https://www.chapmanathletics.com en-us https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/academic070314 Chapman University student-athletes were well-represented during the 2013-14 academic year as the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named its All-Academic teams by sport. Leading the way for the Panthers was women’s soccer, which garnered a conference-best 14 honorees. Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/academic070314 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/jog050914 Chapman University celebrated another banner year in athletics with its annual Jog-a-thon and Sports Appreciation Day at Wilson Field on Friday afternoon. Besides celebrating the school’s first-ever SCIAC championship (women’s basketball) and another SCIAC Tournament title (men’s basketball), the Panthers recognized four seniors with the Department of Athletics annual awards. Fri, 09 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/jog050914 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140319phw0ak Chapman University senior Kimi Takaoka has been named to the D3Hoops.com women’s basketball All-West Region team for the 2013-14 season. The shooting guard earned All-Region honors for the second straight year from D3Hoops and becomes the first Panther named to the first team since Melody Bongiorno ’04 in 2003-04. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140319phw0ak https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20140308mhz2f3 A pair of losses for the Chapman University men’s and women’s basketball teams ended their seasons in the first rounds of their respective NCAA Division III Tournaments on Friday night. The Panther men fell 85-70 to host and No. 16-ranked University of Texas-Dallas in the central time zone preceding a 106-51 loss by the women to host and No. 7-ranked Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. in the nation’s last game of the night. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20140308mhz2f3 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140306kbmm0n The SCIAC co-champion Chapman University women’s basketball team was well-represented when the All-SCIAC teams were announced Wednesday. Senior G Kimi Takaoka was named Athlete of the Year, while junior PG Andrea Villanueva and sophomore F Sandra Gao garnered Second Team honors. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140306kbmm0n https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140304gjfimf Chapman University women’s basketball player Kimi Takaoka has been named as one of 10 female finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding men’s and women’s NCAA Division III basketball player who excels on the floor, in the classroom and in the community. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140304gjfimf https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140303wqj22m Following the disappointment of Saturday night’s loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament final, the Chapman University women’s basketball team found new life on Monday morning. The Panthers were awarded a Pool ‘C’ (at-large) berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament and will travel to Walla Walla, Wash. to face No. 1-ranked Whitman College in the first round to be played on Friday, game time to be determined. Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140303wqj22m https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140302f983mq The Chapman University women’s basketball team fell 78-60 to visiting Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in the 2014 SCIAC Postseason Tournament championship game at the Harold Hutton Sports Center on Saturday night. The game marked the Panthers’ second straight loss in the tournament final after losing to Cal Lutheran in 2013. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140302f983mq https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140228moc1nj The Chapman University women’s basketball team held of a second-half surge from Cal Lutheran University, to defeat the visiting Regals 72-68 and advance to the SCIAC Postseason Tournament championship game for the second year in a row. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140228moc1nj https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140224yjw7g9 Lengthy winning streaks have catapulted the Chapman University men’s and women’s basketball teams into the SCIAC Postseason Tournament, marking the first time both programs have reached the tourney in the school’s second year as a member of the conference. Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140224yjw7g9 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140223fd86r5 With a win over host University of La Verne, the Chapman University women’s basketball team earned a share of the SCIAC regular season championship, the Panthers’ first in any sport in school history. Chapman defeated the Leopards 59-41 on the road to close out the regular season and by virtue of a tiebreaker, the Panthers captured the No. 1 seed in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament which begins on Thursday. Sat, 22 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140223fd86r5 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140221jwle0m The Chapman University women’s basketball team won its seventh straight game and sent senior G Kimi Takaoka out with an 84-55 victory over Caltech on “Senior Night” Thursday at the Hutton Center, clinching home court advantage for the opening round of the SCIAC playoffs. Thu, 20 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140221jwle0m https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140218w1qjcl One of the most prolific point scorers in Panther history is now one of the most prolific student-athletes ever at Chapman University. Senior guard Kimi Takaoka has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III basketball first team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Tuesday. Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140218w1qjcl https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140216dkzk09 Moving one step closer to securing the top spot in the SCIAC conference, the Chapman University women’s basketball team defeated Pomona-Pitzer, 73-64 on Saturday night at the Hutton Sports Center. The Panthers’ victory extends their win streak to six games with just two games remaining in the regular season. Sat, 15 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140216dkzk09 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140131vlzzyh For the third straight season, Chapman University women’s basketball player Kimi Takaoka has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII Women’s Basketball team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The senior guard becomes the first Panther women’s basketball player in a decade to receive the honor in three consecutive seasons and the first Chapman athlete in seven years to accomplish the feat. Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140131vlzzyh https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140131qd2u2c With wins in five of its last six contests, the Chapman University women’s basketball team has claimed a share of the top spot in the SCIAC conference heading into the final month of play. The achievement did not come easy, however, as the Panthers held off a late rally by Claremont-M-S on Thursday to earn a 73-69 win at the Hutton Sports Center. Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140131qd2u2c https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140119jd27yh The Chapman University women’s basketball team out-scored visiting Occidental College 9-0 in the final 56 seconds to turn a four-point deficit into a 66-61 win in a SCIAC matchup at the Hutton Sports Center on Saturday night. The Panthers rally kept them in a three-way tie for first place in the conference standings as each of the conference’s top teams won on Saturday night. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140119jd27yh https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401176fqgwy The Chapman University women’s basketball team held off a second half comeback from the University of La Verne at the Hutton Sports Center on Thursday night, defeating the Leopards by a score of 78-68. The Panthers’ sixth win in their last seven contests against La Verne moves them in to a three-way tie for first place in the SCIAC standings. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401176fqgwy https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401156f1qih For the third time in her career, and second time this season, Chapman University women’s basketball player Kimi Takaoka has been named SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week for the period of Jan. 6-12. Takaoka joins Chapman men’s basketball player Taylor Hamasaki and Val Geiger of the volleyball team as the only Panthers to win the award multiple times this year. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401156f1qih https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401086gxchh In its final non-conference game of the season, the Chapman University women’s basketball team lost to Biola University, 65-55 at the Hutton Sports Center on Tuesday night. The Panthers’ sixth straight loss to the Eagles also snaps their season-best four-game win streak. Tue, 07 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201401086gxchh https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201312310l0beo Chapman University swept this week's SCIAC Player of the Week awards as senior women's basketball player Kimi Takaoka and junior men's basketball player Taylor Hamasaki have been named Male and Female Players of the Week by the conference for the two-week holiday period from Dec. 16-30. Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201312310l0beo https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2013123004yqj7 ‘Tis the season for Panther comebacks. One night after watching the Chapman University men’s basketball team rally from a double-digit deficit to win, the women delivered a comeback victory of their own. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2013123004yqj7 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131221po3cpk The Chapman University women’s basketball team split a pair of games at the Hoop N Surf Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii this week, defeating West Region opponent Pacific University (Ore.) 56-42 on Wednesday afternoon before falling to NAIA’s No. 5-ranked Georgetown College 57-56 on Friday. Fri, 20 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131221po3cpk https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131214ucoo67 The Chapman University women’s basketball team let a comfortable first-half lead slip away, but held on in the final minutes to defeat the Whittier Poets, 66-62 at the Hutton Sports Center on Saturday. The Panthers survived 19 second half turnovers, watching their 20-point lead dwindle before coming up with two key turnovers of their own in the final seconds to earn their second straight win. Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131214ucoo67 https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2013120866vt6f After suffering a tough loss in their SCIAC opener to Redlands, the Chapman University women’s basketball team bounced back to defeat Cal Lutheran, 81-72 at the Hutton Sports Center on Saturday night. Senior G Kimi Takaoka, junior G Andrea Villanueva and sophomore F Sandra Gao accounted for 59 of the Panthers’ 81 points en route to the team’s first conference win of the season. Sat, 07 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2013120866vt6f https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131123srkyit The Chapman University women’s basketball team made its home debut on Saturday and nearly upset No. 24-ranked George Fox University, falling 65-62 to the visiting Bruins at the Hutton Sports Center. Panthers’ senior G Kimi Takaoka scored a game-high 26 points and became just the 10th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000 point plateau for her career. Sat, 23 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20131123srkyit https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201311146n5frh A season ago, the Chapman University women’s basketball team surprised its foes by advancing to the conference tournament finals in its inaugural season in the SCIAC. The Panthers will look to build on that success as they open the 2013-14 season at the Lee Fulmer Tip-Off Classic at the University of Redlands on Friday and Saturday. Thu, 14 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/201311146n5frh https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/hof In what some might consider a watershed moment for its Athletic Hall of Fame and another victory for Title IX, Chapman University will enshrine an all-female class in its 34th annual Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony and banquet on Saturday, Oct. 26. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.chapmanathletics.com/pressreleases/13-14/hof