SEATTLE – Cross Country competes for Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships, men's soccer hits the road for two critical conference games, women's golf competes in Hawaii, women's volleyball hosts two ranked opponents, and women's soccer celebrates its seniors this week in Seattle Pacific University Athletics!
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 23 – 5:00 p.m.
vs. Central Washington –
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Saturday, Oct. 25 – 1:00 p.m.
vs. Northwest Nazarene –
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FROM THE COACH
"Another phenomenal group of women will play their last regular-season games at Interbay Stadium this weekend," head coach
Arby Busey said. "This group brought a high level of competitiveness each and every day throughout their careers, and that helped to accelerate our growth during their time at SPU. They are distributed across the field from back to front, and each one has helped to define and lead the line that they played within! It is a group with strong personalities that have been amazing leaders this fall! We are excited to take the field alongside them a couple more times this weekend."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons earned a 1-1 draw with RV Western Oregon last Thursday night.
- WOU took advantage of an own goal from SPU in the 27th minute of the match to take a 1-0 lead.
- In the 90th minute, Andie Buckley was pulled down in the box to set up a penalty kick for the Falcons.
- Kayla Wallace stepped up to take and make the penalty kick for the Falcons, tying the match at 1-1.
- The Falcons took down Montana State University Billings 1-0 last Saturday afternoon.
- Wallace scored the eventual game-winner in the third minute of the match.
- SPU sent in 29 shots against MSUB, three shy of tying the program record of 32 set against Northwest Nazarene on Oct. 29, 2008.
- Wallace has scored at least one goal in three consecutive games for the Falcons.
- Wallace has a team-high four goals and is tied with Krueger for the team-high in points with eight in 2025.
- Wallace is tied for the GNAC lead in shots per game with three and has taken 39 shots this season, most in the conference.
- The Falcons rank second in the GNAC in shots with 185, one behind league-leader Western Washington.
- The Falcons are in fourth in the GNAC standings with a 3-2-3 conference record and 12 points.
- Western Oregon is ahead of them with 16 points, while Northwest Nazarene is behind them with eight points.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 23 – 7:00 p.m.
vs. #18 Western Washington –
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Saturday, Oct. 25 – 2:00 p.m.
vs. #9 Simon Fraser –
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FROM THE COACH
"We are excited to be entering into the second half of GNAC play," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "This week is a great chance to assess where we are at as a team and look at some of the areas we are doing well and others that have been challenges in the first half of the conference season. In both cases, we will be looking to find small improvements to our systems and our execution so that we can keep growing as a team."
"We also know that we are a team that prepares well for each opponent," Rhine added. "Having seen each team already will give us even better opportunities to make adjustments and put together a specific game plan for each match, starting with Western Washington and Simon Fraser this week."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons picked up their second consecutive GNAC road victory against Western Oregon in five sets last Thursday night.
- Megan Omlid led the Falcons with 14 kills while racking up 20 digs.
- Omlid recorded her 200th kill with the Falcons in 16 matches played for SPU.
- Joslyn Greff had 13 kills and tied for a team-high four total blocks for the Falcons.
- Audra Rose was the final Falcon with double-digit kills with 10 on Thursday night.
- Sophia Chambers led the Falcons with 16 assists.
- Christina Lopez led the Falcons with 24 digs against the Wolves.
- The Falcons played a tightly contested match against Saint Martin's on Saturday evening, but fell in three sets.
- Omlid led the Falcons with nine kills while adding 10 digs.
- Amaya Evans had eight kills on a .316 hitting percentage against the Saints.
- Rose had seven kills while hitting a team-high .353.
- Chambers led the Falcons in assists with 15, while Veenendall dished out 13 assists.
- Lopez had a team-high 12 digs for the Falcons.
- Madelyn Benjamin had a team-high four block assists.
MEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 23 – 5:00 p.m.
at Simon Fraser –
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Saturday, Oct. 18 – 3:00 p.m.
at Saint Martin's –
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FROM THE COACH
"It's a big week on the road against two teams who are neck and neck in the GNAC standings," head coach
Kevin Sakuda said. "We know the importance of these games, but our approach to things remains the same. We need to continue to maximize each day at training, focus on the things we can control, and continue to play our style in what will be two very tough games."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons hit the road for the first time in seven matches last Thursday against Western Oregon, earning a 1-1 draw with the Wolves.
