Players of the week
The Players of the Week are chosen by the Occidental College Athletic Department weekly to highlight the athletes who exhibited outstanding contributions to their teams. Tom Stivers The Occidental...
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Julie Khil The Occidental women’s soccer team kept their winning streak alive last Saturday, defeating Chapman 1–0 in double overtime for their fourth consecutive victory to start the season. Sophomore...
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Claire Strohm Occidental women’s volleyball played three games within the last week, yet first-year Claire Strohm was able to maintain her high level of play throughout. She led the team in kills in...
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Samuel Stekol: If it were possible to have Samuel Stekol (senior) on a fantasy football team, his 245 yards on 13 receptions and three touchdowns against La Verne on Saturday would have tallied a...
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Michaela Tsuha: In the span of six days, women’s soccer midfielder Michaela Tsuha (junior) had a lot to celebrate. She assisted on a goal in a roller coaster victory against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...
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Mackensie Priley Occidental Softball split their two-game series with St. Katherine College over the weekend, winning the second game 5-4. First-year Mackensie Priley was dominant at the plate during...
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JJ Friedman Jeremy Bloom Forward JJ Friedman (junior) helped the Occidental men’s basketball team (10-12, 6-7) to another win last Saturday night, finishing with 19 points to be the game’s leading...
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Emily Watkins Emily Watkins (senior) finished second overall in a tight race on Saturday at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, touching only 55 hundredths of a second after...
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Hannah Kohanzadeh Josh Dancu Despite his team’s loss to Cal Lutheran’s nationally ranked tennis team, Josh Dancu pulled off an impressive 3 set win (6-3, 4-6, 10-8) in his singles match Saturday. Dancu...
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Steven van Deventer Steven van Deventer (senior) finished strong at the NCAA Division III Championships, placing second overall in the 200-yard breaststroke and 5th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Though...
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Kristin Oberiano (junior) led the Tigers at the SCIAC #2 tournament over the weekend, hitting a total nine over par—just 6 strokes behind the leader—earning her fifth place overall. Oberiano, who...
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Beebe Finch Sanders Beebe Finch Sanders scored five goals on Saturday, powering women’s lacrosse to a 16-12 win at Redlands. The senior midfielder also scooped up four ground balls and won six draw...
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Jeffrey Johnson Although the Tigers lost all three games against Cal Lutheran over the weekend, Jeffrey Johnson (senior) had a great series, tallying six hits and an RBI. According to Johnson, he was...
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Scott Ericksen Leading the Tigers in their 4-0 win against La Verne on Sunday, pitcher Scott Ericksen (junior) had a fantastic game, pitching a complete game shut out. Ericksen has been a consistent...
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Megan Maher Jeremy Bloom Forward Megan Maher (sophomore) finished off a pass from Julie Khil (senior) during the women’s soccer game against Cal Lutheran Wednesday, scoring her first goal in the young...
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Hank Franscioni Jeremy Bloom The Occidental men’s water polo team picked up two wins at the Gary Troyer Tournament at Pomona-Pitzer, with Hank Franscioni (senior) scoring seven goals in four games....
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Kwame Do Jeremy Bloom The Occidental homecoming football game was nothing short of nerve-wracking this past Saturday as the team (3-2 overall; 2-1 SCIAC) came out victorious in the final minutes of...
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Jeremy Bloom Julie Khil (junior) played for Occidental’s women’s soccer team in their game against Redlands Saturday with broken ribs, but not a broken spirit. Khil sustained the injury by colliding...
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Marcus McDuffie Jeremy Bloom Linebacker Marcus McDuffie (sophomore) picked up his first career sack — one of two on the day — in the Occidental football team’s (5-3 overall; 4-2 SCIAC) 32-12 win over...
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Lizzy Kosin Swimmer Lizzy Kosin (senior) shined at the Soka Invitational in Aliso Viejo, California, recording a season best of 2:05.99 in the 200-yard freestyle. Kosin also swam well in the 100-yard...
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