Sports
Sports
Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition
Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...
Sports
Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence
Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...
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
Rugby rolls to 4–0 start, routing teams along the way
Occidental's men's rugby team has started the season 4–0, with one win coming via forfeit. The Tigers boast wins over bigger schools such as Pepperdine...
Sports
Men’s basketball makes push for top spot in SCIAC
The men's basketball team lost a close and high-intensity matchup Saturday to the Whittier Poets, 74–73. The game ended in a Whittier celebration that boiled over...
Sports
New tennis coach Rachel Manasse gears up for season
In September 2017, Occidental Athletics announced the hiring of Rachel Manasse as head coach for the men’s and women’s tennis programs. Manasse was previously...
Sports
Swim beats Redlands, ending losing drought over a decade long
Over winter break, the Occidental men’s and women’s swim team edged out Chapman University and the University of Redlands. Occidental beat Chapman 151–143 and Redlands...
Basketball
Women’s basketball opens season 4-1 with Redlands thriller
The Occidental women's basketball team won a double-overtime thriller against the University of Redlands in Rush Gymnasium Saturday, Dec. 2, with a score of...
Sports
USC’s Lockdown edges Detox on a windy December night
The men’s ultimate frisbee team, Detox, took on the University of Southern California’s (USC) Lockdown Monday, Dec. 4, on Patterson Field, ultimately falling 13–15...
Sports
No place for Lavar Ball in sports world
Television viewers today have so many options for entertainment, be it from Netflix, Hulu or another service. Amidst all these choices, my recommendation for where...
Ice Hockey
Revived hockey team rallies for first win in 30 years
Occidental's men's ice hockey team beat California Lutheran University 5–3 Friday, Nov. 17, in the second game of their first season on campus since the college's club...
