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Women’s soccer ties with APU

For the second straight year, the annual women’s soccer Cornerstone Cup matchup ended in a 1-1 draw.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • October 27, 2018

The nightcap in a family weekend soccer doubleheader brought a bit of deja vu as women’s soccer fought archrival Azusa Pacific University to a 1-1 tie for the second year in a row. The tie allowed Point Loma Nazarene University to clinch the PacWest conference title and gave Biola and APU five Cornerstone...

APU’s late goal sinks men’s soccer

The Cougars clinched at least a share of the PacWest title with the Cornerstone Cup win.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • October 27, 2018

In front of a standing room only crowd at Al Barbour Field Saturday, men’s soccer took the pitch with one goal in mind—to play spoiler against No. 8 Azusa Pacific University. The Eagles gave a valiant effort with a defense-first approach, holding the archrival Cougars scoreless for the first 77...

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...

Azusa overtakes Biola in Cornerstone Cup

The Cougars have stormed ahead after trailing for most of the winter.

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice • March 28, 2018

Before two crucial basketball matchups last month, Biola had pulled ahead of their archrivals Azusa Pacific University to a 40-20 lead in the Cornerstone Cup standings. After splitting the Feb. 3 basketball matchups, the Eagles held their lead, but the Cougars have dominated since to pull ahead to...

Cornerstone rankings grow tighter as APU sweeps softball

Austin Green, Managing Editor • March 20, 2018

Softball entered the Cornerstone Cup fray on March 17, visiting the Azusa Pacific University Cougars for a doubleheader. The Eagles’ normally powerful lineup fell silent against APU’s pitching, crossing the plate just once in the first game and getting shut out in game two. The losses mark just...

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 wins with late three-pointer

Talma, Shannon lead Eagles to Cornerstone Cup upset of APU.

Austin Green and Carter Baumgartner • February 4, 2018

In one of the biggest crowds at Chase Gymnasium anyone could remember, on a night nobody there will soon forget, Biola University hosted its first Cornerstone Cup men’s basketball game on Feb. 3 against archrival Azusa Pacific University. The gym filled with students, faculty and alumni from both...