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Men's
Basketball 14-10 Overall 9-5 SCIAC
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The Hens hosted the Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran and
handed the opposition just their 2nd conference loss of
the year. The Sagehen win propelled rival
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps into the NCAA tournament, as the
Stags earned the SCIAC Championship by one game over Cal
Lu. Alex Lloyd and Kamau Norman-Terrance led the
Hens offensively with 18 and 17 points,
respectively. Tyler Velten chipped in with 8
points and 10 boards for the Hens.
The Sagehens traveled to La Verne on the 18th and
fell to the Leopards in overtime by the score of
71-64. The Hens took an 11 point lead into
halftime, holding the Leos to just 18 first half points,
but the home team poured it on in the second half,
scoring 43 and earning a trip into the extra period
where they outscored Pomona-Pitzer 10-3. Alex
Lloyd and Tyler Velten each had 15 points and 6 boards
for the Hens, who were unable to make a shot from the
field in the final 5 minute frame.
Pomona-Pitzer played host to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
on the night of the 16th and fell to their rivals by the
score of 51-49. C-M-S was ahead for most of the
game until the Hens tied the score at 49 with under a
minute to go. Down by two, the Hens had the ball
stolen, and were unable to get a last shot off.
Frosh Alex Lloyd led the Hen effort with a team-high 17
points and game highs of 13 rebounds and 5 blocked
shots. Lloyd also dished out 3 assists on the
evening. The Hens struggled from behind the
3-point arc, shooting just 3 of 20.
The men's team traveled to Redlands on the
night of the 13th and came away with a tough road win,
80-76. Mark Erler and Alex Lloyd each had 16
points on the night to share team-high honors.
Andrew Grant chipped in with 12 points and a team-high 7
rebounds on the night. The Hens went to the line
43 times on the night, connecting on 63% of those
attempts. The Hens also commit just 10 turnovers
in the game.
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Women's
Basketball 14-10 Overall 11-3
SCIAC
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The Hens defeated Oxy on the road in overtime on the
20th, 54-51. The Hen win, combined with the triple
overtime loss by Redlands, resulted in a SCIAC
Championship for Pomona-Pitzer and a berth in the NCAA
tournament. Gre'Juana Dennis and Tamara Zakim
provided nearly all of the offense for the Hens, as they
tallied 26 and 17 points, respectively. Dennis was
4 of 6 from the 3-point arc and 8 of 10 from the free
throw line.
The Sagehens moved into a first place tie in the
SCIAC with a 41-34 win over visiting Redlands. The
game saw both teams struggle from the field as both the
Hens and Bulldogs shot under 30% on the night.
Tamara Zakim had 12 points and a game high 13 rebounds
on the night to spark the Hen effort. Lindsay Hill
chipped in with a double double of her own with 14
points to go with her 10 boards.
Pomona-Pitzer traveled to Thousand Oaks and fell to the
Regals of Cal Lutheran on the night of the 15th.
The 69-50 defeat dropped the Sagehens from their first
place tie with Redlands, their next opponent.
Gre'Juana Dennis led the Hens with 17 points on the
night, while Tamara Zakim chipped in with 13.
Lindsay Hill was the leading rebounder with 8 in the
game.
The Sagehens remained in first place in the SCIAC after
a hard-fought 56-55 win over La Verne on the night of
the 12th. Tamara Zakim led the Hens' offensive
charge with 19 points on the night. Zakim also
grabbed a team high 7 rebounds. Lindsay Hill had
another great game for the Hens as well, tallying 17
points and collecting 3 steals. The Hens commit 14
fewer turnovers than the Leopards of La Verne.
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Men's
Swimming/Diving 3-5
Overall 2-4 SCIAC
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The Pomona-Pitzer men placed 4th at the SCIAC
championships and senior captain Ben Komer was honored as
the top male swimmer of the year by the conference
coaches. This marks the second time that Komer has won
the award. Ben had winning performances in both spring
freestyle events and set a new school record in the 100
free. Four Sagehens finished in the top three places
in at least one event, earning All SCIAC honors. Coach
Troyer noted,"It was a great team effort to place 4th
with only 9 guys and every one had lifetime best
times. Komer will now prepare for the NCAA Division
III meet in March."
