Athletics

10/8/2008 - Men's Soccer: Royals and Lancers Draw 0-0 Fullerton, CA- Hope International and California Baptist played double overtime to finish out a 0-0 draw on a hot Wednesday afternoon. The Royals played the ultimate team defense en route to their fifth shutout of the season which kept them tied for the GSAC lead. more...

10/7/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals and Lancers Score Early, Lancers Win Fullerton, CA- On a warm Tuesday afternoon, the Royals and Lancers scored all three of the game’s goals in the first 10 minutes and then turned in a defensive slug fest for the final 80 minutes as California Baptist won 2-1. Sophomore Harmony Pruett turned a defensive mistake into the Royals lone goal. more...

10/07/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Sunbirds Soar Over Royals Fullerton, CA- Hope International faced off against #1 Fresno Pacific on Tuesday night and the results turned out as one might anticipate- a 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-21) Sunbird victory. Freshman Naomi Iosia was the only player on either team with double digit kills (10). more...

10/04/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Warriors Complete Triple Header Sweep Santa Barbra, CA- Season high in kills for Juniors Debbie Beliakoff (17) and Amanda Elliott (16) proved not to be enough as the Royals fell on the road at Westmont 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15) on Saturday night. more...

10/4/2008 - Women's Soccer: Warriors Dominate Royals Santa Barbara, CA- Playing the second match of a Saturday Hope International versus Westmont Triple Header, the Royals fell to the Warriors 3-0. Freshman Goalkeeper Kala Gabler made seven saves to keep the score that close. more...

10/4/2008 - Men's Soccer: Royals Fall on Penalty Kick Santa Barbara, CA- Men’s Soccer opened a Saturday Hope International versus Westmont Triple Header with 1-0 loss to the Warriors. The Warriors scored the lone goal in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick after a Royals foul just inside the box. more...

10/1/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Tie #16 Concordia- Still Unbeaten Irvine, CA- On a warm Tuesday afternoon, the Royals were 13 minutes away from their first victory ever against #16 Concordia. Unfortunately, the Eagles scored and eventually forced double overtime with the match ending in a 1-1 tie. Sophomore Harmony Pruett scored the lone goal for the Royals in the first half while Freshman Goalkeeper Kala Gabler preserved the tie with an outstanding save with 34 seconds left in the second overtime. more...

9/30/2008 - Men's Soccer: #14 Eagles Hand Royals First Loss of Season Irvine, CA- The first loss of the season has stopped an eight game unbeaten streak to start the season for the Hope International Men’s Soccer program- the best start in the program’s history. The Royals lost 2-0 at #14 Concordia on Tuesday afternoon. more...

9/27/2008 - Men's Soccer: Royals Complete Sweep and Remain Unbeaten Fullerton, CA- Men’s Soccer followed the Women’s Soccer plan for success by scoring early and defeated San Diego Christian 2-1 to open GSAC play. Senior Matt Sanger converted a penalty kick and Freshman Karl Wiese drove home the game winner to account for the Royals scoring. more...

9/27/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Score Early, Complete Shut Out Fullerton, CA- Freshman Ashley Daniels scored what proved to be the game winning goal just eight minutes in the match as Hope International defeated San Diego Christian 2-0 to open their GSAC schedule. Sophomore Marissa Hand added an insurance goal twelve minutes later. more...

9/27/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Battle of “Lions” Goes to Vanguard Fullerton, CA- On Saturday, the Royals, who are represented visually as a Lions head, squared off with the #10 Vanguard Lions but came up short as they lost 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22). Freshman Naomi Iosia had a match high 12 kills while fellow Freshman Kassen Boesel hit .600 for the match in limited action. more...

9/24/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Remain Unbeaten Fullerton, CA- The Royals improved to 7-0-1 after defeating La Sierra 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Kelly Galligan put the game out of reach with the second goal after Sophomore Harmony Pruett scored the first. more...

9/23/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Unable to Contain Eagles La Mirada, CA- In a GSAC matchup on Tuesday, the Royals struggled to slow the hitting attack of #4 Biola as the Eagles hit .346 for the match. Junior Amanda Elliott and Freshman Naomi Iosia combined for 22 kills for the Royals. more...

9/22/2008 - Men's Soccer: Matt Sanger Named GSAC Offensive Player of the Week Fullerton, CA- Senior Defender and Team Captain Matt Sanger was named the GSAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week as announced today by the Golden State Athletic Conference. Last week, Sanger accounted for both goals scored by the Royals as they pulled out two 1-0 wins on the road against La Sierra and Chapman. more...

9/20/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Cannot Hold Lead, Tie Embry-Riddle Prescott, AZ- The Royals led 3-1 with just over five minutes to play but allowed Embry-Riddle to score two goals in that time to force overtime. With two scoreless overtime periods, the match went into the books as a 3-3 tie. more...

9/20/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Take Two From #2 California Baptist Fullerton, CA- On Saturday, the Royals won the first and third set before falling 3-2 (26-24, 10-25, 25-19, 18-25, 4-15) to #2 California Baptist. Freshman Naomi Iosia finished with 16 kills. more...

9/19/2008 - Men's Soccer: Sanger and Defense Just Enough Against Chapman Orange, CA- For the second time in as many games, Senior Matt Sanger scored the game’s only goal off a header as the Royals defeated Chapman 1-0 on Friday. The key to victory for Hope International was their team defense throughout the second half. more...

