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Women’s basketball goes overtime against Concordia

Sophomore #15 Stephanie Lee going head-to-head against Concordia player.
The Eagles lose their ninth game in the PacWest Conference, 64-72.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 27, 2021

Women’s basketball played their second to last game Friday night at home. Unfortunately, Biola was unable to add a win to their record and stand at fourth place in the Southern California pod. The Eagles were defeated once again by the Concordia University Golden Eagles, 64-72.  Although the Eagles...

Men’s basketball defeated by PLNU

Men’s basketball defeated by PLNU
The Eagles fall to the Sea Lions in the PacWest Conference, 66-80.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 20, 2021

Men’s basketball ended their five-win streak as they were defeated in their game against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions Saturday night. The Eagles tried to keep their momentum going from the last two weeks but fell short, 66-80. Regardless of the defeat the Eagles still hustled. Senior...

Men’s basketball defeats PLNU

Men’s basketball defeats PLNU
The Eagles secure their sixth win in the PacWest Conference, 69-62.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 19, 2021

Men’s basketball returned home to Chase Gymnasium in La Mirada, Calif. friday night to go up against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. The Eagles kept the winning streak going as they secured their sixth game this season, 69-62. This is the first game that the Eagles have played against...

Biola swim team break records in Nevada

Biola swim team break records in Nevada
Twelve student-athlete swimmers compete to make the NCAA cuts.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

Twelve men and women from Biola’s swim team headed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Feb. 13 to make cuts for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Overall the Eagles made six new school records and had six swims qualify for the NCAA Division II ‘B’ standard. SWIMMING STANDARDS Sophomore...

Men and women’s track and field compete at the Sunshine Open

Men and women’s track and field compete at the Sunshine Open
The Eagles compete at intercollegiate meet hosted by Westmont College.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

The men and women’s teams returned to the track in Santa Barbara, Calif. Friday and Saturday afternoon hosted by Westmont College. The Sunshine Open is an intercollegiate meet that had over 20 track and field events.  This was track teams first meet in almost a year. They dipped their toes for...

Men’s basketball on a 3-game winning streak

Men’s basketball on a 3-game winning streak
The Eagles secure victory against rivals APU in the PacWest Conference.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 13, 2021

Men’s basketball returned to Azusa, Calif. Friday night for their second set of games against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars. They kept the spark going from last week’s wins and gained another victory, 81-71. The Eagles showed up and showed out. Senior guard Michael Bagatourian scored 31...

Women’s basketball adds another loss to their season

Women’s basketball adds another loss to their season
Biola defeated again by APU, 57-62.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 12, 2021

It has been a rough road for women's basketball. The Eagles lost their sixth game this season against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars in Azusa, Calif. this afternoon, 57-62. Regardless of being defeated, Biola was up a majority of tonight’s game. Sophomore forward Jordan Rabe topped off the...

Women’s soccer wins against Concordia

Women’s soccer wins against Concordia
The Eagles comeback from last week's loss and secure their first victory of the season, 3-1.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 11, 2021

Biola women’s soccer redeemed themselves in Wednesday night's game where they defeated Concordia University Irvine, 3-1. The Eagles used last week's loss against Point Loma Nazarene University as motivation to hustle and annihilate their opponents. At the top of the stat sheet was junior midfielder...

Men’s basketball defeats Concordia

Men’s basketball defeats Concordia
The Eagles score their third season win in the PacWest Conference.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 7, 2021

Men’s basketball returned home for their second game in a back-to-back matchup against the Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles. They kept the spark going from Friday night and found another victory, 80-70. The Eagles had a slow start to the game but picked it up as the clock ticked. The Eagles...

Biola swim and dive continue down the path of victory

Biola swim and dive continue down the path of victory
Both the men and women won against Fresno Pacific University in Saturday afternoon’s meets.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 6, 2021

Biola swim and dive secured another win this season against the Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds. Last week the Eagles annihilated the Simpson University Red Hawks and Westmont Warriors in their tri-meet.  In today’s meet at home versus the Sunbirds, the women secured a fourth and the men gained...

Men’s tennis sweeps Saint Katherine

Men’s tennis sweeps Saint Katherine
The Eagles take their first victory of the season in impressive fashion, dominating SKU, 7-0.
Andi Basista, News Editor February 6, 2021

The Eagles finally step-foot on the courts after having games against Westmont College postponed just the day prior. Today, Biola competed against Saint Katherine University at home and they did not disappoint. Following in the women’s footsteps, the men defeated the Firebirds, 7-0. DOMINATING EAGLES Sophomores...

Men’s basketball scores second win of the season

Men’s basketball scores second win of the season
The Eagles bounced back from a bye-week after last weekend’s games were postponed.
Andi Basista and Natalie Hernandez February 6, 2021

Men’s basketball reconvened tonight in Irvine, Calif, after having last week’s games postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions against Point Loma Nazarene University. The Eagles used the time off to fine-tune their craft and came out with a healthy victory against Concordia University Irvine, 94-78. The...