Keeping you up to date with Biola sports...
At the top of your news is the Biola swim team, who returned home on Sunday, from their five-day trip to the NAIA National Swim Meet on Monday with nine new school records and two top-ten team finishes. Record setters for the women include Shannon Lawrence swimming the 100 free with a time of 54.67 seconds, in the 200 breast is Ashley McLaughlin with a record of 2 minutes and 28.24 seconds and Christina Piakak grabbed two individual records with the 50 free at time of 25.08 seconds and the 100 fly with a time of 59.78 seconds.
The women’s team also set four new records for the 200, 400 and 800 free relay and logged one new time for the 200 medley relay.
Erik Scott of the men’s swim team broke the school record in the 100 breast with a time of 1 minute and 2.79 seconds.
Overall the women’s team came in sixth place and the men finished in tenth.
Turing to softball, on Tuesday the Lady Eagles played a double header at home against the Lions of Vanguard University. In the first game Tatiana Garcia got the start and recorded the win for the Eagles as she rolled through five innings giving up no runs on only fours hits. She then gave way to Emily Gray in the sixth inning who gave up only two hits the rest of the way to close out the victory. Jacquelin Hudson led the Eagle's offense as she went 3 for 3 in the game with two RBI. Amerra Kesterson also had a multi-hit performance as she went 2 for 4. As the innings ran out, the gamed ended in a 4 to zero shutout. Rolling into game two, Biola suffered their first loss due to errors late in the game and again Kesterson led the offense with a final score of 2 to 3. The lady eagles are currently number four in GSAC and they continue play in the Tucson Softball Invitational through the weekend.
Well in baseball news, it’s been the battle for home field advantage. On Wednesday Biola hit the road to play California Baptist University and came out with a 2 to 1 win. Biola was led by strong pitching of senior, Garet Hill who went eight innings and gave up only one run on ten hits while striking out six batters. Mike Casserly came in and closed things out in the ninth as he gave up only one hit and recorded the save. Then the Lancers came to Biola on Thursday and handed the Eagles their third loss of the season. Chris Foreman dominated the plate going 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored in the game. The final tally is 1 to 6. The eagles are currently number thee in GSAC with a record of eight and three and fourteen and three overall. Biola’s next game is a double header against Fresno Pacific University on Saturday.
Lastly, in women’s basketball news Orange County prep all-star, Chelsea Deluca, announced a verbal commitment to attend Biola for the 2006-2007 season. Coach Ken Crawford expects Deluca and other recruits to help take the program to the next level.
Have a great weekend!!
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