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Swim and dive jumps into first meet

Swimmers dive off the block as their relay partner comes into the wall.
The men’s and women’s relay teams place with top three finishes.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor October 4, 2019

Biola men’s and women’s swim and dive opened their season by competing in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Relays at Splash Aquatic Center on Friday. The meet consisted entirely of relays and both teams earned top three finishes for many of the races. The men finished second out of four teams...

Men’s soccer drop second road game

Senior defender Jake Munivez kicks the ball to his teammate sophomore midfielder Gio Passarelli.
The Eagles score a goal in the final minutes, but fall short 2-1.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 14, 2019

Men’s soccer lost a tough battle on the road against the University of California, San Diego Tritons on Saturday. Biola struggled to make shot attempts to the goal, but managed to score one goal in the final minutes of the game. The Eagles eventually fell to the Tritons  2-1.  Throughout the first...

Men’s soccer shuts out CSU San Marcos

Freshman midfielder Chad Sinclair attempts to steal the ball from his opponent, during the game against California State University San Marcos on September 11, 2019.
Two freshmen Eagles score winning goals for first win of the season.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 11, 2019

Men’s soccer collected their first home win under the lights against California State University, San Marcos Cougars on Wednesday. Midway through the match, two freshman Eagles both snuck a goal past the Cougars goalkeeper, earning their first victory of the season by a final score of 2-0. The first...

Women’s soccer drops first road matchup

Women’s soccer drops first road matchup
The Eagles fail to score in their second nonconference game.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 7, 2019

Women’s soccer lost their second nonconference game to the University of California, San Diego Tritons on Saturday. The Eagles struggled to score through the Tritons’ tight defense and were defeated with a final score of 2-0.  In the first half, the Tritons took off quickly, scoring the first...

Men’s soccer lose first home matchup

Senior Forward Hunter Finnegan, scores Biola's second goal against Northwest Nazarene on September 7, 2019.
The Eagles fall in nail-bitter second non-conference game.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 7, 2019

Men’s soccer kicked off their first home non-conference game in a close matchup against the Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks on Saturday. The Eagles scored twice in the second half and worked to defend the goal but fell short after a three-point sweep from NNU, to end with a final score of...

Men’s soccer loses season opener

Senior defender Jake Munivez controls the ball against his opponents.
The Eagles drop their first match against Point Loma University.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 5, 2019

Men’s soccer fell short in their season opener against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions on Thursday. The Eagles played strong until the end but lost by a final score of 1-0.  In the first half, the Eagles came out of the gates with nine shot attempts on the goal. However, Biola struggled...

Men’s tennis falls at Point Loma

Men’s tennis falls at Point Loma
Eagles put up a fight, but fall short in close matches.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor March 16, 2019

Men’s tennis traveled to San Diego to take on Point Loma Nazarene University on Saturday for their third matchup of the week. The Eagles fell short in many close matches, taking a final team score of 4-2. Biola struggled in the doubles matches as only one duo picked up a win for the Eagles. The...

Penor finds her stroke

After a slow day-one outing, Sami Penor moves up 25 spots on the leaderboard in the final round, leading the Eagles to a fifth-place finish.
Tori Apodaca March 16, 2019

Women’s golf hit the green at the Augustana Spring Fling in Palm Desert, California for a two-day competition. After the first day of competition, the Eagles sat in fourth place of the 10-team field. But during the final round on Friday, the women improved by eight strokes and finished in fifth place. Sophomore...

Women’s basketball ends five-game losing streak

Women’s basketball ends five-game losing streak
The Eagles grab their first victory in four weeks in a close game against Chaminade.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor February 22, 2019

Women’s basketball snapped their five-game losing streak with a tough win at home against Chaminade University on Thursday night. The Eagles came out strong by taking the lead at the beginning and held it throughout the first half. In the second half, the Eagles and Chaminade exchanged the lead several...

Men’s golf back in action for final season

Kyle McAbee and Austin Bishop lead the Eagles to a 10th place finish at the CSUSB Coyote Classic.
Tori Apodaca February 20, 2019

Men’s golf was back on the course this week for their first competition of the spring season with a two-day tournament at the CSUSB Coyote Classic. The Eagles completed the two days in 10th place out of 13 teams. Still, many of the men had some solid performances through the three rounds of golfing. Senior...

Women’s basketball drops fourth straight loss

Women’s basketball drops fourth straight loss
Eagles lose their final road game against Fresno Pacific.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor February 14, 2019

Women’s basketball fell short in their final PacWest road matchup against Fresno Pacific University on Thursday night. The Eagles kept up with the Sunbirds in the first quarter, but fell further behind as the game progressed toward the end, posting a final score of 83-67. In the first quarter,...

Women’s golf competes through downpour

Women’s golf competes through downpour
Despite the rain suspending day one of play, Biola had a top-ten finish on the damp course Tuesday.
Tori Apodaca February 5, 2019

Women’s golf braved the rain in San Diego at the PLNU Sea Lion Invitational, finishing eighth out of 18 teams. After part of the first day of the invitational was postponed due to heavy rain and wind conditions, the Eagles continued fighting through the rough weather on Tuesday to finish off the round....