May 31, 2011
Manning named new Director of Aquatics, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 31, 2011) – Announced today by Occidental College Director of Athletics, Jaime Hoffman, Shea Manning will assume the position of Director of Aquatics and Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach effective July 1.

May 19, 2011
Seniors conclude spring with Scholar-Athlete Banquet
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Since 1987, the Tiger Club has presented annual awards to Occidental College’s most outstanding male and female scholar-athletes. In recent years the recognitions expanded from the Roy Dennis Scholar-Athlete Award only, to the Grant Dunlap and Pat Yeomans awards as well. The 2011 recipients included Alex Wertheimer, Stephanie Babij, Ross Pomerantz, Julianne Monday, Miner Ross and Kelly Young.

May 6, 2011
SCIAC Co-Champions suit up seven on All-SCIAC teams
(May 5, 2011) LOS ANGELES, Calif. – After being ranked No. 1 in Division III until the last day of the regular season, the Occidental College women’s water polo provided why the season was so successful as the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today that seven Tigers earned All-SCIAC recognition.

May 1, 2011
Sudden Death stunner ends Tigers’ season; Oxy earns share of SCIAC title
LA VERNE, Calif. – The Occidental College women’s water polo team found themselves in uncharted water this afternoon in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship game against the University of Redlands. In a low-scoring, defensive battle, the teams needed a pair of overtimes and more than two sudden death stanzas to determine a winner. Much to the dismay of the Tigers, the Bulldogs capitalized on a man-up situation with 1:19 remaining in the ninth period of play to earn a 7-6 victory and the SCIAC title at Las Flores Park in La Verne.

April 30, 2011
Second half surge sends Tigers to title tilt
LA VERNE, Calif. – After leading by a goal at the break, the Occidental College Tigers used a second-half surge to defeat the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, 7-5, in one of two Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference semi final games at the 2011 women’s water polo Tournament hosted by the University of La Verne at Las Flores Park in La Verne.

April 29, 2011
Round one win for water polo
LA VERNE, Calif. – At the 2011 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s water polo Tournament the Occidental College Tigers sprinted out to a 7-0 lead as they cruised on to defeat the Caltech Beavers 24-4 in the first round of action today at Las Flores Park in La Verne.

April 23, 2011
Water Polo win completes first round sweep on senior day
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The first round of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s water polo season concluded with the Tigers right where they started off, on top, with a 16-10 victory on Saturday morning when Occidental College hosted the second seeded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Taylor Pool.

April 20, 2011
Water Polo win at UR, remains atop National and SCIAC Standings
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The University of Redlands took over the No. 2 spot in the National rankings this week, but the No. 1 ranked Occidental College Tigers defeated the Bulldogs, 9-6, in a low scoring affair under the lights on Wednesday evening to remain undefeated in league play and maintain their No. 1 overall National ranking; joining Division I Stanford who holds the top spot in their respective division.

April 16, 2011
Tigers remain atop SCIAC with win at Cal Lutheran
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – A low scoring affair belonged to the Occidental College women’s water polo team from the get-go as the Tigers defeated the Cal Lutheran University Regals 9-5 at the Samuelson Aquatics Center this morning in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.

April 13, 2011
Tigers tame Poets in pool
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Concluding a three-game home-stand, the Occidental College women’s water polo team battled illness and prevailed in the pool, defeating Whittier College, 14-5, in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on a warm afternoon at Taylor Pool.

April 9, 2011
Tigers cruise past Leopards
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On a brisk yet sunny morning in Eagle Rock, before a packed house, the Occidental College women’s water polo team extended their win streak to three games to remain unbeaten in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 16-5 victory over the University of La Verne at Taylor Pool this morning.

April 6, 2011
Happy homecoming for No. 1 ranked Tigers water polo
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In a game that saw every Tiger jump into the pool, the Occidental College women’s water polo team improved to 2-0 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action with a 22-5 victory over the visiting Caltech Beavers.

