SEATTLE – This week in Seattle Pacific University Athletics,
Maya Ewing and men's soccer compete on a national stage, women's volleyball and women's basketball are on the road, and men's basketball plays its home opener at Royal Brougham Pavilion.
MEN'S SOCCER
Nov. 22 – 1:00 p.m. PST
at Midwestern State –
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FROM THE COACH
"It's been a fantastic season and the guys have earned this opportunity to keep playing for more," head coach
Kevin Sakuda said. "Midwestern is a talented team, and we know the challenge in front of us, but we are confident in who we are and look forward to continuing to write our story."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament on Monday as a fifth seed in their super region.
- It will be the program's 37th national tournament appearance.
- Brian Lanier, Brady Fendrich, Jackson Goode, Orlando Erazo, and JJ Diaz have all earned GNAC Player of the Week honors in 2025.
- The Falcons claimed 10 GNAC postseason awards, led by Victor Cabanas being named GNAC Freshman of the Year, and Kevin Sakuda being named GNAC Coach of the Year.
- In the classroom, 11 Falcons earned a spot on the GNAC All-Academic Team.
- The Falcons lead the GNAC and are tied for ninth in the country in goals scored with 45 this season.
- SPU has been balanced offensively all season long, with 15 players recording a goal in 2025.
- 11 players have two or more goals.
- Diaz leads the group with seven goals.
- Diaz had a hat trick in SPU's 5-3 victory over Western Washington in the GNAC Championships semifinals.
- The Falcons have allowed 22 goals this season, the second fewest in the GNAC.
- Lanier ranks second in goals allowed, while playing 10 more games than the league's leader.
- He also ranks second in saves with 71 this season.
CROSS COUNTRY
Nov. 22 – 8:00 a.m. PST
at NCAA National Championships –
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FROM THE COACH
"Really happy for Maya," assistant coach
Eric Hansen said. "She's had a great season. Glad to see all of her hard work pay off. We had a little scare at regionals with the fall, but I'm glad she's still going to get a shot to compete at the NCAA's."
ABOUT THE FALCON
- In her last race, Ewing had the best finish for the Falcons at the NCAA West Regionals, clocking a 20:51.85 to finish eighth individually.
- Ewing's eighth-place finish earned All-Region recognition.
- Ewing earned an invite to the NCAA National Championships this weekend in Wisconsin.
- Ewing's had an amazing 2025 season for the Falcons.
- It started when she won the Green River Invitational on Sept. 13. Ewing posted a 13:42.4 over the 4,000-meter course.
- Two weeks later, at the Mike Johnson Classic, Ewing was the top D2 finisher in the race. Ewing clocked an impressive time of 20:55.60 over the 6,000-meter course.
- Ewing claimed her first GNAC Cross Country Championship on Oct. 25, beating everyone with a 21:04.7.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Nov. 21 – 7:00 p.m.
vs. Evergreen State –
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FROM THE COACH
"This week is another opportunity for our team to compete and grow," head coach
Keffrey Fazio said. "Our staff was proud of the effort in Pomona last week, and we're looking to build on that. This time, we get to do it in front of our home fans, which makes it even more special."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- SPU's season-opener against Cal Poly Pomona was canceled due to a leak in the roof.
- The Falcons played Chico State last Saturday, falling in overtime to the Wildcats 810-71.
- Julian Mora led the Falcons with 18 points while going 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
- Mora matched a career high in points scored, previously set against Daemen on Nov. 5, 2023.
- Grant Coleman poured in 16 points and had seven rebounds for the Falcons.
- Trace Evans finished with 10 points and seven rebounds against the Wildcats.
- Theo McMillan scored nine points and matched Evans and Coleman with a team-high seven rebounds.
- Henry Sandberg scored nine points and had six rebounds for SPU.
- Connor Drinkwine and Brant Heppner scored their first career points with the Falcons.
- Drinkwine finished with six points, and Heppner hit a 3-pointer.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Nov. 20 – 8:00 p.m. PST
at Alaska Fairbanks –
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Nov. 22 – 1:00 p.m. PST
at Alaska Anchorage –
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FROM THE COACH
"The team is a little nervous about the snow and cold, but we are also excited to head up to Alaska to compete in our final conference games," head coach
Jason Rhine said. "Something unique about the GNAC (at least in volleyball) is that we play the same two teams the first weekend and last weekend of conference play. This means it is a great opportunity to see how our team has grown throughout the season and to see the differences between an early-season matchup and a late-season matchup."
"Fairbanks and Anchorage both have great gyms, and there are conference championship and regional seeding implications for both of those teams this weekend," Rhine said. "Hopefully, that means our matches will have great intensity, and it may also mean that those teams feel a little extra pressure that we can take advantage of by playing aggressively and joyfully to finish strong."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons extended their current winning streak to four matches after sweeping Saint Martin's last Thursday before beating Western Oregon 3-1.
- The current-match winning streak ties the longest of the season when the Falcons opened the year 4-0 at the Otter Invitational Sept. 5-6.
- Christina Lopez was named the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
- Lopez had 17 digs against the Saints and 26 digs against the Wolves.
- She had 43 digs over seven sets for an average of 6.1 digs per set last weekend.
- Lopez has 434 digs this season and is averaging 4.77 digs per set on the year.
- Offensively, she added 18 assists on the weekend from the libero position.
- Megan Omlid had a big weekend for the Falcons as well.
- Omlid had 21 kills against the Saints and 16 kills against the Wolves.
- She added 12 digs against SMU and 14 digs against WOU.
- Omlid averaged 4.71 kills per set and 4.2 digs per set for the Falcons last weekend.
- Joslyn Greff was great against the Saints with 16 kills on an efficient .467 hitting percentage.
- Amaya Evans had 15 kills on a .244 hitting percentage, with six digs and two total blocks against the Wolves.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nov. 20 – 7:00 p.m. (Exhibition)
at Occidental College –
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Nov. 21 – 3:00 p.m.
at Azusa Pacific –
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Nov. 22 – 3:00 p.m.
at CUI –
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FROM THE COACH
"The team played its heart out in Saturday's game, winning after being down," head coach
Karen Byers said. "It takes a lot of energy; I am looking for the team to bring the same intensity and defense to our California trip. I am hopeful that we will continue to build on what we have started, and I am excited to see more growth."
ABOUT THE FALCONS
- The Falcons split their opening weekend at home in the GNAC-CCAA Challenge.
- SPU fell to Cal State LA 75-63 before erasing a 13-point halftime deficit against 17th-ranked Dominguez Hills to beat the Toros 64-61.
- Grace Turley was excellent in her 2025-26 debut, leading the Falcons in points (18) and rebounds (seven) last Friday night.
- She shot 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
- Turley set career highs in points (18), minutes played (38), field goals made (7), and rebounds (7).
- Cascadia Yates, Naomi Hotchkiss, and Kara Wilson scored their first career points with the Falcons on Friday.
- Turley and Layne Kearns tied for a game-high 17 points, and combined to go 10-for-10 from the free throw line against the Toros.
- Kearns added 11 rebounds to her 17-point performance for the Falcons for a double-double.
- Madison Rubino went 8-for-13 from the field, scoring 16 points while grabbing nine rebounds in a stellar performance for the Falcons.
- Rubino set a new career-high with 16 points for the Falcons on Saturday night.
- Grace Leasure hauled in seven rebounds for the Falcons on
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