With a win last weekend against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team clinched the No. 1 seed for this week’s SCIAC Championships. The Sagehens will be favorites to go ahead and clinch what would be their third consecutive conference title and their fifth in the last nine seasons. Since
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Ryan Higgins: Why He Would Rather Not Fight a Slovakian Water Polo Player
This week Ryan Higgins PO ’14, an environmental economics major in the environmental analysis program, joined TSL after an early-morning water polo practice to talk about his rowdy sport, his experience studying in South Africa, and some of his involvements on campus. TSL: How did you start playing water polo?
Sagehens Water Polo Struggles at Southern California Tournament
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team played four games over the weekend at the Southern California Tournament held at University of California, Irvine’s Anteater Aquatics Complex. The Irvine invitational is the largest of the year for the Sagehens and one of the biggest in all of collegiate water polo, attracting
P-P Water Polo Downs Fresno Pacific, Falls to Ranked Teams
After a long day of competitive water polo, the Gary Troyer Memorial Invitational came to a close last Saturday, Oct. 5, with a game between Pomona-Pitzer and Long Beach State. P-P’s men’s water polo team split their two games on the day, battling for an 11-6 win over Fresno Pacific
P-P Men’s Water Polo Goes Winless at Air Force Invitational
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team dropped three games at the Air Force Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo. last weekend. The Hens faced three formidable opponents—Mercyhurst University, California Baptist University, and No. 20 Air Force Academy—and while they lost big to Mercyhurst and Cal Baptist, they played the nationally ranked Air Force squad
Water Polo Breaks Into Win Column
The new Lancer Aquatic Center at California Baptist University bustled with activity this past weekend as ten teams took to the pool for the Lancer Invitational. Hosted by the California Baptist Lancers, the tournament featured eight of the nine SCIAC water polo teams, with Caltech as the only absent squad.
Water Polo Squares Off Against Best Teams in the Nation
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team faced off against some of the strongest teams in the nation the past two weekends, playing five of the top ten ranked teams in the country. The Sagehens are still looking for their first win of the season after going 0-6 against the elite
Women’s Water Polo Wins SCIAC, Heads to NCAA Championships
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team is headed to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in seven years after claiming the SCIAC title this past weekend. The Sagehens never trailed in the tournament as they defeated Chapman University, Occidental College, and University of Redlands to take their place atop
Women’s Water Polo Upsets Athenas to Keep NCAA Hopes Alive
In a season full of ups and downs, it looks like the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team (15-16, 6-2 SCIAC) has finally hit its stride, and the timing couldn’t be better for the Sagehens. With the chance to qualify for the NCAA Championship potentially on the line, the Hens defeated
Water Polo Splits Doubleheader
Last Saturday was a day of extremes for the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team. Following a 20-4 victory over SCIAC opponent Caltech, the Hens rushed over to Los Angeles to suffer a 22-5 defeat at the hands of the fourth-ranked University of California, Los Angeles, Bruins. To be fair, some