The Daily Hen Sports Update

Men's Soccer

Overall: 8-5-3     SCIAC: 5-3-3

Pomona-Pitzer 1, Occidental 0 (OT)
Kyle Hill scored the game-winning goal four minutes into the first overtime period to give the Sagehens a 1-0 win over Occidental on Saturday.

Pomona-Pitzer 1, La Verne 0 (OT)

Pomona-Pitzer 0, Redlands 1
The Bulldogs scored midway through the first half, and the Sagehens could not answer.

Pomona-Pitzer 2, Caltech 0
David Martin broke a three game scoring drought in the second half against Caltech to lead the Sagehens to a 2-0 win. Robert LaManna scored an insurance goal with less than two minutes remaining to secure the win.

Pomona-Pitzer 2, Whittier 0
David Roy and Robert La Manna each scored one goal as the Sagehens defeated Whittier College on Saturday, 2-0.

Women's Soccer

Overall: 8-4-3     SCIAC: 5-2-2

Pomona-Pitzer 2, Occidental 0

Pomona-Pitzer 1, La Verne 1

Pomona-Pitzer 1, Redlands 2

Pomona-Pitzer 1, Cal Lutheran 0
A hard fought 1-0 win over Cal Lutheran moved Pomona-Pitzer into sole possession of first place in SCIAC. Freshman Lily Hitchner scored at the 8:46 mark of the first half, and the Sagehens were able to keep the Regals off the board for the duration of the game to pull out the victory. Hitchner’s goal came after a series of passes found her unmarked at the top of the penalty area. Four Sagehens touched the ball in quick succession as it moved from the left side of the field across the top of the box. The final passes went from Kim Ye, to Kate Walker, to Hitchner, who shot it far post, just out of reach from the keeper. It was Hitchner’s second goal of the season, both game-winners, and Walker and Ye picked up assists on the play. The Sagehens had another quality chance in the first half kicked off the line at the last second, saving the Regals from a 2-0 deficit. Sonya Cifuentes-Hiss used her speed to chase down a ball and slid to get a toe on it just before the Cal Lu keeper could pick it up. The ball rolled slowly towards the goal and a hustling Regal defender was able to clear it away just as it was ready to make it over the goal line.

The second half was a physical, messy affair, as Cal Lu pushed for the equalizer. Pomona-Pitzer was forced to deal with every ball being sent long into the box, and only quality goalkeeping from Kelsyn Bevins kept the Regals off the scoreboard. The Sagehens put together a few good counterattacking opportunities, but were not able to score again to gain some breathing room. The defense held tight, earning their second shutout in a row. Pomona-Pitzer had a 9-6 shot advantage on the day.

The win gives the Sagehens a 4-1-1 conference record after the first round of games, and 7-3-2 overall on the season. A CMS victory over Redlands leaves Pomona-Pitzer alone at the top of the standings (http://thesciac.org/w-soccer/standings.htm). With a bye on Wednesday, the Sagehens have a week to prepare for their rematch against Redlands. Pomona-Pitzer suffered it’s only SCIAC loss in the first round at the hands of the Bulldogs. The game will be played at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 15 at Redlands.

Pomona-Pitzer 3, CMS 0
With a convincing 3-0 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens moved into a first place tie with Redlands for the SCIAC lead. The Sagehens traveled across the street to take on the Athenas for the big match-up in the Claremont Colleges rivalry. In addition to the rivalry, there was added importance to the game because the winner was in position to make up points on idle Redlands, who had a bye date for SCIAC competition. Played under the lights on a perfect night for soccer, the game lived up to its billing.

The first half saw CMS with the better of the play, as the Sagehens looked to sort out things defensively. Pomona-Pitzer held up under the pressure and Kelsyn Bevins made eight saves to keep the Athenas off the board. The Sagehens managed five shots on goal in the first half, but neither team could find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes of play, and halftime arrived with a 0-0 stalemate.

