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Photo by: Ray Bahner.
Ashley Bible’s 20-Kill Day Leads Air Force over Portland State
8/30/2025 7:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. -- A career-high 20 kills from senior Ashley Bible led the Air Force volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Portland State on Saturday (Aug. 30) afternoon at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic. The Falcons downed the Vikings 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23 on their home floor at Cadet East Gym to remain undefeated (2-0) on the young season.
One night after matching her career-high of 19 against Jacksonville State, Bible added on more for the first 20-kill outing of her career – becoming the 21st Falcon at the Division I level to have a 20-kill match. The senior added to her offense-minded afternoon with a team-high three service aces.
In just the second offensive start of her career, sophomore Alysa Walker was just two kills shy of the 20-kill plateau, as she improved her overall total to 18 kills on .455 hitting (18-3-33) to team up with Bible for over half (38) of the team's 62 kills. Walker also notched her first double-double on Saturday, as she added a personal-best 12 digs. Fellow sophomore Mia Loyd accounted for the first 50-assist match of her career, with a stellar 53-helper night, and added 11 digs for her second-straight double-double. A total of four Falcons accounted for double-digit dig totals on Saturday, as Walker and Loyd joined senior Jordan Suan (15) and sophomore Kiera King (career-high 13). After accounted for just one block in last night's opener, the Falcons responded for seven total blocks – a tally led on solo and four assisted stops from sophomore Grace Fiaseu.
After benefitting from four Portland State errors to start the match, Fiaseu and senior Savanah Johnson teamed up for a block to give Air Force a fast 5-1 lead. Three-straight kills from Johnson, Walker and Bible pushed the Falcons' lead to 8-2 and sent the Vikings into an early timeout. Air Force continued to pile on the points, as back-to-back blocks from Fiaseu (one solo, one assisted with Loyd) helped pushed their advantage to seven (11-4). Bible (13-5) and classmate Alex Hatchett (14-6) pushed the lead out to nine, while an ace from King extended the advantage to 10 (21-11). Bible put down the Falcons' final three kills to help Air Force roll to the 25-14 win.
The Vikings struck first in the second set, while Bible and Hatchett accounted for set-tying kills to tie the score at two. Another strike from Bible tied the set at eight, but Portland State scored the next three points to send Air Force into a timeout. A pair of kills from both Johnson and Walker brought the Falcons within two (13-15), but the Vikings continued to lead. Two kills and an ace from Bible cut Air Force's deficit to one at the 19-20 mark, while a Johnson/Fiaseu block tied the set at 22, but Portland State score three of the final four points to event the set with the 25-23 victory.
Portland State quickly doubled up the Falcons at the 4-2 mark in the third, but two Fiaseu kills and a Walker ace tied the set at six. The teams traded points, tying the score at every stop before another strike from Fiaseu evened the score at 12-all and sparked a 8-1 run by the Falcons that vaulted Air Force's advantage out to seven (20-13). Loyd, Walker and Bible joined Fiaseu with kills during that run, but the Vikings responded with a run of their own and eventually came within 24-23 after holding Air Force off four set points. Walker halted Portland State's run with a kill that gave Air Force the 25-23 win.
A kill (Walker), ace (Suan) and block (Hatchett, sophomore Bella Christensen) helped the Falcons take an early 5-2 lead to start the fourth, but the Vikings scored seven of the next eight to go up 9-6. Backed by a pair of kills from Bible, Air Force retook the lead at 10-9 – and pushed that advantage to six (16-10)off thre Bible kills and a Fiaseu/Loyd block. The senior added two more kills – with her strike at the 18-16 mark accounting as her 20th of the contest – but the Vikings once again pulled within one at the 20-19 mark. Walker added three more kills to put the Falcons up 24-21 and Air Force held off another late run by the visitors to earn its second 25-23 win of the match and secure the Falcons' overall victory – and the program's first win over Portland State at the Division I level (1-3).
The 2-0 Falcons return to Cadet East Gym tomorrow (Aug. 31) afternoon, when they host also-undefeated Seattle in the winner-take-all finale of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic. Action begins at noon and will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network.
