Water Polo team ranked 10th in Nation as All-Academic teams announced
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (August 9, 2010) – In late June the Occidental College women’s water polo team was recognized by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) for their accomplishments, not in the pool, but in the classrooms. With four individuals garnering Academic All-American recognition in 2010, the team compiled an overall 3.21 grade point average, placing them 10th among all teams, in all divisions, in the country.
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BRIDGEPORT, Pa. (August 9, 2010) – Three Tigers from the Occidental College water polo team were named to Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III All-America teams, the most in the program's seven-year history. The two-meter tandem of junior Julie Monday and freshman Nanea Fijuyama were named to the First Team All-America while junior Karie Nickle earned Second Team recognition.
KENOSHA, Wisc. (May 9, 2010) – For the second weekend in a row the Occidental College women’s water polo team saw themselves in the Championship game of a Tournament. Last weekend, it was the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships in which the Tigers lost an overtime heartbreaker to Pomona-Pitzer. This weekend, it was a familiar foe in Cal Lutheran University, but the final game was for the rights to call themselves Collegiate III National Champions. Unfortunately for the Black and Orange, the Regals used a strong second half to hand Oxy a 10-5 loss in their final game of the season.
CLAREMONT, Calif. (May 1, 2010) – Down to the wire, the Occidental College Tigers and host Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens battled it out in Haldeman Pool at the 2010 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. Although the Black and Orange jumped out to a 8-6 lead at the intermission, the teams needed overtime to settle a winner and the Sagehens got the upper hand in the final 14 seconds to steal an 11-10 victory over Oxy to clinch the SCIAC crown. Occidental will advance to the Collegiate III Tournament hosted by Carthage College on May 7-8.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 24, 2010) – The Occidental College women’s water polo team has controlled most of their Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games this spring. Today was no different as the Tigers cruised to an 11-5 victory at Taylor Pool over the University of Redlands in the final first-round game of the spring.
LA VERNE, Calif. (April 21, 2010) – Occidental College doubled up the University of La Verne today in the pool as the Tigers used a 7-0 run at the start of the game to cruise to a 16-8 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory. The Tigers won their first four league games before falling on Saturday afternoon as they now sit in a three-way tie atop the SCIAC with a 5-1 record.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 17, 2010) – Today at Taylor Pool Occidental College’s bid to maintain sole possession of the top spot in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings fell short as the visiting Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens upended the Tigers 13-10.