The second half brought end-to-end action, as both teams looked to get the games first goal. The Sagehens were much more organized on defense in this half and stepped up to win the midfield battles. Senior captain Anna Renery stood out with her tenacious work all over the field. Her efforts paid off in the 66th minute, as she sprinted onto a long ball served by defender Melissa Berg. Renery beat the CMS defense to the ball, took a touch to control it, and slotted it by the charging goalkeeper to the far post. The goal brought Renery’s season total to five, and stood up as the lone goal of the game until the closing minutes of action. With five minutes to go, the Sagehens added a second goal to give them some breathing room from the Athenas, who had been pressuring for the equalizer. Berg picked up her second assist of the day, playing a perfect free kick from the midfield line that cleared the CMS defense. Kim Ye sprinted onto the ball, controlled it well out of the air and knocked it home for a 2-0 Pomona-Pitzer lead. The Sagehens were not done though. Freshman Julia Carr scored her first collegiate goal on a long looping shot that curled just out of the goalies reach as time expired. The ball hit the back of the net as the final horn was sounding, and the Sagehens were able to rush the field to celebrate a big 3-0 win against their cross-street rivals.

Football

Overall: 3-3     SCIAC: 2-2

Pomona-Pitzer 37, CMS 10

Pomona-Pitzer 21, Cal Lutheran 45

Pomona-Pitzer 24, Whittier 9
After a scoreless first quarter, the Sagehens scored 24 points in the remaining three, to defeat Whittier College 24-9 on Saturday. Robert Pepple ran for 158 yards on 34 carried and a touchdown, and Cody Peterson was 12 of 19 for 166 yards and a two touchdown passes.

Pomona-Pitzer 14, Chapman 0
Robert Pepple ran for 131 yards on 30 carries as the Sagehens won their first game under first year Head Coach Scott Rynne, 14-0 against Chapman. This is the first time the Sagehens have ever beaten Chapman, and their first shutout in five years. Cody Peterson was 16-29 for 172 yards, throwing for a touchdown and scrambling for 72 yards on 10 carries. The Sagehens scored their first touchdown on an 11 play, 68 yard drive, capped off by a five yard reception by Marcel Demaree. The score remained 7-0 until there was less than a minute left. Thwarting a Chapman comeback, Edward Pickett returned an interception 58 yards for the score.

Pomona-Pitzer 19, Puget Sound 27
Robert Pepple rushed for 97 yards on 22 carries including a touchdown, but it was not enough, as the Sagehen's fell to visiting University of Puget Sound, 27-19. Trailing 17-0 at the half, Pomona-Pitzer rallied, scoring on the Pepple run, and on a 32 yard Guthrie Dundas reception from Cody Peterson. The Sagehens outscored the Loggers in the second half 19-10, but it was not enough to prevent a second consecutive loss.

Volleyball

Overall: 10-10     SCIAC: 6-4

Pomona-Pitzer 0, Redlands 3

Pomona-Pitzer 3, Whittier 0

Pomona-Pitzer 1, Cal Lutheran 3

Pomona-Pitzer 0, Chapman 3

Pomona-Pitzer 3, Swarthmore College 0

Pomona-Pitzer 3, UC Santa Cruz 0

Pomona-Pitzer 3, Occidental 0
Erin Buika and Megan Prior each had 10 kills and Laura Laakso moved up to third on the Pomona-Pitzer All-Time list for sets as the Sagehens defeated Occidental 30-12, 30-22, 30-18.

Pomona-Pitzer 3, Caltech 0
Alex Wakeman hit .625 and Megan Prior had 11 kills and a .421 hitting percentage as the Sagehens knocked off Caltech 30-9, 30-12, 30-14 Tuesday night. Pomona-Pitzer hit .465 on the night.

Pomona-Pitzer 3, CMS 1
Megan Prior had a .323 hitting percentage, and Emily Bockmon had 21 kills as the Sagehens knocked off rival CMS 30-21, 30-25, 27-30, 30-28.

