Seattle Pacific University Athletics

(2023): Appeared in and started 22 matches for the Falcons … played 1,465 minutes … contributed to eight shut outs for the Falcons … sent in 14 shots … scored three goals … finished with six points … scored the game-winning goal against CWU (9/30) … earned GNAC All-Academic honors … named First Team All-GNAC … named Second Team D2CCA All-West Region

(2022): Appeared in and started 19 matches for the Falcons … played 1,436 minutes … played a full 90 minutes six times … scored four goals … dished out two assists … finished with 10 total points … fired 10 shots … sent 70 percent of her shots on goal … had a season-high two shots against CWU (10/27) … earned GNAC All-Academic honors … named First Team All-GNAC … Selected to United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region

Personal: Marissa Pearl Bankey. ... Nursing major.

Reason she chose SPU: "I love the team a lot. They were super-fun when I came on my first visit. I love how important school is to Coach Arby, and that it is fine with him to major in nursing. (Not a lot of schools said that I could.) I love the class sizes."

Central Valley High School: All-Greater Spokane League as a senior in 2018. ... Helped Bears place 2nd in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state tournament as a junior in 2017 and 3rd as a senior in 2018.

Fun facts: Helped her club team win three straight state championships and win their division of the prestigious Surf Cup tournament. ... Has been playing soccer since age 4. ... Also played basketball through 7th grade, volleyball during all three years of middle school, and did track from 6th through 9th grade. ... If not for soccer, would play volleyball. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "47 Meters Down Uncaged." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Travelers Guide." ... Favorite junk food is pizza. ... Favorite healthy food is fruit, especially mangos. ... Favorite TV program is "Game of Thrones." ... Favorite athlete is U.S. Women's National Team player Julie Ertz. ... Her dream car is a Jeep Wrangler. ... Loves to shop for things for other people. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is writing. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her best friends. She would serve "a huge Thanksgiving dinner." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Black Widow. ... Her friends call her Riss. ... In 10 years, plans to be finishing school, living somewhere warm and close to the beach, and getting ready to start a family. ... Has visited Jamaica and Haiti.