SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University Athletics Department has six games scheduled for this week, with men's soccer and women's volleyball playing road matches, while women's soccer is at home against #12 Western Oregon on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and Montana State University Billings on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 16 – 5:00 p.m.
vs. #12 Western Oregon – watch – live stats – tickets
 
Saturday, Oct. 18 – 1:00 p.m.
vs. MSU Billings – watch – live stats – tickets
 
FROM THE COACH
"It was good to get a win on the weekend and build some momentum heading into this weekend's matches," head coach Arby Busey said. "We did a really good job of creating opportunities last weekend, put ourselves in great positions to score goals, and we'll want to continue to do that this week. We also minimized quality chances for our opponents last week, and we'll need to do that again to get results. I like where we are at heading into this week. We are playing really well and hope to continue that."
 
ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons played Northwest Nazarene last Thursday afternoon, where a late goal from the Nighthawks forced the Falcons to settle for a 1-1 tie.
  • In the 28th minute, Valdovinos made the most of a pass from Nora Patterson by slotting a low-line drive into the back of the net to put the Falcons up 1-0.
  • The Falcons gained a 19-6 advantage in shots over the Nighthawks on Thursday.
  • SPU had 11 shots on goal to one from NNU.
• The Falcons made the quick trip to Ellensburg for a match against Central Washington last Saturday, where a late goal lifted the Falcons over the Wildcats 1-0.
  • In the 85th minute, Kayla Wallace finally broke through with what proved to be the game-winner for the Falcons.
  • Landry Schoennauer was in goal for the Falcons in the second half and made five critical saves.
  • The Falcons launched 18 shots compared to seven from the Wildcats.
  • 11 of those 18 shots were on goal for SPU.

 
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 16 – 7:00 p.m.
at Western Oregon – watch – live stats
 
Saturday, Oct. 18 – 6:00 p.m.
at Saint Martin's – watch – live stats
 
FROM THE COACH
"We have been working hard on several aspects of our system, as well as individual execution, and we are excited to continue to put those improvements to the test on the road against solid competition," head coach Jason Rhine said. "This travel weekend also has specific challenges like a long drive to Western Oregon and back, and we will need to be mentally prepared to meet that challenge and compete hard in both matches.  And in general, learning to play well during the school quarter and on the road (getting good sleep at the hotel, learning the scouting report well, performing in new environments, etc.) is an important skill that we are still relatively early in the process of learning and being able to do consistently.  This weekend will be another great opportunity to travel well as a team and continue to learn and grow."
 
ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons picked up a GNAC victory on the road over Montana State University Billings 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18) last Saturday afternoon.
  • The Falcons closed out the first set with a 14-4 run to take it 25-18.
  • Brooke Williams, Joslyn Greff, and Elle McCandless had two kills each during that run.
  • Set three belonged to the Falcons, as SPU opened it with a 20-9 run.
  • Amaya Evans led the charge with four kills during that span.
  • The Falcons had to come from behind in the fourth set before going on a 14-5 run to close it out 25-18 and take the match 3-1.
  • Megan Omlid had two kills during the run, while four other Falcons had one kill each in that time.
• The Falcons held the Yellowjackets to a .071 hitting percentage for the match.
• SPU had 53 kills compared to MSUB's 35.
• Audra Rose had 10 kills on an efficient .350 hitting percentage while adding three total blocks.
• Sophia Chambers had a game-high 23 assists, while teammate Avery Veenendall had 18 for the Falcons.
• Christina Lopez recorded 19 digs against the Yellowjackets.
• Omlid recorded her 10th double-double with the Falcons on Saturday.
• Veenendall was one assist away from matching her career high of 19 at Western Washington from Sept. 27 earlier this season.
• Rose set a career high in hitting percentage with the fourth-most attack attempts she's had this season.

MEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 16 – 12:00 p.m.
at Western Oregon – watch – live stats
 
Saturday, Oct. 18 – 3:00 p.m.
at Saint Martin's – watch – live stats

FROM THE COACH
"It was a good run of games at home and despite the result on Saturday, we were really pleased with the performance of the group," head coach Kevin Sakuda said. "We were disappointed not to get points out of the last game, but the guys are fully focused on what's next. Four games on the road will test us, but this group has consistently shown all year long that it is ready to meet those challenges. Our approach doesn't change- we're going to continue to put the work in every day, always stay present, and keep stacking days."

ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Simon Fraser last Thursday evening.
  • The Falcons fell behind when the Red Leafs scored in the eighth minute.
  • In the 71st minute, JP Guzman was pulled down in the box, setting up a penalty kick for the Falcons.
  • Rafael Lucio stepped forward to take and make the penalty kick for the Falcons.
    • Lucio's goal was his third of the season.
      • Lucio is now tied with Cristian Chel Lara for the team lead in goals this season with three.
  • Lucio sent in eight shots for the Falcons in the second half, tying Peter Hattrup's record set against New Orleans on September 10, 1983.
  • Lucio was one shot away from tying Hattrup's record of 12 shots in a game set against New Orleans.
• SPU had its nine-match unbeaten streak ended by Western Washington 1-0 last Saturday night.
  • The Falcons lost a match for the first time since Sept. 4 at Stanislaus State.
  • The Falcons had 17 shots compared to seven from the Vikings.
    • SPU put six shots on goal while WWU had two shots on goal.
  • Brian Lanier got the start in goal for the Falcons and made one save in 90 minutes of play.

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