Bi-Weekly Write-up - March 11, 2002  
Women's Basketball      14-11 Overall   11-3 SCIAC
  The Sagehen women fell to Chapman in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, 78-65.  The Hens earned a berth in the tournament by winning the SCIAC title.  Tamara Zakim led the Hens offensively in the game, tallying 23 points on the night on 6 of 15 shooting from the floor, and 11 of 11 from the free-throw line.  Gre'Juana Dennis and Lindsay Hill each had 12 points for the Hen effort and Dennis had a team high 8 boards on the night.  In the game, the Panthers shot over 50 % from the floor, holding the Hens to 35 % on the night.
Men's Swimming/Diving       3-5 Overall  2-4 SCIAC
The Hens' Ben Komer is currently preparing for the NCAA meet.  He will participate in the 100 Free, 50 Free, and 100 Butterfly.  Ben will go into the meet with the 3rd fastest 50 Free time in the nation.
Women's Swimming/Diving 7-1 Overall  5-1 SCIAC
The Sagehen women are preparing for the NCAA meet.
Men's Tennis                         6-5 Overall    3-2 SCIAC
The Hens traveled north to Santa Cruz for two matches on the 9th.  The Hens fell to national power U.C. Santa Cruz, 6-1, but then came back to defeat Hardin-Simmons in the afternoon, 4-3.  Against UCSC, the Hens won at the #2 doubles position with Mike Benaroya and Sam Gaines and at #6 singles with Jamie Frank.  Sam Gaines lost a tough 3-setter at the #3 spot.  Complete Results
Against the Cowboys of Hardin-Simmons, the Hens snuck by with a 4-3 win in a match that came down to the third set of the #6 singles match.  Jamie Frank took that final set, 6-3, to clinch the Hen win.  Other singles winners on the day were Samir Vora at #2, Sam Gaines at #3, and Nate Pealer at #5.  Complete Results  

The Sagehen men were beaten by the Eagles of Mary Washington on the 5th, 5-2.  The Hens were able to get a win at the #1 doubles position, but lost the doubles point by dropping the doubles matches at #'s 2 and 3. Pomona-Pitzer got two singles wins at #'s 5 and 6 from Jamie Frank and Mike Benaroya.  Complete Results  

Pomona-Pitzer travelled to Occidental on March 2nd and beat the Tigers, 6-1. The Hens easily swept the three doubles matches and then went on to win 5 of the 6 singles matches to claim the victory. Winning for the Hens were J.R. Hall at #1, Samir Vora at #2, Sam Gaines at #3, Chris Croxton at the 4th spot, and Mike Benaroya at the #6 position.  Complete Results

Softball                                    2-14 Overall  2-7 SCIAC
The Sagehen women took two of three games from Redlands on the 8th and 9th of March for their first two victories of the season.  In game 1, the Hens tallied 7 runs in the first 3 innings, and then held on for the 8-7 win.  Leinne Stien led the Hens with a hit, a run, and 2 RBI's in the game.  In game 2, the Hens came up with all 13 runs in the final four innings, with 5 in the last, to come from behind for the 13-9 win.  Jameela Hammond had 3 hits, 3 runs, and an RBI for the Sagehens.  Karen Hamilton and Rosa Jimenez each had two hits in the game.  The Hens lost the final game of the series, 7-6.  Alison Mathes had two hits for the Hens, and Leinne Stein had a hit and scored twice.  

Pomona-Pitzer played twice on the 6th of March, and fell in both contests.  In the first game of the day, the Hens were defeated by Cabrini, 7-0.  Leanne Stein had 2 of the 5 Hen hits on the day.  Jameela Hammond, Rosa Jimenez, and Stephanie Lazano each had a base hit for the Sagehen squad.  Game 2 saw the Hens fall to the Panthers of Chapman, 4-0.  Jocelyn Burke and Jameela Hammond had the only hits of the game for the Hens.  

The Hens fell twice to The Master's on the 27th of February, 7-1 and 11-1. In game 1, the Hens' two hits came from Jocelyn Burke and Jameela Hammond. Pitcher Karen Hamilton, who gave up just 5 hits on the day, provided the lone RBI in the game for the Hens. In game 2, Jocelyn Burke was 1 for 1 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Leinne Stein was 1 for 2 on the day and Amy Bertken was 1 for 2 with an RBI for Pomona-Pitzer. 

