SCIAC: 8-4

The Sagehens crossed the street on Wednesday the 14th and came up short to rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by a score of 65-56. It was a tough night on the boards for the Hens as they were outrebounded by 20. The Stags also got to the free throw line 19 more times than the Sagehens. Jeremiah Martin led the Hens offensively with a game-high 18 points and a team-high 5 rebounds. Travis Bray chipped in with 11 points and 4 boards, while Dylan Nachand and Mark Erler contributed 10 points apiece. As a result of this game and a loss by Cal Lutheran, there are now 3 teams within 1 game of first place in the conference. This Saturday, the Hens host Cal Lutheran in an important match-up.

The Hens traveled to La Verne on the 10th and came away with another win against the Leos, 71-54. The Sagehens took a 20 point lead into halftime and never looked back the rest of the way. Jeremiah Martin had a big night for the Hens as he collected 21 points on the night as well as 8 rebounds, both game-highs. Travis Bray and Tad DeWald both chipped in with 10 points apiece on the evening. The Sagehen defense held the Leo offense to just 34 % shooting from the floor and 21% from beyond the 3-point arc.

The Hens hosted Redlands on the 7th and upended the Bulldogs by a score of 78-65. Leading the way for the Hens was Jeremiah Martin as he tallied teams highs in points (18) and rebounds (7). Frosh Mark Erler tossed in 14 points of his own on the evening as well as bringing down 6 boards. Tad DeWald collected 9 points for the Hens as well as dishing out a game-high 5 assists. Dylan Nachand and Travis Bray both chipped in with 11 points for the Sagehens. The Sagehens were able to shoot a solid 50 % from beyond the 3-point arc (10-20).

The Hens will wrap up the regular season this week, first traveling to Occidental on the 19th, and finishing up at home against Whittier on the 22nd.

SCIAC: 5-5

The Hens took on the Tigers from Occidental on the 13th at home and beat the visiting squad by a score of 58-51. Maya Jones led all scorers in the game with 14 points on the night. Jones also came up with 6 steals for the contest. Jamie Guenthoer had a good night for the Hens as well, as she came up with 11 points and a game-high 9 rebounds. Lindsay Hill came off the bench for the Hens and chipped in 11 points as well in 16 minutes of action. The Sagehens overcame a poor night shooting the ball by forcing 18 turnovers while committing only 6 in the contest. At halftime, the Hens were up by a score of 35-19.

The Sagehens played host to cross-street rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on the 9th and came away with a hard-fought 2-point victory. The Hens trailed for most of the game but a lay-up by Maya Jones put the Hens up by two with just 3 seconds to play in the game. Jones also figured in the last play of the game as she blocked the last second shot from the Athenas. Gre’Juana Dennis led the way offensively for the Sagehens with team-highs in points (17) and rebounds (8). Jones had a good night in addition to her last minute performance as she tallied 12 points, 6 boards, and 5 blocked shots for the Hens. Jamie Guenthoer had 8 points and 6 rebounds on the night. A tough Sagehen defense held the Athenas to under 30 % shooting from the floor.

The Hens played at Cal Lutheran on Tuesday the 6th and fell to the Regals by a score of 66-51. The Hens held a nine point advantage half way through the first half of play and went into halftime down just two. But Cal Lu would open the second half of action with a 14-2 run and hold on the lead the rest of the way. Jamie Guenthoer led the way for the Sagehens on the night with 13 points and a game-high 8 rebounds. Maya Jones chipped in 10 points and 7 boards, and Sojourner Howe scored 12 points and gathered 4 rebounds. The Hens shot 45 % from the floor but did not convert any of their 7 three point attempts.

The Hens will finish up their season this week with matchups against La Verne and Redlands.

SCIAC: 3-2-1

Ben Komer won the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard freestyle in very fast NCAA qualifying times. Dusty Baker was second in both butterfly events. Marc Cavagnolo scored big points in the middle distance events and two of the Hens’ freestyle relays were solid as well. The top swims, based on improvement, came from J.R. Killigrew in the 100 breast and Justin Greenwood in the fly events. Eric Kort put in the top efforts by a Sagehen frosh with his work in the sprint freestyle events.

SCIAC: 5-1

Parker’s 200 and 500 times were NCAA qualifying times. Kate Bollinger won the 400 Individual Medley in an NCAA provisional qualifying time. Ashley Eastman came up with a win of her own in the 1650 freestyle. Other members of the 800 free relay team were Lucia Schmit, Sarah Kalhorn, and Jacquie Cole.

SCIAC: 0-0

SCIAC: 5-5

The Hens took on the Tigers from Occidental on the 13th at home and beat the visiting squad by a score of 58-51. Maya Jones led all scorers in the game with 14 points on the night. Jones also came up with 6 steals for the contest. Jamie Guenthoer had a good night for the Hens as well, as she came up with 11 points and a game-high 9 rebounds. Lindsay Hill came off the bench for the Hens and chipped in 11 points as well in 16 minutes of action. The Sagehens overcame a poor night shooting the ball by forcing 18 turnovers while committing only 6 in the contest. At halftime, the Hens were up by a score of 35-19.

The Sagehens played host to cross-street rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on the 9th and came away with a hard-fought 2-point victory. The Hens trailed for most of the game but a lay-up by Maya Jones put the Hens up by two with just 3 seconds to play in the game. Jones also figured in the last play of the game as she blocked the last second shot from the Athenas. Gre’Juana Dennis led the way offensively for the Sagehens with team-highs in points (17) and rebounds (8). Jones had a good night in addition to her last minute performance as she tallied 12 points, 6 boards, and 5 blocked shots for the Hens. Jamie Guenthoer had 8 points and 6 rebounds on the night. A tough Sagehen defense held the Athenas to under 30 % shooting from the floor.

