LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Tiger Tales is a weekly series released each Thursday, keeping you updated on all things Occidental College Athletics – a look back on what happened the previous week and a snapshot ahead of what's to come the next week.
 
LAST WEEK'S TIGER TALES: October 22-28
 
A look back (October 29-November 5)
 
Cross Country
Women place third, Elfenbaum finishes fifth at SCIAC Championships
 
Men's Soccer
Yu scores in season finale
Edelman and Gersch earn All-SCIAC selections, Cavalie honored with Award of Distinction
 
Women's Soccer
PREVIEW: Women's soccer set for SCIAC Tournament rematch
Calemine, Rodriguez sweep SCIAC weekly awards
Women's soccer falls to Chapman 3-2 on PKs in SCIAC Tournament First Round
Four selected to All-SCIAC team for 2026 season
 
Men's Water Polo
Men's water polo falls short in OT thriller vs. Cal Lutheran
Men's water polo squanders late lead
 
Women's Volleyball
Women's volleyball unable to find rhythm against Redlands
Women's volleyball drops road contest to top-seeded Regals
 
Men's Basketball
PREVIEW: 2026-27 men's hoops season at a glance
 
Women's Basketball
PREVIEW: 2026-27 women's hoops season at a glance
 
A sneak peek (November 5-11)
 
 
 
Men's Basketball

• The Tigers open the 2026-27 season with the 110 rivalry game against Caltech. It's a non-conference matchup with the Beavers at home on 11/7 at 12 p.m. Oxy has won the last nine meetings with Caltech.

 
 
Women's Basketball

• Oxy opens the season against Pacific. The Boxers coming down from the Northwest Conference will face the Tigers in a Monday matinee 1 p.m. start. It will be the debut for a number of first years on the Tigers' roster.

 
 
Swimming & Diving

• The Tigers first true meet of the year – not counting the Redlands Pentathlon – is Saturday 11/7 in the afternoon. It's a late start after a water polo game with dive and swim running simultaneously starting at 3 p.m. against CMS and Redlands.

 
Cross Country

• After a successful SCIAC Championships that saw the women's team finish third and the men improve to fifth, Oxy is off for the weekend, readying for the NCAA Division III West Regionals.
• Jack Elfenbaum and Victoria Vahi garnered All-SCIAC finishes. Elfenbaum repeats as a first teamer finishing fifth and Vahi debuts on the second team with an 18^th-place finish.

 
 
Men's Water Polo

• It's been a rough go at it for the Tigers who held seven-goal leads in each of their last two games against Cal Lutheran and Chapman, but couldn't close it out.
• They'll look to get back on the winning side of things against La Verne, who beat the Tigers by one earlier in the season

 
Women's Volleyball

• The Tigers will look to close out the season with a win against Whittier on senior night as Oxy will celebrate the three seniors in their program, Elizabeth Hermosillo, Eyleen Sanchez and Katelyn Cajigas.
• Oxy has its winningest senior under coach Emily Foster, and is looking to win more than eight games in a season for the first time since 2017.

 
TIGER TALK EPISODES
Tiger Talk is a semi-monthly mini podcast series produced and edited by TigertownTV. The series covers student-athletes and coaches at Occidental, brought to you by fellow student-athletes and Justin Lee, one of Occidental's athletic communications assistants.
 

• Episode 1: Lydia Mitchell: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpBRFfD0EO/

 

• Episode 2: Jasmine Shum: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKU17GxLd4/

 

• Episode 3: Mia Steadman: https://www.instagram.com/p/DemYULFNqTZ/

 

• Episode 4: Owen Wolak: https://www.instagram.com/p/DfCz8mItXJZ/

 

• Episode 5: Bella Calemine: https://www.instagram.com/p/DfQFabeRsn_/?hl=en

 
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