CMS Athletics Week In Review (9/22 - 9/28)
Athletics Week In Review (Extended Version - Word)
====================== Fall – Women========================
Women’s
Soccer
The Athena soccer team went 2-0 last week, beating La Verne (2-1)
and Occidental (2-1) to remain undefeated in SCIAC play. Against La
Verne, Emily Cassell (CMC ’17) scored the
game-winner off a corner kick from Isabel Lester
(CMC ’15). Darrah Shields (CMC ’16)
and Makella Brems (CMC ’17) each had goals
for the Athenas in the game vs. Occidental. CMS (7-2-1, 4-0 SCIAC)
goes on the road this week to play Redlands on Oct. 1 and Chapman
on Oct. 4.
Women’s
Tennis
The Athena tennis team was represented with ten singles players and
five doubles teams in the USTA/ITA Small College West Regionals
hosted by Pomona-Pitzer over the weekend. Caroline Ward (CMC ’16) won the singles tournament, and
then teamed up with Katie Kuosman (CMC ’17)
to win the doubles tournament. In the singles tournament,
second-seeded Ward won five matches over three days to earn the
West Region title. Next up for Ward and Kuosman is the Small
College Nationals, Oct 9-11 in Sumter, S.C.
Women’s
Golf
The Athena golf team competed in the Embry-Riddle Invitational in
Prescott, Ariz. The team finished in second place, just seven
strokes behind CS San Marcos. The Athenas had the lowest combined
score after the first round. Marissa Suehiro (CMC
’15) shot lowest for CMS with rounds of 76, 79 and 81. This
tournament concludes the fall competition for the Stag golf
team.
Volleyball
The Athena volleyball team was 2-1 last week, beating Whittier
(3-1) on Tuesday and then Pomona-Pitzer (3-1) at home on Saturday
night, but losing to Cal Lutheran (3-0) the day before. In the
three matches, Nicole Kerkhof (CMC ’17)
recorded 41 kills, 21 of which were against Pomona-Pitzer.
Megan Coleman (CMC ’15) tallied 66 digs
during the week, averaging 6 digs per set. The Athenas go up
against Occidental Sept. 30 and then play Redlands at home at 6
p.m. Oct. 4.
Women’s Cross
Country
The Athena cross country team finished fifth among non-Division I
teams and first for all Division III programs at the Stanford
Invitational. Sara Mostatabi (CMC ’15) ran
22:10 to lead the Athenas with a 45th-place finish in
the 330-runner field. Freshman Bryn McKillop
(SCR ’18) led a strong underclass group in 22:40.
Senior Taia Wu (CMC ’15, 23:04) was the lone
upperclassman in the group of seven that finished in a 51-second
spread. She was followed by sophomores Caroline
Willian (CMC ’17, 23:10) and Jen
Lehr (SRC ’17, 23:19), freshman Breanna
Sewell (CMC ’18, 23:34) and sophomores Anna
Shepard (CMC ’17, 23:46), Stephanie
LaFace (CMC ’17, 23:50) and Rachel
Mow (HMC ’17, 23:54). The rest of the team competed
at the CS San Bernardino Invitational and finished in third place.
The entire team will compete at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational this
Saturday, Oct. 4.
====================== Fall – Men========================
Football
The Stag football team did not compete last week. CMS (1-1) hosts
Chapman at 1 p.m. Oct. 4.
Men’s
Soccer
The Stag soccer team was 2-0 with two shutout wins last week over
Caltech (7-0) and Whittier (4-0). Michael
Wagenveld (CMC ’18) scored three goals against
Caltech for his first collegiate hat trick. Taylor
Lemmon (CMC ’16) fired in two of his own vs.
Whittier. The Stags (4-1-1) face Occidental (6-3, 3-3 SCIAC) on
Wednesday, Oct. 1 and return home to play Redlands (5-5, 4-2 SCIAC)
on Oct. 4 for a 7 p.m. nightcap.
Men’s Cross
Country
The Stag cross country team finished third among non-Division I
teams at the Stanford Invitational, behind DII No. 4 Chico State
and DII No. 16 UC San Diego. Zorg Loustalet (HMC ’16) led the Stags to one of their
best-ever team times with a personal best of 24:28 while finishing
31st in the 362-runner field. The scoring five averaged
25:00.8 as Garrett Ryan (24:45, CMC ’17),
Alex Lombardo (CMC ’17, 24:59,),
Alex Mauro (CMC ’15, 25:26) and Jack
Wilson (CMC ’16, 25:26) also turned in personal-best
times. A CMS record nine Stags broke 26:00 with Sam
Pitcavage (CMC ’15,25:26), Nico
Banks (CMC ’17, 25:43), Justin
Jones (HMC ’15, 25:56) and Kevin
Huang (HMC ’18, 25:56) turning in the fastest times
ever recorded for a CMS sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth runner.
The rest of the team competed at the CS San Bernardino Invitational
and finished in third place. The entire team will compete at the
Pomona-Pitzer Invitational this Saturday, Oct. 4.
Men’s Water
Polo
The Stag water polo team played only one game last week against
Pepperdine. The Stags lost to the Waves, a ranked Division I team,
13-6. Noah Deer (CMC ’18) had a team high of
two goals while James Kelly (CMC ’15)
recorded six saves on the night, four of which were in the second
quarter. The Stags (1-9) play their first home game at 6 p.m.
against Iona on Thursday, Oct. 2 before co-hosting the Gary Troyer
Memorial Tournament Oct. 3-4.
Men’s
Tennis
The Stag tennis team was represented by 12 singles players and five
doubles teams in the USTA/ITA Small College Regionals over the
weekend. Glenn Hull (CMC ’17) won the
singles title, beating teammate Nik Marino (CMC
’15) in the final. Warren Wood (CMC
’15) and partner Marino made it to the doubles final but came
up short against a Pomona-Pitzer duo. CMS advances to compete at
the USTA/ITA Small College Nationals on Oct. 9-11 in Sumter,
S.C.
Men’s
Golf
The Stag golf team competed in the Embry-Riddle Invitational in
Prescott, Ariz. The team finished in second place, just six strokes
behind CS San Marcos. Kethan Reddy (CMC ’16)
was also the second place finisher for the individuals with rounds
of 71, 75 and 70. Four of the five Stags were in the top ten
individual finishers. This tournament concludes the fall
competition for the Stag golf team.