Thursday, April 27, 2023

Williamson Hired As Nighthawks' Men's Soccer Coach

James Williamson is named Northwest Nazarene's head men's soccer coach. A former NNU women's soccer assistant, Williamson returns to Nampa after coaching stints at Corban and Gonzaga.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Powell Steps Down As NNU Men's Soccer Coach

After two seasons, John Powell departs Northwest Nazarene after the program's most successful year to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, Stanislaus State.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Behonick Takes Over As Western Oregon Men's Soccer Coach

Michael Behonick is named Western Oregon head men's soccer coach after a seven-year run as an assistant coach at Division I Pitt and a three-year run with the USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

MSUB Removes Men's Soccer Interim Tag From Champenoy

After leading the Montana State Billings men's soccer program on an interim basis in 2022, Aaron Champenoy has been named the Yellowjackets' permanent head coach.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

NNU Pair Represent GNAC As Academic All-America Picks

Northwest Nazarene's senior goalkeeper Saywer Price and senior defender Lorenzo Valentini were both named to the College Sports Communicators Division II Men's Soccer Academic All-America team.

Friday, December 2, 2022

Talisuna And Helleren Named To All-America Team

Simon Fraser junior defender Mark Talisuna and Seattle Pacific senior goalkeeper Lars Helleren were both named to the 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-America Team.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

All-Region Pair Lead GNAC United Soccer Coaches Selections

Simon Fraser's Mark Talisuna and Northwest Nazarene's Lorenzo Valentini lead six GNAC selections to the 2022 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Men's All-West Region Team.

Saturday, November 19, 2022

Nighthawks' Postseason Run Ends In NCAA Quarterfinals

The most successful campaign in Northwest Nazarene's program history comes to an end with a 1-0 loss to CSU Pueblo. The lone goal for the Thunderwolves came in the 87th minute via a penalty kick.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Thrilling 3-2 Win Rockets NNU To NCAA Quarterfinals

Northwest Nazarene continued its run of dramatic victories with a 3-2 win over No. 4 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills by scoring a pair of goals in the final three minutes.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Conference Lands 36 On Academic All-District Soccer Teams

Eighteen men's players and 18 women's players from the GNAC, led by 10 selections for Seattle Pacific, are named to the College Sports Communicators Division II Academic All-District Men's & Women's Soccer Teams.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Trio Of Players Lead Eight D2CCA Men’s Soccer Selections

Western Washington forward Albin Jonsson, Simon Fraser midfielder Mark Talisuna and Northwest Nazarene defender Lorenzo Valentini were all named to the D2CCA Men's Soccer First Team All-West Region.

Monday, November 14, 2022

Nighthawks' Stunner Earns Team Of The Week Honors

Northwest Nazarene surged to round three of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships with a penalty-kick victory over West Texas A&M on Thursday and a 2-1 triumph over defending champion Cal State LA.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Juodkunaitis’ Brace Propels NNU Past Defending Champs

Northwest Nazarene took a 2-1 victory over defending national champion and No. 1 seed of Super Region 4 Cal State LA to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships.

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Daaou’s Critical Penalty Kick Lifts NNU To Second Round

Jake Levine scored in regulation and freshman midfielder Zakaria Daaou found the back of the net in penalties to help NNU overcome West Texas A&M in the NCAA West Regional.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Talisuna Leads Men's Soccer All-Conference Selections

Simon Fraser's Mark Talisuna is named the GNAC Player of the Year as conference champion Northwest Nazarene leads all programs with six selections, including the Coach of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

Monday, November 7, 2022

NNU Men Will Face West Texas A&M In NCAA First Round

Fresh on the heels of its first GNAC championship in program history, Northwest Nazarene will enter the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships as the No. 8 seed in Super Region 4.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Top Four Covered By Four Points Into Final Week

Northwest Nazarene leads the GNAC heading into the last week of the regular season with Western Washington and Simon Fraser just one point behind. Seattle Pacific rounds out the top four just four points back from NNU.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

