Athenas and Stags Gear Up For SCIAC Postseason Play
With several Claremont-Mudd-Scripps spring sports teams participating in SCIAC postseason tournaments and championships this weekend and next, here is a breakdown of each sport.
Women’s Golf (April 27-29 – at Oak Valley
Golf Course)
The fifth-ranked Athenas are in search of the team’s
second-straight SCIAC championship at the 2013 SCIAC Women’s
Golf Championships which run from April 27-29 at Oak Valley Golf
Course in Beaumont, Calif. The Athenas have finished in first place
in three of five tournaments this spring and also have a dual match
win. At the two SCIAC tournaments during the regular season, the
Athenas won both by an average of 40 strokes. Junior Maya
Reddy has been the Athenas top finisher in three events
this spring including wins at both SCIAC tournaments. At the second
SCIAC tournament, sophomore Tiffany Su finished
tied for first with Reddy.
Men’s Golf (April 27-29 – at Oak Valley Golf
Course)
The No. 17 Stags kick off the three-day SCIAC Men’s Golf
Championships on Saturday at Oak Valley Golf Course in Beaumont,
Calif. in search of the team’s first SCIAC championship since
1995 and a return trip to the NCAA Championships. Last spring, CMS
finished fourth at the SCIAC Championships behind La Verne, Cal
Lutheran and Redlands and then went on to finish fourth at the NCAA
Championships. At the previous two SCIAC tournaments in 2013, CMS
finished third and first, respectively. In the first SCIAC
tournament, La Verne and Redlands finished ahead of CMS. Junior
Bradley Shigezawa won both SCIAC tournaments this
spring.
Women’s Lacrosse (April 24 – SCIAC
Quarterfinals at Pomona-Pitzer)
The Athenas closed out the regular season with a 7-6
comeback win over Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday, April 17, to secure
the conference’s No. 5 seed and earn a rematch at
Pomona-Pitzer in the quarterfinals of the SCIAC Championships on
Wednesday, April 24. CMS ended the regular season with an 8-9
record overall and 4-6 in SCIAC play. Redlands finished the regular
season atop the standing at 9-1 in SCIAC play while Pomona-Pitzer
came in at fourth with a 5-5 conference record. The Athenas are led
by senior midfielder Madi Shove (60 goals, 12
assists), freshman midfielder Izzy Laterzo (28
goals, 7 assists) and freshman goalie Sara
Ginsburg (84 saves).
Softball (April 26-27 – at Redlands)
The Athenas closed out the regular season with nine wins
in their last 10 games to finish at 29-11 overall and earn the No.
2 seed in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament with a 21-7 conference
record. CMS faces Chapman in its first game of the tournament on
Friday, April 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Redlands. CMS is 4-0 this season
against SCIAC-newcomer Chapman. The Athenas are 9-3 this season
against the SCIAC Tournament field (No. 1 Redlands, No. 3 Chapman,
No. 4 La Verne). The Athenas are led by sophomore pitcher
Hayley Schultz (22-3, 1.52 ERA) and senior
infielder Harmony Palmer (.487, 30 RBI, 15 2B).
For tournament information, statistics, live stats and recaps of
each day, please visit the SCIAC Postseason Tournament site here.
Women’s Tennis (May 3-4 – hosted by La
Verne)
With a 25-0 regular season record and an 8-0 mark in
SCIAC matches, the second-ranked Athenas wrapped up the
team’s third-straight SCIAC regular season title and the No.
1 seed in the SCIAC Championships which run May 3-4. The Athenas
are led by senior Kristin Lim who is unbeaten in
singles in 2013 and is the top-ranked singles player in the West
Region and she is also ranked second in doubles. Jessica Ly of
Redlands, Andrea Madrigal and Maegan Zamilpa are the three other
SCIAC singles players ranked in the top-10 regionally. The doubles
team of junior Crystal Lim and freshman
Caroline Ward is currently ranked seventh in the
West Region. The doubles team of Jessica Ly and Ceara Sumida of
Redlands hold the top spot in the West Region in the current
rankings.
Men’s Tennis (May 3-4 – at Whittier)
The top-ranked Stags enter the SCIAC Championships at
Whittier as the SCIAC regular season champion – their eighth
in a row - with a 7-0 record in SCIAC dual matches and a 23-3
record overall. Sophomores Warren Wood (No. 2) and
Joe Dorn (No. 7) each enter the SCIAC
Championships ranked in the top-10 regionally. Cal Lutheran is the
only other SCIAC team to have a singles player ranked in the top-10
regionally. Wood and Dorn are also the No. 2 ranked doubles team in
the West Region.
Track & Field (April 26-27 – at Occidental
hosted by Cal Lutheran)
The Stags finished 7-0 in dual meet competition and are
the favorites on the men’s side. Their biggest challenge will
come from La Verne, 6-1 in dual meets, and Redlands, the defending
champions. The Athenas finished 7-1 in dual meets with their
lone loss coming to La Verne. The Athenas will attempt to gain a
share of the SCIAC title by winning the championship meet as they
have done in each of the last two seasons. Five athletes are
defending champions in events they will contest this year. The five
defending athletes include senior Bennett Naden in
the 1500 meters, senior Rafer Dannenhauer in the
5000 meters and senior Chris Gage in the hammer
throw for the men and senior Rose Lewis in the 100
hurdles and junior Ellyn Erving in the long and
triple jumps for the women. For meet information, schedule,
directions, parking and results, please click here.
Women’s Water Polo (April 26-28 – at
Pasadena City College hosted by Caltech)
The women’s water polo team closed out the regular
season with a 7-1 SCIAC record to wrap the No. 1 seed for the SCIAC
Championships which run April 26-28 at Pasadena City College. As
the No. 1 seed, the Athenas open up play in the SCIAC Championships
at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26 against the winner of the La Verne
vs. Caltech match. For schedule, ticket, directions and streaming
video information, visit the SCIAC Championships website here.
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