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,...
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Oxy alum Bryan Scott continues career at 2018 The Spring League in Austin, Texas
Former Occidental quarterback Bryan Scott '16 continued to pursue his National Football League (NFL) ambitions at The Spring League, March 28–April 13. The Spring League...
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Porter and Braun lead the way with standout performances at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
Occidental College’s Women’s Track & Field team’s successful season continued during the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational April 7, highlighted by record-setting individual performances from sprinter LaShauna...
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Women’s water polo completes season sweep of Caltech
The women’s water polo team beat Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) competitor Caltech 12–7 at home, making the team’s current in-season record 3–19. This win...
Softball
Stevens’s game-winning home run powers softball to sweep Redlands
The Occidental softball team swept The University of Redlands April 7, winning 7–3 in the first game and 3–2 in the second. Catcher Bailey Stevens...
Sports
Hockey bus crash reminds us sports transcend rivalries
Playoff hockey has started, and with that usually comes the hatred and rivalries between teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). But on the...
Sports
Di Lella continues strong first season with game-winning goal against Pomona-Pitzer
With five minutes remaining, the Occidental's Women's Lacrosse team found themselves tied with Pomona-Pitzer at 13 goals apiece, March 28. Both teams had entered...
Sports
Josh Cohen throws the distance for the second time this season
Josh Cohen (senior) carried the Occidental baseball team to victory by pitching all nine innings during games against Claremont March 25 and the University...
Players Of The Week
Samantha Farrell captures national rank while Austin DeWitz jumps ahead of the pack for this week’s Athlete of the Week
Austin DeWitz (junior) placed first in two events at a Track and Field dual-meet at the University of La Verne Saturday, March 31, contributing to Occidental's win...
