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,...
Baseball
Athletes of the week
Jamie Cooper- Baseball After missing a chunk of the season due to a heel contusion, outfielder Jamie Cooper (junior) stepped up in the first game...
Golf
Tiger golf teams surprise at SCIACs
The Occidental men's and women's golf teams battled through difficult weather conditions to post competitive scores in the SCIAC Championship Tournament this past weekend. On...
Lacrosse
Lacrosse wins final home game against Whittier 14-9
Senior captains Brita Loeb and Alessandra Quaroni got their first SCIAC win of the season in their last collegiate game on home turf when...
Softball
Softball defeated in weekend doubleheader
The Occidental softball team (10-26 overall, 6-18 SCIAC) was unable to break out of their conference slump, dropping both games of their Friday doubleheader...
Soccer
Keck Kickers crush intramural competition
Maybe they are destined for greatness, or maybe they are just an intramural team. Regardless, the Keck Kickers have become one of the most...
Rugby
Rugby teams play in prom dresses
Prom dresses and rugby go together like chicken and waffles — it’s not an obvious combination but, after the Occidental rugby teams put them...
Sports
Senior tennis player and geo major Bonis-Ericksen rocks
Keilani Bonis-Ericksen (senior) is finishing her standout tennis and academic career at Occidental with her best season yet. A geology major and Spanish minor...
Sports
Recent college grads assist in coaching the Oxy track team
On a Friday in the orange hues of the 5 p.m. sun, the track and field team assembles on the red asphalt course. One...
