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...
Players Of The Week
Athletes of the week
Two Occidental track and field athletes — Sabrina Degnan (sophomore) and Hugh Pegan (junior) — obtained national rankings at the Redlands Invitational Track Meet...
Sports
Occidental’s SAAC to host student athlete week
Every year, Occidental's Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosts student-athlete day April 6. It is a nationally-recognized and celebrated day implemented by the National...
Golf
Mens golf sets scoring record for second time in 3 seasons
The Occidental men's golf team set a program record for lowest score in a single round in their last match, a win over Macalester...
Baseball
U.S. finally steps up to plate, wins World Baseball Classic
The U.S. triumphed in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) last week with an 8-0 win over Puerto Rico. This was the States’ first win...
Softball
Alexis Funaki a dual threat for Tiger softball
Ten years ago, Alexis Funaki (sophomore) was too afraid to ask her first softball coach to let her pitch. Since then, things have changed...
Sports
Womxn’s self-defense club promotes on-campus safety and dialogue
The world is a terrifying place. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in three women have been victims of severe domestic...
Lacrosse
Slack hits century mark for career goals
Occidental women's lacrosse (7-1 overall, 2-1 SCIAC) attacker Sierra Slack (junior) recorded her 100th career goal in a 19-4 win against New England College...
Basketball
Life after Kobe a long road for the Lakers
Even after Kobe Bryant retired from the NBA at the end of last season, LA fans fill up the Staples Center each week to...
