The Sagehens fell at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on the night of the 24th, 61-40.  The 40 points for Pomona-Pitzer was a season low offensively as only frosh Ed Wexler-Beron tallied double digits with 10.  Jason Howie shared team high honors in boards, pulling down 7 on the night.  Kamau Norman-Terrance also grabbed 7 rebounds for the Hens.  The Sagehens struggled from the field on the night, shooting just 23 % from the floor, and 9 % from beyond the 3 point arc on 2 of 22.

Pomona-Pitzer lost at Whittier on the night of the 24th, 68-52.  Tamara Zakim had a team high 18 point, 5 rebound effort and Betty Chernack chipped in with 11 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Poet squad.   The Hens shot 44 % from the field, better than the 41 % from Whittier, but the Poets grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and had many more opportunities to put the ball in the bucket.  Whittier also made 15 more trips to the free throw line than did the Hens.

The Sagehens lost 3 games to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps over the weekend of February 28th and March 1st.  The Athenas won the 3 games by scores of 17-0, 4-1, and 8-0.  In game 1 on Friday, the Hens surrendered 20 hits in 5 innings as the Athenas got off to an early lead and pulled away.  Leanne Stein and Emily Helliesen had hits for the Hen squad.  Marni Scotten came in to pitch in relief and gave up just 1 hit in 2 and a third innings of work.  Game 2 of the series was much closer and the Hens were within 2 runs going into the 6th inning.  Leanne Stein, Traci Kutaka, and Stephanie Lozana all had hits for the Hens.  Stein drove in the lone run for Pomona-Pitzer.  Alex Schaible pitched in relief for the Hens for her first appearance of the year and allowed just 1 earned run on 3 hits in 2.2 innings.  In the last game of the series, the Hens produced 4 hits but no runs in the 8-0 setback.  A 5 run 5th inning allowed the Athenas to pull away.  Jameela Hammond was 2 for 2 from the plate for the Hens.  Kutaka, Scotten, and Schaible all split time on the mound for the Sagehens.

On the weekend of March 7th and 8th, the Sagehens took a much needed 2 out of 3 from current SCIAC leader Cal Lutheran.  The Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran struck first on Friday with a 14-13 win that saw the Hens come from 9-4 behind and even take a 13-11 lead in the top of the 8th.  The two teams combined for 31 hits in the game and each team had 2 errors.  Brad Carmody and Felipe Aguilar each had 3 hits on the day.  Aguilar and Sam Whitehead each went deep for Pomona-Pitzer. 
On Saturday, the Hens needed to sweep the double header and did just that in convincing fashion.  Game 1 saw the Hens explode for 12 runs on 11 hits.  The Hens put up 10 runs in the first 3 innings including a 6 spot to open the game in the bottom of the first.  Brad Carmody continued his great season at the plate with a 3 hit performance that included 2 home runs, 4 RBI's and 3 runs scored.  Josh Cardwell got the win for the Hens, pitching 7 innings while scattering 9 hits and striking out 3.  In the 2nd game of the day, Pomona-Pitzer had 19 hits in outscoring the Kingsmen 11-4.  Bobby Boeche and Felipe Aguilar each had a 3-hit day for the Hens while Jose Cortez and Jonas Swyer had 2 hits apiece with a home run.  Mike Renery pitched a great game for the Hen squad, going 8 innings in getting the win, allowing just 5 hits, 2 earned runs, while striking out 9 batters and walking just 3.   

On March 4th, Pomona-Pitzer fell to visiting Keen College (NJ), 3-1.  The Hens were held to just 5 hits on the day and the lone run came from a sacrifice off the bat of Rob Ruiz.  Six different pitchers took the mound for the Hens, allowing the opposition just 4 hits on the afternoon, but the hits were timely as Keen tallied single runs in the 2nd , 5th, and 7th innings.  Sam Whitehead scored the only run for the Hen squad.

Pomona-Pitzer took 3 games from La Verne on the 28th of February and the 1st of March.  Game 1 on Friday the 28th saw  the Hens hit 4 home runs, with two of them coming off the bat of Jose Cortez.  Rob Ruiz and Jase Turner provided the other 2 long balls as the Hens won 10-8 in a game shortened due to darkness.  Adam Gardner got the win for the Hens, pitching 5 innings and giving up 6 hits while striking out 5.  Alex Smith pitched 1 and a third innings for the save.  In game 2 of the series, the Hens had to go to extra innings to claim the 11-6 win.  Pomona-Pitzer tallied one run in the top of the 9th to get the game to extra frames and then exploded for 5 in the top of the 12th to pull away.  Jose Cortez and Brad Carmody each had 3 hits for the Hens and Alex Smith pitched 5 innings for the win.  Game 3 saw the Hens get out to an early 8-0 lead after 3 innings and then just cruise to victory.  Jase Turner had 3 doubles in the game while Matt Levinson and Jose Cortez each went deep for Pomona-Pitzer.  Mike Renery got the win for the Hens, pitching 7 strong innings, allowing just 5 hits and striking out an impressive 10 batters in the game. 

Pomona-Pitzer played a double header on Saturday the 8th and defeated both Southwestern and Brandeis.  The Hens swept the 3 doubles matches, dropping no more than 3 games in any of the 3 matches.  The Hens went on to easily run away with the win by winning in straight sets at #'s 1 thru 5.  David Frankel, J.R. Hall, and Jamie Frank all won by identical scores of 6-1, 6-2 at #'s 1, 2, and 4, respectively.  Against Brandeis, the Hens won all 9 matches played, sweeping their way to a 7-0 win.  J.R. Hall and Samir Vora had great matches at #'s 2 and 3, both winning by the score of 6-2, 6-1.

