Biola beats Pacific in close one

2/22/03 - The Biola Eagles squeak by the University of the Pacific Tigers, 9-8 in hard fought game that came down to the last minute when Freshman Josh Bouck shot the ball past a stunned defense to put the Eagles ahead for good. The Eagles remain 2-0 at home this year and 2-2 overall.

Biola heated up the action early In the first quarter when Senior John Tiffin found Senior Co-Captain Dave Crandall who scored the first of his 5 goals on the day. Pacific returned the score 4 minutes later to tie. Biola pulled ahead when Junior John LaDue assisted Crandall late in the first quarter.

The Eagles scored again when Senior Co-Captain Sean Connally assisted Senior Ryan Agadoni who scored his first goal of the season but the lead would be short-lived. Pacific returned the favor by scoring 4 straight goals in the late second and early third quarter to put themselves up by two.

Things looked bad for the Eagles who could not seem to get a shot past Pacific goalie Peter Nguyen who had 29 saves. Half way through the third, Biola responded with a four goals of their own. Connally hit Crandall again on a fast-break to cut the lead by one. Then the Agadoni brothers gave Biola the lead with scores from Freshman Josh Agadoni and then a goal off the face-off by dodge king Ryan Agadoni. Ryan finished day with two goals allowing him to finally outscore his little brother in a game. With Crandall adding another goal in the fourth it looked like the Eagles where going to walk away with a two goal lead.

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Senior attackman Dave Crandall leads the Eagles to victory with 5 goals.

Photo by R.A. Agadoni

Yet again, Pacific responded with 3 goals to put them ahead by one, 8-7, with 5 minutes left in the quarter. The Eagles gritted their teeth and held tough on defense. With 3:45 left in the game Connally assisted Crandall on a fast-break to tie the game. Then with 1:05 left, Bouck picked up a lose ball on the crease and fired it in from the top of the box.

The Man-down defense had a notable performance by not allowing a single goal even with two men down at one point. Freshman Tim Mann made a team record of 21 saves and allowing only 8 goals.

The Eagles would like to thank the Tigers for a fun and hard fought game. Glory and thanks be to God.