ANCHORAGE – Senior setter Ellen Floyd delivered 40 assists in a huge all-around performance Saturday night, helping the 14th-ranked Alaska Anchorage volleyball team to its eighth straight victory, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, over Simon Fraser at the Alaska Airlines Center.

The Seawolves (16-1, 6-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) also got six kills, five aces and 10 digs from Floyd as they overcame a huge third-set deficit to earn the win.

The Red Leafs (5-9, 2-3) got 17 kills on match-best .516 kills from Anchorage native Brooke Dexter, but the visitors from Canada could not capitalize on late third- and fourth-set leads, dropping their third in a row.

UAA was led by 12 kills apiece from seniors Eve Stephens and Lisa Jaunet, with Stephens claiming the Seawolves' career record during the third set. The Palmer (Colony HS) native finished the night with 1,698 career kills, surpassing the 1,691 mark by Seawolf Hall-of-Famer Jen Szczerbinski (1988-90, '92).

"After a good start we definitely looked flat in the second set and for most of the third, but I give our ladies a lot of credit for a really gritty comeback at that stage of the match," said UAA head coach Chris Green, whose team rallied from an 18-11 hole in the third set. "Ellen did a great job of piloting us through the rough patches tonight, really showing why she's not just a great setter but also one of the most well-rounded players we've ever had in our program."

Tied 10-10 in the opening set, the Seawolves took command with the next nine points, including three aces and four assists by Floyd. With her serving surge, the Pensacola, Fla., native moved past Seattle Pacific's Alyssa Given (188 aces, 2004-07) for second place on the GNAC's career aces list, now within six of the record of 198.

The Red Leafs outhit the hosts .229 to .094 in the second and held Stephens – who entered the night ranked sixth nationally with 4.71 kills per set – without a kill in the frame.

SFU appeared poised to take control when Eva Person and Abby Willett blocked Nicole Blue to make it 18-11 late in the third, but the Seawolves answered with five straight points of their own. Still down 22-19, Floyd dished an assist to Blue and then found Stephens moments later for the equalizer at 22-22.

Stephens answered Joceyln Sherman's kill with another to make it 23-23, and UAA completed the comeback on a kill from Blue and an attack error by SFU's Sophie Lachapelle.

The Red Leafs forged ahead 18-17 in the fourth before UAA responded with a 7-1 run behind the play of reserve middle blocker Anyah Grigsby. Inserted into the lineup for the first time since Sept. 3 and with the frame tied at 18, the sophomore transfer from Lassen (Calif.) Community College delivered a block assist on the ensuing play, another block assist to make it 21-19, and a kill to claim a 24-19 advantage. Following a pair of UAA errors, the Seawolves benefited on their third match point from a long serve by Person.

Stephens added 10 digs to register her seventh double-double of the season, along with three total blocks.

Elder finished with a career-high seven kills, and Blue had eight kills and five digs.

The lone unbeaten in the GNAC standings, the Seawolves head north next Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest against rival Alaska Fairbanks at the Patty Center. Surf to GoSeawolves.com for links to live video and stats.