Sports

Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports

Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...

Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands

Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....

Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez

Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...

Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions

Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...

Alessandra Pelliccia and Lucas Chmielewski dig in to win The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Alessandra Pelliccia (sophomore) scored five goals out of six shots on goal, helping propel the women's lacrosse team to a 20–6 victory over Goucher College March 21....

Men’s rugby turns attention to national qualifier

The Occidental men's rugby team is focused on the road to National Small Colleges Rugby Organization's national 7s tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team will travel to Boston...

For MLB money means more than strategic integrity

It is officially springtime, and with spring comes baseball. As a Philadelphia Phillies fan, I have not been given much reason to watch the...

Austin Lashley culminates collegiate career with bronze medal at national meet

Austin Lashley (senior) placed third at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Swimming and Diving Championship in the 100-yard butterfly  March 22 at Indiana...

Men’s tennis handily beats Wheaton and Principia

The Occidental College Men's Tennis Team played three matches against Wheaton College, Salisbury University and Principia University March 17–20 and beat both Wheaton (7–2) and...

Baseball sweeps Dickinson with a combined score of 15-5

Occidental's baseball team swept Dickinson College over spring break behind some strong performances from their pitching staff. The Tigers defeated Dickinson 6–4 March 16 in...

Softball pitches Hamline first lost of the season

Occidental's softball team split a doubleheader 1–1 against the previously undefeated Hamline University from Minnesota to improve their season's record to 6–12–1 March 16. The Tigers'...

Pole vaulters Braun and Greenleaf awarded All-West honors

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Coaches Association awarded pole vaulters Melissa Braun (junior) and Zachary Greenleaf (junior) All-West honors earlier...