Bethany Miller Archives

Holmquist’s quest to 1,000 wins

Men’s basketball head coach achieves a historic milestone, becoming the fifth-most winning coach to ever reach 1,000 career games.

Andi Basista, News Editor • March 2, 2021

Dave Holmquist. A man of many hats; the former Fresno Pacific University head coach, former Biola University athletic director, current Eagles head coach, an inductee of the 2002 NAIA Hall of Fame, two-time NAIA Division I Coach of the Year, and now, the fifth-most winning coach with 1,000 wins, ever. But...

NCAA grants extra year of eligibility

Spring athletes can claim an extra year of spring competition due to COVID-19.

Andi Basista, News Editor • April 6, 2020

The NCAA Council has granted an extra year of eligibility for all spring season athletes who had their seasons cut short or canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The extension is applicable to all spring student-athletes, not just seniors. NCAA rules usually limit athletes to only four seasons...

Biola Athletics kicks off inaugural “Week of Giving”

The event will culminate in the Cornerstone Cup on Feb. 1.

Zachary Devane, Ashley Grams, and Gigi Fierro • January 27, 2020

The Biola Athletics department began a new tradition called the “Athletics Week of Giving” this week. Starting on Jan. 27, the week-long event is meant to crowdsource funds for the various athletic programs in order to “[equip student athletes] with the resources they need to excel,” according...

Men’s basketball coaching legend steps into 40th year at Biola

Hall of fame head coach Dave Holmquist is the fifth-most winning coach in all of college basketball history.

Andi Basista, News Editor • December 7, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Dec. 5, 2019). The game of basketball has changed over the last 40 years. Power forwards had their backs glued to the basket, never stepping foot outside the paint. Guards weaved the ball around defenders until they were able to feed into the big men...

Men’s soccer shocked from sudden head coach resignation

Todd Elkins steps down from Eagles Athletics after 16 years with Biola.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • December 7, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Dec. 5, 2019). Twenty-eight phones buzzed with a message on the morning of Nov. 20, notifying each member of the men’s soccer team of an urgent meeting. Four days prior, the Eagles had finished their season with their second straight come-from-behind...

Eagles step into official NCAA Division II membership

The Eagles are now eligible for Division II postseason play.

Andi Basista, News Editor • September 21, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). After two years of provisional NCAA Division II membership, Biola Athletics officially became a full and active DII school over the summer. The Eagles entered provisional DII membership during the summer of 2016 after 52 years in the...

Biola names Nikki Udria new softball coach

The former Division I softball standout was previously an assistant on Lori Coleman’s staff.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • August 12, 2018

Biola Athletics stayed in-house with its biggest coaching change of summer 2018, announcing Tuesday that former assistant Nikki Udria will become the ninth head softball coach in Eagles history. Udria takes over a team on the rise that lost only two graduating seniors from last year.

Bethany Miller reflects on Biola’s first year in the NCAA

The athletic director pulls back the curtain on Biola’s inaugural Division II season.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • April 25, 2018

Sitting in her spacious office above Chase Gymnasium, athletic director Bethany Miller had a wistful look in her eye. She had just been asked to recall some of her favorite memories from her program’s first year in Division II of the NCAA, and she was having a hard time choosing. “I could tell...