The streaks continued for the Westmont College men's basketball team on Thursday night in Murchison Gym and none of them were good.After building an 11-point lead, the Warriors went cold in the second half and dropped a 77-73 decision to Concordia, the NAIA's 19th-ranked squad. It was the third straight loss for Westmont (11-10, 5-8), the sixth in seven games and the fourth straight at home. … [Read more...]

Amber Stevens scored 17 of her career-high 28 points in the second half Thursday night as Westmont College rallied for a 70-56 women's basketball victory over Concordia at Murchison Gym.Stevens, a junior guard from Dos Pueblos High, hit 9-of-15 from the floor and 10-13 from the charity stripe to eclipse her previous high by seven. She also had a game-high 12 rebounds and three steals for the NAIA's 15th-ranked Warriors, who won their third straight to improve to 17-3 overall and 9-3 in the … [Read more...]

After being blanked in the first half, Westmont College's leading scorer came out with a vengeance Wednesday night, leading the 15th-ranked Warriors to a 72-67 victory over No. 20 Azusa Pacific at Murchison Gym.Junior guard Jessica Case poured in 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting as Westmont overcame a 34-26 halftime deficit. Amber Stevens tallied 11 of her 12 points in the second half and also had six assists and five rebounds. Forward Alisha Heglund added 11 points while Angel Blanco had seven … [Read more...]

Just when it looked like Westmont College was going to turn things around on Wednesday night at Kammerer Court, the shooting blues resurfaced in a 70-60 loss to Azusa Pacific.Dan Rasp had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half, when the Warriors built a 33-26 lead. The Cougars, ranked 16th in the NAIA, took control with a 17-2 blitz to open the second half. Mike Caffese had three of his six steals during that run and Azusa (14-6, 7-3) took a 43-35 advantage on a three-point play … [Read more...]

While Fresno Pacific was bombing away from the outside Wednesday night, Westmont couldn't convert from close range in a 72-65 men's basketball loss to the Sunbirds at Murchison Gym.Fresno, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, hit 12-of-27 from long range while stretching its winning streak to 12. The Sunbirds (15-3, 8-0), who have a three-game lead in the GSAC, made 50 percent from the field while tossing up more threes (27) than twos (21).Westmont (10-7, 4-4) hit just 36.4 percent and suffered its … [Read more...]

When Westmont College took a 44-19 lead Wednesday night on a jumper by Angel Blanco with 14:37 to play, it looked like the NAIA's 15th-ranked women's squad would have clear sailing to the finish.Someone forgot to tell Fresno Pacific, however, as the visiting Sunbirds reeled off 20 unanswered points to pull within 44-39 with 6:11 remaining. Westmont went 0-for-11 with six turnovers during the scoreless stretch, which lasted exactly 10 minutes.The Warriors (14-2, 6-2 GSAC) were still … [Read more...]

After seven games and more than 4,000 miles on the road, Westmont College returned to the friendly confines of Murchison Gym on Saturday night for its home basketball debut. The Warriors didn't disappoint the crowd of 458 as Dan Rasp scored 21 points in 21 minutes, leading the Westmont men to an 85-67 victory over Hope International.The Warriors (4-4, 1-1) have never lost to the Royals in 22 meetings.Rasp, a 6-6 sophomore from Camarillo, ignited a 25-6 run early in the Golden State … [Read more...]

Two days after suffering their first loss, the 16th-ranked Westmont women's basketball team bounced back with a resounding 83-45 GSAC win over Hope International that started with a 13-0 run. Sophomore forward Angel Blanco had seven points in the opening run and hit 5-6 shots to finish with a game-high 15 points and six rebounds.Emily Tewksbury added 14 points (on 6-7 shooting) off the bench for the Warriors (8-1, 1-1), who outscored the visitors from Fullerton 43-16 in the second half. Hope … [Read more...]

Five starters aren't enough for the Westmont College men's basketball team. The Warriors will be going with 11 this season, although their opponents may object to the idea."We have 11 healthy players and and we have 11 starters — any of them could start," said 16th-year head coach John Moore, who picked up his 300th win in the season opener on Nov. 14. "That competitive piece of having 11 starters means that every day in practice you are going against someone who is close to your ability. … [Read more...]

After dominating its nonconference opponents for the second straight year, Westmont College opened its 20-game GSAC women's basketball slate in Irvine on Thursday with a 64-60 loss to No. 9 Concordia.The Warriors (7-0) moved into the NAIA national rankings at No. 16 this week. The GSAC, led by defending national champion Vanguard, is the toughest conference in the country with three teams ranked in the top eight and six in the top 25."It's going to be an incredibly difficult conference … [Read more...]