The ball bounced off the outstretched hands of Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo keeper and captain Kyle Pokorny PO ’12, skittering across the water just like any other save. But in a split second, what was normally a routine play for the Sagehens took an abrupt turn. Having noticed the loose
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Strong Opponents Sink Sagehen Water Polo
Just three days after cracking the National Top 20, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team endured a grueling, winless weekend at the SoCal Tournament in Long Beach, falling to No. 1 USC, No. 9 UC Davis, No. 13 Long Beach State, and No. 15 Santa Clara. They dropped to a
Sagehen Polo Falls to Strong UCSB Team
Despite putting up a strong fight through all four quarters, the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team was edged by the seventh-ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos this past Saturday, 9-8. With the loss, they fell to 1-8, but also moved into a tie for 20th in the national rankings. They remain
Sagehen Water Polo Earns First Win Against Tough Navy Team
With strong defense and a crowd spilling out of the bleachers onto the edges of Haldeman Pool, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team notched its first win this past Saturday, defeating 15th-ranked Navy 10-7. The Sagehens improved to a 1-7 record. Coming off a 14-8 loss to 18th-ranked Cal Baptist
Water Polo Earns First Win in Battle with Navy
With strong defense and a crowd spilling out of the bleachers onto the edges of Haldeman Pool, the Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team added their first win to their record this past Saturday, defeating 15th-ranked Navy 10-7. The Sagehens improved to 1-7. Coming off a 14-8 loss to 18th-ranked Cal
Men’s Water Polo Faces Hard Defeats in Fall Openers
Playing under an ominous, cloudy afternoon sky, the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team fell 15-4 in their home opener against the UC San Diego Tritons at the Haldeman Pool this past Saturday. Bad luck and a talented #12 ranked UCSD team contributed to a tough afternoon against a team the
Women’s Polo Sweeps Spring Classic
Fledgling Sagehen Squad Takes Down Two Division I Teams At the beginning of the first match last Saturday against Cal State Bakersfield, Head Coach Alex Rodriguez explained what he expected out of the team during the tournament. “I want these games to be conditioning for us,” he said. No matter
Water Polo Looks to Rebuild Championship Team
Despite being perhaps the smallest team in the nation, water polo has big goals This past May, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team sealed a double overtime victory over Occidental College to take the SCIAC Championship, and with it the first-place rank in Division III and a trip to the
Zach and Friends Reign Supreme in Inner-Tube Water Polo
Step aside, Lakers. There’s a new dynasty in Los Angeles. Zach and All His Friends stormed into their third straight intramural inner-tube finals and captured their second consecutive championship with a 24-4 win over Keck Graduate Insitute (KGI) Wednesday night. Zach and co. came into the league two years ago
Men’s Water Polo, #17 in Nation, Nears SCIAC Playoffs
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s water polo team picked up three wins last week against CMS, Occidental, and Concordia, and is now ranked #17 Nationally and #1 in Division III. The Hens will play four more conference games against Caltech, Cal Lutheran, Redlands, and La Verne before the SCIAC Championships in mid-November.