[Basketball] Warriors Win Season Opener After Jersey Retirement Ceremony

SAN DIMAS, Calif. – It was a special night for the Life Pacific Men's Basketball team. There was a ceremony held prior to the game for former Warrior (2017 NCCAA National Player of the Year) Mark Eden. Eden was getting his jersey retired in the rafters in front of a packed crowd. LPU used the energy from Eden's ceremony to fuel an impressive win against Bethesda University at home 88-77. The electricity in the gym was through the roof as they tipped off. "On such an incredible night with Mark Eden getting his jersey retired, I knew it was going to have a lot of emotions attached to it. I was so proud of the way our guys settled in and just battled it out. The first half was a war and then we really played our style of basketball in the second half," said Tim Cook.

The game started a bit slow for both teams as each team was trying to find their rhythm, which is common for a season opener. The Warriors settled in and hit three shots from behind the arc to jump out to a 9-2 lead. From there, LPU played their brand of basketball and lead at halftime 33-30. Then, they went on a run 22-8 run to start off the second half that led to a Bethesda timeout. The Warriors were able to impose their will and never looked back. As suspected, this Life Pacific team is deep at all positions where they attack you in waves. Every player that played throughout the game had an impact, whether it showed up on the stat sheet or not. "We showed a lot of our depth by playing 12 guys and it was an incredible crowd and a great start to our season," concluded Cook. LPU will have a quick turnaround as they look to take this momentum on the road when they take on La Sierra University on Tuesday, October 29th.