Sports
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
Sports
Larry Layne bestows gift upon Oxy rugby
As of April 23, the Larry Layne Trust has pledged more than $9 million to Occidental in support of its academic mission and the...
Sports
Athletes of the week Nicholas Karamian, Melanie Rodriguez dive into 2026 season
Nicholas Karamian Nicholas Karamian (sophomore) scored 9 goals and 10 points in the first four games of the season for the men’s water polo team....
Sports
The U.S. women’s national team deserves equal pay, and the men’s team has finally voiced their support
It is no secret how dominant the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) is. (Remember that acronym, because soccer has a lot of them). The...
Sports
From Occidental to Olympia, Alex Yeung sacrifices and sweats in pursuit of professional bodybuilding
Eyes open, jaws drop and conversations between friends come to a halt as one individual receives a meal from the Marketplace grill that floods each...
Basketball
Winter break dining leaves student athletes seeking alternative options
During winter break, Occidental’s campus remains open for select students, including members of the men's and women's basketball and swim and dive teams. Due...
Sports
Detox, WAC open season with winning tournament records
Occidental's men's and women's ultimate frisbee teams opened their spring season at the President’s Day Tournament Qualifiers Feb. 1–2. The men's team, Detox, traveled...
Players Of The Week
Lucido, Nagel create waves as The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week
Siena Lucido Siena Lucido (sophomore) of Occidental’s swim and dive team swam a personal best of 2:34:94 in the 200 breaststroke in the dual meet against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...
Rugby
Womxn’s rugby forfeits home opener following first half injuries
Over the weekend of Feb. 1, two Occidental womxn's rugby players were injured in a particularly violent game against California State University, Long Beach...
Basketball
‘He was always kind of superhuman’: Occidental athletes react to Kobe Bryant’s death
Over quiet Marketplace breakfasts and late-morning practices on the field, iPhone news alerts and Twitter notifications lit up the screens of Occidental students across...
Players Of The Week
Maylene Hughes and Caleb Yellin-Flaherty score The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week
Caleb Yellin-Flaherty Occidental forward Caleb Yellin-Flaherty (senior) led the Occidental men's basketball team to an 87–73 win over Pomona-Pitzer Jan. 25. The game was a rematch of last...