The SCIAC Diving Prelims took place over the weekend of
16th and 17th and David Bates placed 5th in the 1 Meter and
the 3 Meter competitions to advance to the finals next
weekend at Cerritos. Neil Bertrando placed 7th in both
events. The top 6 divers in each even qualified for
the finals.
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Women's
Swimming/Diving 7-1 Overall 5-1 SCIAC
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The Sagehen women finished 2nd in the SCIAC meet with 712.5
points on the day. Redlands won the meet with 766
points. Lucy Keller was the winner of the 200 free event as
well as the 1650 free. The Hens' 800 free relay team also won
a SCIAC title. 91 season best times were recorded by the
Sagehen women on the day, as well as 57 lifetime best swims. 7
NCAA "B" cut swims were recorded by the Sagehens as
well.
In the SCIAC Diving Prelims, Elena Scire advanced to next
weekend's finals by placing 8th in the 1 Meter event. Scire
finished 9th in the 3 Meter competition. The top 8 divers for
each event go on to the finals to be held in Cerritos.
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Men's
Tennis 4-3
Overall 2-2 SCIAC
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The Hens played two matches on the 23rd and came up with two
wins. In the morning, the Hens downed Whittier, 7-0.
Three Hens had 6-0, 6-0 wins in the match (Samir Vora at #1, Jamie
Frank at #3, and Isaac Silverman in the #6 spot). Complete
Results
In the second match of the day, the Hens had a large win against
Bates College, winning 4-3. The match came down to a third set
tiebreaker, in which Mike Benaroya, playing at the # 6 spot,
overcame a 4-1 deficit in the tiebreaker to take his match and
clinch the victory for the Sagehens. Also winning in
impressive fashion for the Hens were J.R. Hall at #1, Samir Vora at
#2, and Chris Croxton at the #4 spot. Complete
Results
The Sagehens traveled to Redlands and fell to the Bulldogs
7-0. The match was much closer than the final score indicated
as three Hens (J.R. Hall at #1, Nate Pealer at #3, and Jamie Frank
at #5) extended their matches to 3 sets. Samir Vora also
played a close match at #2, falling in two tough sets, 6-4,
7-5. Complete
Results
The Hen squad hosted and defeated Brandeis on the 19th. The
Sagehens got out of the gate slowly, dropping two of three doubles
matches to lose the double point. Pomona-Pitzer came back
strong in singles action, winning 5 of the 6 matches to claim the
5-2 victory. The Hens were victorious at #'s 1 (J.R. Hall), 2
(Samir Vora), 4 (Chris Croxton), 5 (Jamie Frank), and 6 (Mike
Benaroya). Complete
Results
Pomona-Pitzer was dismantled by rival CMS on Saturday the
16th. The Hens put up good fights in all 3 of the doubles
matches but were unable to capture any of them, dropping all 3 by
the score of 8-6. In singles play, the Hens closest matches
came at #'s 1 and 6. At #1, J.R. Hall lost in straight sets,
7-6, 7-5, and at the 6th spot, Jamie Frank extended his opponent to
three sets before falling 6-4 in the final frame. Complete
Results
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Softball
0-6
Overall 0-3 SCIAC
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Pomona-Pitzer fell twice to the Athenas of C-M-S on the 23rd,
dropping the contests by scores of 9-4 and 7-3. Jocelyn Burke
and Amy Bertken each had 2 hits for the Hens in game 1. The
game was tied at 3-3 when the Athenas had a 3 run 5th inning to
break the game open. In game 2, Jameela Hammond and Alicia
Juskewycz each had a hit for the Hen squad. C-M-S did their
damage early in the game and the Hens could not recover from the
early hole.
The Hens took on rival C-M-S and fell to the Athenas 8-0.
Leanne Stein was the only Hen able to get a base hit on the
day. Stein also produced a stolen base on the afternoon.
The game stood at just 1-0 thru 5 innings when the Athenas tallied 7
runs in their half of the 5th.
