SEATTLE – This week in Seattle Pacific University Athletics, the track and field teams compete close to home at the UW Invite, the men's basketball team plays two games on the road, and the women's basketball team travels for one game on Saturday.
 
TRACK & FIELD
Jan. 30-31 – All Day
at UW Invite – live results
 
FROM THE COACH
"We are looking forward to another weekend of racing this weekend," head coach Karl Lerum said. "UW has combined the traditional UW Invite with an event they call Mile City.  It should be a great atmosphere with plenty of competition, so we look to make the most of our opportunities. I am excited to see the distance side of our program line up for those heats of the mile, even those who do not traditionally run that distance. On the sprint side, we are hoping to build on the performances of the UW Preview as well as take our first look at our relay teams."

ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons return to action after strong performances at the UW Preview on Jan. 17.
• Sarah Bailey's 8.13 in the 60-meter dash was a new personal best.
• Mikel Saxon cleared 14-09 in the pole vault.
  • His performance was the best amongst NCAA DII competitors at the meet.
• Brooke Mosby's times in the 400-meters (58.75) and 200-meters (25.64) set new personal bests for the newcomer to the Falcons.
• Justin Brooks set a new personal record in the 800-meter with a time of 1:55.16, besting his old record by nearly three seconds.
• Robert Joshua set a new personal record by one second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.81.
• Tawaf Aboudou was the highest finisher in the triple jump amongst NCAA DII competitors with a mark of 46-10.75.
• Maya Ewing ranked third among NCAA DII competitors in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:00.02.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Jan. 29 – 7:30 p.m.
At Western Oregon – watch – live stats
 
Jan. 31 – 5:15 p.m.
at Saint Martin's – watch – live stats
 
FROM THE COACH
"Halfway through our four-game road trip and looking to build off our momentum from Fairbanks," head coach Keffrey Fazio said. "Also, halfway through conference play, and every game is big. We will keep trusting our process and keep working. This time of the year is all about finding ways to win."
 
ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons fell to Alaska Anchorage 54-50 last Thursday.
  • It was the lowest-scoring game between the Falcons and the Seahawks in the 91-game series history.
  • The Falcons shot 41.2 percent (21-for-51) from the field on Thursday against the Seawolves.
  • Trace Evans scored a game-high 18 points and pulled in eight rebounds for the Falcons.
  • The Falcons made three 3-pointers last Thursday, the lowest total in a single game this season.
• The Falcons responded well last Saturday, beating Alaska Fairbanks 82-75.
  • Julian Mora scored 26 points, matching a career-high set when the Falcons beat then 4th-ranked Point Loma 80-73 earlier this season.
  • Evans poured in 17 points with six rebounds and a game-high seven assists.
    • Evans set a new career-high with seven assists for the Falcons last Saturday.
• The Falcons lead the GNAC in field goal percentage by shooting 48.8 percent for the season.
• SPU is making 39.8 percent of their 3-point attempts, the best in the GNAC.
• Mora leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per game.
• McMillan leads the Falcons in rebounding with 6.1 per game, eighth most in the GNAC.
• McMillan is shooting 53.6 percent from the field, fifth best in the GNAC.
• McMillan leads the GNAC in assists with 5.6 per game.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jan. 31 – 1:00 p.m.
at MSU Billings – watch – live stats

FROM THE COACH
"We are happy to bring home two wins last week," head coach Karen Byers said. "We look forward to round two of league play. Billings is a tough competitor, strong, and knows how to win. We will need to focus on rebuilding and our defense as we prepare for our trip over to Montana."

ABOUT THE FALCONS

• The Falcons are coming off their best weekend of the season after beating Alaska Anchorage 101-98 and Alaska Fairbanks 69-56 on the road.
  • The Falcons were other-worldly from 3-point range, going 19-for-30 (63.3 percent) from deep against the Seawolves.
    • The Falcons topped the previous program record of 17 made 3-pointers, set on Jan. 27, 2007, against Dixie State (now Utah Tech).
  • Last Thursday was the first time the Falcons have scored 100 points or more in a single game since Jan. 27, 2007, when they beat Dixie State 106-62 in Seattle.
  • The Falcons picked up their first regular-season victory at Anchorage since March 6, 2010 (67-60 in regular-season finale).
  • Grace Turley (33), Layne Kearns (26), Haylie-Anne Ohta (17), and Grace Mertes (17) all set new career-highs in scoring last Thursday night for the Falcons.
• The Falcons used a 27-5 run to start their game against the Nanooks, which helped them lead 99 percent of last Saturday's game.
  • Kearns led the Falcons with a new career-high 32 points on Saturday against the Nanooks.
    • She added a career-high 14 made free throws, doubling her previous career-best of seven made free throws against Western Washington on Feb. 27, 2025.
• The Falcons are shooting 73.6 percent from the free throw line, the third best in the GNAC.
• Kearns leads the team in scoring and ranks 10^th in the GNAC with 12.9 points per game.
• Grace Leasure ranks seventh in the conference by shooting 48.1 percent from the field.
  • She also leads the GNAC in blocks with 2.1 per game.
• Ohta's 3.5 assists per game is the seventh best in the GNAC.

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