Tag Archives: Azusa Pacific Basketball

Cougars Surprised by Biola

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific raced out on a 16-0 run to open the game but it didn’t hold up in the end and the Cougars fell to Biola 82-79 Friday night in the PacWest Tournament at Felix Event Center.

Red Hot Cougars Continue to Roll

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Jake Spurgeon scored 19 points and Terrance Becvar had a career high 16 to lead Azusa Pacific to a 98-69 rout of Academy of Art Thursday night at Felix Event Center on Senior night.

Cougars Win Streak Hits 15

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific led by 11 at halftime, increased it to 20 in the second half and cruised to an 80-54 win over Fresno Pacific Thursday night at Felix Event Center to extend its win streak to 15 games.

Cougars Hold off Chaminade

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Selom Mawugbe scored 17 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Azusa Pacific to a 75-71 win over Chaminade Saturday at Felix Event Center in PacWest Conference action.

Azusa Pacific Heats Up in Second Half

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific overcame a slow start, came out firing in the second and eventually cruised to a 74-54 win over Notre Dame de Namur Saturday at Felix Event Center.

Cougars Outshoot Biola, 87-66

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Brennan Rymer and Selom Mawugbe combined for 49 points to lead Azusa Pacific to an 87-66 win over Biola Saturday night at Felix Event Center.

Cougars Rout Concordia

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific went on a 17-2 run out of the gate and led from start to finish in a 95-62 rout of Concordia Thursday night at Felix Event Center.

Bond Takes the Helm at APU

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Peter Bond, a former Azusa Pacific player and an 11-year assistant, has been named the new head basketball coach at APU. Bond replaced Justin Leslie who stepped down last week to take over as head coach at Midwestern State in Texas.  

Big First Half Carries Cougs

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific opened up a 20 point halftime lead and went on to beat Hawaii Pacific 72-56 Saturday night at the Felix Event Center.

Cougars Make Quick Work of Fresno Pacific

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific outscored Fresno Pacific 21-4 over the last 7:39 of the first half to take a 46-25 lead into halftime and eventually rolled to a 96-63 rout Thursday night at Felix Event Center.