Posted: Feb 02, 2016

CMS Athletics Week In Review (1/25 - 1/31/16)

Athletics Week In Review (Full Version)

=============== Winter – Women===================

Women’s Basketball
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s basketball team (15-4, 10-0 SCIAC) continued its winning streak last week with a trio of victories over Cal Lutheran, Pomona-Pitzer and Caltech. CMS averaged a 12.7-point margin of victory in the three wins and was led by guard Jai Dungca (CMC ’17) with 33 points and 10 assists, and junior forward Kris Brackmann (CMC ’17) with 34 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists. The first-place Athenas will take on Whittier at home on Feb. 2 before traveling to Occidental for a matchup with the Tigers on Feb. 6.

Women’s Swimming and Diving

The CMS swimming and diving teams improved to 7-0 against SCIAC opponents by defeating La Verne over the weekend on Senior Day on Jan. 30 at Axelrood Pool. The Athenas dominated, winning 13 of 14 events by a combined score of 170-58. There were three triple event winners for the women’s team: Kelly Ngo (CMC ’17) in the 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 200 free; Riley Hoffman (CMC ’19) in the 400 medley relay, 200 backstroke and 200 free relay; and Stephanie Doi (CMC ’17) in the 200 IM, 200 free relay and 100 free events. Junior Carli Lessard (HMC) won both the 1 and 3-meter dive events. In the 1-meter event, she scored 257.35, just above the qualifying mark of 255. On the 3-meter boards, her score of 296.10 was a zone qualifier by more than 30 points and also was an Axelrood Pool record. CMS will next compete against Pomona-Pitzer on Feb. 6 before the SCIAC Championships on Feb. 18-21 in La Mirada.

====================== Winter – Men========================

Men’s Basketball
The Stags rebounded nicely last week, stringing together a pair of wins to put them one game out of a tie for the fourth (and final) SCIAC Postseason Tournament berth. The Stags fell to Pomona-Pitzer early in the week but earned convincing wins over Cal Lutheran and Caltech. Senior center Shelby Lane (CMC ’16) came through clutch for CMS in the two wins with 14 points in each game to lead all scorers. The 8-9, 3-6 SCIAC Stags will get an opportunity to improve upon their seventh-place standing in the SCIAC this week at home against Whittier on Feb. 3 and at Occidental on Feb. 6.

Men’s Swimming and Diving
The CMS swimming and diving teams improved to 7-0 against SCIAC opponents by defeating La Verne over the weekend on Senior Day at Axelrood Pool. The Stags came out on top in 11 of the 14 events, outscoring the Leopards 188-43. The men’s three-event winners included Noah Deer (CMC ’18), who won the 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 200 free, and Alex Poltash (CMC ’16), who earned first place in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free relay. Poltash and Deer were the Stags on the Axelrood Pool record-setting 200 free relay team, along with Matthew Williams (CMC ‘17) and Joseph Hinton (CMC ’16). CMS will next compete against Pomona-Pitzer on Feb. 6 before the SCIAC Championships Feb. 18-21 in La Mirada.

====================== Club Sports ========================

Men’s Lacrosse
The season got underway for the Claremont Cougars on Jan. 30 with the Trapp Family Alumni Classic. The regular season begins with a road match at Long Beach State on Feb. 6.

Men’s Rugby
The Claremont Colleges Men's Rugby team began conference play on Jan. 30 with a 62-6 victory over Pepperdine. Multiple Lions scored tries, paced by Brendan McDonald's (CMC '18) hat trick. Prior to the club’s match against Pepperdine, the Lions hosted a youth clinic for the Temecula Youth Rugby U-16 team which featured around 30 kids. The Lions are next in action on Saturday, Feb. 6, vs. Cal State Northridge at Parents Field. The match kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Rugby
The women’s rugby team had a team scrimmage on Jan. 30 at Parents Field in Claremont. The Foxes host UC Irvine on Feb. 28 on Parents Field.

by Tony Steege and Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant and Director of Athletics Communication