Student Happenings Women’s & Men’s Basketball

Westmont Women's Basketball

The Women's Basketball team finished first in Golden State Athletic Conference standings and won the GSAC Tournament Championship for the third year in a row.  They received one of four number one seeds in the 2018 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship that took place in Billings, Montana. Despite five Warriors scoring in double figures, Westmont fell a bit short in its bid for a second national championship. Westmont lost to Freed-Hardeman of Tennessee (34-4) by a score of 76-64 in the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship game.
 
"I am incredibly proud of this team and what this group accomplished this year," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. "We have been through a lot and this team showed its resiliency down to the very last buzzer here tonight.
 
"Obviously, it is hard to end on a loss after the run that we have been on. The things we can control – our attitude, our effort, our 'team-ism', what we stand for, what we are about – those things were so solid tonight. I want my young women to walk with their heads high about who they are, what they represented and what it means to be a Warrior."
 
We encourage you to read this inspiring article following their loss written by Joe Kusek, a sports writer for the Billings Gazette.

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball was runner up  in the GSAC tournament and earned a berth at the NAIA Division I Men's National Championship in Kansas City, Mo. They finished with a 24-8 record in the 2017-18 season. This is the first time in school history that the Men's Basketball program has advanced to the national championship tournament four years in a row. That’s a program record.

Senior Jerry Karczewski and Junior Olisa Nwachie have been given NAIA All-America recognition. Nwachie has been named a third team NAIA All-American while Karczewski, for the second year in a row, was given NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors. Read more about Olisa and Jerry HERE.