Matt LaCoss again led the way for the Sagehens on the ground, carrying the ball 20 times for 126 yards.  Two of those carries went for touchdowns on the day, with a long of 44 yards.  The next highest rushing total for the Sagehens came from Jeremy Lim, who got the call 7 times for a total of 37 yards.  On the day, the Hens rushed the ball 46 times for a total of 194 yards.  Matt LaCoss also threw the ball 10 times in the game, completing 4 of those passes for 45 yards.  James Nachtwey was the recipient of two of those 4 completions for a total of 29 yards.  

Joseph Cappola and Bobby Boeche led the way defensively for Pomona-Pitzer with 7 and a half tackles apiece.    

The Sagehens traveled to Portland, Oregon to take on the Pioneers of Lewis and Clark College on the the 22nd of September.  The host Pios pulled away from the Hens for a 49-27 victory.  The first quarter of action ended in a 7-7 tie, and the Hens were still within striking distance at halftime, down just 28-13.  But a 21 point 3rd quarter by the host squad proved to be too much to overcome.

Sagehen Jonathan Samples led all rushers in the game with his 83 yard, 1 touchdown performance on 14 carries.  Arthur Pryzbyl was the next leading rusher for Pomona-Pitzer with 18 yards on 4 carries, and a touchdown.  Matt LaCoss also scored a touchdown on the ground for the Sagehens.  Alan Flores was the leading receiver for the Hens with 3 catches for 44 yards.  Adam Perlaky caught a touchdown pass with his sole reception on the afternoon.  

Four quarterbacks got in on the action in Saturday's game, going a collected 12 of 32 with 1 touchdown, that by John Anderson, and 2 interceptions.    

The Sagehens walked across the street on the night of September 28th and swept 3 games from rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, (30-28, 30-27, 32-30).  Vicenta Arrizon and Colleen Chrisco set the tone offensively for Pomona-Pitzer with 11 and 10 kills, respectively.  Arrizon also contributed with 14 digs on the night.  Renee Faulkner dug up 13 balls of her own.  Setter Alysha Lascano had 17 assists on the evening.

The Hen team opened up SCIAC play on the night of the 25th with a road win at Caltech.  The Hens swept the contest 3 games to none, not allowing more than 14 points in any game.  Renee Faulkner led the offensive charge for the Hens with 6 kills on the night.  Alysha Lascano distributed 11 assists to her Hen teammates.

Pomona-Pitzer traveled to Chapman on the 21st of September and fell to the host Panthers by 3 games to none.  Colleen Chrisco was the main offensive weapon for the Hen squad, with 14 kills on the evening.  Chrisco also dug up 10 balls.  Elena Shih contributed 11 digs as well.  Setter Alysha Lascano dished out 24 assists on the night.   

Pomona-Pitzer got their second straight SCIAC win on the afternoon of the 26th with a 3-0 triumph over Caltech.  Matt Lee-Ashley scored 2 goals in the game, while Andrew Watkins added one of his own.  Joe Amick, Mario Velez, and Lee-Ashley all tallied assists in the game.  The stingy Sagehen defense allowed just 2 shots in the game.

The Hen men hosted a non-conference game with the Lancers of Cal Baptist on the 24th of September and went into double overtime before falling to the visiting squad, 2-1.  Mario Velez scored the lone Sagehen goal in the 68th minute on a free kick. The Lancers got the winning goal in 106th minute of play.

Pomona-Pitzer played host to the Kingsmen of California Lutheran on the 22nd and played their way to a hard-fought 1-0 win.  The only goal scored came in the third minute of action when Matt Lee-Ashley found the back of the net.  Goalkeeper Jay Schneider made 4 saves in the shut-out performance by the Hens.   

The Sagehen Men traveled to Redlands on the 19th of September and fell to the host Bulldogs by the score of 4-2.  The Hens got down early in the second minute of action but came back in the 17th minute to tie the score at one all with a goal from Matt Lee-Ashley.  Redlands then went on to score 3 unanswered goals before the Hens'  Ben Dewhirst scored with 4 minutes remaining in the contest.  Goalkeeper Jay Schneider made 5 saves between the pipes for the Sagehens.   

Pomona-Pitzer hosted a non-conference game with Cornell College of Iowa on the afternoon of September 27th.  The game was a scoreless one until the 85th minute, when Sagehen Sara Staller found the back of the net, giving the Hens a 1-0 victory.  Jess Ichien provided the assist for Staller's goal.  Ashley Thompson and Alison Mathes eached pitched a shut-out in net, splitting time in goal for the Hens.

The Hens traveled to Cal Lutheran on the 22nd to take on a tough Regals team and fell to the host squad by the score of 6-2.  A goal by Sarah Staller brought the Hens to within 2-1 in the 32nd minute, but the Regals went on to score 4 unanswered goals before the Sagehens would score again.  That goal, the last of the game, again came from the foot of Staller.  Torry Shelton and Maggie Curnutte assisted the two goals from Staller.  Alison Mathes and Ashley Thompson split time in net for Pomona-Pitzer.

Pomona-Pitzer hosted the Redlands Bulldogs on the 19th and fell by the score of 6-1.  The visiting Bulldog squad got on the board early and often, taking a 5-0 lead into halftime.  Ashley Thompson got the Hens on the board in the 54th minute, but that would be the only goal of the day for the Hens.  For the Hens, Alison Mathes and Sierra Ferguson split time in net.

Nate DeFelice led the Sagehens with his 71st place finish in 27:13 over the 8000m (5 mile) course. Behind DeFelice were Paul Snape (29:26), Braden Boice (29:38), Jake Oken Berg (30:09) and David Marshall (30:17).

Pomona-Pitzer next competes in the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet on Friday, October 12 at La Mirada Park. All conference teams enter the day 0-0 and score dual meets against each other team.

Pomona-Pitzer's men' cross country team opened the season Saturday at the UC Riverside Invite - placing 20th out of 24 teams wih 524 points.

Nate DeFelice paced the Men Hens with his 53rd place finish in 27:11 over the 8000m (5 mile) course. Next for P-P were Braden Boice (125th, 28:29) and Jake Oken Berg (149th, 29:11).

Junior Laura Bishop paced the Pomona-Pitzer women's cross country team Saturday the 29th at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto. Bishop, running a longer-than-usual 6000m (3.7 mile) course, clocked 22:36 to place 34th against tough Division I and II competition.

The Sagehens finished 21st out of 25 teams--and second among Division III teams. Stanford won the meet, followed by Arkansas, Brigham Young and UC Irvine.

Behind Bishop for the Sagehens were Stefanie McDougall (24:26), Heather Callahan (24:51), Erin Wagner (25:18), and Susie Roley (25:45).

Pomona-Pitzer next competes in the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet on Friday, October 12 at La Mirada Park. All conference teams enter the day 0-0 and score dual meets against each other team.

Pomona-Pitzer's women' cross country team opened the season Saturday the 22nd at the UC Riverside Invite - placing 23rd out of 25 teams wih 568 points.

Sophomore Stefanie McDougall led the Sagehens in 95th place (20:43) over the 5000m (3.1 mile) course. Behind her for P-P were junior Erin Wagner (118th) in a huge personal best of 21:05, soph Heather Callahan (145th, 21:30), and frosh Alex Borst (147th, 21:35). A total of 265 woman completed the race.