Returning to the friendly confines of the Connolly Complex following a three-week road swing, the Seattle University volleyball team earned a 3-0 sweep of UMKC in WAC play Thursday night.

Former Seattle Times sports columnist Steve Kelley profiles men's basketball redshirt sophomore Aaron Menzies, a 7-3 center who has embraced the process of Seattle U basketball.

Western Athletic Conference play begins Friday at Championship Field for the Seattle University men's soccer team. The Redhawks host No. 21 Utah Valley for a 7 p.m. showdown that will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network.

Following an eight-match road trip that sent SU volleyball to Florida, New York, New Mexico and Texas, the Redhawks are back home in Connolly this week, hosting WAC rivals UMKC and Chicago State.

Seattle University President Stephen Sundborg, S.J. announced Wednesday that, following a national search, Shaney Fink has been named the new Director of Athletics for Seattle U, effective Nov. 1.

Seattle University men's golf got a top-20 individual finish from freshman Zack Overstreet and the Redhawks placed tied for 12th overall in the field of 19 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite hosted by the University of Colorado at the Colorado National Golf Club.

Behind top 10 individual finishes from sophomores Linette Chua and Yen Ting Wong, Seattle University women's golf placed fourth overall at the Rose City Collegiate at the Langdon Farms Golf Club.

Season tickets for the 2016-17 SU men's basketball season are on sale and the Redhawks are inviting fans to a special "select-a-seat" and season preview event in the Connolly Complex on Oct. 15.

As WAC play begins at Championship Field this week, Seattle University men's soccer will also pay homage to its past, celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a day of festivities on Friday, Sept. 30.

Battling all the way until the final horn, including a flurry of shot attempts in the final seconds, the SU men's soccer team fell just short of a valiant comeback in a 2-1 final to UW.

Seattle University women's soccer had one of its most dominating offensive games of the season, but the oft referred to "unlucky" element of soccer stepped in as the Redhawks dropped a 2-1 decision to Cal Poly Sunday.

Seattle University volleyball dropped a four set decision, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 16-25, at UTRGV to close out the first weekend of Western Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon.