Sports – Page 3 – The Horizon

Volleyball splits, now in second place in GSAC

Tim Heiduk, Sports Editor

October 23, 2019

The No. 17 Westmont women’s volleyball team split its two GSAC road matches last week, dropping to second place in the conference. The Warriors lost in four sets against Hope International on Friday (23-25, 18-25, 25-23, ...

Women’s tennis competes at ITA Cup in Georgia

Caleb Soto, Staff Writer

October 23, 2019

Last week, women’s tennis players Cade Pierson and Erin Wilson traveled to Rome, Georgia to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup. The two qualified after their performance in the NAIA West Regionals in Ramona, Ca...

Women’s soccer shuts out Vanguard

Tim Heiduk, Sports Editor

October 16, 2019

The No. 7 Westmont women’s soccer team continued its perfect start to Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) play with a 3-0 win over No. 12 Vanguard on Saturday. It was the first time the current seniors have defeated the Li...

Homecoming trifecta

Jacob Norling, Staff Writer

October 16, 2019

The Westmont men’s soccer team’s all-season dominant run continued in a grand fashion on Saturday, as for the first time since 2016, the Warriors were able to defeat the Vanguard Lions. The Warriors put up three goals in t...

Women’s swim adds another national qualifier

Phebe Chang, Staff Writer

October 16, 2019

After a successful meet at the PCSC Pentathlon two weekends ago, the Westmont women’s swim team had qualified for all but one relay in the NAIA National Championship meet. Despite the poor air quality at the Malibu Invite o...

Volleyball loses, stays in first

Caleb Soto, Staff Writer

October 16, 2019

The No. 17 Westmont Warriors volleyball team squared up with the defending GSAC champions The Master’s University on Saturday, with the Warriors looking for another sweep of the Mustangs. Westmont jumped out to an early 3-0 firs...

XC runs GSAC tuneup

Caleb Choi, Staff Writer

October 16, 2019

The Westmont men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Vanguard Invitational at Irvine Regional Park on Saturday, giving the teams a chance to run on the same course as the GSAC Championship. In the men’s race,...

Michael Oldach wins, sets course record at The Master’s Invitational

Caleb Choi, Staff Writer

October 2, 2019

On Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in The Master’s University Cross Country Invitational, with both teams performing better than they did at UC Riverside two weeks ago. With a two-week break ...

GSAC soccer preview

Jacob Norling, Staff Writer

October 2, 2019

If you have been paying attention in the slightest, you know soccer fans are spoiled here at Westmont College. This year is lining up to be special, for not one but both of our soccer programs on campus, as our men’s and wome...

Golf overcomes the elements

Phebe Chang, Staff Writer

October 2, 2019

In their second competition at the Firestorm Invitational, the men’s and women’s golf teams made great improvements compared to their first tournament, despite the weather being unhelpful. Even in the downpour and lightning...

Volleyball remains tied for first place in GSAC

Caleb Soto, Staff Writer

October 2, 2019

The No. 17 Westmont volleyball team was faced with a tough task this past weekend as they first faced the No. 21 Vanguard Lions and then the San Diego Christian Hawks. The matchup with Vanguard is a rivalry that has reached...

Volleyball stays atop GSAC

Caleb Soto, Staff Writer

September 25, 2019

The #17 Westmont volleyball team (14-2 overall) improved to 5-0 in the Golden State Athletic Conference after beating the Life Pacific Warriors on Friday and the Hope International Royals the following day. A service ace by K...