9/18/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Remain Perfect On the Season Prescott, AZ- Hope International defeated Eastern Oregon 4-1 on neutral territory on Thursday evening to remain undefeated on the season. Junior Kaitlen Fraley scored her first goal as a Royal off a free kick and passed out an assist to lead Hope to victory. more...

9/17/2008 - Men's Soccer: Golden to Sanger Equals Win Riverside, CA- On Wednesday, Freshman Tyler Golden found Senior Matt Sanger’s head with a throw in which then in turn found the back of the net for the only goal of the game as the Royals defeated La Sierra 1-0 on the road. For Sanger, it was his second goal of the season. more...

9/16/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Iosia and Pearson Double Up on Cougars Azusa, CA- The Royals pushed #16 Azusa Pacific to four sets on their home floor before falling 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-11). This marks the first time this season the Royals have gone past three sets in a loss. Freshman Naomi Iosia recorded a double-double with 11 digs and a match high 16 kills. more...

9/15/2008 - Men's Soccer: Perris Rowan Named GSAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Fullerton, CA- Sophomore Midfielder Perris Rowan was named the GSAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his efforts last week as announced today by the Golden State Athletic Conference. Rowan scored two of the three goals scored by the Royals last week- a game winning goal against Whittier and a game-tying goal against Academy of Arts. more...

9/13/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Hold Off Hawks Fullerton, CA- Hope International defeated San Diego Christian 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21) on Saturday night to earn their first win of the season in Golden State Athletic play. Freshman Naomi Iosia finished with a match high 21 kills. more...

9/13/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Repeat History Against Tigers Fullerton, CA- The Women’s Soccer team repeated history Saturday as they defeated Occidental 1-0- the same result as last year’s meeting between the two teams. Sophomore Marissa Hand knocked home the lone goal off a deflected shot taken by Senior Jenny Love in the 33rd minute of the match. more...

9/13/2008 - Men's Soccer: Royals Battered and Bruised Settle for Tie Fullerton, CA- The entire Men’s Soccer team will feel the effects of playing against Academy of Art (CA) on Saturday after the double overtime affair ended in a 1-1 tie. Sophomore Perris Rowan scored his third goal of the season in the 81st minute to tie up the score. more...

9/9/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Tame Leopards Fullerton, CA- Hope International out shot La Verne 22-4 on the way to a 3-0 win on Tuesday afternoon. For the third time in four matches this season, Sophomore Harmony Pruett found the back of the net twice. Freshman Shannel Thomas lead the charge defensively as the Royals picked up their third shutout of the season. more...

9/6/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Back to .500 After Pounding Hawks Fullerton, CA- The Royals pounded out a team season high 57 kills, 51 digs, and a .303 hitting percentage in the process of defeating Holy Names 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16). Freshman Naomi Iosia set new career highs with 22 kills and 11 digs- both team highs for the match. more...

9/4/2008 - Women's Soccer: Pruett Doubles Up On Pioneers Hayward, CA- Sophomore Harmony Pruett scored two goals to lead the Royals in a 3-0 shutout of Cal State East Bay. For Pruett, those goals were numbers three and four on the season. more...

9/1/2008 - Men's Soccer: Royals Start Season 3-0 Prescott, AZ- The Men’s Soccer team opened the 2008 season with a road trip to Arizona and came home a perfect 3-0 while outscoring their opponents a combined score of 6-1. Freshman Craig Jarvis opened his collegiate career by scoring three goals in three games. more...

8/30/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Finish 2-2 at CU Tournament Irvine, CA- The Royals finished day two with the same record as day one (1-1) to end up 2-2 at the Concordia Labor Day Tournament. Freshman Naomi Iosia lead the team offensively with 25 kills in the two matches. more...

8/30/2008 - Women's Soccer: Royals Handle Simpson in Season Opener Long Beach, CA- Sophomore Harmony Pruett scored one of her two goals 2 and half minutes into the season to open the flood gates for the Royals as they beat Simpson, 7-1. Senior Capitan Jenny Love added two goals of her own to go along with an assist. more...

8/29/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Beliakoff Leads Royals at Tournament Irvine, CA- Junior Debbie Beliakoff lead the Royals to a 1-1 day at the Concordia Tournament with 29 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Hope fell to Jamestown 3-0 to start the day but later defeated St. Mary 3-1. Freshman Naomi Iosia chipped in with 17 kills on the day. more...

8/27/2008 - Women's Volleyball: Royals Flat in Season Opener Fullerton, CA- The Royals started flat, could not recover, and lost their season opener to Great Falls 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-19). The Argos hit .400 for the match. Freshman Naomi Iosia proved to be a bright spot for the Royals with a match high 15 kills while pounding out a .500 hitting percentage. more...

5/8/2008 - Royals Win Men’s Tennis National Championship Marion, IN- The Hope International Men’s Tennis Team won the 2008 NCCAA National Tournament with a 5-2 win over Dallas Baptist on Thursday morning. Four Royals were named NCCAA All-Americans- Rajko Mladenovic and Marko Kustudija in singles along with Felix Haufe and Johan Weich for their doubles play. Coach Nelson Cook was also named the NCCAA Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year. more...