WNBA players’ recent advocacy and negotiations have made headlines, with some critics calling the progress and popularity a modern anomaly. Far from that, Ava Fleisher SC ’28 explores the rich history of women’s basketball at the 5Cs, dating back to Pomona’s groundbreaking 1903 team.
Tag: P-P Women’s Basketball
Athenas soar past Sagehens in SCIAC semis
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s basketball has put an end to their losing streak against Sixth Street rival Pomona-Pitzer, staking a powerful but hard-fought 59-54 win in the SCIAC semifinals on Feb. 26. Despite a 16-0 scoring run at the beginning of the second quarter by the Sagehens, the Athenas held strong to clinch a spot in the SCIAC Championship finals.
Athletic presence in political commentary: Welcomed or shunned?
Oliver Schoening PZ ’27 and Jun Kwon PO ’28 debate different perspectives on activism in professional sports. They note some recent examples of pushback for professional athletes such as Lebron James and Colin Kaepernick in their arguments and interviewed college athletes at the 5Cs to broaden their perspectives.
‘Season still up for grabs’: P-P women’s basketball looks to move ahead after dramatic loss to Panthers
P-P proved if they go down, they go down fighting. Last Wednesday, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaking match to the Chapman Panthers. The final scoreboard read 66-62 in favor of Chapman, but didn’t reflect the incredible comeback PP had made from trailing the entire game, sometimes by as many as 15 points.
Sagehens soar past Poets in emphatic 40 point victory
Was it writer’s block? The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens silenced the Whittier College Poets last Saturday at home for their biggest win of the season. The final scoreboard read 115-70, a 45 point lead to secure P-P’s victory.
From the court to courtside: Alum Alaina Woo named P-P basketball head coach
Alaina Woo PO ’17, recently named P-P women’s basketball head coach, has been part of both a one-win season and a SCIAC title.
Hens, Athenas see seasons end in tournament at hands of Bulldogs
Both the P-P and CMS women’s basketball teams fell to Redlands in the SCIAC Tournament, cutting their seasons short.
PREVIEW: Hens basketball clinches last-second win over Stags, signaling the start of more P-P-CMS battles for SCIAC supremacy
PREVIEW: Both Pomona-Pitzer basketball teams looks to defend their SCIAC titles, while CMS looks for revenge after last year’s defeats.
RECAP: Sagehen women’s basketball ends season with 1st-round NCAA tournament loss to Wisconsin-Oshkosh
The P-P women’s basketball season came to an end as the Sagehens (22-6, 14-2 SCIAC) lost 72-46 to No. 13 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (26-3) in the first round of the NCAA tournament March 1.
Recap: Sagehen women’s basketball beats Chapman in SCIAC Semifinal to advance to Championship against CMS
The P-P women’s basketball team (21-5, 14-2 SCIAC) won its first ever SCIAC tournament game with a 75-62 win over Chapman (16-10, 11-5) on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the Sagehens beat Occidental (7-18, 1-15 SCIAC) 78-59 in the final game of the regular season to seal their first ever