Sports Update


Men's Basketball:
9-16 overall, 6-8 SCIAC

Pomona-Pitzer lit up the scoreboard in their last game of the 2002-2003 season, winning at home over Redlands 103-78. Six different Sagehens tallied double figures, led by Thomas Hollo '06 and his game high 27 points, on 12 of 17 shooting from the floor. Hollo also had a game-high 9 rebounds for Pomona-Pitzer. The Hens shot over 50 % from the floor that night, while holding the visiting Redlands squad to just 30%. Jason Howie '03 scored 11 points in his final game for the Henss

Women's Basketball:
6-18 overall, 4-10 SCIAC

Pomona-Pitzer closed out their season with back to back wins. On the 26th, the Hens defeated Caltech at home, 81-34, and on the 27th, Pomona-Pitzer defeated out of conference opponent La Sierra, 73-50. Tamara Zakim '03 had game highs in points both nights, tallying 20 and 23, respectively. Lindsay Hill '04 had a game high 12 boards against Caltech and against La Sierra. Zakim and Hill shared game high honors with 13 boards apiece.

Softball:
0-10 overall, 0-6 Sciac

The Sagehens lost three games to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps over the weekend by scores of 17-0, 4-1, and 8-0. In game one on Friday, the Hens surrendered 20 hits in 5 innings, as the Athenas got off to an early lead and pulled away. Leanne Stein '03 and Emily Helliesen '05 had hits for the Hen squad. Marni Scotten '06 came in to pitch in relief and gave up just one hit in two and a third innings of work. Game two of the series was much closer, and the Hens were within two runs going into the sixth inning. Stein, Traci Kutaka '06, and Stephanie Lozana '03 all had hits for the Hens. Stein drove in the lone run for Pomona-Pitzer. Alex Schaible '06 pitched in relief for the Hens for her first appearance of the year and allowed just one earned run on three hits in 2.2 innings. In the last game of the series, the Hens produced 4 hits but no runs in the 8-0 setback. A 5 run fifth inning allowed the Athenas to pull away. Jameela Hammond '05 was 2 for 2 from the plate for the Hens. Kutaka, Scotten, and Schaible all split time on the mound for the Sagehens.

Men's Tennis:
5-2 Overall, 4-2 sciac

The Sagehens had two SCIAC wins last weekend, defeating both Occidental and Whittier 7-0. Against Occidental, the #1 doubles team of J.R. Hall '04 and David Frankel '04 did not drop a game, winning 8-0. Nate Pealer '05 and J.B. Wogan '06 found the same success at the #3 doubles spot. Hall won at the #1 spot, 6-0, 6-3, and Mike Benaroya '03 won his first singles match of the season, claiming a 6-0, 6-1 win at the #6 spot. Against Whittier on March 1, Samir Vora '03 and Benaroya teamed up to win at the #1 doubles position, 8-4. Vora then went on to win at #1 singles, 6-2, 6-2. George Bartle '06 got his first college win at the #6 spot, winning 6-0, 6-3. Pealer did not drop a game in his match at the #4 position.

Women's Tennis:
4-2 overall, 4-1 sciac

The Hens had little trouble in defeating Whittier at home over the weekend, 9-0. Kelli Howard '04 was the only Hen player tested on the day, winning 6-3, 7-6 at the #1 singles position. Whitney Henderson '04, playing at the #2 spot, did not drop a game in her match. Vicki Chen '04 and Kelsey Chance '05 won 8-0 playing together in the #3 doubles slot.

Golf:
0-1 Overall, 0-1 sciac

Pomona-Pitzer was defeated by Redlands last week in soggy conditions, scoring a team total of 309 or 21 over par. The match, rescheduled after previously being rained out, was played at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. Redlands, one of the best teams in the region, scored a team total of 286 or two under par. Scott Pearsall '05 led the Hen squad with a 3 over 75 while Ben Hochstein '04, Ben Nightengale '05, and Greg Woulfe '03 all had 6 over 78's.