CMS Athletics Week In Review (10/26 - 11/1/15)

Athletics Week In Review (Full Version)

=========== Fall Sports – Women================

Women’s Cross Country
The CMS cross country teams earned their fourth straight SCIAC championships over the weekend. The Athenas won their 25th conference title thanks to a 27-point performance. Bridget Blum (CMC ’16) finished third overall at 23:05, followed by Jen Lehr (SCR ’17), Caroline Willian (CMC ’17) and Roselyn Cantu (CMC ’18). Both teams will get a chance to race in the NCAA Division III West Regional Championships on Nov. 14 in Claremont.

Women’s Soccer
The Athenas locked up the No. 2 seed in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament thanks to a scoreless draw against Whittier. Goalkeeper Kelly McConnell (HMC ’17) made five saves in the match to earn CMS second place in the conference and set up a home semifinal match against Cal Lutheran at 7 p.m. Nov. 5. The Athenas have gone 0-1-1 against the Regals this season but finished the regular season with a 7-4-3 SCIAC record and are 8-3-1 at Pritzlaff Field this season.

Volleyball
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team finished the regular season with three-straight wins and will carry an eight-match winning streak into the SCIAC Postseason Tournament. Victories over Occidental, Chapman and Redlands gave the Athenas a share of the regular season conference title in the SCIAC and the No. 2 seed in the tournament. CMS will play No. 3 seed La Verne in the semifinal match on Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. in Thousand Oaks at the host campus of first-place Cal Lutheran.

====================== Fall – Men========================

Men’s Cross Country
The CMS cross country teams earned their fourth straight SCIAC championships over the weekend. Zorg Loustalet (HMC ’16) finished in second with a time of 25:43 and the Stags had five finishers among the top-10, including Evan Molineux (CMC ’16), Kyle Lund (HMC ’17), Joshua Sealand (HMC ’17) and Jack Wilson (CMC ’16). Both teams will get a chance to race in the NCAA Division III West Regional Championships on Nov. 14 in Claremont.

Football
The Stags beat Cal Lutheran for the second-straight year thanks to a strong ground performance from Andrew Segre (CMC ’18). Segre rushed for a career-high 213 yards on 41 carries and punched the ball into the end zone three times for the best ground performance of any CMS player this season. Quarterback Trey Reynolds (CMC ’17) also chipped in two scores through the air and threw for 284 yards in the 42-21 victory. The Stags remain in the hunt for a SCIAC title, currently in second place, one spot behind La Verne in the standings. CMS will play at Whittier on Nov. 7.

Men’s Soccer
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s soccer team ended its season with a pair of losses to Pomona-Pitzer and Occidental. The Stags finished the season with a 6-8-4 overall and a 6-7-3 SCIAC record.

Men’s Water Polo
The Stags continued their SCIAC winning streak last week thanks to an 8-5 win over Redlands and a 19-10 victory over Caltech. Alex Waggoner (CMC ’17) scored four goals in the first quarter of the match against Redlands, the highest single-quarter goal total of any Stag this season. CMS looks to be in a solid position heading into the final three games of the regular season with a 5-0 SCIAC record. A big matchup at home against Whittier looms this week on Nov. 4 before a road contest at Chapman on Nov. 7.

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

Women’s Swim and Dive
Both CMS swimming and diving teams kicked off their 2015 season last week against UC San Diego. Kayla Flaten (CMC ’17) finished third in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and Carli Lessard (HMC ’17) earned second place in the 1-meter diving event with a 228.45 score. The Athenas and Stags will host Cal Lutheran and Chapman this weekend at Axelrood Pool for a SCIAC double-dual meet.

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

Men’s Swim and Dive
Both CMS swimming and diving teams kicked off their 2015 season last week against UC San Diego. Freshman Aaron Lutzker (HMC ’19) won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.22 and Victor Ginelli (CMC ’18) and Patrick Quarberg (CMC ’18) triumphed in the 1- and 3-meter diving competitions. The Stags and Athenas will host Cal Lutheran and Chapman this weekend at Axelrood Pool for a SCIAC double-dual meet.

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