The CMS women’s volleyball team (26-3, 15-1 SCIAC) blew past Cal Lutheran (18-11, 11-5 SCIAC) in the SCIAC Championship last Saturday, defeating the Regals in straight sets. It was the second straight conference title for the Athenas, who enter the NCAA Tournament as defending National Champions. The first two sets
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CMS volleyball sets sights on second straight SCIAC Championship after win over La Verne
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team (25-3, 15-1 SCIAC) extended their winning streak to eight on Thursday with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over La Verne in the conference semifinal. After CMS took the first set easily, the Leopards turned things around, winning the second set 25-23 to tie the match at
Athena volleyball coach Vlasich comes home to Claremont, builds dynasty
Kurt Vlasich, head coach of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team, recalls early memories of playing sports for local youth teams, just miles away from the 5Cs. “I love the fact that my two little girls go to the elementary school that I did,” Vlasich said. Vlasich has been coaching the
Athena Volleyball hosts East-West Challenge, competes against nationally-ranked competition
Over the past weekend, the defending national champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team (10-2, 1-0 SCIAC) hosted the first-ever, prestigious East-West Challenge at Roberts Pavilion, beating Emory University (3-1) and University of Texas, Dallas (3-2), but suffered a loss to Washington University in St. Louis(1-3). The East-West Challenge, which will ‘swap
National Champions: Athenas Take Down Wittenberg to Secure First NCAA Title
On Saturday afternoon, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team (31-5) made history, capturing its first national championship title by defeating the top-seeded Wittenberg University Tigers (27-3) in three straight sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-22) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. CMS had a tall task coming into the match – Wittenberg had only lost
Athenas March On, Advance to National Semifinals with Win over Gustavus Adolphus
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team (29-5) continued its run through the NCAA Division III tournament Thursday afternoon with a 3-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14) win over the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (26-7). The match started poorly for the Athenas, who quickly fell to a 1-0 defecit, losing the first set 16-25.
Athenas Rout Regals, Clinch SCIAC Crown
For the fifth consecutive season, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (25-5, 15-1 SCIAC) faced off against the California Lutheran (Cal Lu) Regals (16-12, 10-6 SCIAC) with the SCIAC postseason title on the line. After losing three of the past four years' matches, the Athenas won their second SCIAC tournament championship in three years,
CMS Volleyball Continues SCIAC Domination with P-P Defeat
Led by Margaux Arntson CM '18 and Shelbi Stein CM '18 with 16 and 14 kills respectively, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team (15-5, 7-1 SCIAC) managed to turn the match around and defeat Pomona-Pitzer (6-15, 3-6 SCIAC) 3-1 to secure a rivalry win. CMS now leads the SCIAC conference, while the Sagehens hold
Athenas Crush La Verne in Three-Set Win
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) women’s volleyball team (9-5, 2-1 SCIAC) played their first SCIAC home game of the season on Friday, Sept. 22. Resounding cheers from CMS supporters echoed in the Roberts Pavilion gym as the Athenas defeated the La Verne Leopards (9-2, 3-1 SCIAC) in a three-set sweep. “That might have