Westmont Baseball claimed both ends of a doubleheader on Tuesday, defeating Occidental (14-9) by scores of 9-2 in the first game and 11-7 in the second. Twenty-six games into the regular season – and with 22 to go - Westmont finds itself with an overall record of 13-12-1 and a conference mark of 6-6. The Warriors are on a five-game winning streak. Junior JP Cohn started for the Warriors in the first game and picked up his first win of the season. The right-hander pitched seven innings … [Read more...]
Eighteen hits translates to 14 runs for Warriors
Friday, March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Warrior bats came alive in a 14-9 Golden State Athletic Conference victory over the Sea Lions of Point Loma Nazarene (11-12, 4-6 GSAC) on Friday afternoon at Russ Carr Field. Westmont tallied 18 hits and scored in six different innings to improve their overall record to 9-12-1 and their GSAC record to 4-6.Reliever Devin Matson (1-0) picked up the win after pitching two innings and allowing one run on one hit. Chad Etchinson (0-1) was assigned the loss for the Point Loma. Etchinson pitched … [Read more...]
Warriors fall short to Point Loma
Thursday, March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Baseball suffered a narrow 2-1 loss in Thursday's Golden State Athletic Conference game against Point Loma Nazarene (11-11, 4-5 GSAC) at Russ Carr Field. The Warriors (8-12-1, 3-6) were able to move a man to third in the bottom of the ninth, but stranded pinch runner Steven Motush just 90 feet away from a tie game."We had a few opportunities, but not many," said Ruiz. "There were a just a handful of situations where we didn't execute and that was the difference in the ball game. … [Read more...]
Warriors get one of NAIA’s No. 1 seeds
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The brackets have been released for the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Champions and No. 4 Westmont has received one of four number one seeds.The Warriors will take on Lyon of Arkansas (20-11) next Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (PDT) in a first round game. Lyon finished fourth team in the powerhouse TranSouth Athletic Conference. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE BRACKET "We're really excited to have a number one seed," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore, the Golden State Athletic … [Read more...]
Westmont wears out Azusa in GSAC Championship
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Women's Basketball shot sixty percent in the second half to overcome a nine-point deficit and claim a 70-64 win over Azusa Pacific (24-6) in the championship game of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament. The championship win brings the Warriors record to 29-3 this season."During our team retreat at the beginning of the year, we made a poster board with all the goals we had for this year," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. "Today, I hung that on our board in our team … [Read more...]
8 Westmont athletes earn NAIA indoor All-America honors
Saturday, March 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Track and Field produced eight All-Americans on Saturday at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Nationals held in Geneva, Ohio. Kate Stuart started the day by claiming All-American honors with a fourth place finish in the women's mile. Stuart established a new school record with a time of 4:58.14. "Kate challenged all the way through and was in second place with 50 meters to go," reported Westmont head coach Russell Smelley. "A couple of people were able to slip past her but she ran … [Read more...]
Westmont punishes Biola en route to GSAC final
Friday, March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Katie Kittle and Tugce Canitez each scored 20 points and Aubrey Lincoln added another 15 as Westmont Women's Basketball defeated Biola (21-10) by the score of 84-56 in a semifinal game of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament.With the win, the Warriors (28-3) advance to Monday's championship game where they will meet up with the Cougars of Azusa Pacific (24-6). The second-seeded Cougars won the right to make the trip to Santa Barbara by virtue of a 73-66 win over third-seeded … [Read more...]
Westmont falls short down the stretch in GSAC quarterfinal
Friday, March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AZUSA — The Westmont men's basketball season came to an abrupt end on Thursday evening as the Warriors fell 57-54 to Azusa Pacific in the quarterfinals of the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament.The Warriors battled throughout and led for much of the second half before surrendering the lead with 10 seconds remaining on the clock. "It was a great effort," said Westmont head coach John Moore. "Efforts like this are wonderful to see, but you want to finish up on top. That is what … [Read more...]
Warriors drop series-opener to Biola
Thursday, March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont Baseball (6-10-1, 1-4 GSAC) dropped the first game of a four-game Golden State Athletic Conference series to the Eagles of Biola (8-10, 2-3) on Thursday afternoon, losing by a score of 5-2.All the scoring took place in the first two and one-half innings of the game.Biola took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Vinnie Fayard hit a sacrifice fly to deep center field to drive in Benji Sutherland.Westmont came back in the bottom half of the initial inning with two runs. … [Read more...]
Canitez, Moore capture GSAC’s top honors
Monday, February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After sewing up the Golden State Athletic Conference women's basketball regular season championship last week, Westmont Women's Basketball has received numerous awards from the conference.Junior Tugce Canitez of Izmir, Turkey has been named the GSAC Player of the Year while head coach Kirsten Moore has received GSAC Coach of the Year honors.Joining Canitez on the All-GSAC team are senior captains Katie Kittle of Colusa, California and Lisa Peterson of Citrus Heights, California. Junior … [Read more...]
Branson, Miller recognized as All-GSAC
Monday, February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Westmont's Preston Branson from Dallas, Texas and C.J. Miller of La Verne, California, have been named to the All-Golden State Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Team.This marks the second year in a row that Branson has received All-GSAC honors.Branson, a junior guard, led the conference in scoring for the second year in a row, averaging 17.6 points per game and tallying 474 points. He was third in the GSAC in free throw percentage at 84.9 (169 of 199).On February 8, Branson became … [Read more...]
Westmont women fall in regular-season finale
Saturday, February 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fifth-ranked Westmont dropped its final Golden State Athletic Conference women's basketball game of the regular season to 12th-ranked Azusa Pacific by a score of 76-64.The Warriors last Tuesday clinched the GSAC regular season championship and top-seed in the upcoming GSAC Tournament. However, the loss could result in a lower seed in the NAIA National Tournament. Aubrey Lincoln led the Warriors in scoring with 23 points while Tugce Canitez posted 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. … [Read more...]
