Four Tiger Polo Players Earn All-SCIAC

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 30, 2008) One is a seasoned veteran, closing out her collegiate water polo career, the other is a talented rookie. Both earned recognition from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference following the 2008 season. Senior Danielle Montenegro was named to the First Team All-SCIAC while freshman teammate Karie Nickle earning Second Team honors. A pair of juniors, Laura Simanonok and Kelly Curtain, were named as Honorable Mention, rounding out awards.
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THOUSANKD OAKS, Calif. (April 26, 2008) It was bound to be an intense game in the pool as the winner of todays Semi-Final game would advance to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship game of the 2008 SCIAC Tournament. Despite a valiant effort from the Tigers, the top seeded and defending Collegiate III National Champions Cal Lutheran Regals defeated # 4 Oxy by a slight 9-8 margin, sending Occidental into the third-place game.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (April 25, 2008) Fourth seeded Occidental College came back from a 4-2 halftime deficit to defeat the # 5 University of Redlands 9-7 in the first game of the 2008 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference womens water polo championship tournament.
LA VERNE, Calif. (April 19, 2008) In the final game of the womens water polo first round of play the Occidental College Tigers defeated the University of La Verne Leopards 9-5 on the road.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 12, 2008) The defending Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens handed the Occidental College Tigers a 15-11 loss today at Taylor pool in league play.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 9, 2008) Although the Tigers hung in the game, Cal Lutheran University handed the Tigers a 13-11 loss today in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at Taylor Pool.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 5, 2008) It was obvious from the beginning that the two teams competing in Taylor Pool today were evenly matched. It took a pair of overtimes and ultimately sudden death to end a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game between Occidental College and the University of Redlands. The Tigers came out on top with a 15-14 win over the Bulldogs.
WHITTIER, Calif. (March 22, 2008) Occidental College womens water polo opened the first round of play in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action with a 9-4 victory over the Poets at Whittier College.
LOS ANGELS, Calif. (March 20 2008) In the Occidental College womens water polo home opener the Tigers outscored the Macalester College Scots 18-5 at Taylor Pool today.
PASADENA, Calif. (March 13, 2008) Today the Tigers and Beavers hosted the Spring Splash womens water polo tournament on the campus of Caltech. Co-host Occidental walked away with the title after posting a 3-0 record for the day and Kelly Curtain was named the Tournament MVP.
ORANGE, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2008) For the second time in as many years the # 8 ranked Division III water polo team from Occidental College returned home from the Chapman Tournament as Champions. In 2008 the Tigers won four straight games, defeating host # 9 Chapman University 8-7 on Sunday afternoon to retain the title.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2008) Oxy water polo returns all but one starter from the 2007 season in which they ranked amongst the top 10 Division III schools for the 12th consecutive season. The Tigers will again be led by three-time NCAA All-American Danielle Montenegro and All-American goalie Laura Simanonok, The Tigers are confident in their ability to play water polo at a competitive level within the SCIAC and beyond this season.








