Seattle Pacific University

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3307 Third Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119

Division 2 Washington Northwest

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Arby Busey

Arby Busey enters his eighth season as head women's soccer coach at Seattle Pacific University. Through the 2021 season he directed SPU to a 76-33-10 record and four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.

This is his 17th season overall in the program after serving nine seasons in an assistant coaching capacity, from 2006-14.

Busey, 51, who led the team to the 2015 playoffs in his one-season stint as the interim, was hired as Seattle Pacific's full-time head coach on Dec. 17, 2015.

Last season, he oversaw one of the finest seasons in school history and earned the 2021 GNAC Coach of the Year award. The Falcons compiled a 19-2-1 record, won the conference regular-season championship at 12-1-1 and then captured the GNAC Tournament title. They received the No. 1 seed in the region for the NCAA Division II playoffs and captured the West Region crown en route to an NCAA quarterfinals appearance.

The 2020 season was actually played in the spring of 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. No conference season was contested, nor was the NCAA Tournament conducted. SPU played a limited, nine-game, schedule and fans were not allowed to attend. The Falcons were undefeated with an 8-0-1 record.

In 2019, SPU posted a 12-8-0 record, was 9-3-0 in GNAC play and advanced to the GNAC Tournament championships game. Despite that resumé, an NCAA invitation was not offered.

After a one-year absence, the Falcons returned to the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2018. They forged a 12-6-2 overall record, tying for third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings at 8-3-1. Matching 2-1 losses at Concordia-Portland dropped SPU out of the first round of both the GNAC and NCAA Tournaments.

Busey guided Seattle Pacific to a 10-7-0 record in 2017 with an 8-4-0 GNAC mark that tied for fourth place.

The Falcons fashioned an 11-5-4 overall record in 2016 and placed third in the GNAC with a 7-2-3 mark. They advanced to the GNAC Tournament championship game for the fourth straight season before losing 3-1 to eventual national champion Western Washington. SPU participated in the postseason for the 14th straight season, falling 2-1 in the first round to Central Washington. Senior forward Hannah Huesers netted 13 goals to lead all GNAC scorers for the third straight season.

As the interim head coach in 2015, Busey directed the Falcons to a 14-5-2 record in 2015 and runner-up result at the GNAC Tournament. Ten of those wins were vacated due to improprieties under the previous coach.

Seattle Pacific advanced to the West Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Highlighting the season was junior forward Hannah Huesers, who tallied 14 goals en route to 2015 Player of the Year honors for both the GNAC and West Region.

Prior to his interim head coaching assignment, Busey served nine years at SPU under Chuck Sekyra, who resigned in January. From his assistant coaching post between 2006 and 2014, Busey helped the team compile an impressive 95-30-12 record and playoff appearances each season. SPU won the 2008 NCAA championship and reached the 2007 national semifinals during his tenure.

Busey is the third coach in the 22-year history of the program. That list includes the two-year stint of inaugural coach Bobby Bruch, who served from 2001-02.

He is prominent in local club soccer, serving on the staff at Crossfire Premier where he has coached since 2009. He has been a staff member in the Washington State Olympic Development Program and also the Idaho State ODP.

This is his second collegiate head coaching assignment. Busey joined the University of Idaho staff as an assistant in 2000 and became head coach following the 2001 season. He served three seasons at the helm from 2002-04.

After resigning at Idaho, he returned to his alma mater, Villanova, to work as an assistant coach for the 2005 season before joining the SPU staff.

Busey played varsity men's soccer at Villanova and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

He is 1989 graduate of Mercer Island High School. Busey started his coaching career as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach with the Mercer Island girls program from 1994-98. He coached the boys team from 1997-2000. He also coached the girls U-16 and U-17 programs at the Washington Soccer Club from 1996-2000.

Busey earned a United States Soccer Federation National "A" coaching license in 2012. He is single and lives in West Seattle.