Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
Sports
Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
Basketball
Youthful women's team builds chemistry
The Occidental women's basketball team is back on the hardwood for a 25-game journey through the regular season. After posting a 13–12 record and...
Basketball
Tiger basketball ready for breakout season
After two years of recruiting and adjusting to a new, fast-paced offense, the Occidental men's basketball team is finally ready to run. Despite the...
Soccer
Men's soccer victorious in final tune up before playoffs
Coming into Saturday's regular season finale against La Verne, the members of the Occidental men's soccer team (13–5–1 overall; 10–5–1 SCIAC) knew that—for...
Cross Country
Players of the week
Julie Khil & Michaela Tsuha: Michaela Tsuha (junior) and Julie Khil (sophomore) teamed up to score Occidental women's soccer's lone goal in their final match...
Soccer
Ng finishes up final soccer season ‘Taryn’ up the field
Taryn Ng (senior) is a four-year starting defender and three-year captain for Occidental's women's soccer team, but she almost never suited up for the...
Football
Tigers remain in SCIAC hunt after big win
For the 11th straight season, Occidental football (5–2 overall, 4–1 SCIAC) kept the coveted drum from Pomona-Pitzer at Saturday night's rivalry game win. The...
Sports
Volleyball celebrates Olayinka in final victory
The Occidental women's volleyball team (6–20 overall, 4–12 SCIAC) honored the team's lone senior, Megan Olayinka, before their dominant three-set victory over Caltech in...
Baseball
Giants ride a 'bum' arm to title
We live in an era of baseball in which pitchers are coddled, shut down after a set number of innings and rarely allowed...
