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Leonard Breaks Digs Record, As Sagehens Split Two

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Claremont, Calif. - Senior libero Heidi Leonard (Del Mar, Calif. - pictured) had 14 digs against Caltech, after tallying 30 against Chapman earlier in the day, to become Pomona-Pitzer's all-time leader in that category as the Sagehens cruised to a 3-0 win over Caltech.

In the first match, junior middle blocker Rachel Bollens (Seattle, Wash.) had 12 block assists, but Chapman rallied after losing the first set to defeat the Sagehens 3-1.

With the split, the Sagehens slip to 6-17 on the year and 4-7 in the SCIAC, while Chapman improves to 22-8 and Caltech slips to 0-19 and 0-11 in conference play. Set scores were 22-25, 25-18, 25-12 and 25-20 against Chapman, and 25-4, 25-10, 25-9 against Caltech.

Against Chapman, Pomona-Pitzer won the first set 25-22 on a kill from senior Jordan Hammond (Tulsa, Okla.) before the Panthers regrouped to win the next two sets 25-18 and 25-12.

Chapman appeared to be on its way to an easy win in the fourth set with a 19-11 lead, but the Sagehens scored five straight points, and a block from Bollens and Ellen Yamasaki (Salinas, Calif.) made it 20-18.

McKenna Roice combined on a block to make the score 22-18, and then had back-to-back kills to make it 24-19. Sophomore Sophie Tweed-Simmons (Beverly Hills, Calif.) smacked a hard kill to keep Pomona-Pitzer in it, but then hit the tape on a tip attempt as the set ended 25-20.

The Sagehens wasted little time taking control of the Caltech match, as they took the first set 25-4, then followed up with 25-10 and 25-9 wins for the easy sweep. Pomona-Pitzer had only three hitting errors as a team in the entire match. Tweed-Simmons had a team-high seven kills, while Carolyn Hite (Buffalo, N.Y.) added six in 12 attempts with no errors.

The Sagehens will be back in action on Tuesday when they host Redlands at 7:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Carolyn Hite

#05 Carolyn Hite

OH
5' 10"
Senior
Ellen Yamasaki

#08 Ellen Yamasaki

S/OH
5' 9"
Freshman
Heidi Leonard

#01 Heidi Leonard

Libero
5' 5"
Senior
Jordan Hammond

#15 Jordan Hammond

OH
5' 10"
Senior
Rachel Bollens

#14 Rachel Bollens

MH
6' 1"
Junior
Sophie Tweed-Simmons

#10 Sophie Tweed-Simmons

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Carolyn Hite

#05 Carolyn Hite

5' 10"
Senior
OH
Ellen Yamasaki

#08 Ellen Yamasaki

5' 9"
Freshman
S/OH
Heidi Leonard

#01 Heidi Leonard

5' 5"
Senior
Libero
Jordan Hammond

#15 Jordan Hammond

5' 10"
Senior
OH
Rachel Bollens

#14 Rachel Bollens

6' 1"
Junior
MH
Sophie Tweed-Simmons

#10 Sophie Tweed-Simmons

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH