--- Biola Athletics' Top-20 for 19-20 countdown continues Tuesday with another quarterfinal matchup. Today is a battle between a pair of accomplishments from Biola Women's Soccer. The choice comes between the Eagles' thrilling 3-goal comeback at FPU on the final day of the season and the team's 770-minute shutout streak/long unbeaten streak in the middle of the year.
Read the descriptions below and then place your votes on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook (@biolaathletics).Â
What A Year!:Â
A good defense can go a long way on a soccer field, and look no further for proof than when the Eagles only allowed one goal--on a penalty kick--over their first seven games of PacWest competition. From September 14 to October 19, the Eagles went 7-0-1 while playing 770 minutes without allowing a goal from the opposing team. During that stretch, the Biola defense stood tall from forwards to keeper, allowing fewer than 10 shots in five matches. The Eagles also surrendered three shots on goal or less in five matches while seniorÂ
Christina Rodriguez set the Biola Soccer record for career shutouts during the streak. She would finish her career with a total of 29 clean sheets and she was named conference keeper of the year for her efforts. At the same time, Biola's attack produced over 15 shots a match on average and earned PacWest weekly awards for Rodriguez,Â
Colie Martin andÂ
Madi Reeves. SeniorÂ
Madyson Brown also set the program record for minutes played in the midst of all the shutouts while Women's Soccer built the foundation of its first 10-plus match unbeaten streak in the NCAA-Era, going 10-0-1 in an eight-week span that started on September 14.
Jamir Seals It:Â
For a team that is defined by a culture that like a tight-knit family, the end to the 2019 regular season couldn't have been more meaningful for Biola Women's Soccer. After falling behind two goals to none just nine minutes into the match at Fresno Pacific, the Eagles scored three unanswered goals and got a game-winner from All-PacWest midfielderÂ
Halie Jamir seven minutes into the first overtime. In the final match of the regular season, all three of Biola's goals were assisted by seniors.Â
Christine Goodman scored the first, with the goal coming on her birthday. It was the second score of her freshman season. Then senior captainÂ
Hali Oakes evened the match at 2-2 with a goal in the 56th minute. With the push to overtime,Â
Paula-Marie Labate made a great play in the penalty area to fend off defenders and hold the ball for Jamir's open look. The goal secured an 8-2-1 PacWest record for Biola Women's Soccer and gave the Eagles their first win in Fresno since 2004. Oakes' and Labate's heroics, along with assists fromÂ
Colie Martin and Sarah Jefferies, meant that the class of 13 seniors on coachÂ
Erin Brunelle's roster never lost a game in their careers where they scored two goals or more--a testament to the Eagles' incredible defense-first identity that was on display virtually all season long.
First Round Results:
Jen's Big Day (48%) vs.
Larson's Big Day (52%)
Jamir Seals It (56%) vs. Down Goes APU (44%) -
MOST VOTES IN 1ST ROUND (898)
60 Minutes Win It (40%) vs.
A Run To Remember (60%)
Stunning Start (42%) vs.
Record Breaker (58%)
Second Round Results:
Mike's Moment (51%) vs. Larson's Big Day (49%)
Perfect Paige (45%) vs.
Hello, Ben! (55%)
Jamir Seals It (73%) vs. We Made It (27%)
Got 'Em! (42%) vs.
What A Capper! (58%)
A Run To Remember (41%) vs.
Playoffs! (59%)
Finish Strong (41%) vs.
What A Year! (59%)
Champions! (74%) vs. Up The Leaderboard (26%)
Postseason Poise (69%)Â vs. Record Breaker (31%)
Third Round Results:
Mike's Moment (49%) vs.
Hello, Ben! (51%)
See the schedule below and be sure to follow us on all three platforms to give your top moments the best chance of advancing.Â
Monday, May 11 - Second Round begins
Wednesday, May 20 - Second Round ends
Thursday, May 21 - Elite Eight matchups announced
Monday, May 25 - Elite Eight begins
Thursday, May 28 - Elite Eight ends
Friday, May 29 - Final Four matchups announced
Monday, June 1 - Final Four begins
Wednesday, June 3 - Championship matchup
Thursday, June 4 - Winner announced