Complete 2006-07 Schedule

SEATTLE (Aug. 31) -- Seattle Pacific University will open its 2006-07 women's basketball season by playing four of the first five dates at home and meeting its first Division I opponent in nine years.

The Falcons visit Gonzaga Nov. 30 for the fourth game of the season. They have played the Bulldogs twice in preseason games recently, including last year.

Regular season play opens at home with the Sodexho Tip-Off Classic, Nov. 17-18. SPU meets Warner Pacific and Azusa Pacific, respectively.

Following a Dec. 2 contest with Lewis-Clark State, the next four games are on the road, including the first trip to Las Vegas, Dec. 19-20, for the GNAC/CCAA Challenge.

Seattle Pacific has rematches with all three of its playoff opponents from last season, meeting Chico State Dec. 9 in Rohnert Park, Calif.; UC San Diego Dec. 19 in Vegas and two bouts with Western Washington. Div. I-bound North Dakota is the final non-conference game Dec. 30.

Seattle Pacific advanced to the NCAA Division II West Region championship game and finished 24-6. It will begin defense of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship Jan. 4 at home against Central Washington.