO, Calif. --- Christine Douglas recorded a team-high 20 kills to lead No. 13 Biola to its first win at Fresno Pacific since 1997, a 25-23, 19-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-12 victory over the No. 11 Sunbirds in a GSAC match on Tuesday night.

The Eagles improve to 22-12 on the season and to 9-8 in conference play while the Sunbirds drop their fifth-straight match and fall to 14-11 and 10-7 in the GSAC.

Douglas had 20 kills and was one of four Biola players to have an attack percentage of better than .300. Sophomore middle blocker Chelsee Arnitz had 12 kills and just one error in 17 swings for a .647 attack percentage--the best mark by a Biola player this season. She also added a pair of blocks.

Senior outside hitter Sarah McAtee recorded 12 kills as well and posted a .458 attack percentage while freshman right-side hitter Rachel Krueger recorded six kills in nine swings with one error for a .556 attack percentage.

Biola led early in the first set, opening up a 9-6 lead early on. However, Fresno Pacific rattled off six-straight points to take a 12-9 lead before a kill by Douglas ended the run. The Eagles would eventually tie the score at 17-17 with a quick three-point run featuring a pair of kills from Douglas and one from Krueger.

From there, the teams went back and forth until the Eagles broke a 22-22 tie with two quick points on FPU errors to earn set point. After a Fresno Pacific point, Biola closed it out with a kill by freshman middle blocker Amy Weststeyn.

The second set started out close but quickly went the way of the Sunbirds. With the score knotted at 7-7, Fresno Pacific went on a long 8-1 run to take a commanding 15-9 lead in the set. Biola closed it to four at 16-12 a few points later, but could get no closer the rest of the way as the Sunbirds took the set 25-19.

Biola led early through much of the third set, until a 7-3 Fresno Pacific run changed a 12-9 Eagles' lead to an 18-15 deficit. The Eagles narrowed the deficit to one at 21-20 on a Weststeyn kill, but would get no closer the rest of the way.

It looked like the Sunbirds were set to take the match in four, jumping out to 12-9 lead in the fourth set. But the Eagles fought back and eventually tied the the set at 14-14. With the score tied at 16-16, Biola took over, scoring nine of the final 10 points to take the set 25-17.

In the fifth set, Biola led from start to finish--though things definitely got interesting late. BIola scored the first four points and held an 8-5 lead at the change over. Biola stretch the lead up to 11-7 before a Fresno Pacific rally which closed the gap to 11-10. But Biola scored three of the next four points and on Douglas kills to take a 14-11 lead and closed the match out two points later.

The victory was the first for the Eagles in Fresno since the1997 season snapping a 14-match losing streak at the Special Events Center.

Erica Adachi had 17 kills, 26 assists and 13 digs for the Sunbirds, while Jessie Alcorn added a match-high 21 kills and hit .364 in the match.

Biola closes out the regular season on Saturday, traveling to Santa Clarita to face The Master's College in a GSAC match at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles will then await word on the NAIA Tournament, likely hosting an NAIA Opening Round match on Saturday, Nov. 19. Official announcements come out on Sunday, Nov. 13.