The GSAC had 52 total teams, representing all 13 conference sports, that qualified as NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2009-10 school year. To qualify for this honor, a team must have a 3.0 grade point average, which includes all varsity athletes that are eligible for that sport. For the complete story, go to www.naia.org. To see which GSAC teams qualified, go to Awards Search on the left OR click on the link for each sport on the left and then click Awards.

The 2009-10 season was another banner year for the Golden State Athletic Conference, as seen in the final standings of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, which recognizes the best overall athletic programs in the NCAA and NAIA based on showings in national championship tournaments and meets. Azusa Pacific received the NAIA’s top award for a record-breaking sixth year in a row and was joined by Fresno Pacific, Concordia, and California Baptist in the top 7. The GSAC had 7 teams in the top 18 and a total of 9 conference teams made the rankings, all finishing in the top 100. The GSAC won 3 NAIA Championships during the year, bringing the total to 36 national titles since the conference began in 1986. National Coach of the Year and NAIA Player of the Year awards were given to 4 GSAC coaches and 4 GSAC athletes. Bryan Wilkins (right), the Vanguard cross country and track & field coach, was named the 2010 recipient of the NAIA Coach of Character Award. To see complete award lists for each sport, use the sports links on the left, and then click

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The GSAC sent 8 teams to the NAIA Division I Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship Tournaments in Kansas City, Missouri, and Jackson, Tennessee, respectively, and together the teams won 14 games. The Biola men’s team and the Vanguard women’s team advanced to the quarterfinals. The Azusa Pacific men’s and women’s teams each advanced to the championship game and each had 2 athletes on their respective all-tournament teams. It was only the second time in NAIA Division I basketball history that the same school had both its men’s and women’s teams in the finals. NAIA post-season honors were announced. The GSAC had 3 men and 3 women named as NAIA First-Team All-Americans, including Bridgette Reyes of Vanguard, NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year. Others were selected as second and third team All-Americans and several earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors. To see the complete lists of GSAC honorees, go to GSAC Men’s Basketball Awards and GSAC Women’s Basketball Awards.

Men’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

Wednesday, Sep 8
Pomona-Pitzer	0
Azusa Pacific	5

The Masters	0
Cal State San Marcos	0

Biola	0
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	1

Thursday, Sep 9
Kansas Wesleyan	1:00
California Baptist

Friday, Sep 10
Point Loma Nazarene	4:30
Westminster UT

Fresno Pacific	7:30
Bellevue NE

 
Women's Soccer

Wednesday, Sep 8
The Masters	1
Cal State San Marcos	0

Thursday, Sep 9
Vanguard	2:00
Concordia IL

Kansas Wesleyan	3:30
California Baptist

Hope International	5:00
Southern Oregon

Friday, Sep 10
Point Loma Nazarene	11:00
Westminster UT

Vanguard	2:00
Trinity International IL

Biola	3:00
William Jessup

Fresno Pacific	3:00
Corban OR

Hastings NE	4:00
San Diego Christian

 
Volleyball

Wednesday, Sep 8
Fresno Pacific	3
Fresno State	0
Exhibition

Thursday, Sep 9
Azusa Pacific	7:00
California Baptist

Friday, Sep 10
Vanguard	5:00
Dominican

Point Loma Nazarene	7:00
The Masters

San Diego Christian	7:00
Fresno Pacific