The Sagehens had two SCIAC wins on the 28th of February and 1st of March, defeating both Occidental and Whittier 7-0.  Against Occidental, the #1 doubles team of J.R. Hall and David Frankel did not drop a game, winning 8-0.  Nate Pealer and J.B. Wogan found the same success at the #3 doubles spot.  Hall won at the #1 spot 6-0, 6-3 and Mike Benaroya won his first singles match of the season, claiming a 6-0, 6-1 win at the #6 spot.  Against Whittier on the 1st, Samir Vora and Benaroya teamed up to win at the #1 doubles position, 8-4.  Vora then went on to win at #1 singles 6-2, 6-2.  George Bartle got his first college win at the #6 spot, winning 6-0, 6-3.  Pealer did not drop a game in his match at the #4 position.

The Hens had little trouble in defeating Whittier at home on the 1st of March, 9-0.  Kelli Howard was the only Hen player tested on the day, winning 6-3, 7-6 at the #1 singles position.  Whitney Henderson, playing at the #2 spot, did not drop a game in her match.  Vicki Chen and Kelsey Chance won 8-0 playing together in the #3 doubles slot.

Sophomore distance runner Ann Prouty clocked 4:51.81 in finishing second in her 1500m heat. That time is the #7 all-time mark in Pomona-Pitzer history in that event. Frosh Amy Rapp ran 10:43.10 in the 3000m to record the #9 all-time PP mark. Frosh Nika Strzelecka ran 19:04.3 in the 5000m for the #8 all-time PP mark. And sophomore Raketa Ouedraogo tossed the hammer 135'11 for the #4 all-time PP mark.

The Sagehens travel to Whittier this weekend to compete in a SCIAC conference 4-way meet. The Sagehens, currently 1-1 in SCIAC, face Claremont-M-S and Redlands

Pomona-Pitzer's women's track and field team split two SCIAC contests Saturday at home on Strehle Track. The Sagehens downed Caltech, 110-75, but fell to La Verne, 111-83, in the conference meet.

Event winners for Pomona-Pitzer included Stefanie McDougall in the 800 (2:23.94), Ann Prouty in the 1500 (4:54.50), and Raketa Ouedraogo in the hammer (128'11). Other strong marks included Gre'Juana Dennis in the long jump (17'8 3/4, which is the #3 mark all-time for Pomona-Pitzer), Alex Wakeman in the pole vault (9'0, which equals the #2 mark all-time for P-P).

Pomona-Pitzer sent a third of the team to Fullerton on the 8th and had some nice performances.  Mike Kirtman had a season best 110 High Hurdle with a 15.98.  Joey Cappola did the same with his 57.45 400 Intermediate Hurdle run and David Buxton had two great runs, coming across in 50.98 in the 400 and in a 50.0 anchor to the 1600 relay.  Alex Head came within a foot of his all time personal record in the javelin by throwing 163'10" and Matt Zay jumped 43'4" in the triple jump.

The Sagehens hosted a SCIAC 4-way meet on the 1st March and came away with a 1-1 record, defeating Caltech and falling to La Verne. Coach Mulcahy noted, "Across the board we performed better than we have and indicated the kind of potential we have. It started with a 1-2 over Cal Tech in the long jump with Matt Zay and Chris Snipes getting seasonal PRs.  Chris also got us points in the hammer, discus and shot. Matt came back in the triple jump to tie his lifetime best and finish 2nd over all. Ty Bundgaard returned to form with a 6’4 high jump. He teamed with Mark Melief to go 1-2 against Caltech. Mark also jumped 12’ in the vault to get the win against Cal Tech."

On the track, the Hens went 1-2 against Cal Tech in all but one running events. A great start was provided by Braden Boice, coming back from illness, and Danny Shickich, going 1-2 against Cal Tech in the steeplechase. Notable marks were Crosby Freeman’s 15.26 5000, Joey Cappola’s 57.68 400 IH. Both marks were season bests.

On Thursday February 27, Pomona-Pitzer was defeated by Redlands in soggy conditions, scoring a team total of 309, or 21 over par. The match, which was previously rained out, was played at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. Redlands, one of the best teams in the region, scored a team total of 286 or two under par.  Scott Pearsall led the Hen squad with a 3 over 75 while Ben Hochstein, Ben Nightengale, and Greg Woulfe all had 6 over 78's.
 

The Hen Water Polo squad played 3 tough contests to open the 2003 season and fell in all three.  The Hens played two games on the 1st of March against Arizona State and Cal State Bernardino.  The closest game came against Arizona State, where the Hens fell 8-7.  Joy Haviland scored 4 of the Hens' 7 goals in the game.  Morgan Sokolow stopped 13 shots in net.  Against C.S.S.B., the Hens fell by the score of 11-5.  Haviland and Lara Krusha each found the back of the net two times for the Hens.  Sokolow came up with 8 saves in net.  On March 2nd, the Hens traveled to Irvine to take on the Anteaters of U.C. Irvine and fell to the home team, 9-3. Pomona-Pitzer went into halftime up 3-2.   Haviland scored twice and Lucia Schmit tallied one goal for the Hens.  Sokolow made 11 saves and had 4 steals for the Hens.