One night after matching her career-high of 19 against Jacksonville State, Bible added on more for the first 20-kill outing of her career – becoming the 21st Falcon at the Division I level to have a 20-kill match. The senior added to her offense-minded afternoon with a team-high three service aces.
In just the second offensive start of her career, sophomore Alysa Walker was just two kills shy of the 20-kill plateau, as she improved her overall total to 18 kills on .455 hitting (18-3-33) to team up with Bible for over half (38) of the team's 62 kills. Walker also notched her first double-double on Saturday, as she added a personal-best 12 digs. Fellow sophomore Mia Loyd accounted for the first 50-assist match of her career, with a stellar 53-helper night, and added 11 digs for her second-straight double-double. A total of four Falcons accounted for double-digit dig totals on Saturday, as Walker and Loyd joined senior Jordan Suan (15) and sophomore Kiera King (career-high 13). After accounted for just one block in last night's opener, the Falcons responded for seven total blocks – a tally led on solo and four assisted stops from sophomore Grace Fiaseu.
After benefitting from four Portland State errors to start the match, Fiaseu and senior Savanah Johnson teamed up for a block to give Air Force a fast 5-1 lead. Three-straight kills from Johnson, Walker and Bible pushed the Falcons' lead to 8-2 and sent the Vikings into an early timeout. Air Force continued to pile on the points, as back-to-back blocks from Fiaseu (one solo, one assisted with Loyd) helped pushed their advantage to seven (11-4). Bible (13-5) and classmate Alex Hatchett (14-6) pushed the lead out to nine, while an ace from King extended the advantage to 10 (21-11). Bible put down the Falcons' final three kills to help Air Force roll to the 25-14 win.
The Vikings struck first in the second set, while Bible and Hatchett accounted for set-tying kills to tie the score at two. Another strike from Bible tied the set at eight, but Portland State scored the next three points to send Air Force into a timeout. A pair of kills from both Johnson and Walker brought the Falcons within two (13-15), but the Vikings continued to lead. Two kills and an ace from Bible cut Air Force's deficit to one at the 19-20 mark, while a Johnson/Fiaseu block tied the set at 22, but Portland State score three of the final four points to event the set with the 25-23 victory.
Portland State quickly doubled up the Falcons at the 4-2 mark in the third, but two Fiaseu kills and a Walker ace tied the set at six. The teams traded points, tying the score at every stop before another strike from Fiaseu evened the score at 12-all and sparked a 8-1 run by the Falcons that vaulted Air Force's advantage out to seven (20-13). Loyd, Walker and Bible joined Fiaseu with kills during that run, but the Vikings responded with a run of their own and eventually came within 24-23 after holding Air Force off four set points. Walker halted Portland State's run with a kill that gave Air Force the 25-23 win.
A kill (Walker), ace (Suan) and block (Hatchett, sophomore Bella Christensen) helped the Falcons take an early 5-2 lead to start the fourth, but the Vikings scored seven of the next eight to go up 9-6. Backed by a pair of kills from Bible, Air Force retook the lead at 10-9 – and pushed that advantage to six (16-10)off thre Bible kills and a Fiaseu/Loyd block. The senior added two more kills – with her strike at the 18-16 mark accounting as her 20th of the contest – but the Vikings once again pulled within one at the 20-19 mark. Walker added three more kills to put the Falcons up 24-21 and Air Force held off another late run by the visitors to earn its second 25-23 win of the match and secure the Falcons' overall victory – and the program's first win over Portland State at the Division I level (1-3).
The 2-0 Falcons return to Cadet East Gym tomorrow (Aug. 31) afternoon, when they host also-undefeated Seattle in the winner-take-all finale of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic. Action begins at noon and will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network.
Team Stats
PSU
USAFA
Kills
42
62
Errors
22
26
Attempts
142
152
Hitting %
.141
.237
Points
61.0
76.0
Assists
38
58
Aces
6
7
Blocks
13
7
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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