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Concordia University Irvine narrowly defeats women’s tennis

Redshirt junior Colbyshae Emery connects with the ball.
The Eagles lost, 3-4.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer February 19, 2023

Women’s tennis played against Concordia University Irvine on Feb. 18 and lost, 3-4. ANOTHER DOUBLES LOSS The Eagles started off strong but ended up losing the point to the Golden Eagles. Juniors Lilly McNeill and Gaby Carvajal finished their match first, 6-3. After, sophomore Alexandria Mann and...

Swim and dive outstrokes Concordia

Sophomore Jacob Haaksma powers through the water.
The Eagles accumulated 26 victories throughout the meet.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer February 5, 2023

Biola University men’s and women’s swim and dive teams competed against Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 21. Both Eagles teams soundly defeated the Golden Eagles in the meet with the men taking home 14 victories and the women taking home 12. MEN MAKE WAVES Securing their win with a 171.5-116.50...

Women’s tennis takes loss against Point Loma

Women’s tennis takes loss against Point Loma
The Eagles break their win streak with a score of 2-5.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer April 14, 2022

On April 9, women’s tennis played in San Diego, California against Point Loma Nazarene University and lost, 2-5.  NOT THE DOUBLES The Eagles gave the Sea Lions a run for their money in doubles, but ultimately lost. Junior Ines Diaz and sophomore Gaby Carvajal ended their match first, winning...

Men’s tennis takes loss against CUI

Men’s tennis takes loss against CUI
The Eagles fell 3-4 against the Golden Eagles.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer March 14, 2022

Men’s tennis played in Irvine, California against Concordia University Irvine on March 11 and lost, 3-4, in seven closely fought matches. CLINCHING THE DOUBLES The Eagles beat the Golden Eagles in doubles. Juniors Alexei Prokopchuk and Antonio Varona swept the court with a 6-2 victory over CUI. Junior...

Softball loses to CUI in doubleheader

Softball loses to CUI in doubleheader
The Eagles lost by a slim margin in game one, but were utterly defeated in game two.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer March 11, 2022

Softball played back-to-back games against Concordia University Irvine on March 10 in Irvine, California and lost their first game 4-5 and their second 0-5. CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE The Eagles aimed to give the Golden Eagles a run for their money. Sophomore outfielder Allie Beck scored the first run of...

Women’s basketball defeats Concordia in hard-fought match

Women's basketball defeats Concordia in hard-fought match
The Eagles narrowly win with a nine-point lead, 71-62.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer February 2, 2022

Women’s basketball played against Concordia University Irvine at the Chase Gymnasium on Feb. 1 and won, 71-62. Each quarter was neck-and-neck. Concordia was ahead by one point by the end of the first quarter. Biola surged ahead by the end of the second quarter only to be behind again in the third quarter....

Men’s soccer adds to their win streak

Men’s soccer adds to their win streak
Biola defeats Concordia University Irvine, 5-2.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor October 29, 2021

Men’s soccer returned home from their successful Hawaii tour to gain another win. Biola faced off against the Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles, taking their fifth win in a row. The Eagles scored three goals in the first period and added two more goals in the second period to secure their win,...

Soccer faces defeat against Concordia

Soccer faces defeat against Concordia
Women’s soccer holds Concordia’s aggressive plays at bay.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor October 28, 2021

As Biola and Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles faced off at the Al Barbour Field at 4 p.m., Biola remained unable to defeat Concordia’s offensive plays. Though Concordia won (3-1), Biola managed to save four attempts at the goal in the first half of the match, and two of Concordia’s attempts...

Men’s water polo competes in last home game of the season

Men’s water polo competes in last home game of the season
The Eagles fall to Concordia University Irvine, 11-4.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor October 27, 2021

On Wednesday afternoon men’s water polo returned home to compete against the Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles. The Eagles added to their losing streak, as they could not prove to be the better eagles. CUI defeated Biola 11-4 in their last home game of the season. BATTLE OF THE EAGLES Freshman...

Men’s soccer breaks losing streak

Midfielder Daniel Simonis fights for the ball during Biola's game against CUI.
Biola dominates Concordia in 2-1 win.
Stephanie Guevara, Freelance Writer September 26, 2021

In an intense battle against Concordia University Irvine, men’s soccer won 2-1 at home, ending their losing streak. Redshirt senior midfield Daniel Simonis secured the win in the 74th minute. Simonis received a pass from freshman forward Israel Ortiz and outran the goalkeeper, where he scored easily.  CLASH...

Women’s soccer takes first tie of the season

Midfielder Katelyn Penner gets ready to pass the ball to a team member
After going into double overtime, Biola and Concordia fail to score.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor September 25, 2021

In the match against Concordia University Irvine, both teams fought for a win, although neither scored. After going into double overtime, the game ended in a tie, 0-0. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Anna Boyer blocked six shots from CUI—keeping the opponent from winning the game. AN EQUAL MATCH Biola...

Baseball divides in Irvine

Baseball divides in Irvine
The Eagles took game one comfortably, 8-1, but fell apart in game two, getting swept 0-4 by the Golden Eagles.
Andi Basista, News Editor April 30, 2021

Biola baseball ventured south to Irvine, Calif. on Friday afternoon to take on the Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles for a doubleheader. Off to a strong start, Biola took game one 8-1, but choked during game two, losing in a sweep, 0-4. FAST START The Eagles began game one with high energy....