Basketball

Strong Defense Carries Men’s Basketball Winning Streak

Author: Mirin Fader The Occidental men's basketball team (6-5 SCIAC; 12-10 overall) extended their SCIAC winning streak to four games last week as they defeated La...

Brandon earns preseason All-American honor

Author: Noel Hemphill Basketball family inspires Brandon's success on court Seattle native and kinesiology major Makenzie Brandon possesses the honors, skills and experience that made her an...

Sports In Brief Dec. 4

Author: Ryan Whalen Cross Country NCAA Championships Junior transfer John Guzman dazzled spectators at the season finale NCAA Championships in the frigid weather of Hanover, Ind., taking...

Tigers fall to La Verne in close SCIAC game

Author: Melina Devoney The La Verne Leopards pinched a hard-fought 75-73 win against Occidental men’s basketball in last Thursday’s conference matchup. Minutes before tipoff, Rush Gymnasium echoed...

Brandon leads Tigers to SCIAC crown

Author: Jeremy Shapiro Women's basketball guard Makenzie Brandon (junior) led the Lady Tigers to their fifth consecutive regular season SCIAC title in addition to adding to...

Lady Tigers win opener

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental women’s basketball team played its first game of the 2012-2013 season on Nov. 17 against Linfield College. The team was able...

Men’s Basketball upsets rival Redlands

Author: Tim O'Donnell After suffering an 83-60 loss at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday night, the Occidental men’s basketball team (10-11 overall, 5-7 SCIAC) rebounded Saturday, rallying past...

Tiger guard Jay Miller makes lasting impact on, off court

Author: Jamie Stevenson It is game day for the Occidental men’s basketball team, and sophomore guard Jay Miller is on the court warming up—an hour before...

Despite talent, Men’s Basketball disappoints in 2011-2012

Author: Jack McHenry The Occidental men's basketball game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday followed a course very similar to the Tiger's entire season. Occidental showed a lot...

Liebowitz dominating low post for Tigers

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza With an NBA Champion living next door and a die-hard Laker fan for a babysitter, Occidental College center Conrad Liebowitz (senior) had no...

Sports in Brief Issue 2

Author: Ryan Whalen|Tim O'Donnell Women's Lacrosse (3-0 overall, 3-0 SCIAC)The Occidental women's lacrosse team has started off its 2014 campaign with clutch victories over three top...

Reid, Young & Rice finish their Tiger basketball careers

Author: Daniel Terner The men's and women's basketball teams concluded their seasons with back-to-back games Feb. 24 in Rush Gymnasium, both losing to Cal Lutheran (Cal...