They're on a roll, and now that the No. 15 Westmont women's basketball team has a former star back in the lineup they might just roll faster.Ali Mooty had five points in her return to the floor from an extended personal absence and Jessica Case poured in 17 points as the Warriors — the Golden State Athletic Conference's top defensive team — shut down No. 17 Cal Baptist — the top offense in the GSAC — 73-56 Tuesday at Murchison Gym. … [Read more...]

Playing in Murchinson Gym for the first time in nearly a month, the Westmont women's basketball team wanted to make sure to take care of its home court on Saturday night.Mission accomplished, and then some.The 20th-ranked Warriors blew visiting San Diego Christian out of the building, putting together a 90-40 shellacking to improve to 10-1 on the season and 2-1 in Golden State Athletic Conference play. … [Read more...]

Tyler Dutton nailed eight of nine field goal attempts, including two of three from long range, as Westmont Men's Basketball posted an 81-70 win over San Diego Christian on Saturday night at Murchison Gymnasium in Golden State Athletic Conference action. Dutton's 18 points brings his career tally to an even 1,000 points, making him the thirty-fourth Warrior to join the millennium points club."That was vintage Tyler Dutton," said Westmont head coach John Moore of Dutton's performance." He was … [Read more...]

Dan Rasp is a two-time Tom Byron Classic MVP and the Westmont Warriors have two titles to show for it, becoming back-to-back champs after a 80-38 beatdown of Ripon at Murchinson Gym on Tuesday night.In a lethal combination of offense and defense, the Warriors limited Ripon to under 27 percent shooting on the night while hitting almost 52 percent of their own, including 71 percent from long range.Westmont's defense held Ripon to just five points in the first 10 minutes of playing time, … [Read more...]

The first day of the 33rd Annual Tom Byron Classic came to a conclusion on Monday night in Murchison Gymnasium with Ripon of Wisconsin (4-2) and Westmont (6-4) advancing to the championship match on Tuesday night. Ripon defeated Queen’s of Ontario, Canada (3-6) by a score of 64-54 behind 23 points and five rebounds by sophomore guard Scott Gillespie. Junior guard Andy Perrine added another 14 points for the Red Hawks while sophomore forward Martin Esters recorded a double-double of … [Read more...]

It was a big night for a small college and a big shot for a small point guard.Chris "C.J." Jackson had only one basket in 34 minutes of playing time Saturday night, and he waited until the last second to make it. The 5-foot-9 junior pulled up for a 10-foot jumper with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Westmont men's basketball team to a 63-61 win over Cal State San Bernardino with legendary coach Chet Kammerer in the audience. … [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...]

Westmont women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season in what was also its first Golden State Athletic Conference game of the year.  The Warriors (7-1, 0-1 GSAC) lost by a score of 64-60 to Concordia (6-1, 2-0 GSAC) in Irvine. "It was a tough basketball game,” said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. “Concordia works hard and hustles and we work hard and hustle so it was a well fought game. I think we won the battle of toughness in the first half and they won the battle … [Read more...]

Matt LeDuc led the Warriors with 12 points in the Golden State Athletic Conference opener for Westmont men’s basketball (3-4, 0-1 GSAC), but the Warriors fell to #9 Concordia (6-1, 2-0) by a score of 67-56 on Thursday night in Irvine.Westmont held Concordia to 37.3% shooting from the floor while making 45.2% of their own attempts. But Concordia reached the free throw line twice as many times as the Warriors (36 for Concordia, 18 for Westmont), outscoring the Warriors by nine (23-14) from … [Read more...]