Two of Westmont’s coaches and two athletes were honored at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s 42nd Annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Monday night at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara.

Westmont Assistant Basketball Coach Jeff Azain was inducted into the SBART Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments on the basketball court both in both high school and college.

“In 1980 and 81, Jeff was the leading rebounder in the Channel League and CIF,” said Maury Halleck who coached Azain at San Marcos High School and introduced him at the event. “The thing about Jeff is that for two years the San Marcos Royals never lost a game, they were 52-0. Jeff is the guy who gave all of his teammates second chances and was one of the best I ever had. He was not only a good athlete, but also a great man.”

“Two words come to mind when accepting this award,” said Azain to the audience. “The first is ‘blessed’. I was fortunate enough to play for two great men - Coach Halleck at San Marcos High School and Coach Kammerer at Westmont College. They were both great coaches, but more importantly that coaching basketball, they taught me about life and how to be a better man.

Westmont goalkeeper Roxanne Love has been named to the NAIA All-American first team. The sophomore, who hails from Kentfield in the Bay Area, earned the honors despite missing three games early in the season after suffering a fracture to her left orbital lobe against Concordia (Ore.).

“In our opening game, Roxanne was injured when she went bravely down to the ground to thwart a scoring opportunity against a team that ended up getting all the way to the national final,” said Westmont head coach Dave Wolf. “She had a lot to overcome in a position that requires a lot of courage and in which you can’t hesitate and can’t second guess.”

In 14 games this season, Love produced a goals-against-average of 1.12 and posted shutouts against Biola and Point Loma Nazarene.

“Roxanne is a highly respected player, both internally and externally,” said Wolf. “She was voted a team captain after her freshman year. That speaks volumes about what her own teammates think about her. She is a very humble, behind the scenes servant of the team. From a character stand point, you would be hard pressed to find someone sharper than Roxanne.

Amanda Barrett	Amy Lawson	Roxanne Love	Jessica Zuehlsdorf

Four members of Westmont Women’s Soccer have been named to the 2008 All-Golden State Athletic Conference Team. This is the fourth time that senior forward Amy Lawson of Honolulu, Hawaii has received the all-conference honor. Also repeating as an All-GSAC selection is sophomore goalkeeper Roxanne Love of Kentfield, California. First time recipients include junior defenders Amanda Barret of Temecula and Jessica Zuehlsdorf of Simi Valley.

Lawson led the Warriors’ offense this season, scoring 11 goals and adding five assists for a total of 27 points. With 39 career goals, she ends her collegiate career in ninth place on Westmont all-time goals list. Of her 75 shot attempts, 40 (53.3%) have been on goal.

On a very blustery day at Russ Carr Field, #18 Westmont Women’s Soccer saw its season come to an end in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament. Third-seeded Westmont played #22 Concordia to a 1-1 tie through 90 minutes of regulation and two overtime periods, sending the contest to penalty kicks. But the Eagles (7-4-5, 3-3-4 GSAC) earned the opportunity to advance to Friday’s semifinal at California Baptist by winning 4-3 on penalty kicks.

“If there is a tougher way to lose a game and end a season, I don’t know that I have experienced it,” said head coach Dave Wolf. While, technically, the result will count as a tie on the Warriors’ record, the sentiment is understandable.

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Eighteenth-ranked Westmont women’s soccer had an opportunity to earn the second seed in next week’s Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday. To do so, they needed to upset #6 California Baptist (14-3-1, 8-1-1 GSAC) in Riverside. But a scoreless performance by the Warriors and a hat trick by the Lancers’ Lindsey Merrett, denied the Warriors the number two seed.

The 3-0 loss means Westmont (7-7-2, 6-3-1 GSAC) will be seeded third and host #22 Concordia (7-4-4, 3-3-4 GSAC), the sixth-seed, in the opening round of tournament play. The game will be played at two o’clock on Tuesday, November 4.

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In order to accommodate a request from host California Baptist, the time for Saturday’s soccer games in Riverside has been moved up one hour. The women’s soccer game will kick off at noon with the men’s game scheduled to follow at 2:00 p.m.

The contests are the final Golden State Athletic Conference games of the regular season. In the men’s GSAC standings, Westmont (6-6-2, 3-4-2 GSAC) and California Baptist (7-6-3, 3-4-2 GSAC) are tied for sixth place with 11 points (three points for a win, one for a tie). Both teams have secured a place in the upcoming GSAC Tournament which will begin on Wednesday, November 5. Westmont will be on the road against an opponent and at a location yet to be determined.

In recognition of her performances in last week’s games, Westmont’s Amanda Barret has been named the Golden State Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer. The junior defender, who hails from Temecula, helped the #19 Warriors achieve two shutouts last week and scored twice against San Diego Christian.

“Our back four has really become the foundation of our team,” said head coach Dave Wolf. “That was solidified when we moved Amanda to a defensive position. It’s the part of the field where you tend not to make very many changes, but we felt it was necessary to make ourselves as strong as we could be in the back. Once she got there, the backs became a strong, cohesive group which doesn’t give up many goals.”

Barret is joined in the Warriors’ defense by Skyla Lauda in a central defender position as well as Kayla Barkett and Jessica Zuehlsdorf at the outside back positions.

“It says something about her attitude that she was willing to go to the back,” said Wolf. “She likes to go forward and we’ve had to rein her in a little bit. But we give her chances on set pieces and she capitalized twice - once on a corner, once on a free kick.”

Amanda Barret, who is a key component in Westmont’s defensive strategy, contributed offensively on Saturday as the #19 Warriors (7-6-2, 6-2-1 GSAC) defeated the Hawks of San Diego Christian (3-11, 0-8 GSAC) by a score of 4-0 in a Golden State Athletic Conference match-up. Barret scored two goals, one at the start of each half, to help the Warriors secure the victory on Senior Day.

“In pre-game, we talked about how the seniors will have a legacy of things which they brought to the team,” reported Barret. “We just wanted to go out there, play with our seniors, have fun and play well.”

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