Tag: Water Polo

Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo, ranked 16th nationally and first in D-III, hosted the annual Claremont Convergence Tournament this weekend. The Sagehens went 3-1 in the tournament, their only loss coming against 12th-ranked Santa Clara. The highlight of the tournament was the Sagehens’ narrow and exciting victory over Harvard, a.k.a “Pomona

The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team represented Division III in the acclaimed NorCal Tournament, hosted by UC Berkeley the weekend of Sept. 18. The Sagehens went 1-3 in the tournament, defeating Air Force 10-8 in their final game. They go into their first home games this weekend with a record

The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team handily defeated cross-street rivals Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 13-5 before a full crowd at Haldeman pool Saturday night. Amid screaming fans from all five colleges, the Sagehens honored their graduating seniors during what would have been the final home game if the Sagehens weren’t hosting the playoffs,

Just before the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team handed Occidental College its first SCIAC loss Saturday afternoon, Head Coach Alex Rodriguez gave the team his most inspirational pre-game speech yet. “When it comes down to it, this is a game of water polo,” he said. “And in water polo, we’re

Saturday morning was a battle between the top two Division-III teams for women’s water polo. The nationally ranked number-two Cal Lutheran Regals ventured to Haldeman Pool to take on the number-one ranked Sagehens. Both teams entered the game with an undefeated record in SCIAC play. The Sagehen fans came out

Southern California finally gave the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team a beautiful, warm weekend at Haldeman Pool. The timing was convenient, as they hosted the Claremont Convergence Tournament. The Sagehens slung on their dark, checkered, home-team caps for the first time in this season’s home opener, finishing 3-1 in the

Even with the various struggles surrounding the Division-III 1st-ranked women’s water polo team, the Sagehens are doing significantly better than Head Coach Alex Rodriguez and assistant coaches Jim Armstrong and Chris Lee expected to kick off the season. Due to graduating seniors, the small number of incoming freshmen, and the

I Live for This!There’s only one postseason. There’s only one Fall Classic. There’s only one SCIAC men’s water polo tournament.This year’s SCIAC men’s water polo tournament should be a dandy, as four teams have a legitimate shot at the championship and a spot in the NCAA tournament. While the conference

Success is not determined by how you start, but how you finish. The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team will need to embrace this point in order to pursue their third straight SCIAC title. After two tough SCIAC losses, the team is attempting to re-group and get in form for the