FRESNO - Playing a team with the international firepower of Fresno Pacific is a difficult enough task on its own. Playing the Sunbirds on senior night proved to be a recipe for disaster for the second consecutive season as FPU rolled to a 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 victory over CSUB Thursday night at the FPU Special Event Center.

Two seasons in a row, CSUB nearly became the only team to knock off the Sunbirds in the regular season, falling in five sets at the Icardo Center in 2008 and 2009. Thursday night, a fired up FPU side once again left little doubt as to the outcome after honoring its seniors in pregame festivities.

CSUB never got its offensive going, hitting just .089 for the match - its lowest attack percentage in 48 matches dating back to last season. Sophomore middle blocker Alysia Baker (Vista/Tri-City Christian) was the only Roadrunner to reach double figures in kills, finishing with 10.

FPU controlled the first two sets before the Roadrunners righted the ship in the third. That set stayed tight throughout and was tied as late as 19-19. But the Sunbirds scored the next three points and CSUB never got within two again.