The Hens played at Cal Lutheran on Tuesday the 6th and fell to the Regals by a score of 66-51. The Hens held a nine point advantage half way through the first half of play and went into halftime down just two. But Cal Lu would open the second half of action with a 14-2 run and hold on the lead the rest of the way. Jamie Guenthoer led the way for the Sagehens on the night with 13 points and a game-high 8 rebounds. Maya Jones chipped in 10 points and 7 boards, and Sojourner Howe scored 12 points and gathered 4 rebounds. The Hens shot 45 % from the floor but did not convert any of their 7 three point attempts.

The Hens will finish up their season this week with match-ups against La Verne and Redlands.

SCIAC: 1-0

The Hens traveled to Redlands on Friday to open their season and SCIAC play on the same day. The Hens began the day by sweeping three very closely contested doubles matches and then went on to win 5 of 6 singles matches, all in straight sets, to complete the scoring. Sheree Schwarta won at the number one position by a score of 6-2, 6-2. Other winners on the day were Betsy Mork, Kelli Howard, Chelsea Heller, and Whitney Henderson. Schwartz teamed with Howard at number one doubles, while Mork and Heller tied down the number 2 spot. Henderson teamed with Katie Siedel at number 3 doubles.

The Hens competed at the Cal Poly Pomona Flighted Invitational on the weekend of the 3rd. The frosh doubles tandem of Kelli Howard and Whitney Henderson made it to the finals of the #1-2 doubles flight before falling to a Claremont-Mudd-Scripps duo.

The Hens will face two conference foes this week in Occidental and Whittier.

SCIAC: 0-1

The men’s team was in action on the weekend of the 10th -11th with the women as the two teams combined to make one of 16 teams in the inaugural small college World Team Tennis event hosted by Pomona-Pitzer. Inclement weather caused the first day of action to be postponed until Sunday, and on that day, the format was shortened and the action was fast-paced. The Sagehen squad ended up placing ninth out of 16 teams, and 3rd among the 4 Division III teams in the event. The Championship went to NAIA Oklahoma City University as they defeated Tyler Junior College in the finals.

The Hens will continue SCIAC action as they take on Whittier and Occidental next weekend.

SCIAC: 0-0

The Sagehens played host to Cal State Hayward on the 17th . The game marked the second between the two clubs in as many days. Unlike the day before, the Sagehens came up short on this day, falling by a score of 12-6. The Hens outhit Hayward 14-11, but also committed 4 errors on the day. Jose Cortez, who led the nation in home runs last season as a freshman, hit his first round-tripper of the young season, as well as collecting two more hits on the day. Nick Bulaich also came up with 3 hits for the Hens on the afternoon, going 3 for 5 with a double. Matt Rager and Alan Flores also produced 2 hits on the day for the Sagehens.

On the 16th , the Sagehen team came away a winner by the score of 6-3. 3rd baseman Matt Rager hit his 3rd home run in as many games. Rager finished the day with 2 RBI’s and two runs scored. Bobby Boeche and Spike Einsiedler both had multi hit performances on the afternoon. Boeche went 2 for 4 with a single and a double, scoring twice and driving in 2 runs. Einsiedler connected for 3 hits on the day, with two going for doubles. He also drove in two runs and scored once. Starting pitcher Sean Gilbert gave the Hens 5.1 strong innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 4 hits with 3 strike outs and 3 walks. Sonny Mott picked up the save, pitching the remaining 3.2 innings, allowing just one hit. The Hens did their damage early, tallying 3 runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings.

The Hens played host to Westmont on the 14th and came away a winner by the score of 7-4. Matt Rager started the scoring with his second home run in as many games. Rob Ruiz also had a good day at the plate, going 1 for 2 with a triple, an RBI, and a run scored. Mike Renery threw 3 strong innings for the Hens, giving up just one hit with no runs. Spike Einsiedler also threw 3 great innings for the Hens, giving up just one hit, and getting 9 outs on 9 batters.

The Hens opened up their season on Friday the 9th against a tough Chapman team. The Hens fell to the Panthers by a score of 8-4. Spike Einsiedler went 2 for 4 on the day with 2 doubles and an RBI. Matt Rager went 2 for 4 as well, with one of those hits leaving the yard for his first home-run of the young season. Luke Smude also had a two-hit performance on the day. The Hens produced 12 hits on the afternoon, just one fewer than the Panthers. The Sagehens got something going in the bottom half of the 9th inning but the rally ended after the 3rd run of the inning crossed the plate.

The Sagehens will begin SCIAC play at home on the 23rd against Redlands.

SCIAC: 0-0

Sara Hastings cleared 9'0 in the pole vault to equal her own school record. Later, Hastings came back to clock 13.71 in the 100m. In the 3000m, frosh Heather Callahan clocked 11:39.86 in the 3000m. Senior Samantha Hauff threw 105'3 in the javeline and triple jumped 31'6.

SCIAC: 0-0

Kevin Hettrich ran in the 100m (11.92), Greg Teplow ran the 200m (23.44), Adam Rick ran the 400m (53.99), Adam Boardman took 2nd in the 3000m (8:46.30), Aristides Polychronopoulos threw 156'2 in the hammer. 

SCIAC: 0-0