WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MASTER'S NOW ON OTHER SIDE MUSTANGS HUNTED ONES IN SEMIFINAL.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer NEWHALL - From the time players arrived at Bross Gym, including the Thursday-afternoon shootaround and videotape session, The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team was focused. ``There was no question in my mind that we were prepared to get the job done,'' coach Ken Sugarman said. ``They were like, `No way, coach. We're taking them tonight.' '' Every psychological edge swayed to the Mustangs in their 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. tournament opener against visiting Azusa Pacific. The Master's had home-court advantage and, more important, two regular-season losses to the Cougars that needed to be avenged. Sounds a lot like tonight's semifinal matchup between the Mustangs and Point Loma Point Loma is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the San Diego Bay and Old Town and the north by the San Diego River. Nazarene, only with a reversal of roles. The Master's now must play on the road against an opponent it's beaten twice. The 7:30 p.m. game features the lower seed holding a 2-0 series lead over the higher seed. Point Loma has a better overall (25-7) and GSAC GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference GSAC Governance Structural Adjustment Credit (World Bank) GSAC Greater San Antonio Chapter (of the National Contract Management Association) (17-4) record over the Mustangs (22-7, 15-6). Also, the Crusaders (No. 17) boast the higher national ranking (the Mustangs are 19th in the latest poll). All the motivational tools the Mustangs used to hammer Azusa Pacific 88-65 on Thursday are on Point Loma's side this time. ``They're going to be in the same position we were in (Thursday),'' said center Amy Van Doesburg, who scored 14 points against Azusa. ``They're (seeded) higher than us, but we beat them twice. So they're going to be really motivated. And it's really important that we do what we need to do to execute.'' Don't get the wrong idea. The Mustangs and Crusaders are evenly matched; both victories could have resulted in Point Loma wins. The Master's won 92-87 in overtime at home and held off the Crusaders 69-64 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. in the rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® . The Master's was baffling baf·fle tr.v. baf·fled, baf·fling, baf·fles 1. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie. 2. To impede the force or movement of. n. 1. in conference. Against the top two teams, Vanguard and Point Loma, the Mustangs went 3-1. But the two losses to Azusa, one (at home) to seventh-seeded Cal Baptist and another to postseason nonqualifier Christian Heritage Christian Heritage can refer to:
A four-game losing streak sandwiched eight consecutive victories and a three-game surge preceding Thursday's blowout of the Cougars. ``As much as that burned to lose that many in a row, it's only going to help us now,'' senior Lesley DuBois said. ``Because we don't want to do that again. And we know we can't. Because after this tournament, it's survive and advance. So it can only be a motivator for us. Now that it's behind us, we can take that as a learning experience and look at what we did wrong so we can go the other way.'' That's the theme the Mustangs preached to themselves when they drew Azusa in the first round. DuBois had trouble falling asleep Wednesday night, ready to take the floor as soon as possible. The impression is that Point Loma will use those intangibles tonight. ``I think what we have to focus on, we know how to beat them and we need to stay with our game plan and do even better,'' Sugarman said. ``Because I really think though we beat them twice, we're playing better now than we did then, without question. And I think we need to keep doing what we've been doing.'' THE MASTER'S vs. POINT LOMA NAZARENE Time: 7:30 p.m., Golden Gymnasium, San Diego TV/Radio: None The Master's (22-7) update: Senior forward Lesley DuBois scored 28 points and made history in Thursday's 88-65 victory over Azusa Pacific. DuBois, already the program's all-time leading scorer, raised her career point total to 2,019, becoming the first women's player in school history and fourth overall to score at least 2,000. The three Mustangs' men to achieve that milestone were Mike Penberthy Mike Penberthy (born November 29, 1974 in Los Gatos, California), is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from Master's College, Penberthy was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for two years (2000-01 to 2001-02). , Carl Turner and Jerry Owens Jerry Lee Owens (born on February 16, 1981 in Hollywood, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder currently with the Chicago White Sox. He played most of the 2006 season with the AAA Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox affiliation) of the International League, but was . Point Loma (25-7) update: The Crusaders suffered two close losses to the Mustangs in the regular season, but they are 8-1 since a 69-64 loss to The Master's on Feb. 4. Point Loma reached tonight's semifinal with an 88-72 victory over Cal Baptist on Thursday. The Crusaders have received balanced scoring from Erin Kellar (14.4 points), Zaneta Drungilaite (13.3) and Jessica Mercado (11.1) - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): box Box: THE MASTER'S vs. POINT LOMA NAZARENE (see text) |
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