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Women’s tennis defeated by PLNU

Women's tennis defeated by PLNU
The Eagles add a second loss to their season against the Sea Lions, 3-4.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 20, 2021

Women’s tennis played Saturday afternoon in San Diego, Calif. against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. The Eagles unfortunately lost the match up overall 3-4, but there were some individual victories and two double match wins. Regardless of defeat, the Eagles were able to secure some...

Men’s basketball defeats PLNU

Men’s basketball defeats PLNU
The Eagles secure their sixth win in the PacWest Conference, 69-62.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 19, 2021

Men’s basketball returned home to Chase Gymnasium in La Mirada, Calif. friday night to go up against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. The Eagles kept the winning streak going as they secured their sixth game this season, 69-62. This is the first game that the Eagles have played against...

Women’s tennis sweeps Westmont

Women’s tennis sweeps Westmont
The Eagles bounced back from a tough loss last week and secured the win over Westmont College today, 4-0.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 19, 2021

Women’s Tennis hosted Westmont College this afternoon in their third game of the season. After taking a hard loss last week to Concordia University Irvine, Biola was able to come out swinging and sweep Westmont in their second win thus far, 4-0. UNUSUAL PLAY The three doubles matches didn’t play...

Women’s basketball wins in a close-call over PLNU

Women’s basketball wins in a close-call over PLNU
The Eagles defeated the No. 20 seed Sea Lions in a three-point overtime victory.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 19, 2021

Women’s basketball improves to 3-8 after their homecourt nail-biter victory over Point Loma Nazarene University this afternoon. The Eagles took down the competitive Sea Lions in overtime with a final score of 96-93. Sophomore guard Stephanie Lee shot 29 points, 15 of which came from behind the arc...

Women’s golf returns in competitive fashion

Women’s golf returns in competitive fashion
The Eagles place second at the Biola Eagle Invitational.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 16, 2021

Women’s golf is back for the first time since the pandemic shut the sports world down. The Eagles headed to San Diego, Calif. Feb. 15-16 for a two-day tournament at the Grand Golf Club. They did not miss a swing coming back into the game. Five Biola women competed among 41 other golfers from six different...

Biola swim team break records in Nevada

Biola swim team break records in Nevada
Twelve student-athlete swimmers compete to make the NCAA cuts.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

Twelve men and women from Biola’s swim team headed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Feb. 13 to make cuts for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Overall the Eagles made six new school records and had six swims qualify for the NCAA Division II ‘B’ standard. SWIMMING STANDARDS Sophomore...

Men and women’s track and field compete at the Sunshine Open

Men and women’s track and field compete at the Sunshine Open
The Eagles compete at intercollegiate meet hosted by Westmont College.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

The men and women’s teams returned to the track in Santa Barbara, Calif. Friday and Saturday afternoon hosted by Westmont College. The Sunshine Open is an intercollegiate meet that had over 20 track and field events.  This was track teams first meet in almost a year. They dipped their toes for...

Men’s basketball on a 4-game winning streak

Men’s basketball on a 4-game winning streak
The Eagles defeated rivals APU, bringing them to a 3-1 overall record against the Cougars this season.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 13, 2021

Men’s basketball defended home court in this evening’s matchup against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars. Coming off back-to-back games against APU, the Eagles secured both victories, winning tonight in a close game, 70-67. Junior guard Alex Wright led the Eagles with 22 points and 10 rebounds,...

Women’s basketball goes 0-4 against APU

Women’s basketball goes 0-4 against APU
The Eagles found themselves dominated by the Cougars in their final meeting of the season, losing 76-83.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 13, 2021

Women’s basketball hosted Azusa Pacific University on Saturday afternoon in their fourth matchup of the season. Given that the Eagles have fallen to the Cougars the last three games, Biola was eager to finish their rivalry out with a final win. However, APU’s first-half offense was too much of a...

Men’s basketball on a 3-game winning streak

Men’s basketball on a 3-game winning streak
The Eagles secure victory against rivals APU in the PacWest Conference.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 13, 2021

Men’s basketball returned to Azusa, Calif. Friday night for their second set of games against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars. They kept the spark going from last week’s wins and gained another victory, 81-71. The Eagles showed up and showed out. Senior guard Michael Bagatourian scored 31...

Women’s basketball adds another loss to their season

Women’s basketball adds another loss to their season
Biola defeated again by APU, 57-62.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 12, 2021

It has been a rough road for women's basketball. The Eagles lost their sixth game this season against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars in Azusa, Calif. this afternoon, 57-62. Regardless of being defeated, Biola was up a majority of tonight’s game. Sophomore forward Jordan Rabe topped off the...

Men’s and women’s tennis both fall to CUI

Men’s and women’s tennis both fall to CUI
The Eagles were unable to keep up with the talented Golden Eagles, both losing 1-4.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 12, 2021

The men and women’s tennis teams hosted Concordia University Irvine at the Biola Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. What was predicted to be a challenging win came true, as the Eagles fell to the No. 14 and No. 25 seeded CUI Golden Eagles, both 1-4. MIGHTY-LESS MEN The men took to the courts first...