by Annie Miller staff writer The Sea Lions’ four-game series with The Master’s College was very eventful, as these match-ups usually are. Whether PLNU was the heartbreaker or the heartbroken, three out of the four games were down to the wire – the results decided in extra innings or in the ninth. In the end, [...]
by Emily Holding staff writer The sixth-ranked PLNU men’s tennis team lost to No. 6 Westmont College in a close conference battle Saturday. The Sea Lions lost 4-5 on the Westmont courts, getting two of those wins in singles play and two in doubles. Senior Joel Myers defeated his opponent on court one (2-6, 6-4, [...]
By Annie Miller staff writer Just a week ago, the Sea Lions held ninth place in the GSAC. But thanks to a season-transforming near-sweep over Vanguard University (VU) this week, PLNU is now tied with Azusa Pacific University for fourth place. While the Sea Lions took three out of four games from the Lions, it [...]
By Jacob Roth staff writer Junior Ryan Ellerbrock has led PLNU’s men’s golf team to a No. 15 NAIA ranking with excellent play all season, including a recent fifth place individual finish at the Grand Canyon University Thunderbird Invitational in Litchfield, Ariz. Ellerbrock, who shot a one over par 217 for the tournament, was a [...]
by Kalyn McMackin staff writer With around 250 students competing in athletics at PLNU, some of these competitors are bound to participate in more than just one sport. PLNU’s track and field team has proven to be an athletically inclined, diverse group of athletes with at least five of its members competing in more than [...]
by Melody Karpinski opinion editor PLNU men’s and women’s relay teams dominated Saturday in their last home meet of the season. The 4×800 women’s relay team qualified for the NAIA national meet in a time of 9:23.78, and the 4×100 team also made the provisional mark in a time of 48.19. The women’s 4×400 team [...]
by Amanda McCord staff writer On March 19, the men’s soccer team took the field for their spring scrimmages. With several new faces and a few familiars missing, the men went up against San Diego State University (SDSU) and Cal State San Marcos (CSSM) on SDSU’s practice field. With the loss of five solid seniors [...]
by Annie Miller, staff writer The NAIA No. 8-ranked PLNU Sea Lions swept a GSAC twinbill at Carroll B. Land Stadium Saturday, defeating No. 15-ranked Fresno Pacific University (FPU) 8-6 and 2-1. The two victories, along with other conference results today, lifted the Sea Lions from ninth in the standings to seventh. PLNU is now [...]
by Amanda McCord staff writer Although the men’s basketball season did not end in a conference championship, the season put together by the PLNU men was one they are proud of. They played their same game of aggressive shooting, fearless steals and unabashed teamwork throughout the playoffs, and both coaches and players, while wishing the [...]
by Kalyn McMackin staff writer In Tuesday’s non-conference matchup against visiting No. 15 Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC), PLNU’s NAIA sixth-ranked men’s tennis team claimed an 8-1 victory over the Warriors. As singles began, play looked promising. By the end, PLNU was up 5-1, suffering only one loss on court five by senior D.J. Jaehnig. Although [...]
