The women’s basketball team finished it’s season March 22 in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight Tournament, suffering a 81-86 loss against Virginia Union University. Kamille Diaz, senior sociology major and guard, finished the season as the all-time career leader in assists with 688, averaging 5.8 assists per game for the 2016-17 season. Diaz, who […]
Category: Basketball
Women’s basketball advances to final four
The No. 2-seeded California Baptist University women’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament March 21 after a 77-69 victory over the University of West Florida in the quarterfinal matchup. This will be the team’s second time to the Final Four in three seasons. During the 2014-15 season, […]
Mihalko tallies new career record
Cassidy Mihalko, senior business administration major and guard at California Baptist University, surpassed a 2,000 career-point milestone Jan. 30 during the women’s basketball team’s 81-55 home win against the University of Hawaii, Hilo. Mihalko only needed 16 points to break the 2,000 career point threshold. Instead, she accumulated 25 points in the game against UHH. […]
Women’s basketball grabs top-10 spot in NCAA Division II polls
The women’s basketball team holds an undefeated ranking in the PacWest Conference this season and is ranked No. 8 in the NCAA Division II polls. The 24-2 Lancers possess a 20-game winning streak starting with a 91-73 home victory Nov. 17 against California State University, San Bernardino. Their most recent win was a Feb. 4 […]
Smith sets new record
The California Baptist University men’s basketball all-time career scoring record has been set to a new high after Michael Smith, senior business administration major and guard, broke the previous record during the team’s home victory against Concordia University, Jan. 14. The Lancers managed to outscore the Eagles 89-55. Smith needed 13 points to pass the […]
Athletes pursue passion in sport
Three young men from throughout the world chose to continue their path to play collegiate basketball at California Baptist University, traversing oceans and transferring from thousands of miles away to be part of the CBU community. Hailing all the way from Heidelberg, Germany, Kalidou Diouf, junior journalism and new media major, is a transfer student […]
Olson earns 100th victory
Jarrod Olson, head coach of the women’s basketball team at California Baptist University, picked up his 100th career win Nov. 4 against Simon Fraser University. The Lancers won their first regular season game as part of the NCAA Division II Tip-Off Classic Series in Orange, California. The final score was an 84-77 victory for the […]
Lancer basketball fired up for season start
With three regular season games and an exhibition game under the respective belts of the women’s and men’s basketball teams at California Baptist University, a long season awaits and the teams are eager to compete. This season begins the end of an era in the Van Dyne Gymnasium for both teams as they prepare to […]
Women’s basketball team takes on new opponent overseas
Finishing last season with a winning 29-3 record overall, the women’s basketball team at California Baptist University took advantage of a head start this summer in preparation for the upcoming season. With the first official tipoff months away, the team has plenty of time to build strength and develop chemistry. Team development began early on […]
Losses fuel improvements
The men’s and women’s basketball teams at California Baptist University were looking forward to going deep into the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament but both fell short of their title goals. With a No. 3 ranking in the tournament, the women’s team had expectations to get back to the championship game. After beating Academy […]