Eagles lose head-to-head with Rams

Women’s soccer loses a hard fought battle against Mobile in the Nationals round of 16.

Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager • December 1, 2015

Junior Taylor Venegas pushes her way towards the ball in the heat of Biola’s home game last week. | Matthew Matiz/THE CHIMES

Photo courtesy of Marika Adamopoulos

The first 67 minutes of play was highlighted by dominant defense by both sides. However, with 23 minutes left of regulation, the University of Mobile opened the defensive floodgates and scored two goals within ten minutes of each other. Freshman phenom and defender Madyson Brown would tally Biola’s only score. Unfortunately, the Eagles’ effort was not enough to overcome the two goal deficit.

The first half of Monday evening’s game was rather static on offense as neither team’s defense gave an inch to each other. There were only a total of five shots allowed the whole first half.

The second half was a different story for both offense and defense for both teams. It opened up with a flurry of offensive opportunities by each team. Biola and Mobile combined a total of 22 shots taken, a whopping 17 more compared to the first half.

The game was a very physical one for the Eagles as a total of 13 fouls were called, nine committed by Mobile.

Down two scores with less than five minutes of play, Brown headed in a pass from junior forward Taylor Venegas to give the GSAC Newcomer of the year her first goal of her young career. However, Brown’s goal was too late to make a comeback as Biola was not able to find another goal.

The loss marks the end of the women’s 2015 soccer season. Yet, the season was a success, highlighted by winning the GSAC Conference, finishing with a winning record of 15-4-3 and reaching the second round of the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 2004.

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Kyle Kohner, Copy Editor & Office Manager

Amid his final year with the Chimes, Kyle is a four-year vet of the publication. Before this year, Kyle began his tenure like most at the Chimes—as a freelancer and an apprentice. He’s also held positions as the online editor and the A&E staff writer in the past. He also demands that you all go watch the movie “Hereditary.” Hello there! My name is Kyle Kohner, born and raised in San Bernardino, California. I am a senior journalism student at Biola University and a self-proclaimed film buff and music addict. A movie and music critic by trade, I am a firm believer that watching film and listening to music go hand-in-hand. Because the two mediums make the world go round and humanity sane, I see it is as my job and passion to discern the good from the bad within the differing yet kindred realms of entertainment. Aside from passion for the arts, it is probably worth noting that I am the Chimes’ office manager and copy editor. I, alongside Victoria try to make sure that the content produced by this publication are without flaws. If you see an article containing the wrong usage of “they’re” or “Its,” it’s probably my fault. Outside of the Chimes, I can be seen—you guessed it—listening to music and watching movies. But I also have a deep passion for street photography.

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