Friday, November 4, 2005
Sunbirds open season at Westminster Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah
Final: #17 Westminster 82, FPU 53
Box score
Salt Lake City, Utah - The host Westminster College Griffins ruined the debut of Clark Sheehy as the Sunbirds head coach.
The Griffins, ranked 17th in the NAIA preseason poll, swamped the Sunbirds 82-53 on the opening day of the Westminster Classic.
Junior transfer Moustafa El Zanaty led the Sunbirds with 13 points and four rebounds.
"We played a pretty good first half," said Sheehy. "We were only down by six at the half, but we didn't shoot as well as they did in the second half. But we'll lace 'em up again tomorrow night and give it another shot."
The Sunbirds face Montana- Western Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
Monday the Sunbirds move to Pocatello, Idaho, for an exhibition contest against Idaho State.
Fresno Pacific University offers undergraduate and graduate programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation. Each year more than 2,000 traditional and adult students attend classes on the 42-acre main campus in southeast Fresno or centers in Visalia and Bakersfield. The university also reaches 12,000 students across the nation and around the world through professional development studies programs. The only four-year Christian university in the Central Valley, FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top quarter among Western universities master's category by U.S. News & World Report.
