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Women’s basketball defeated by Sea Lions

Women’s basketball defeated by Sea Lions
Eagles put up a good fight but take another loss, 91-94.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor January 30, 2021

It has been a rocky start for Biola’s women's basketball team. Their fourth loss this season came from losing to the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions in back-to-back games. Regardless of another loss, Biola hustled on the court today. Senior forward Jazz Benn at the top of the stat sheet...

Women’s basketball falls to PLNU

Junior guard Tatum Brimley dribbles during Biola's loss to APU on Dec. 15, 2018. The Cougars also won the rematch of the two rival schools on Jan. 19.
The long offseason is still showing its effects as the Eagles fall to the Sea Lions, 64-72.
Andi Basista, News Editor January 29, 2021

Biola basketball is back. The revised COVID-friendly schedule resumed on Jan. 16 for the lady Eagles where they secured the victory over Northwest Nazarene University. However, since then, it has been a slow start for head coach Alan Nakamura’s team. Two back-to-back losses to rivals Azusa Pacific...

Torrey Stricklin’s recruitment reconstruction

Torrey Stricklin’s recruitment reconstruction
Biola men’s soccer head coach reacts to the unusual recruitment process of 2021-22 athletes due to COVID-19.
Andi Basista, News Editor December 3, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the sports world and has pushed back all competition until at least late January. With a hopeful starting date approaching, the coaching staff must continue to proceed as naturally as possible for the years to come. Nov. 11 was the opening day for the National Signing Period...

Newest Eagles Landing

Newest Eagles Landing
Biola Athletics has continued to expand their nest, welcoming these new recruits to the BU family.
Andi Basista, News Editor November 23, 2020

Athletes across the nation have been anxiously waiting for the green light to compete again. This year’s freshmen and new transfer recruits were brought into Biola’s family during a time of great uncertainty. However, the coronavirus pandemic did not stop these athletes from continuing their collegiate...

Danita Estorga nominated for Player of the Decade

Danita Estorga nominated for Player of the Decade
The women’s basketball star was voted into the race for Central Coast Girls Basketball Player of the Decade.
Andi Basista and Grace Morales November 12, 2020

Hailing from Righetti High School in Santa Maria, California, junior Psychology major Danita Estorga found herself among 15 other respectable women’s basketball players in the race for Central Coast Girls Basketball Player of the Decade. The award is meant to recognize athletes for their excellence...

Life as an athlete in the Biola Bubble

Life as an athlete in the Biola Bubble
Biola has kept its doors open to Eagle athletes, creating a small isolated community of competitors on campus.
Laura Song and Andi Basista November 4, 2020

Biola’s campus is a ghost town. Athletes are not allowed to interact with people that are not on their team. Full-contact practices are limited. Getting meals is a race through the cafeteria—fully masked and at a 6-foot distance at all times—to simply get food to-go. Athletes then return to their...

Outdoor conditioning canceled due to wildfires

Outdoor conditioning canceled due to wildfires
All team activities have been temporarily postponed and will be assessed on a day-to-day basis as Blue Ridge and Silverado fires burn.
Andi Basista, News Editor October 29, 2020

Early in the morning on Monday, the Silverado Fire ignited the skies as more than 11,000 acres of the Santa Ana Mountains began to burn. About six hours later, the neighboring eastern edge of Yorba Linda and Chino Hills Blue Ridge Fire caught flame as well, scorching nearly 15,200 acres at the time. Excessive...

Biola Athletics begins weekly COVID-19 testing

Biola Athletics begins weekly COVID-19 testing
As Biola moves into Phase 2 of their COVID-19 Action Plan, student nurses are teaming up with Athletics to test players for the virus.
Andi Basista, News Editor October 23, 2020

It has been a little over a month since Biola began their three-part reopening COVID-19 Action Plan. On Oct. 8, the Athletic Department transitioned from a highly restrictive Phase 1 into a slightly more relaxed Phase 2. Athletes on campus are still expected to maintain 6-foot social distancing measures,...

Athletes being tested for COVID-19

Athletes being tested for COVID-19
The Department of Nursing has paired up with Biola Athletics to start weekly testing of athletes.
Andi Basista, News Editor October 8, 2020

On Tuesday night, Brandon Taylor, Biola’s assistant sports information director, stated that Biola Athletics has shifted into Phase 2 of Biola’s COVID-19 Action Plan. “In partnership with the Health Center and the Biola Nursing Program, Biola Athletics has begun weekly COVID-19 testing to ensure...

Biola Athletics continues scholarships

Biola Athletics continues scholarships
The Athletics Department decided to award aid to athletes even with COVID-19 pushing back the fall season to next year.
Andi Basista, News Editor October 5, 2020

While some colleges and universities across the country are picking back up sports competitions, Biola and the PacWest have decided to sit this semester out as a safety precaution due to COVID-19. Since athletes are not traveling and competing in games this semester, the financial aid athletes were supposed...

Athletics’ adjustments to COVID-19 safety measures

Athletics’ adjustments to COVID-19 safety measures
Biola welcomed student-athletes back on campus under stringent NCAA protocols.
Andi Basista and Maria Weyne September 24, 2020

On Monday, Sept. 14, fall sport athletes were cleared of the 14-day Initial Quiet Period put in place by the Eagles Athletics COVID-19 Action Plan. Student-athletes were placed under a strict quarantine, required by the PacWest Conference and the NCAA Sport Science Institute to try and keep coronavirus...

Biola baseball upgrades Eagles Diamond

Photo Courtesy of Maria Weyne
Biola Athletics underwent renovations on the baseball field in the midst of a pandemic.
Ashley Grams and Andi Basista September 15, 2020

Biola baseball was well on the road toward a national championship when COVID-19 first struck. After the virus canceled the remainder of the season, things went dark in the sports world. But not for our baseball team. On Aug. 22, Biola Athletics took to Instagram to show off the newly renovated Eagles...