For the second straight year,Â
a major world soccer club has trained at LMU's Sullivan Field over the summer. FollowingÂ
Tottenham's footsteps from a year ago, Arsenal F.C. has been practicing on the Bluff during their time in the International Champions Cup. The club arrived to LMU men's and women's soccer facility for their first training on Friday morning, July 12, and used it to prepare for a thrilling match and late win over FC Bayern on July 17 at Dignity Health Park in Carson, Calif.
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Loyola Marymount has beenÂ
ranked number #14 for its Division I Women's Soccer program. This means LMU is in the top 5% of schools in the nation for the sport. The Lions have improved their ranking position 1 slot over the previous year's ranking of 15. This ranking of best schools for student athletes takes into account both the athletic competitiveness of the specific team and the academic progress of the student-athletes on the team.
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The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) todayÂ
announced the 2018-19 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. Rising senior
Erik Johansson was lauded by the organization for his academics during the 2018-19 season. Johansson posted a 3.50 GPA in the spring and carries a 3.49 overall GPA following his three seasons as a Lion. On the court, the Swede competed in 30 games for the second consecutive season and scored a season-high nine points on three separate occasions, including in the CBI Semifinals at South Florida.
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Three Loyola Marymount tennis players wereÂ
named 2019 ITA Scholar Athletes, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Thursday. Juniors
Cartier Juan,
Max Kaiser and sophomore
Ethan Prost received the honors, as all three athletes had above a 3.50 grade point average. In addition,Â
men's tennis team will add blue chip recruit Alex Rushin to the roster in the fall, announced by head coach
Tom Lloyd. Rushin, a transfer from Auburn, went 7-4 overall in singles play and had an undefeated 4-0 record in non-conference play his sophomore season, while going 6-4 in doubles play.
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The Top 10 Highlights of 2018-19 countdown continues throughout the summer. As we prepare for more excitement in 2019-20, we're counting down the Top 10 Moments of this past year. Number sixÂ
focused on three of the LMU teams who made postseason tournaments.
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