Season Update
Men's
Basketball Update - Through Feb 5, 2009
Jan 28: Pomona-Pitzer traveled to thousand Oaks to
square off against the Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran, with both teams
holding a 4-1 conference mark. PO-PI grabbed the early lead
and managed to push the margin as high as 16, but Cal Lu chipped
away before the half ended with PO-PI holding a 37-26 lead.
Again in the second half the Sagecocks managed to surge ahead,
extended the lead to 18, at 51-33 with just over 12 minutes to
play. Cal Lu wasn’t quite ready to pack it in, and the
margin was closed to 68-60 with just under a minute to play.
A Cal Lu steal prompted a foul by PP which the ref called
intentional; Cal Lu hit 2 free-throws, hit a 3 off the inbound
play, and with :37 seconds remaining, the Sagecocks were holding
onto a slim 68-65 lead. One of two FTs on the Sagecocks next
possession, followed by a Cal Lu miss, gave PO-PI a 69-65
victory.
David Liss paced PO-PI with 22 pts, Jeremy Namkung and Gabe Porter
had 13 apiece, and Adam Chaimowitz added 11.
Jan 31: On Saturday Pomona-Pitzer hosted the
University of LaVerne. Both teams were slow getting started,
but the Sagecocks plodded to an 11-5 lead 7 minutes into the game;
by the half the Sagecocks had built a 26-15 advantage. Into
the second half PO-PI began to find their range, and with 6 minutes
to play the Sagecocks had pushed the lead to 24. The final
score: PO-PI 58, ULV 36
Liss finished with 14, Justin Sexton 10, and Chaimowitz with 8
points and 9 rebounds. PO-PI managed only 40% from the floor,
but held the Leopards to just 30%.
Feb. 4: To open the second round of
conference play, the Sagecocks were in Pasadena to play Cal
Tech. Pomona-Pitzer jumped out to an early lead, had a 46-23
advantage at the intermission, and never looked back en route to a
91-47 win. Fourteen different Sagecocks tallied the
scorebook, led by Liss with 18, Sexton 11, Namkung and Shawn
Stephan with 10 each, Chaimowitz 9, Evan Zahniser 8, and Porter
7. PO-PI shot 64% for the night. The win pushed
Pomona-Pitzer to a 7-1 conference mark.
Next up:
Feb 7; @ Occidental, 7:30pm
Feb 11; University of Redlands, @ Voelkel Gym, 7:30pm
