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#1
Oxy handily takes down The Beav in the "110 Freeway Rivalry." Undersized Austin Dewitz neutralized the pre-season HM All-American center for CT, and the Tiger defensive energy overall made offensive life challenging for the homers. SCIAC notables Miller and Johnson provided the bulk of scoring for Oxy, as expected.

Not a bad road start for a team relegated to the bottom of the heap in the SCIAC's coaches' poll.
#2
Per the question re; Oxy's Montoya: he's back in action after sustaining an injury in the pre-season. Oxy has a short bench and some shooting limitatons. His return should alleivate, if not solve, both problems.
#3
Fact: CMS has had a few smothering Ws over the Eagle Rock denizens over the years.

Fact: Oxy went into the "Temple of Doom" last year and came out with more than loose change. Props to the Tigers.

Fact: CMS should be a healthy favorite on Saturday night.

Fact: I appreciate the commentary of those on this board, but if I read (or hear elsewhere) "at the end of the day" one more time, I'm going to lose my burrito.
#4
Region 10 women's basketball / Re: S.C.I.A.C. / Chapman
February 24, 2009, 11:37:42 AM
Thanks, OB, for the in-person report.

Props to Oxy's Gillian Nugent, whose timely three-pointers were crucial in securing the victory.

Thursday night's playoff game at Rush begins at 7:30 pm. Support SCIAC women's basketball!
#5
Peace in the world (and on this board) in '09!

Let's play two...
#6
OB was there. He was doing his best Johnny Cash impression and wasn't visible against the backdrop of the new, black bleachers.

Speaking of new, there are a few fresh faces/contributors to the Oxy line-up compared to just a month ago. Goltz may lack a feather-like touch from the foul line but he's an inside force. Strong on the boards. Sam Kesten can drain the three. And another football expatriate, Jordan Washington, is a speedy addition to the backcourt.

The loss of seven seniors, including SCIAC Player of the Year,  and a few would-be returners translate to a rebuilding year in Eagle Rock. Rebasso, Betty, Whitman -- there are no longer any go-to forces in the current iteration of this squad, as has been custom. 

I encourage you to take in some SCIAC out-of-conference tussles over the next few weeks.  January 2 is a highlight - see how the SCIAC fares against NESCAC competition as P-P squares off against  # 7 Amherst and the Jumbos of Tufts tangle with the Leopards of LaVerne.  And Oxy tests its mettle against another MA standout, UMass/Dartmouth, which is ranked at #23. 

Have a happy hoops holiday!
#7
[quote   A bad athletic conference, period. [/quote]

Tennis? Water Polo? Cross Country?

Below average, perhaps, but not "bad."  Unless all one cares about are three or four sports.
#8
The Tommies predictably handled the Tigers, 61-47. They were in command all game but couldn't quite extend their lead in the second half. Outmanned Oxy played tenaciously on the defensive end, but they didn't have the offensive horsepower to close the gap. Kudos to senior Henry Meier for his board work and overall grit. 
#9
Attended the Oxy-St. Thomas match-up. Oxy runs  a more deliberate offense but the low score was primarily the result of tenacious defense. The Tommies were in control the whole game but they couldn't quite entirely shake the Tigers in the second half. Oxy sports a very young team; seven seniors graduated and two veteran players decided not to return (pre-med, overseas study). This wasn't the top 25 Oxy squad of the past five years. Therefore it's difficult to assess the quality of this win, especially this early in the season, for a top 5 team,
#10
The Tommies, ranked #5, upend the Sagehens last night in Claremont, 82-65. Pomona trailed by only 4 at the half, but St. Thomas wore down their hosts. Adam Chaimowitz had a career night, leading all scorers with 24 points, hitting 6 of his shots from three-point land. He added 8 rebounds.

Oxy hosts St. Thomas tonight in the freshly renovated Rush Gym at 7:00 pm.
#11
First sighting of Oxy hoops: Exhibition vs. DII Cal State/Dominguez Hillls

The Tigers' inaugural event at the freshly renovated Rush Gym had some positive moments, even though Oxy fell to the longer, stronger Toros by 64-45.

Returning fans will barely recognize the Tiger squad, which graduated seven seniors and is missing four other potential returning players due to a variety of reasons (study abroad, wish to focus more thoroughly on academics, etc.). Coach Newhall faces the challenge of a rebuilding year.

The game was far closer than the final score indicates. After an atrocious start, the Tigers climbed their way back and narrowed the lead to single digits by half time. They had possession of the ball with a three-point deficit in the second half but didn't convert. Cal State subsequently wore down the depleted Tiger squad (seven players logged most all of the minutes) and turned what was a competitive game in ther second stanza into a rout.

Oxy played good, aggressive, fundamental defense, limiting their opponents to sub 40% shooting. But Oxy will have trouble scoring points this year, having lost the Whitman scoring machine and most of their top five scorers.

Look for the Tigers to improve over the course of the year with the addition of some football double-athletes at mid-year and getting a few of their injured players back on the hardwood.

BTW, Rush is a far more pleasant enivironment to watch a game after this summer's extensive and much-needed renovations. 
#12
Congrats to Whitworth on their second half push to best Oxy, 83-75. Can't imagine that Oxy faced a better shooting team all year; from both the field and the foul line, the Pirates were lights out.

Kudos to Oxy on yet another stellar season. Special thanks to all the seniors. Coach Newhall showed his class by getting both Impleman and Meier some time in  the last game of their careers.
#13
This is classified information. Sorry.
#14
Region 10 women's basketball / Re: S.C.I.A.C. / Chapman
February 29, 2008, 01:48:01 AM
Despite losing its post player to season-ending surgery, Oxy ripped the Regals behind torrid shooting and tenacious defense, 69-47, in Eagle Rock on Thursday night.

The Tigers jumped on Cal Lu early, leading by as much as 17 in the first half. The Regals managed to cut that lead to 11 at the half, and they continued to chip away in the second stanza, getting within two. But Oxy hit a couple of key long-range baskets and reaffirmed its defensive stance THye extended thei lead largely without the services of star Brianne Brown, who picked up her fourth foul about midway through the half.

The night belonged to Oxy's lone senior and All-SCIAC veteran Stacie Roshon, who  lit it up for 24 points and snagged 9 rebounds.  Guard Laura Mohler also distinguised herself on both ends of the floor, as did the bench.

The Tigers and LaVerne's Leopards, 65-60 winners over Redlands in the other SCIAC tourney game, will tangle in the Rush Gym on Saturday evening.
#15
Despite being written off by the Slammin' Poets on Saturday, Oxy clocks in at # 24 in DIII rankings this week. Lots of losses for teams who inhabit the netherworld of the top 25 excused this slip-up.

Cats' pajamas tonight in LaVerne. Who will escape unscathed?