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Tennis beaten by Point Loma

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis competed at the Biola Tennis Center on Feb. 17 against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. It marked the first home match of the season for the men’s team and the second for the women. The men never really got their footing as they lost all six singles matches...

Athlete of the Week: Baseball’s Micah Beyer

The pitcher efficiently overwhelmed his opponents as he showed why he is the Eagles’ ace.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 20, 2018

Senior starting pitcher Micah Beyer put in the pitching performance of the team’s young season so far in a 13-2 win over Bethesda College on Feb. 16. From the start, Beyer locked into another level of play, striking out four batters in the first three innings while not allowing a single hit. In...

Tennis swept by Azusa

Neither of the men’s and women’s teams were able claim a single win in the Cornerstone Cup matchup.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis welcomed archrivals Azusa Pacific University for their first tennis competition in NCAA Division II and the PacWestconference. The Eagles two squads came into the matches a combined 1-7, while the Cougars boasted a combined record of 8-1. Despite Biola’s best efforts,...

Men’s basketball suffers another conference loss

Eagles fall in the second-to-last game of the season.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • February 20, 2018

After playing tough PacWest competitors this season, the Eagles looked to close out the final two games in strong fashion. They put up a rough battle against Chaminade University Swords on Feb. 17. This game proved frustrating for the Eagles as they fought hard but fell short in the end with their...

Women’s basketball rallies to defeat Chaminade

Biola rallies from slow start to takes home the win with a strong second half.

Cooper Dowd, Freelance Writer • February 20, 2018

Women’s basketball hosted Chaminade University of Honolulu on Feb. 17. The Eagles started slow and Chaminade capitalized to break out into an early lead. In the fourth quarter, however, the Eagles retook the lead after trailing for the entire game, defeating Chaminade 66-61. SLUGGISH START The...

Softball splits tight doubleheader

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Editor • February 19, 2018

Softball welcomed the Hope International University Royals to Freedom Field for a midday nonconference doubleheader on Feb. 15. The Eagles needed to come from behind twice in the first game to eventually win 5-4 thanks to a walk-off hit-by-pitch. After falling early in game two, the Eagles were shut...

Athlete of the Week: Men’s basketball’s Alex Talma

Powerful forward from New Zealand continues his string of strong performances.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 13, 2018

On the undersized and often undermanned men’s basketball team, the presence of six-foot eight-inch tall junior forward Alex Talma provides the Eagles with a much-needed force in the paint. With the recent absence of freshman forward Isaiah Jones due to injury, Talma has been forced to guard the rim...

Annie Park takes on a new role

Annie Park is now helping from the sidelines at women’s basketball games.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Editor • February 13, 2018

Graduation leaves most former college athletes in the same boat as every other student they graduated with—they have to face the world and choose what path they want to follow. One path available for athletes includes coaching, which is exactly the direction former Biola women’s basketball star Annie...

Men’s tennis swept at Riverside

Division I team proves too much to handle for the Eagles.

Alex Brouwer, Freelance Writer • February 10, 2018

The rough start to 2018 continues for men’s tennis, as their counterparts from the University of California Riverside came out in full force on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Highlanders, fresh off a series of losses, bounced back in their home match against the Eagles with a score of 7-0. SWEEP IN SINGLES,...

Women’s basketball blown out by Cal Baptist

Eagles fail to catch up to CBU.

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor • February 10, 2018

The Eagles went against California Baptist University Lancers in Riverside, Calif. on Feb. 10 and received their worst lost of the season. CBU went on several large runs, leaving the Eagles little room to score before a humiliating final score of 80-35. QUICK FIRST HALF HOLE In the opening of the...

Softball split doubleheader at Field of Dreams

Eagles endure Menlo College but suffer a tough loss against William Jessup University.

Cooper Dowd, Sports Editor • February 9, 2018

On Feb. 9, softball met in West Covina to play a doubleheader. In their first game, they defeated Menlo College 5-4, winning off of a wild pitch. For the second game of the day, the Eagles faced William Jessup University. Despite an exciting start to that game, the Eagles could not recover and lost...

Athlete of the Week: Men’s basketball’s Blake Shannon Jr.

The senior hit the game-winning shot against APU in an unforgettable moment.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • February 7, 2018

With time running out in a tie game on Feb. 3 against Azusa Pacific University, head men’s basketball coach Dave Holmquist put the ball in the hands of the most experienced player on the floor. Senior guard Blake Shannon Jr. took an inbound pass and got a favorable switch before stepping back and...