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	FEBRUARY 16, 2008 RIVERSIDE, CA.- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE UPSETS LA SIERRA FOR FIRST VICTORY AGAINST THE GOLDEN EAGLES IN SCHOOL HISTORY.......... The loss of point guard, Sarah Ortega to season ending surgery affected La Sierra's fast pace open flow game as Southwestern stuns LSU 50-41. The Golden Eagles struggled from the field shooting 24.1%, 13.3% from the 3pt. line and 40.7% from the free throw line. The Eagles of Southwestern was led by Keri Beth Faber with 12 points. La Sierra ends their season with 10-14 record. FEBRUARY 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA.- THE GOLDEN EAGLES LOSE A CLOSE ONE IN THE FINAL SECONDS....... The Women of La Sierra battled to the bitter end in a hard fought game aganist the Hawks of San Diego Christian College coming up just short, losing 60-57. Ex-Bellevue CC connection Cambria Smith (14 points) and Latrina Woods (17 points) led the way for the Golden Eagles (10-13). Senior point guard Dorchella James led SDCC (9-13) with 16 points. La Sierra next game is Saturday, February 16th @ 8:30pm following the mens game at 6pm. The Ladies play Southwestern College from Arizona. FEBRUARY 3, 2008 ORANGE, CA.- THE WOMEN OF LA SIERRA PREVAILS AGAINST THE CRUSADERS....... Audrey Ramos, Cambria Smith and Latrina Woods combined for 37 points to lead the Golden Eagles (10-12), defeating the University of Dallas (11-9) 66-63 at the NCAA Round Robin Independents Tournament. Senior guard Jodian Lyn hit two key free throws down the stretch after taking a charge against the Crusaders leading scorer Cara Sczepanski (24 points) fouling her out of the game in the closing minutes giving LSU the edge and pulling out the victory. La Sierra's next game is Thursday, February 7th @ 7:30pm against San Diego Christian College. FEBRUARY 2, 2008 ORANGE, CA.- THE GOLDEN EAGLES WIN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA INDEPENDENTS TOURANMENT..... La Sierra won the first round of the NCAA Round Robin Independents Tournament Saturday night at Chapman University defeating UC Santa Cruz 60-54 in OT. The Golden Eagles(9-12) was led by Ex-Bellevue CC (Washington) players, Latrina Woods ( 21 points) and Cambria Smith (18 points & 8 rebounds) . UC Santa Cruz (8-13)was led by Kayleigh Calandri with 20 points & Sarah Adamson with 20 rebounds. LSU next game is tommorrow at 1pm against University of Dallas. JANUARY 19, 2008 RIVERSIDE, CA.- THE GOLDEN EAGLES AGAIN PUT A SCARE INTO CHAPMAN BUT FALL 59-49.... LSU fought hard but came up short against the Panthers of Chapman University Saturday night. Freshmen Kathy Trujillo led the charge for La Sierra with 8 boards and 9 points before suffering a leg injury with 5 minutes left in the game and did not return. Audrey Ramos led the team in scoring with 13 points. Sarah Ortega running the offense and destroying Chapman's pressure defense added 9 points also. The Panthers of Chapman (15-3) was led by All-American Nicole Hayman with 16 points. La Sierra (8-12) next game is on Saturday, February 2nd at the UC Santa Cruz D-3 Independents Tournament being held @ Chapman University in Orange, California against UC Santa Cruz at 7:30pm. JANUARY 17, 2008 RIVERSIDE, CA.- AGONIZING FIRST HALF DROUGHT DOOMS THE GOLDEN EAGLES....... The Hawks from San Diego Christian (6-9) took it to LSU beating the Golden Eagles 66-48 Thursday night at Alumni Pavillion. Point Guard Dorchella James (13 points), Vernessa Roberts (12 points & 9 rebounds and Center Erika Hendrickson ( 10 points & 8 rebounds) was too much to handle for La Sierra. La Sierra ( 8-11) was led by Kathy Trujillo with 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Golden Eagles next game is Saturday, January 19th @ Alumni Pavillion against NCAA D-3 foe Chapman University at 7:30pm. JANUARY 12, 2008 ORANGE, CA.- GOLDEN EAGLES GIVE THE PANTHERS THE BATTLE OF THEIR LIVES BUT FALL 66-49.. La Sierra gave Chapman University's womens team all they could handle Saturday night at Hutton Sports Centre. The defense of Kathy Trujillo and Latrina Woods handcuffed NCAA D-3 All-American, Nicole Hayman and held her 6 points below her average (18 points). With the game tied at 26 points apiece at halftime, Chapman went on 20-4 run after 3 minutes into the 2nd half and LSU could not recover. Trujillo led the Golden Eagles with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Hayman led Chapman (14-3) with 12 points and 3 assists. La Sierra (8-10) play Thursday, January 17th at 7:30pm @ Alumni Pavillion against San Diego Christian College. JANUARY 7, 2008 POMONA, CA.- LA SIERRA DEFEATS POMONA PITZER THE 2ND TIME AROUND......... After losing to the Sagehens on November 29th in OT, the Golden Eagles(8-9)struck hard and quick Monday night beating Pomona Pitzer 81-50. Point Guard Latrina Woods (19 points) and freshmen Kathy Trujillo (12 points) took charge of the game keeping the Sagehens off balance all night. Woods also led the team in rebounding with 11, assists with 5 along with 3 steals. Trujillo led the team with 4 steals and also had 5 rebounds, and 4 assists Pomona Pitzer was led by Rosa Lee with 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Golden Eagles next game is Saturday, January 12th @ Chapman University in Orange, California at 7pm. JANUARY 5, 2008 PHOENIX, ARIZONA - THE GOLDEN EAGLES DEFEATS SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE 64-57..... The LSU womens team beat the Eagles of Southwestern College Saturday . night 64-57. The Golden Eagles (7-9) was led by forward Jennifer Young with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Latrina Woods had 16 points and 9 rebounds also to help toward the win. Southwestern (2-10) was led by Catlin Forrest with 11 points and 14 rebounds. La Sierra next game is Monday, January 7th at 7:30pm @ Pomona Pitzer College. DECEMBER 29, 2007 RIVERSIDE, CA.- LA SIERRA BEATS ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE AT 2nd ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOURANMENT... The Golden Eagles (6-7) defeated St. Joseph College of New York 73-43. Reserve senior guard Jodian Lyn came off the bench to score 24 points to lead LSU. Audrey Ramos (11 points) and Jennifer Young 13 points) also contribute to the win. Freshmen point guard Sarah Ortega dished out 8 assists. St. Joesph was led by Annamarie Ciorciarri with 14 points and 9 rebounds. La Sierra plays San Diego Christian College tommorrow at 3pm for the championship @ Alumni Pavillion. DECEMBER 30, 2007 RIVERSIDE, CA.- LA SIERRA STUN BY SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME....... The Hawks of SDCC (4-6) defeated the Golden Eagles 68-52 in the 2nd Annual Holiday Tournament championship game. MVP Lara Hertzog of the tournament led San Diego Christian with 12 points and 8 rebounds. She also got help from team mates, Courtney Ash (20 points) and Dorchella James (19 points). The Golden Eagles (6-8) was led by Latrina Woods with 14 points and 8 rebounds. La Sierra next game is Thursday, January 3rd against University of La Verne in La Verne, California at 7:30pm. LSU 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Lara Hertzog- SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ( Tournament MVP) Courtney Ash- SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Dorchella James- SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Tara Deahn- ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE Lauren Moshel- RAMAPO COLLEGE and Kathy Trujillo- LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY ( All-Tournament Defensive Player) .