SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team opened its season on its home floor, hosting Cal State LA in the GNAC-CCAA Challenge on Friday night, when a career night from Grace Turley wasn't enough to overcome a fourth-quarter run from the Golden Eagles, who took the game 75-63.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons shot it well throughout the first quarter against the Golden Eagles.
• • SPU went on a 15-7 run that lasted 4:45 during the middle of the quarter, featuring a 6-for-8 performance from the field.
  • • Grace Turley, Madison Rubino, and Grace Mertes knocked down 3-pointers during the run.
• An 11-3 run from the Golden Eagles over the final 2:34 of the first quarter gave the visitors a 25-22 lead 10 minutes into the game.
• The Cal State LA run continued into the third quarter, when they outscored the Falcons 10-5 over the first 4:42 of the quarter.
• Kara Wilson hit a pair of free throws, while Cascadia Yates splashed home a 3-pointer to pull the Falcons closer to the Golden Eagles.
• Haylie-Anne Ohta closed out the first half with a buzzer-beating layup, which pulled the Falcons within six points of the Golden Eagles at the break.
• The Falcons opened the second half with a 12-0 run that lasted 4:27.
• • Ohta knocked down two 3-pointers during that stretch.
• The Golden Eagles answered with a 12-5 run to close out the third quarter, taking a one-point lead before the final 10 minutes of the game.
• SPU responded with a 10-3 run to start the fourth quarter.
• • Turley took over, scoring eight of the Falcons' 10 points during the 2:16 burst.
• From there, the Golden Eagles closed out the game with a 20-2 run, securing a 75-63 win.
• • CSULA went 9-for-12 from the free throw line to seal the game.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons shot 37.9 percent (25-for-28) from the field and made 40 percent (10-for-25) of their 3-point attempts.
• SPU allowed CSULA to grab 18 offensive rebounds.
• The Falcons turned the ball over 22 times against the Golden Eagles.
• Turley was excellent in her 2025-26 debut, leading the Falcons in points (18) and rebounds (seven) on Friday night.
• • She shot 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
• Ohta finished with eight points and six rebounds for the Falcons.
• Rubino scored eight points and went 3-for-4 from the free throw line.
• Layne Kearns led the Falcons with six assists and grabbed five rebounds.
• Cascadia Yates provided a boost off the bench, scoring five points for the Falcons in her SPU debut.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Cal State LA entered the season receiving votes in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll.
• Turley set career highs in points (18), minutes played (38), field goals made (7), and rebounds (7).
• Yates, Naomi Hotchkiss, and Kara Wilson scored their first career points with the Falcons on Friday.

UP NEXT
The Falcons host #17 Cal State Dominguez Hills tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. in the finale of the GNAC-CCAA Challenge from Royal Brougham Pavilion.

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