Grayson Schaffer Wide reciever/defensive back Matt Lacoss ’01 makes the miraculous diving catch.

The Sagehens’ offense managed this slaughter without their starting quarterback, running-back, wide-receiver, or tight-end.

The game, however, was not a complete waste of time; a number of inexperienced Sagehens got a chance to flaunt their previously unrecognized skills. Coach Roger Caron said, "The game was good experience for a lot of our younger players. It gave them the opportunity to play. That will be good for the upcoming dogfights we have this season."

Jeremy Lim ’03 was the most visible of these young guns. With workhorse starting tailback Ryan Hattersley ’01 benched with a torn hamstring, Lim carried the ball 29 times for a team record of 262 yards and four touchdowns. Pomona-Pitzer totaled 428 rushing yards, and 618 yards total offense.

Coach Caron said, "Lim is an extraordinarily talented running back. We need at least two solid players at tailback, and Jeremy gives us that."

Of the many impressive-looking statistics that the Sagehens accrued against the pitiful Yeomen defense, Lim’s was the most spectacular. Notable also, however, are Jake Cosden ’01, who had the first 100-yard rushing performance of his Sagehen career going for 104 yards, and Rob Richardson ’02, who managed to pick up 39 rushing yards on five carries in his first ever effort at tailback. To keep the score as mild as possible, the Pomona-Pitzer passing game was put on a back burner; the team only attempted 13 passes, to the 92 rushes that the team totaled.

Backup quarterback Teohua Sanchez ‘01 had another solid outing in replacement of injured Brian Ferrette ‘01, completing ten out of his thirteen passing attempts for 190 yards, all of which came in the first half.

In this age of statistics hounds (and I admit to be one myself) this game is a perfect example of how stats often lie. Not to take anything away from our beloved Sagehens, but the dominating statistics from the Oberlin game say more about the inadequacy of their defense than they do about the effectiveness of our offense.

The ‘Fighting’ Yeomen were downright pathetic, and the Sagehens were decent — nothing more. Defensive lineman Dan Wire ’01 smirked and said, "It was honestly like playing against a bad high school team. They just couldn’t match up with us."

Oberlin managed a meager 118 total yards of offense and gave up three fumbles; and their defense gave up an average of 5 yards per carry. It was rumored that Doug Meyer ‘01 was being considered to play wide-out late in the second-half.

This weekend, the Sagehens will have the chance to get some rest with a bye, but next weekend the Hens are at home against what could be their most challenging opponent of the season: undefeated LaVerne. The LaVerne game will be in stark contrast to the Oberlin venture. "They are bigger, stronger and faster," Coach Caron said. "We’ll give it a go."