Master’s sweeps Hawks teams
- Updated: February 10, 2019
2019 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN HAWKS BASKETBALL
East County Sports staff report
SANTA CLARITA (2-10-2019) — Revenge may not have been sweet, but The Master’s University will take the win.
After San Diego Christian College upset the No. 2-ranked Mustangs in January, The Master’s, now 7th in the NAIA national poll, salvaged a season-series split after taking a 79-69 decision in Golden State Athletic Conference action on Saturday (Feb. 9).
Once again, the Hawks hung tough with a nationally-ranked opponent, yet couldn’t clear the final
The decisive stretch started on a driving layin by Jordan Starr, the son of head coach Kelvin Starr, who previously was
For San Diego Christian (7-15 overall, 3-10 GSAC), Nick Crankshaw scored a team-high 17 points, while three other Hawks — Tristan Angelo (16 points),
The Master’s (21-5, 10-4 GSAC) was led by Johnson’s 24 points, while Gardner and Hansel Atencia each added 12. Reserve Keegan Scott had 10, while Starr had 4 points and 7 rebounds.
The Hawks will host William Jessup on Thursday before taking on Menlo on Saturday.
Women
No. 5 The Master’s 69, San Diego Christian 37: The visiting Hawks (7-19 overall, 1-13 GSAC) dropped their sixth straight in a one-sided setback to the 5th-ranked Mustangs (22-4, 14-1 GSAC).
The Hawks’ Erica McCarter registered a season-high 17 points and the defense held one of the best players in the country to seven points below her season average. McCarter finished shooting 7-of-15 from the floor and also had three steals.
Hannah Myers scored six points and grabbed a team-best 8 rebounds.
