MEN'S BASKETBALL: BIOLA SENIOR FEELS AT HOME THE MASTER'S UNABLE TO CONTROL AUGUSTINE, TOP-RANKED EAGLES BIOLA 79, THE MASTER'S 67.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Kevin Augustine's nomadic See nomadic computing. basketball career had taken him on pilgrimages from Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
But the way he frolicked all over Bross Gym on Saturday night, Augustine is most proud of the Biola University jersey he wears as a collegiate senior. Happiness is being with his mom, being in balmy L.A. rather than Arctic-like Lincoln and being the go-to guy on the NAIA's top-ranked team, which stayed unbeaten with a 79-67 Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Dr. Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. victory over The Master's College in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 1,300. The Eagles (18-0, 8-0) have plenty of talent surrounding him, but Augustine meshes it together. Of 24 total points, Augustine scored 15 and 12 in a row during a decisive 20-8 run after the Mustangs (11-6, 3-5) crept within 41-38 early in the second half. ``A lot of teams have played close to us in the first half, and we're playing good teams,'' Augustine said. ``But I think it's a tell-tale sign of this team how much determination we have. We really put our foot down in the second half.'' Augustine finally has landed on his feet after two years at USC and another at Nebraska. His mother, Bettye, was diagnosed with cancer (she's since in remission). That family crisis, plus the idea of freezing in the Cornhusker corn·husk·ing n. 1. The husking of corn. 2. A social gathering for husking corn. Also called husking bee. corn State, made getting closer to home a necessity. His arrival has Biola poised to get back to the NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes Nationals, where the Eagles lost in last season's quarterfinals. But winning isn't the primary reason for Augustine's bliss. ``I'm definitely more content. Happier. At those places, sometimes you lose your love for the game,'' Augustine said. ``I never had a problem playing on the court, it was always that something came along with it. ``At this (Christian) school, everyone is so devout being into the Lord and not worrying so much about everything else. Your mind's clear, so you can just play basketball.'' Biola does it well, especially from the 3-point range Saturday. The Eagles made 10 of 21 attempts. The Mustangs, who have lost four consecutive games, were led by point guard Brandee Jones' 25 and Tyler Hoffman's 14. But The Master's couldn't account for Augustine, who had five assists and just two turnovers in 36 minutes. Women --The Master's 55, Biola 47: The No. 22 Mustangs (12-5, 5-3) weren't at their best Saturday but got what they desperately needed, a win entering Tuesday's showdown against 18th-ranked Fresno Pacific. Two GSAC GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference GSAC Governance Structural Adjustment Credit (World Bank) GSAC Greater San Antonio Chapter (of the National Contract Management Association) losses in its last three games dropped The Master's to sixth place. But a win over conference-leading Fresno Pacific (6-2) would get the Mustangs on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of first place. ``The conference is up for grabs right now. We're really close to taking off,'' said junior All-American Lesley DuBois, who scored a game-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Christopher Sanders of The Master's, right, collides with Biola's Kevin Augustine in Saturday's game. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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