MSUB Stuns NNU With Four Goals, Gap At Top Stays At One

Montana State Billings' win over Northwest Nazarene means the gap between first and second in the standings is still just one point after Western Washington picked up a win on Thursday.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Air Quality Forces Changes To Soccer Contests

Poor air quality throughout the Pacific Northwest has forced date, time and location changes for a number of GNAC soccer matches scheduled for this week.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Nighthawks Best Vikings, Rank Nationally At Top Of GNAC

Northwest Nazarene ranks No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll after beating Western Washington 2-0. The Nighthawks lead the GNAC with 16 points. The top five teams in the GNAC are covered by four points

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Tale of Two Teams Continues At The Top

Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene are level on points once again after the Vikings saw their 10-match unbeaten streak come to an end on Thursday. The Nighthawks took full advantage, earning two wins.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Unbeaten Vikings Lead Ahead Of Midfield Pack

With another win last week, Western Washington is one of just 10 teams in Division II that remains unbeaten this season. The Vikings sit at the top of the GNAC standings while one point separates second through fifth.

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Trio Of 4.0 Performers Lead Men's Soccer All-Academic Team

Seattle Pacific's Tyler Speer, Northwest Nazarene's Sawyer Price and Montana State Billings' Jack Jarrett lead the 55 honorees named to the GNAC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

Monday, October 3, 2022

Eight-Goal Week Propels Saints To Team Of Week

Saint Martin's put together its best week of the season, putting eight goals in the back of the net in two matches and picking up to wins. Saints forward Ethan Jud was responsible for four of SMU's goals.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Conference Play Begins, Vikings Remain Undefeated

With the GNAC schedule finally underway all seven teams got down to business with Western Washington leading the way early after extending its undefeated streak to nine games with a pair of wins.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Teams Play Final Tune-Ups As Conference Season Looms

Now that the final non-conference matches are wrapped up, the GNAC season begins this week with all seven teams taking the pitch! The Vikings are still undefeated but the Nighthawks sit at the top of the standings.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Undefeated Vikings Climb the Polls On Successful Road Trip

Western Washington went 2-0 on their Colorado road trip to remain undefeated and is ranked No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II poll. The Nighthawks beat then No. 14 West Texas A&M in their own strong week.

Monday, September 12, 2022

Nighthawks Earn Pair of Shutouts, Team of the Week Honors

Northwest Nazarene wrapped up its non-conference schedule at home with shutout wins over Chaminade and No. 14 West Texas A&M. The Nighthawks allowed only three shots on goal all week.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Red Leafs On The Rise While Vikings Shut Down the Net

With the second week of non-conference play in the books, Simon Fraser tallies a pair of shutout victories and claims two player of the week awards while Northwest Nazarene continues to sit atop the standings.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Nighthawks Lead Offensively To Open Season

Men's Soccer Weekly Notebook: The regular season opened with Northwest Nazarene putting up four goals in two matches while Seattle Pacific, Western Washington and Western Oregon all have yet to allow a goal.

Monday, August 29, 2022

Wolves Men Win First Match, Earns Team of the Week

Western Oregon's first regular-season game win in program history to open the 2022 season with a shutout victory over Hawaii Pacific 1-0 earned them this week's GNAC Team of the Week Award.

Friday, August 26, 2022

Six GNAC Soccer Teams Earn Academic Awards

United Soccer Coaches honor programs with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The 2021-22 academic year marks the 19th time that Montana State Billings has been recognized.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Northern Exposure: Simon Fraser Picked In Men's Soccer Poll

Simon Fraser earns five of seven first-place votes and is picked to win it all in the 2022 GNAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. Western Washington is picked second with Seattle Pacific picked third.

Monday, August 8, 2022

Seattle Pacific Receives Votes In Men's Preseason Poll

Seattle Pacific is among teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Men's Soccer Preseason Poll after winning its first GNAC championship since 2015.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Champenoy Takes Charge Of MSUB Men's Soccer Program

Aaron Champenoy is named the interim head coach at Montana State Billings after 15 years of success as a head coach at the NAIA level. He led Hastings College to the 2016 NAIA national title.