SEATTLE, Wa.-Gus Balogh had a game high 21 points and Kristin Poe had 18 as Seattle Pacific University opened its season at home by beating Southern Colorado 88-63, in a women's basketball game Wednesday night at Brougham Pavilion. Balogh (Sr., Szombatheley, Hungary) scored the first basket of the game, but the Falcons went scoreless for the next 11:30 as Southern Colorado put together a 12-0 run.

Balogh and Liz Guppy (Sr., Beaverton, Or./Westview) ended the drought, each connecting on short-range jumpers to breathe life into the Falcons. Guppy came off the bench to score six points in two minutes. Seattle Pacific went into the locker room with a 42-31 halftime lead.

SPU scored the first nine points of the second half and never looked back.

Kristin Poe (So., Enumclaw, Wa.) pulled down 7 rebounds and had two steals to go with her 18 points on the night. The sophomore guard was a perfect 8 for 8 from the foul line. Kerie Hughes (So., Mount Vernon, Wa.) assisted on a game high 8 plays and freshman Valerie Gustafson (Black Hills, Wa.) dropped in 19 points and tallied 9 rebounds.

The Falcons forced Southern Colorado into 37 turnovers on the night.

Seattle Pacific (3-0) is off for Thanksgiving before meeting up with cross-town rival Seattle University, November 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00.

SPU 88, SCU 63

SPU: Poe 18, Balogh 21, Gustafson 14, Hughes 9, Urrutia 9, Berberian, Beard 2, Lukkes 9, Holme, Guppy 6.

SCU: Weiser, Carbone 9, Frei 12, Nadeau 11, McElroy 2, Dickens 2, Smith 10, Graham, Banton 2, Fercha 10, Green, Kilpatrick.