In the closing minutes of the Athenas’ tilt against Chapman University, attacker Zoe Pinczower SC ’17 was determined not to go down without a fight. With just under four minutes remaining and her team down by six, Pinczower took matters into her own net. Buoyed by a late burst of
Author: Griffin Ferre
Marx, Markowitz Lead the Way as Sagehens Soar to Victory
Whenever the Athenas and Sagehens clash on the lacrosse field, the energy is sure to be high. This week’s rendition of the Sixth Street rivalry did not disappoint. After Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (8-5, 5-4 SCIAC) edged Pomona-Pitzer (11-3, 8-1 SCIAC) in the two teams’ Feb. 28 tilt 8-7 in an overtime thriller,
Athenas Strike Back, The Offense Awakens
In a jam-packed weekend for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team, the Athenas first engaged in a tough battle with the SCIAC-leading Whittier College Poets and then used that experience to rake in two victories the next day against Occidental College. CMS (18-8, 12-6 SCIAC) first took on Whittier (18-10, 12-4 SCIAC)
Griffin Survives, Finishes Marathon Just Before Nightfall
“Sometimes you just feel tired; you feel weak, and when you feel weak you feel like you wanna just give up, but you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength, and get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter, no matter how bad
Don’t Cross With CMS Lacrosse: Athenas Pick Up Two Wins Over Break
Defender Alex Savino CM ’16 cradles the ball and charges down the field, leaving her opponents in the dust. She arrives at the opposing goal and passes the ball to her waiting teammates, who set the offense into high gear. Across the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lacrosse team’s (7-2, 4-1) four games over
Stags Stymied at NCAA Tournament
This week, after both the Stags and the Athenas captured SCIAC championships, the two squads headed to the Division III NCAA Championships hoping to extend their seasons. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s basketball team (22-7, 12-4 SCIAC) traveled to Marshall, Texas March 6 to face off against Texas Lutheran University (18-10). The
Athenas Capture Glory, Win SCIAC Championship
The University of Redlands feeds the ball down low to its big center, hoping for an easy bucket. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, center Claire Donnelly CM ’17 has this zone on lockdown. Donnelly squares off against the Bulldogs’ (12-14, 9-7 SCIAC) leading scorer Victoria Fakalata, stands her ground and denies
Stevick Shines, CMS Swim Swipes SCIAC Championship
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swimming and diving team’s hard-fought races across the four-day SCIAC Championships meet Feb. 19-22 capped off a historic performance. Both the men’s and women’s teams captured the SCIAC championship to extend their remarkable winning streaks even further. The Athenas took their 13th consecutive SCIAC championship, while the Stags
Athenas Tame Tigers in Thrilling Victory
This was the moment for which they had trained all those days in the off-season. Every lifting session, swim workout, spinning class and lacrosse practice that the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s lacrosse team (1-0 SCIAC) had endured prepared them for the exact situation they faced Feb. 18 against Occidental College when the
Athenas Dominate Cal State L.A. For First Win
As Sarah Kukino CM ’15 and Kyla Scott HM ’18 stepped off the court after emerging victorious from an intense battle against their opponents from California State University, Los Angeles, they knew they had just put their team in a great position to win the Feb. 6 match. The doubles