Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLAREMONT, Calif. — Occidental (7-12, 2-6 SCIAC) lost to Pomona-Pitzer (9-13, 3-5 SCIAC) 3-2 on Saturday at Voelkel Gymnasium. The Tigers rallied from a two-set deficit with 25-14 and 25-16 wins in the third and fourth sets before falling 15-12 in the fifth.

The Tigers answered a 10-5 deficit with four consecutive points, including an Abby Werbel kill and block, to pull within 10-9 in the opening set. The Tigers kept closing gaps and tied the set at 18-18 and 21-21 on Pomona-Pitzer attack errors. Pomona-Pitzer scored the next three points after the 21-21 tie and finished the set 25-22.

In the second set, the Tigers erased a 9-6 deficit, moving ahead 10-9 on a Corinne Van Haeren kill, a block by Anna Curtis-Revelle and Van Haeren, and an Eyleen Sanchez ace. The Tigers later tied the set at 20-20 during a four-point push that included kills from Sloane Shoop and Chloe Jeong, but Pomona-Pitzer answered late and took the set 25-22.

The Tigers took control of the third set early and kept separating, with Curtis-Revelle finishing six kills in the 25-14 set win. Sloane Shoop added five kills, including three straight Tigers points that moved the score from 18-11 to 21-11, before Jasmine Shum closed the set with a kill from Jeong.

A 9-0 run broke open the fourth set for the Tigers, turning a 13-12 edge into a 22-12 lead, including eight straight points on Anna Curtis-Revelle's serve. Curtis-Revelle had a service ace during that stretch, while Katelyn Cajigas, Sloane Shoop and Abby Werbel added kills before the Tigers finished the set 25-16 on Jasmine Shum's kill from Jeong.

The Tigers kept the fifth set even late, tying it at 11-11 and again at 12-12 on Anna Curtis-Revelle's kill from Kendall Taylor. Pomona-Pitzer scored the final three points from there, with Anna Krebs' kill followed by two Tigers attack errors, to take the set 15-12.

Tigers Top Performers

Sloane Shoop
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- team-high 18 kills
- team-high 19.0 points
- .283 hitting percentage
- 2 blocks

Eyleen Sanchez
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- team-high 24 digs
- 3 assists
- 1 service ace

Kendall Taylor
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- team-high 26 assists
- 16 digs
- 2 service aces

Chloe Jeong
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- 19 assists
- 18 digs
- 1 kill on 1 attempt

Anna Curtis-Revelle
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- 12 kills
- 15.5 points
- 4 blocks, including 1 solo
- 1 service ace

Later that day, Occidental lost to Wm. Paterson (13-9, 3-2 NJAC) 3-1 on Saturday. Occidental won the opening set 26-24 and led the second 24-23 after trailing 22-19, but Wm. Paterson took the final three sets 26-24, 25-18, 25-19.

Occidental answered a 19-15 deficit in the first set by winning seven of the next eight rallies, taking a 22-20 lead behind multiple Jasmine Shum kills and a Kendall Taylor ace. Earlier, Occidental erased a 12-6 hole, with Anna Curtis-Revelle serving five straight points to complete the push to 12-12. After Wm. Paterson tied it at 24, Sloane Shoop put Occidental back in front and Chloe Jeong closed the 26-24 set with a service ace.

Occidental's late push erased a 23-20 deficit and put the Tigers ahead 24-23, with Sloane Shoop delivering kills that made it 21-23 and 23-23. Earlier, Elizabeth Hermosillo served Occidental to a 5-0 start, including three service aces. Wm. Paterson answered with the final three points to take the set, 26-24.

Occidental's main push in the third set came after Wm. Paterson built a 16-9 lead, as a Curtis-Revelle kill, a Katelyn Cajigas kill and two Wm. Paterson attack errors brought the home side within 16-13. Earlier, Eyleen Sanchez served an ace and Curtis-Revelle followed with a kill from Jeong to put Occidental ahead 3-2, but Wm. Paterson answered and later separated behind repeated Korinne Bakken kills. Wm. Paterson took the final three points to finish the set 25-18.

Occidental held an 18-12 lead in the fourth set after a four-point burst that included kills from Jasmine Shum, Sloane Shoop and Curtis-Revelle. Wm. Paterson came back, tying the set at 19 on Rebecca Rincon's service ace and scoring the final six points to take the set 25-19.

Occidental Top Performers

Jasmine Shum
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- 13 kills
- .355 hitting percentage
- 5 digs
- 13.5 points

Anna Curtis-Revelle
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- 12 kills
- .435 hitting percentage
- 4 digs
- 12.0 points

Kendall Taylor
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- 19 assists
- 13 digs
- 1 service ace

Eyleen Sanchez
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- team-high 14 digs
- 2 service aces
- 4 assists

Elizabeth Hermosillo
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- 4 service aces
- 4 digs

Up next, women's volleyball travels to Azusa Pacific on Tuesday, October 20th to take on the Cougars at 6pm.