LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Since 2015-16 was such a remarkable time for Biola Athletics we decided to enlist the help of all of our faithful Twitter followers in deciding the year's top moments during a series of Twitter Polls this summer.
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Rather that come up with our department's top-10 moments in some closed door meeting and then release them one by one we decided to come up with a top-16 list and then use these Twitter polls to narrow it down and see what you all think was the moment of the year.
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Over the course of theÂ
next two weeks we will release a new Twitter poll during each business day that pairs a couple of our top moments head-to-head. The results of the fan vote will move one moment forward in the bracket with a chance to be the year's top moment.
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We've selected 16 key happenings spread throughout the academic and athletic calendar that we think helped make 2015-16 as special as it was. The moments range from conference championships to big comebacks to individual national championship efforts.
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Each morning we will post a brief preview of the day's matchups on athletics.biola.edu and then encourage those who follow us on Twitter to vote for their favorite moment.
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Semifinal 1 (July 26):
Men's Soccer Wins GSAC Tournament vs. Men's Basketball Wins GSAC Tournament on TV
MOMENT 1:Â Men's Soccer hosted the 2015 Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament and made it to the final where it had a head-to-head matchup with Vanguard for the tournament championship and automatic berth to the NAIA National Tournament. In the 88
th minute Leo Contreras scored the game's only goal and the Eagles locked up their first-ever GSAC Tournament Championship in front of a huge home crowd. That crowd rushed the field and the Eagles claimed the cup for the first time since 2011.
MOMENT 2:Â Biola Men's Basketball recorded its first 30-win season since 1997-98 in 2015-16, but perhaps none of those 30 wins were a big as this one. The Eagles faced Hope International on its home floor in the GSAC Tournament Championship game on Feb. 27, 2016. It was Biola's first time in the GSAC Tournament Championship game since 2011-12, and it was the first time the program ever played in a regionally televised contest. In another strong defensive showing the Eagles claimed their second GSAC crown of the season with a 65-59 win over the Royals that clinched a No. 1 seed for Biola at the national tournament.
Quarterfinal 4 (July 25):
Baseball's Season-Changing March & April def. Women's Soccer Wins In The Snow
Quarterfinal 3 (July 21):
Men's Basketball Wins GSAC Title At Home def. Cross Country Dominates the GSAC Championship Meet
Quarterfinal 2 (July 19):
Men's Basketball Wins GSAC Tournament on TV def. Dr. Dave Holmquist Wins 900th Game
Quarterfinal 1 (July 18):
Men's Soccer Wins GSAC Tournament def. Women's 4x800m National Championship
Day 4 Matchups (July 14):
Women's Soccer Advances On Late Corner Kick def. Volleyball Salvages GSAC Season With Win Over Vanguard
Baseball Turns Season Around in March & April def. Women's Track Regains GSAC Championship
Day 3 Matchups (July 13):
Men's Basketball Wins GSAC At Home def. Men's Basketball Come-From-Behind Win At Vanguard
Cross Country Gets Wins At Both GSAC Championships def. Swim & Dive Has Great Success At Nationals
Day 2 Matchups (July 12):
Men's Basketball Wins GSAC Tournament on TV def. Women's Golf Wins ACU Invite/Austin Bishop Shoots 69
Dr. Dave Holmquist Wins 900th Game def. Kellian Hunt Wins NAIA Cross Country Championship
Day 1 Matchups (July 11):
Men's Soccer Wins GSAC Tournament def. Men's Tennis Wins 11th Match
Women's 4x800m National Championship def. Baseball Wins Three Straight At GSAC
See the full bracket below. To participate in the Twitter Polls please visitÂ
@BiolaAthletics on Twitter and select your favorite moments each day.
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