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Winter 2003 | Volume 26, Number 1 | Athletics | |
| Women’s Soccer Claims GNAC
Title WHEN THE FIRST Seattle Pacific University women’s soccer team took the field in 2001, many figured it was just a matter of time before the Falcons began following in the footsteps of the legendary men’s program. Well, it didn’t take much time at all. Seattle Pacific claimed the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title in 2002, clinching first place with a 2-1 overtime victory at Seattle University on the final day of the season. With just one senior and one junior, the squad went unbeaten (10 wins, one tie) in the final 11 games, finishing 13-4-2. Shannon Lovejoy earned co-Freshman of the Year, and three others joined her on the all-conference team. Unfortunately, neither the women’s nor men’s team, which finished 11-6-2, received an invitation to the NCAA playoffs. Falcon Coach Cliff McCrath and his good friend, Wheaton’s Joe Bean, will both begin the 2003 season needing four wins to become college soccer’s career coaching victory leader. McCrath will lose just three starters this year to graduation. A current challenge for the women’s team is finding a new coach. The Falcons’ Bobby Bruch, named GNAC Coach of the Year in 2002, resigned his position to pursue new career opportunities in soccer. In the other fall sports, volleyball’s Monica Herrera was voted the GNAC Newcomer of the Year after setting SPU and conference records for kills. In cross country, Tim LeCount was the conference Freshman of the Year and took eighth in the West Regional. |
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 From the President SPU aims to take its vision to new spheres of influence and effectiveness. "I love finding those strategic, economic levers that allow us to allocate, align, realign and increase our resources — so that our vision might bear fruit,” says President Philip Eaton. Homecoming 2003! An SPU Icon Vocation, Vocation,
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