Pomona-Pitzer was swept in a three game set with La Verne over the 1st and 2nd of March. In game 1, Sagehen hits came from Amy Bertken, Jocelyn Burke, and Leinne Stein. Monica Belli and Karen Hamilton split time on the mound for the Hens. Game 2 of the series saw more of the same from the Hens, as Pomona-Pitzer was shutout and held to just one hit by Shannon Coggins. Jocelyn Burke and Stephanie Lazano provided the two Sagehen hits in the 3rd game of the series. The Hens commit 6 errors over the 3 game series. 
Baseball                  13-3 Overall  9-0 SCIAC
The Hen men continued to roll in SCIAC play by sweeping another hard fought series, this time from La Verne.  The Hens won by scores of 4-3, 5-1, and 3-0.  Game 1 saw the Hens get down early but come back to score 3 runs in the 6th to grab the lead.  Alan Flores and Luke Smude led the squad with 2 hits each.  Mike Renery got the win for the Hens.  In game 2, Jose Cortez and Matt Rager sparked the Hen win by going a combined 7 for 8.  Each had a double, a run, and an RBI in the game.  Adam Gardner got the win by pitching 8 strong innings, allowing just 3 hits.  In the final game of the series, the Hens scored all 3 of their runs in the first 2 innings and blanked the Leos for all 9 of theirs.  Rob Ruiz had a home run and had all 3 of the Hens' RBI's in the game.  Ollie Morrison and Jose Cortez had 2 hits apiece in the game.  Matt Rager, Josh Cardwell, and Alex Smith split time on the mound for the Hens.  

The Sagehen baseball squad stayed unbeaten in SCIAC play with a three game sweep of Whittier on the 1st and 2nd of March. In Friday's game at Whittier, the Hens exploded for 15 runs in the game. The score was tied at 5 all going into the 6th inning, but the Hens put 10 runs up in 3 of the final 4 innings of play. The leading hitters for the Hens were Alan Flores and Jase Turner. Flores went 4 for 6 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI's and 3 runs. Turner was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Spike Einsiedler pitched a complete game for the win, giving up just 4 hits and 1 earned run. 
In game 2 of the series, the Hens got 6 early runs in the game and then held off a late charge by the Poets to earn the 6-4 win. Jose Cortez and Jase Turner each had 2 hits in the game. Each had a double and an RBI as well. Adam Gardner earned the win, pitching 7.1 innings with 11 strikeouts, giving up just 6 hits and 2 runs. 
In the final game of the 3 game set, the Hens tallied 6 runs in their final three at bats to claim the 6-1 victory. Ollie Morrison had 3 hits for the Hens, with 2 doubles, a triple, and 3 RBI's. Luke Smude went 1 for 3, and his hit was a 2 run homerun that gave the Sagehens the lead in the 6th inning of play. Mike Renery pitched a complete game for the Hens, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 8 and walking just 4 batters. 
Women's Tennis                    6-0 Overall   5-0 SCIAC
The Hens hosted Kenyon on the 8th and defeated the visiting team, 8-1.  The Hens took 2 of the 3 doubles matches and then went on to sweep all 6 singles matches for the convincing win.  Sheree Schwartz and Betsy Mork won handily at #'s 1 and 2, respectively.  Complete Results

The women's tennis squad was halfway through their match with Washington University when heavy rain forced the match to be cancelled.  No made up date was scheduled.

The Hens remained unbeated on the young season by blaking Occidental, 9-0 on the 1st of March. Only 2 Hen netters were extended to 3 sets on the day. In doubles action, the #1 tandem of Sheree Schwartz and Whitney Henderson had a tough match, but pulled it out 9-7. Schwartz then went on to win convincingly at the #1 spot, 6-1, 6-1. Also winning in impressive fashion for the Sagehens were Betsy Mork at #2, and Ginger Wachler playing at the #6 position.  Complete Results 
Women's Water Polo           4-2 Overall    0-0 SCIAC
The Hens traveled down to San Diego and fell to the Tritons of UCSD, 13-5.  The Hens were down by just 2 at halftime but the Tritons outscored the Hens 5-0 in the 3rd period to pull away.  Joy Haviland scored 2 goals to lead the Hen offensive effort.  Morgan Sokolow had 5 saves in net as well as 5 steals for the Sagehen squad.  

