The Sagehens wrapped up their 2001 campaign with a tough 28-16 defeat at the hands of rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Hens got on the board first in the game thanks to a 20 yard run from Matt LaCoss, but Pomona-Pitzer then gave up 14 unanswered points before adding a field goal just before the end of the first half of play. The Stags came out of the locker room to score two touchdowns early in the third period of play to take a 28-10 lead. The Hens' Matt LaCoss came back to throw a TD pass to Jeremy Lim with 4 minutes remaining in the third quarter to bring the score to 28-16, where it would remain throughout the entire final stanza of action.

On the day, Matt LaCoss led the team in yards rushing with 128 yards on 22 attempts. Jon Samples also had a great day running the football, tallying 125 yards on just 11 carries. LaCoss was the only quarterback who saw action in the game, and he ended the game completing 10 of 26 passes for 118 yards. James Nachtwey was the favorite receiving target on the afternoon with 4 catches totalling 44 yards. Lim caught 3 balls on the day for 35 yards.

Defensively, Jonathan Chock led the charge for the Hens with 13 total tackles on the day. Raudric Curtis, Joshua Meier, and Micah Pueschel all had 10 tackles on the afternoon. Joseph Cappola came up with an interception and Bobby Boeche recovered a fumble for the Sagehens' Defense.

The Pomona-Pitzer squad finished their season on the road with a 3 games to none defeat at the hands of Cal Lutheran.  Renee Faulkner and Vicenta Arrizon led the team offensively with 10 and 9 kills, respectively.  Jeannie Kenmotsu dished out 16 assists and Arrizon led the squad with15 digs on the night.

The Sagehens traveled to Redlands to take on the Bulldogs on the 30th and fell to the host team by 3 games to 1.  Vicenta Arrizon and Renee Faulkner led the Hens offensively, with 12 and 10 kills, respectively.  Jeanne Kenmotsu led the Hens with 16 assists, and Alysha Lascano added 13 of her own.  Colleen Chrisco and Elena Shih each dug up 22 balls for Pomona-Pitzer on the night.

The Hen men hosted the Leopards of La Verne on the 31st of October and came away with a 3-1 win.  The Hens got on the board twice in the first 20 minutes of action with goals by Mario Velez and Matt Lee-Ashley.  Velez added his second goal of the day early in the second half to give the Hens a 3-0 lead.  The Leopards tallied a goal of their own in the 78th minute but it was not enough to overcome the Hens.    

Behind DeFelice for the Sagehens were frosh Braden Boice (30th, 26:36), senior Paul Snape (43rd, 27:26), frosh David Marshall (55th, 28:00), and sophomore Andy Barnett (61st, 28:26).  Full Results

Bishop's place equals the highest finish ever for a Pomona-Pitzer woman at the Regional meet. The women's team garnered five personal bests Saturday to finish 7th out of 11 scoring teams. The squad's top five cumulative time of 1:36:57 is the third fastest in school history.

Behind Bishop for Pomona-Pitzer were two other All-Region performances: soph Stefanie McDougall finished 18th in 18:58, and soph Heather Callahan finished 30th in 19:24. Erin Wagner (54th, 20:06), Alexandra Borst (65th, 20:30), and Ann Prouty (69th, 20:55) rounded out the Sagehen top six.  Full Results

The Hens hosted the SCIAC championship tournament over the weekend of the 10th and 11th of November and came away with a 5th place finish.  The Hens fell in the first round to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by the tight score of 6-5.  Ben Speicher led the Hens with 4 goals in the game.  Luke Johnson scored the other goal for the Sagehens.  Jamie Love made 11 saves in net for the Hens.
Day 2 of the tournament saw the Hens take on and defeat both Occidental and Caltech.  Against Caltech, Andrew Shetterly led the team with 3 goals while Benjamin Blum, Ben Speicher, and Eric Kort all had 2 goals apiece.  Eric Forburger made 7 saves in goal for the Hens.  Against Occidental, the Sagehens needed overtime to dispatch of the Tigers, 5-4.  Ben Komer led the Hens with 2 goals in the game and Jamie Love made 7 saves in net to help the Hens to a 5th place SCIAC finish.

The Hen squad walked across 6th street to take on the Stags of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on the 3rd of November and fell to the host team by the score of 16-5. Ben Speicher was the only Hen able to score as he was responsible for all of the Pomona-Pitzer goals. Goalkeeper Jamie Love made 6 saves in net for the Sagehens.

The Sagehens traveled to Eagle Rock to take on the Tigers of Occidental on the 1st of November and came away 13-11 winners.  The Hens were down by 2 goals heading into the fourth quarter but outscored the host team 5-1 in the final stanza to claim the victory.  Ben Speicher again led the Sagehen offensive effort with 6 goals on the day.  Ryan Meckel-Parker was next in line for the Hens with 4 goals.  Jamie Love made 8 saves in the net for the Sagehens.

The Sagehens played host to the Panthers of Chapman at Haldeman Pool and fell to the visiting squad by the score of 9-7.  A late rally came up just short as Pomona-Pitzer came from 6 goals down to tighten the gap with goals by Ben Speicher (4), Eric Kort (2), and Luis Lopez (1).  Jamie Love made 11 saves in net for the Sagehens.