The Sagehens dropped both contests at the David Wells Classic over the weekend of the 29th and 30th.  On Friday night, the Redhawks of R.P.I. defeated the Hens by the score of 71-56.  Frosh Edward Wexler-Beron led the team in scoring with 14 points.  He also pulled down 6 boards and blocked a shot on the night.  Gavin Cree was the other Sagehen in double figures as he chipped in with 12 points.  Tyler Velten had a team-high 8 rebounds on the night.  The Hens had a tough night from behind the 3-point arc, shooting 5 of 23. 
In game 2 of the tournament on Saturday night, the Hens ran into a tough squad from Lewis and Clark and fell by the count of 73-55.  Two freshmen led the way for the Hens on the night.  Edward Wexler-Beron and Thomas Hollo tallied 14 and 10 points, respectively.  Hollo had a team-high 7 boards and a blocked shot as well.  Gavin Cree had a game-high 5 assists on the night.  The Sagehen squad struggled to get to the free throw line on the night, making just 6 trips, all in the first half of play. 

The Sagehens dropped 2 contests at the David Wells Classic over the weekend of the 29th and 30th.  In the first contest on Friday the 29th, the Hens dropped a tough game to the Bananaslugs of U.C. Santa Cruz, 70-64.  Tamara Zakim had an incredible game for the Hens, however, tallying 34 points on 15of 19 shooting from the floor.  In addition to her game high point total, she also pulled down a game high 7 boards and had a blocked shot.  Gre'Juana Dennis chipped in with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists for the Hen squad.
On the second day of the tournament, the Hens played the 14th ranked Carleton team, and fell by the score of 74-47.  Gre'Juana Dennis led the Hen effort with 20 points on the night to go with her 7 boards and 3 steals.  Tamara Zakim tallied 15 points and 5 boards, and frosh Caroline Crocker had a team-high 8 rebounds on the night.  For the second time in 3 games, the Sagehen squad was shutout from behind the 3-point arc.

Pomona-Pitzer opened up the 2002-2003 season with a road loss at La Sierra on the 26th, 71-57.  Tamara Zakim and Gre'Juana Dennis provided much of the scoring for the Hens, as they tallied 22 and 11 points, respectively.  The two also led the team in rebounds as Zakim pulled down 7 and Dennis grabbed 6.  Dennis also had a game high 4 assists on the night.  The Hens were unable to sink a shot from behind the 3-point arc in the contest, going 0-3.  The Hens shot a solid 49% from the floor, however. 

The Sagehens participated in the Speedo Cup over the weekend of the 5th, 6th, and 7th.  The meet provided the Hens with an opportunity to swim against some tough Division I and II opponents.  Coach Troyer commented on the weekend by saying, “We got a very much improved performance with a short rest taper and our overall team times are very encouraging for this time of the year.  Our stroke swimmers posted big drops in Fly, Breast and Back”.  
The Hen’s  top efforts came from flyer, PC Fleming (2:08.18), Alex Jakle (Back- :56.4/ 2:03.70) and Andy Vonasch (Breast- 1:01.21/ 2:14.23).  Jakle also posted a solid 5:03.4 in the 500 which represents a personal best by 3 seconds.  Sprinter, Ben Demarchelier looked strong in the 100 fly with a season best time of :55.72.  Distance swimmer Steve Hooper is the new “iron man” with the 200 fly and distance free events.  His 2:10 in the 200 fly Saturday was a season best.  The swimmers will continue to work out until the end of finals week and will return to train over the semester break in early January.