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Baseball
7-3
Overall 3-0 SCIAC
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The Hens traveled to Occidental on the 23rd for the final two games
of the series with the Tigers and swept the double header, winning
21-9, and 24-6. Jose Cortez had two homeruns on the day, while
Alan Flores, Luke Smude, and Jase Turner all hit one over the
fence. Smude had 9 RBI's with a grand slam in game 1.
Spike Einseidler chipped in with 3 hits and 4 RBI's in game 1 as
well. Game 2 saw more of the same action with different
players contributing. Jose Cortez and Alan Flores each had 6
RBI's in the game, while Alex Siele had a 4 hit, 2 RBI
performance.
Pomona-Pitzer hosted the Tigers of Occidental and defeated the
visiting squad, 9-3. Frosh Jase Turner had a great day at the
plate, going 4 for 4 with a home run and 3 runs scored. Jose
Cortez also hit one out of the park for the Hens. Spike
Einsiedler pitched a complete game for the Hens, giving up just 3
runs on 8 hits, striking out 6 batters, and walking just 2.
The Hens hosted Chapman on the end of a home and home series and
again fell to the tough Panther team, this time by the score of
5-2. The Sagehens got on the board in the first inning on a
two run homerun by Jose Cortez, but those would be the only runs of
the day for the Hens. Rob Ruiz and Luke Smude each chipped in
with 2 hits on the day for the Sagehens. The homerun by Cortez
tied the Pomona-Pitzer record of 37.
The Baseball squad traveled to 2nd ranked Chapman on the 15th and
fell to the Panthers, 10-1. The game was just a 2-0 game in
the 5th inning when the Panthers went on to score 8 runs in the next
three innings of play. Adam Gardner started the game for the
Hens, giving up 7 hits in 6 innings of work. Alan Flores was
the only Hen with 2 hits on the day, while Matt Rager's hit provided
the only RBI on the afternoon for the Sagehens.
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Women's
Tennis
4-0 Overall 4-0 SCIAC
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Pomona-Pitzer continued its fast start to the 2002 season by staying
unbeaten in a 9-0 win over Whittier on the 24th. The Hens
swept the doubles matches, dropping only one game in the three
pro-sets. All six singles matches were won in straight sets by
the Hens, including 6-0, 6-0 triumphs by Kelsey Chance at #5 and
Larraine Salas at the #6 position. Complete
Results
The Hens hosted Redlands on the 22nd and defeated the Bulldogs,
6-3. The Hens again swept the 3 doubles matches and took 3 of
the 6 singles matches to claim the victory. Winning for
Pomona-Pitzer were Sheree Schwartz at #1, Whitney Henderson at #4,
and Chelsea Heller at the #5 spot. Complete
Results
The Sagehens stayed unbeaten on the young season as they walked
across 6th street and handed C-M-S a 6-3 defeat. The Hens came
out strong with a sweep of the doubles, and went into singles play
up 3-0, needing to win just 2 singles matches to claim the team
victory. The Hens claimed 3 singles wins at #'s 1 (Sheree
Schwartz), 3 (Kelli Howard), and 4 (Whitney Henderson). Complete
Results
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Women's
Water Polo
1-0 Overall 0-0 SCIAC
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The Sagehens opened up the 2002 campaign with a win over Cal
State San Bernardino, 8-4. Joy Harland led the Hen
effort with 5 goals on the day. Lauren Moore chipped
in with 2 goals and Lindsay Norcott had 1. The Hens
went into halftime up 4-3 in large part due to the
effort of goalkeeper Morgan Sokolow, who made 7 saves on the
day. The Hens scored 5 unanswered goals during one
stretch of the game to give them the cushion for the
victory.
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Golf
0-1
Overall 0-1 SCIAC
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The Sagehen golf squad opened up the dual match portion
their season with a loss to the Bulldogs of Redlands,
325-288. Joe Gill, Luc Schuster, and Tim McEvoy were
the top three Hens, all shooting an 81 on the day. All
6 Hens shot within 3 strokes of one another. Two 69's
by Redlands proved to be too much to overcome for the
Sagehen team.
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