Lucas Ciona has three goals, three assists as T-birds rout Silvertips

Hockey, Sports Seattle

Lucas Ciona scored three goals and had three assists as the Seattle Thunderbirds routed the host Everett Silvertips 11-3 Saturday night in Western Hockey League action at Angel of the Winds Arena.

Kyle Crnkovic had two goals and an assist for the T-birds. Jared Davidson and Reid Schaefer each had a goal and two assists.

Women’s soccer

• Seattle University drubbed UT Rio Grande Valley 5-0 at Championship Field. Four different Redhawks (8-3-2, 5-1-1 Western Athletic Conference) found the back of the net against UTRGV (2-10-3, 0-5-3), including a brace from Kaylee Coatney. U’i Kaaihue had a goal and an assist, and Jourdyn Curran and Hailee Rasmussen each had a goal. The Redhawks defense secured its eighth shutout of the season, with goalkeeper Jessica Berlin picking up her seventh clean sheet.

Men’s soccer

Cameron Yriondo, Connor Tollan and Ed Weise scored goals as host Seattle Pacific (4-4-6, 3-1-3 GNAC) earned a 3-0 victory over Montana State Billings (3-7-2, 1-4-2).

Volleyball

• Host Alaska Fairbanks (15-8, 5-6 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) secured a 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 19-25, 15-8 victory over Seattle Pacific. Ashley Antoniak and Erin Smith had 12 kills apiece for the Falcons (8-11, 6-5).

Arianna Bilby had 14 kills but host Seattle University (4-10, 0-6 WAC) lost 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 to UT Arlington (12-7, 4-3).

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Women’s swimming

• Host Washington State recorded four individual wins but dropped a 167-94 decision to No. 9 California. Emily Lundgren won the 100 and 200 breast, Noelle Harvey claimed the 200 back and Dori Hathazi won the 400 IM.

Women’s rowing

• Washington State’s second varsity four boat picked up a win in its flight to highlight a successful day of racing for the Cougars at the Head of the Spokane.

Washington State’s 2V4+, which consisted of Ella Greenslade, Cate Field, Laurita Nemeraviciute, Fiona Elliott and Anna Bledsoe, completed the 5-kilometer race in 19:15 to post the top time in the flight.

Washington State’s 1V8+ boat collected a second-place finish in the first flight, finishing in 17:06, just two seconds behind Gonzaga’s 1V8+ shell. WSU’s second varsity eight boat clocked in at 17:35 to finish fifth in the first flight.

The Cougars also had six pairs compete. The duo of Ilaria Macchi and Siena Snow finished third in 20:43.

Cross country

Alaina Stone Boggs (20:37.7 for 6K) finished fourth and Caroline Jerotich (21:15.6) was 15th to help the Washington State women record a top-five team finish at the Weis-Crockett Invitational in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Cougar women finished fifth and scored 250 points.

Brian Barsaiya (22:52.6) took 25th in the 8K to lead the Cougar men, who finished 12th with 349 team points.