Small Ball Report-February 11

SCIAC Conference

Sophomore Tyler Harp of the University of Redlands swim team was named SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week yesterday.  Harp won two individual events and swam the anchor leg on the meet-winning 400 freestyle relay team as the Bulldog men edged Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 124 to 119, on Saturday in Claremont to remain undefeated in SCIAC competition.  Harp clocked a 1:41.76 in the 200 freestyle, which cleared the NCAA "B" qualifying time, and registered a time of 1:57.80 in the 200 butterfly.  His split of 45.65 in the 400 freestyle relay allowed the Maroon and Gray to take first with a 3:08.54 standard.  According to CollegeSwimming.com, Harp's 200 freestyle unofficially stands as the 11th-fastest performance in NCAA Division III this season.

Sophomore Emma Jones of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swim team was named SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week yesterday.  Jones won two individual events and anchored a winning relay as the Athenas finished the dual meet season undefeated with a 139 to 104 home win over Redlands.  She anchored the 400 medley relay which set a CMS pool record, acheived an NCAA qualifying time and was the first women's medley relay in SCIAC history to ever break 4:00 (3:56.69) in a dual meet with a strong 53.25 swim.  She also acheived an NCAA qualifying time while winning the 200 free in 1:55.54 and just missed another while winning the 100 free in 53.58.  CMS is 7-0 overall.

Men's BaSketball:

Redlands 73, Pomona-Pitzer 67 (OT)
Cal Lutheran 71, Occidental 67
Caltech 28, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 96
Whittier 71, La Verne 79.  What a surprise!

Standings:

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9-1 SCIAC, 17-4 overall
Redlands 8-2 SCIAC, 12-9 overall
Occidental 6-4 SCIAC, 14-7 overall
Pomona-Pitzer 6-4 SCIAC, 10-11 overall
Cal Lutheran 5-5 SCIAC, 11-10 overall
Whittier 3-7 SCIAC, 9-11 overall
La Verne 3-7 SCIAC, 7-14 overall
Caltech 0-10 SCIAC, 0-21 overall

GSAC Conference

Senior Guard James Lewis of the Fresno Pacific basketball team was named GSAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.  Lewis has 51 points (25.5 points per game), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals as Fresno Pacific won both of its conference games last week by 20 points each.  For the week, he shot 20-for-35 from the field, including 6-for-14 from the 3-point arc, and 5-for-6 at the free throw line.  In the 81 to 61 upset of No. 3-ranked Biola, Lewis had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.  In the 83 to 63 win at Point Loma Nazarene, he had 31 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

Junior Champ Hood of the Hope International basketball team was named GSAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.  Hood averaged 27.5 points and 8 rebounds as Hope International split its GSAC games last week.  For the week, the Center shot 24-for-31 from the field.  In the 60 to 59 win against Concordia, Hood had 24 points including the game-winning shot.  In the double-overtime 92 to 88 loss at Westmont, she shot the game-tying free throw to send the game into overtime and went on to record a double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds.

Citrus College Athletics

Men's Basketball:

Citrus College 76 (10-0 CCAA, 24-2 overall), Glendale 74

Women's Basketball:

Glendale 55, Citrus College 54 (6-4 CCAA, 14-12 overall)

Pasadena City College Athletics

Men's Basketball:

L.A. Trade Tech 79, PCC 64

Women's Basketball:

L.A. Trade Tech 80, PCC 73