Box Score CLAREMONT, Ca. – The Pomona-Pitzer Men's Basketball team improved their win streak to six games after their 83-68 non-conference win over Westcliff University on Friday night at Voelkel Gymnasium.
Season Impact: with the win, the Sagehens improve to 6-2 overall.
The Sagehens had five players in double digits in the scoring column with senior Micah Elan leading the way with18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Junior Alex Preston turned in 15 points, senior Adam Rees had 14, senior James Kelbert tallied 11 and first-year Brendan Mora came off of the bench with 12.
The Sagehens had a nice night shooting the basketball as they ended 52.2% from the floor and 33.3% from three. The Sagehens also outrebounded the Warriors 45-26, forced 18 turnovers, and tallied 52 points in the paint to Westcliff's 16.
The Warriors opened up the game with a three to take their first lead, but the Sagehens' offense came out firing and started off with an 18-2 run to take a 13-point lead inside the first five minutes of play. The Sagehens extended that lead to 28-10 with 12:43 left in the first half after only missing two shots up to that point in the game. Pomona-Pitzer cooled off later in the first half but still managed to put up 49 points in the first half and went into the locker room with a 49-29 lead.
The Warriors played much better on both sides of the ball in the second half and actually outscored the Sagehens 39-34. Westcliff hit four of their nine threes in the second half and shot 46.4% from the field while the Sagehens held just a slight advantage just over the 50% mark. The Warriors began to make a dent in the Sagehens' large lead and cut it down to 13 points at 66-43 with 11:26 left to play, but the Sagehens stopped any large runs from the Westcliff offense and rode their big lead to a comfortable win at home.
Up Next: The Sagehens will break for the holidays and return to action on December 29th as they host non-conference opponent Lake Forest at 5:00 p.m.
