SEATTLE – Grace Turley scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team against Western Oregon on Thursday night, but a late push from the Wolves put them over the top, 75-64.

FROM THE COACH
"We played hard and had great effort," head coach Karen Byers said. "The fourth quarter was really frustrating for us, and our fouls got in the way. Naomi had a great game. Kara and the twins had solid defense, and Turley was solid as well."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons and Wolves were tied at eight when SPU went on a 10-4 run midway through the first quarter.
  • Turley and Cascadia Yates scored five points each during that span.
  • The Falcons held the Wolves to a 2-for-10 shooting performance during the four minute and 26 second run.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers from the Wolves tied the score at 18 at the end of the first quarter.
• The Wolves hung onto their momentum and started the second quarter with an 8-1 run.
• The Falcons trailed 26-19 before a 6-2 run cut the deficit to three points with four minutes and 21 seconds left in the first half.
• SPU trailed 37-31 at halftime.
• The Falcons started the third quarter with an 11-3 run.
  • Grace Leasure scored six points, while Turley added five of her own.
  • The run tied the game at 42 with four minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter.
• Naomi Hotchkiss hit a turnaround jump shot and two free throws to put the Falcons up 46-44 near the end of the third quarter.
• Hotchkiss had another four-point streak at the end of the third quarter to put the Falcons up 52-49 with 10 minutes left in the game.
• The Wolves found a way to outscore the Falcons 26-12 over the final quarter of the game.
  • WOU went 7-for-11 from the field during that span.
  • WOU's Kylani Rookstool took over, scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter.
  • The Wolves also went 11-for-13 from the free throw line in the final period, helping them secure the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Turley led the Falcons with 20 points while going 8-for-10 from the free throw line.
  • She added six rebounds and two assists to her solid performance.
• Leasure scored 13 points with five rebounds and three blocks.
• Hotchkiss provided a nice boost of the bench, scoring 12 points on 5-fo-6 shooting with five rebounds.

BEYOND THE BOX

• Thursday was the second game this season in which Turley had scored 20 or more points.
  • The last time she did, she scored a career-high 33 points against Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 22.

UP NEXT
The Falcons host Saint Martin's on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Members of the 2026 SPU Athletics Hall of Fame class will be honored at halftime of the game.

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