Women's Cross Country

Overall: 5-2     SCIAC: 5-2

SCIAC Multi-Duals
Pomona-Pitzer's women's cross country team finished 5-2 Friday, Oct. 14 at the 2005 SCIAC Multi-Dual meet at La Mirada Park. The Sagehens fell to Claremont-M-S and Occidental, but defeated Redlands, Cal Lutheran, Whittier, La Verne, and Caltech. All 8 schools run in one race, but 28 dual meets are scored among all the teams. Against Occidental, The Sagehens barely lost, 27-29, to the Tigers, setting up a rematch in two weeks at the SCIAC Championships on Oct. 29 at Prado Park in Chino.

Senior Amy Rapp paced the Sagehens with her 5th place finish in 25:00 over the 6000m (3.7 mile) course. Frosh Jessica Bigelow surprised nicely with her 9th place (25:31), followed by frosh Anna Scharfen (16th, 26:10), sophomore Elaine McGlaughlin (21st, 26:38) and junior Kirsten Rasmussen (23rd, 26:56).

UC Riverside Invite
Pomona-Pitzer's women's cross country team finished 4th out of 13 teams Saturday, October 1 at the UC Riverside Invitational. The Sagehens scored
136 points to finish behind Cal Coast Track Club (31), Long Beach State (35), and UC Irvine (119). Pomona-Pitzer beat teams from CSU Fullerton, San Jose State, Hawaii-Hilo, Pepperdine, CSU Dominguez Hills, Occidental, among others.

Senior Amy Rapp led the Sagehens with her 20th place finish in 19:21 over the 5000 meter (3.1 miles) course. Behind Rapp for Pomona-Pitzer were frosh Anna Scharfen (31st, 19:45), frosh Jessie Bigelow (39th, 20:08), sophomore Kira Donnelly (41st, 20:15), and junior Kirsten Rasmussen (53rd, 20:43).

Pomona-Pitzer does not compete this coming weekend, but resumes competition on Friday, October 14 at the SCIAC Multi-Dual meet at La Mirada Park.
 

Stanford Invite
Pomona-Pitzer's women's cross country competed against stiff competition Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto. Running against NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA competition, the Sagehens finished 25th out of 33 teams in the women's 6000m (3.7 mile) race.

Senior Amy Rapp led Pomona-Pitzer with her 92nd place in 23:46 over the 6k course. A total of 228 runners competed in the race. Frosh Anna Scharfen followed closely behind Rapp (104th/24:02). The top five was rounded out by frosh Jessie Bigelow (174/25:08), sophomore Kira Donnelly (199/26:00), and sophomore Erica Nelson (204/26:12).

Pomona-Pitzer competes Saturday at the UC Riverside Invitational at 9:30am

Men's Cross Country

Overall: 7-0     SCIAC: 7-0

SCIAC Multi-Duals
Will Leer and Crosby Freeman paced the Sagehens to a first place finish at the SCIAC Multi-Dual meet at La Mirada Park. Finishing with five runners in the top seven finishers. Leer won the race with Freeman finishing a close second.

Men's Water Polo

Overall: 11-10     SCIAC: 2-1

Pomona-Pitzer 2, Redlands 1

Pomona-Pitzer 9, Occidental 8

Claremont Convergence
The Sagehens went three and one over the weekend at the 2005 Claremont Convergence Tournament. On Friday, Pomona-Pitzer defeated Chaminade 11-8, and Harvard 3-2. On Saturday, the Sagehens knocked off BYU-Hawaii 7-6 before falling to John's Hopkins 10-8.

Pomona-Pitzer 8, Cal Baptist 7
Tim Brown scored five goals as the Sagehens defeated Cal Baptist University 8-7 on Wednesday. Also scoring for the Hens, were Ian Kusao, Mike Mueting, and David Mock. Goalkeeper Grant Cooper had a season-high 17 saves on the day. Heading into the second half of play, the game was tied at five. It was in the third quarter that the game was decided. Pomona-Pitzer scored three goals to Cal Baptist's two, to give them an 8-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter. That score would stand, as both teams stepped up defensively.