Finals season started early for athletes at the Claremont Colleges as the Sagehens and Athenas looked to make the grade in a trio of championship showdowns on Sixth Street. Ultimately, it was straight A’s for the Hens on the semester, sending the Athenas home with no credit and no titles.
Tag: CMS Water Polo
P-P Women’s Water Polo defeat Athenas in dramatic Sixth Street Rivalry match
Defending their nest, the Sagehens women’s water polo team defeated the Athenas last Wednesday in the only sixth street rivalry match-up for the 2023 regular season. As the 2022 SCIAC and NCAA DIII champions, Pomona-Pitzer is in flight once again to repeat their previous success.
PP men’s water polo washes CMS to claim title of SCIAC regular season champions
The Hens did it again. Last Saturday, the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for the second time that day. This win secured the Sagehens the title of the regular season SCIAC champions and will enter into the SCIAC tournament at the top seed.
Stags top Sagehens in ‘fiery’ Sixth Street battle, capping busy week for water polo teams
The 5C men’s water polo teams emerged from a hectic weekend of tournament play with a pair of big victories and two disappointing defeats apiece.
RECAP: Stag water polo dominates first week of SCIAC games
CMS’ (5-5, 2-0 SCIAC) conference opener Saturday turned into a 17-2 rout of Caltech and featured standout performances from several younger players.
RECAP: CMS men’s water polo splits four games at Inland Empire Classic
The Stags (3-5, 0-0 SCIAC) beat Concordia 12-9 on Sept. 14 at La Verne’s Inland Empire Classic, then fell 21-9 to No. 1 USC. The following day, CMS came out on top 10-7 against Fresno Pacific, followed by a 15-4 loss to UC Santa Barbara.
RECAP: Athena water polo ends season with loss to Pomona-Pitzer
The Athena water polo team (19-5, 7-7 SCIAC) lost its final game of the season 8-5 to Pomona-Pitzer (19-12, 14-0 SCIAC), and will not compete in the SCIAC tournament. CMS attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, pulling within two goals with just over two minutes left, but
RECAP: Athena water polo falls twice to SCIAC opponents
Celia Aldrete CM ’20 scored her career 100th goal on senior day as CMS women’s water polo (9-14, 7-6 SCIAC) dropped a 9-8 game to La Verne (10-13, 8-5 SCIAC) last weekend. Alex Szymczak SC ’22 led the team with three goals in the effort. Wednesday, the Athenas fell 9-2
RECAP: Athena water polo squeaks out back-to-back 1-goal wins
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s water polo (9-12, 7-4 SCIAC) was on the winning side of two SCIAC matchups decided by one goal this week and is now riding a three-game win streak. The team defeated Caltech (2-15, 0-11 SCIAC) 17-6 Saturday, Chapman (9-14, 3-8 SCIAC) 9-8 Monday and Whittier (10-9, 6-5 SCIAC)
RECAP: CMS women’s water polo defeats Chapman, falls to Cal Lu in final minute
Amelia Ayala CM ’21 scored five goals, including four in the final quarter, to lead the Athena water polo team (6-12, 4-4 SCIAC) to a 10-9 comeback victory over Chapman last Saturday. The team then fell to Cal Lutheran 7-6 Wednesday. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps trailed by three going into the fourth quarter