Women's Basketball vs. La Sierra (W 89-52)

If you ever wanted a preview of the 2010-2011 Women's Basketball team, tonight was the night to be at Currier Gym. All 12 of our roster saw significant action and all but one scored. The one who didn't, Z, didn't have to and didn't take a shot. She was busy anchoring a solid defensive effort and left the bulk of the scoring to Courtney (23 points in 22 minutes including the first point of the season). Our Bulldogs commanded the glass and wound up with a 47 to 27 advantage, 33 off missed Golden Eagle shots, led by Mariah's nine total boards. Our offense was firing and hitting from just about everywhere, in part because Christina was busy dishing out 12 assists and the team shot a blistering 60 percent from the field in the second half. We also shot a blistering 56 percent from beyond the arc that half; four coming from Ashley. It was the performance I expected from the team. Our depth and size will be hard to match up with in coming games, but there's always room for improvement. The other teams weren't slacking in the off season. We have a long road ahead, including the next five games over the Holiday week. I won't get a chance to see another game until December 10. Good luck and Go Dawgs!

Football vs. Chapman (W 21-17)

My last stop of the day was Senior Day at Ted Runner Stadium. Twenty-five young men finished their home football careers with a thrilling come from behind win. The Panthers of Chapman proved admirable foes but our Bulldogs dug deep and somehow found the strength to score with less than two minutes on the clock. At the start of the game, we scored early on a 16 yard run by Brad and it looked like we had control. But after that it became a battle of the defenses. Several turnovers and sluggish play left us with a slim 7-3 halftime lead. The third quarter worried me the most because our defense spent almost the entire time on the field. It was an outstanding kick return by Tyler that kept us close to a resurgent Panther team. And in the fourth quarter our defense stopped several fourth down plays to put the ball back in Dan's hands. On the brink of defeat, fourth down and 17 to go, somehow Dan found Taylor for enough yards to keep us alive. Soon after, our Senior leader scored and the world was back in order. We finished the year at 8-1 and let's hope tomorrow our team gets a chance at the post season. Go Dawgs!

Swim and Cheer

First stop today, the Bulldog Pentathlon at Thompson Aquatic Center. Several SCIAC teams were there (CMS, Pomona-Pitzer, Whittier, and La Verne) along with Biola, Chapman, and others too. At this meet all the swimmers were required to swim a 100 yards of each stroke; fly, back, breast, free, and IM. The IM was seeded by your results from the first four strokes. I saw several of the events including the breast strokes and the freestyles, but I had to saunter over to Ted Runner Stadium before the end of the meet. Sorry, I don't know the results. My next post about the football game focuses on the game. The last part of this post is a shout out to the cheer squad. They are awesome. They are tireless. They are both athletes and entertainers. They spur on our fans and teams. Thanks for all the hard work ladies.