April 2, 2011
Defense shines in SCIAC opener
CLAREMONT, Calif. – After a nearly two-week hiatus from competition, the No.1 ranked Occidental College water polo team traveled to Pomona-Pitzer for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener. In a defensive battle, the Tigers came out on top, 7-4, holding the Sagehens off the board in the final half of play.

March 19, 2011
Tigers square off against Division I opponents at Lancer Invitational
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Occidental College traveled to Cal Baptist University to square off against the University of Maryland and No. 18 University of Pacific.

March 18, 2011
Occidental, Stanford remain No. 1 in Women’s Water Polo polls
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Following week eight of competition, the Occidental College Tigers and Stanford University Cardinal women’s water polo programs remain the No. 1 seed in Division III and Division I, respectively, as announced by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA).

March 17, 2011
Spring sports set to go Live
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 18, 2011) – After partnering with Stretch Internet in the fall, Occidental College has had the unique opportunity to provide Live coverage of many on-campus sporting events through the fall and winter seasons. As Spring sports are in full throttle, a list of Live coverage can be found for the remainder of the Tigers’ spring events.

March 13, 2011
Tigers face Division I opponents
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Occidental College traveled to Loyola Marymount University to play a pair of ranked Division I opponents in No. 6 LMU and No. 13 UC Santa Barbara.

March 12, 2011
Tigers split at Claremont Convergence
CLAREMONT, Calif. – A week after going 3-1 at the Cal Lutheran Tournament, the Tigers split at the Claremont Convergence Tournament, falling to NAIA Cal Baptist University, 11-8 before defeating Saint Francis College, 10-7.

March 7, 2011
Tigers nearly survive sudden death overtime; finish Cal Lutheran Tournament 3-1
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The women’s water polo team nearly completed a weekend sweep at the 2011 Cal Lutheran University Tournament, but Cal State University, Monterey Bay stood in their way as the teams needed a sudden death overtime to determine a winner. The Tigers fell 14-13 after defeating Concordia, 9-5, Fresno Pacific, 8-4, and Wagner, 15-6.

March 3, 2011
Tigers tear past Villanova Wildcats in home opener
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – When Nanea Fujiyama scored less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, the stage was set for the Occidental College women’s water polo home opener as they handedly defeated the Villanova University Wildcats 14-6 at Taylor Pool this evening.

February 27, 2011
Tigers face fierce competition at Chapman Tournament
ORANGE, Calif. – A week after upsetting Division I CSU Bakersfield, the women’s water polo set out to play four more formidable opponents at the 2011 Chapman Tournament. Occidental came back to Eagle Rock, 3-1 on the weekend despite cold temperatures in Southern California all weekend.

February 24, 2011
Adeleye earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Announced today by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Occidental’s Rachel Adeleye was named the Athlete of the Week for the period between Feb. 14-20 for her performances in the pool.

February 19, 2011
Overtime upset of Top-20 Division I CSU Bakersfield; Tigers split at CSUN
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – On the second weekend of the young 2011 season, the No. 1 ranked Division III Occidental College Tigers defeated No. 20 Division I Cal State University Bakersfield, 13-12, in overtime before dropping a close 10-5 game against host Cal State University Northridge.

February 12, 2011
Water Polo opens 2011 campaign with road win over APU
AZUSA, Calif. – The No. 1 ranked Division III Occidental College women’s water polo team jumped out to an early lead in their season opener, defeating NAIA host Azusa Pacific University 14-10 to start the 2011 season strong.

January 17, 2011
Tigers earn top spot in Division III Pre-Season poll
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – A year ago the women’s water polo team at Occidental College had no seniors and competed with the top schools in the Nation to finish third in the final National Poll of 2010. Entering the 2011 season, the tenacious Tigers are ranked No. 1 among the Division III programs in the country, edging Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Pomona-Pitzer for the top spot.