Midfielder Sallie Marx PO ’18 catches the pass from her teammate, threads through the opposition and is hit down. Somehow she manages to keep the ball while going around the crease and shoots the ball into the net for a goal. Marx scored three more times throughout the course of
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Christenson, Marx Lead Sagehens to First Win
After earning its first trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament last season, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team (1-0 SCIAC) started out its 2015 campaign in dominant fashion with a 17-4 rout of Whittier College at Pomona’s South Athletic Complex Feb. 18. “It was really awesome to start off our
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
Senior Captain Bishop Goes All Out in Final Season
As the final whistle of the game blows, a wave of disappointment sets in. After a succession of losses and a frustrating season, it is easy to look back on the last four years with a sense of defeat. However, Jake Bishop CM ’15 will look back positively on his
Sagehens Top Chapman, Head to SCIAC Championship
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team defeated Chapman University 10-6 on Saturday, April 26 at Pomona College’s South Athletic Complex. With the win, the Sagehens (16-3, 9-2 SCIAC) advance to finals of the SCIAC Championships tomorrow, May 3. P-P took an early lead with a goal by Hannah Christenson PO ’17
Redlands No Longer Invincible, Hens Earn Top Tournament Seed
In a battle for the No. 1 seed in the SCIAC tournament, Pomona-Pitzer’s women’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Redlands 14-13 in a quadruple overtime, sudden-death win on Saturday, April 19. The win was the sixth straight league victory for the Sagehens (15-3, 8-2 SCIAC) as they head into
Markowitz, Sagehens Have Edge in Rivalry Matchup
The Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s lacrosse teams wrote another chapter of the Sixth Street rivalry in their game on Saturday, April 5, as the Hens scored early and often, building a lead that was too much for the Athenas to overcome. Both teams had been playing well coming into the
Offense Thrives on Washington Tour
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team had a successful weekend March 1-2, going 3-0 in their three-game road trip to the Northwest. The Sagehens (6-2, 3-2 SCIAC) defeated Pacific University 16-3 in a neutral-site game on Saturday. The following day, P-P played two games, taking on the University of Puget Sound
Sagehens Fall to Redlands, Emotional Roller Coaster Continues
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team (3-2, 3-2 SCIAC) lost a thrilling, back-and-forth contest against the University of Redlands at home on Saturday, Feb. 22, eventually falling in sudden-death overtime 12-11. The Sagehens’ loss was the second time they have dropped a game in the SCIAC, both setbacks coming in overtime. Their
Oxy Tigers Edge Out Sagehens in Battle of the Undefeated
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team traveled to Occidental College’s Jack Kemp Stadium on Feb. 15 to take on the Tigers in a battle of undefeated teams. A late P-P goal tied the game, but the Sagehens lost in overtime by a score of 8-7; after defeating fellow SCIAC members Whittier