The Sagehens took 3 of 4 games on March 2nd and 3rd during the Claremont Colleges Invitational.  On Saturday the 2nd, the Hens won games over Fresno State and C.S. Northridge.  Joy Haviland led the team with 9 goals over the two game stretch.  Toby Branz chipped in with 5 goals, 4 coming against Fresno State.  Jacquie Cole had 4 goals in the same two game period.  Morgan Sokolow made 3 stops in net in each of the two contests.  
On Day 2 of the tournament, the Hens opened up play with a narrow 5-4 defeat at the hands of SCIAC rival Occidental.  Blair Henderson led the Hens by scoring half of the 4 goals in the game as well as leading the team in steal with 4.  Morgan Sokolow had 10 saves in net for the Hens.  Pomona-Pitzer outshot Oxy 29-15.  In the second game of the day, the Hens got back to their winning ways by taking out George Washington, 8-5.  Joy Haviland again led the team in scoring with 3 goals in the game.  Morgan Sokolow made 5 saves and Blair Henderson had 6 steals in the game.  
Golf                                           1-2 Overall    1-2 SCIAC
The Hens defeated Caltech on the 4th, 321-351.  The match was held at Brookside #1 and Luc Schuster had the best round of the day with a 76.  Every other Hen golfer came in in the 80's.  Joe Gill shot an 81, Ben Hochstein and Drew Staniewski each came in with an 82 on the day.

The Hens took on La Verne on the 28th of February and fell to the Leos, 323-294. Joe Gill and R.G. Manalac each broke 80 with a 79 on the afternoon, but the Hen team could not overcome a Leo squad that saw everyone in the 70's. Ben Hochstein shot an 82 for Pomona-Pitzer and Scott Pearsall came in with an 83 on the day. 
Men's Track & Field           4-0 Overall      4-0 SCIAC
Pomona-Pitzer's men's track & field team easily handled Caltech and Cal Lutheran at home Saturday the 9th in a multi-dual SCIAC meet on Strehle Track.  Overall winners for the Sagehens included Braden Boice in the steeplechase (10:12.18), Mike Kirtman in the 400 hurdles (56.83), and Chris Avery in the discus (135'11). Other strong marks came from Jon Samples in the 100m (11.16) and 200 (23.02), and Matt Hermsen in the triple jump (41'6).  

Pomona-Pitzer's men's track & field team earned dual meet victories over Redlands (138-48) and Whittier (120-76) Saturday the 2nd at Whittier.
The Sagehens were led by victories in the 400 hurdles (Joe Cappola in 56.68) and 5000m (Nate DeFelice in 16:16.31). Other strong marks were recorded by Mark Melief in the pole vault (12'6), Jon Samples in the 100m (11.19), and Jake Oken Berg in the 800 (2:00.44).
Women's Track & Field     4-0 Overall      4-0 SCIAC
Pomona-Pitzer's women's track & field team downed Cal Lutheran and Caltech Saturday the 9th in a SCIAC multi-dual meet at home on Strehle Track. The Sagehens had overall wins from Stefanie McDougall in the 1500 (4:55.02) and Heather Callahan in the steeplechase (12:12.21), which breaks her school record from a week prior. In addition, Lily Desmond (2:27:34) and Susie Roley (2:29.72) clocked personal bests in the 800m, while Gre'Juana Dennis earned strong marks in the 100m (13.37) and long jump (16'0 1/4), which ties the #10 mark all-time in P-P history. Hammer throwers Raketa Ouedraogo (117'0), Anna Bruett (116'6), and Karanda Bowman (90'3) all recorded personal bests.

Senior Sara Hastings pole vaulted 10'6 Saturday the 2nd to lead the Sagehen women's track & field team to two victories over Whittier and Redlands. Hastings' mark is a school record and an NCAA III provisional qualifying mark. Pomona-Pitzer downed Redlands, 108-57, and defeated Whittier, 107-41, at Whittier.
Other Sagehen wins came from sophomore Stefanie McDougall, who clocked 2:18.53 in the 800m and junior Laura Bishop, who won the 1500m in 4:53.28. Sophomore Heather Callahan set a school record in the 3000m steeplechase in 12:26.05, while sophomore Anna Bruett threw the hammer 106'7 for a personal best.