- WOU gained a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute of the match.
- SPU answered in the 24th minute when Lucio ripped a low line drive past the WOU keeper.
- Diego Pena-Salgado was credited with an assist on the goal.
- Lucio's goal was his fourth of the season.
- Pena-Salgado recorded his first assist of 2025 and the third of his career at SPU.
- Last Saturday, the Falcons erupted for eight goals in the second half against Saint Martin's in an 8-1 victory over the Saints.
- Five different Falcons scored in the match, highlighted by a hat trick from Brady Fendrich.
- Fendrich's hat trick was the first for the Falcons since Raymundo Mendez on Nov. 4, 2023, in a 3-3 draw with Western Oregon.
- Fendrich was named GNAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for his three-goal, one-assist performance against the Saints.
- Orlando Erazo had two goals against the Saints.
- Isaac Ketcham, Lukas Shriner, and Harper Sabari scored one goal each for the Falcons.
- The last time the Falcons scored eight goals in a game was against Saint Martin's on Oct. 19, 2024.
- The Falcons are second in the GNAC standings with a 2-1-2 record and eight points.
- Western Washington leads the conference at 4-0-1 and 13 points, while Northwest Nazarene is tied with SPU with eight points. Simon Fraser is in fourth with seven points.
- The top three teams in the standings at the end of the season qualify for the inaugural men's soccer GNAC Championships.
- The Falcons are tied with the Nighthawks for a league-high 26 goals scored this season.
- The Falcons have allowed the fewest goals in the GNAC this season, with 11.
- Brian Lanier leads the league in goals against average at .854.
- Lucio leads the league in shots taken per game at 2.67 and is tied for the top spot in shots on goal with 15.
- Fendrich and Lucio are tied for fourth in the conference in goals scored with four this season.
- Fendrich ranks fifth in the conference in points with 10.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 20-21
at the Southwest Airlines Dennis Rose Intercollegiate Invitational –
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Friday & Saturday, Oct. 24-25
at the HPU Shark Shootout
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons competed in the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational on Oct. 6-7, where Lauren Lee finished fifth and the Falcons took third.
- Lee was consistent for the Falcons, finishing tied for fifth at 11 over for the two-round tournament.
- She shot a 77 in round one and a 78 in round two.
- Lee scored par or better on 27 of the 36 holes played in the tournament.
- She finished her round with a birdie on 18 in round two.
- Natalie Eklund finished eighth overall by going 14 over for the tournament.
- Eklund shot a 78 in round one and an 80 in round two.
- Zoe Garcia joined Lee and Eklund in the top 10 with a ninth-place finish.
- She shot an 82 on day one and a 77 on day two.
- Lauren Lee was named GNAC Player of the Week on Oct. 13, 2025.
Lee had the best individual performance during the dual match against Saint Martin's on Oct. 11, shooting even par for the round.
CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Oct. 25
at the GNAC Championships
FROM THE COACH
"We look forward to championship season all year," assistant coach
Eric Hansen said. "The conference championship demands a higher level of intensity than most regular-season meets do, and we are prepared to rise to the occasion. We have made some adjustments to our training over the last few weeks, and our team is looking a lot sharper. We still have something to prove and nothing to lose, and we expect them to go compete to the best of their ability."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons competed close to home at the Emerald City Open at Lower Woodland Park on Oct. 11, 2025.
- Three SPU women finished inside the top five during that race, highlighted by another race win from Maya Ewing.
- Ewing won the women's 6000-meter race with a time of 22:31.49.
- Anna Prussian had a solid race, finishing right behind Ewing with a time of 23:04.56.
- Matise Mulch took fourth place with a 23:14.29.
- Alexa Gossett ran well for the Falcons, wrapping up her race in 23:32.89 for a seventh-place finish.
- Ani Segall took 19th place with a time of 25:35.61.
- Silas Demmert and Avery Erickson led the SPU men with top 10 finishes.
- Demmert was the top finisher for the SPU men on Saturday, taking fifth place while running the 8,000-meter course in 26:20.38.
- Newcomer Erickson put together a nice race by taking ninth place with a 26:41.07.
- Isaac Venable wasn't far behind Erickson, with an 11th-place 26:50.09.
- Darian Penn clocked a 27:43.15 and finished in 26th place.
- Nathaniel Gale was one spot behind Penn with a time of 27:44.91.
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