Box Score CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Women's team clinched their third consecutive regular season SCIAC Championship with their 3-0 win over SCIAC opponent La Verne on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.
With the win, the Sagehens secured the No. 1 seed in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament and end the regular season at 13-1-2 overall and 9-1-2 in SCIAC play.Before the game, the Sagehens honored its three seniors that played in their last regular season game in Anna Ponzio, Ciannah Correa and Helena Robinowitz.
How It Happened
The Sagehens had three different goal scorers in the win as Amanda Khu, Taylor Venenciano and Caitlyn Pham all found the back of the net in the win.
The Sagehens dominated possession against the Leopards and had multiple scoring opportunities early on in the first half. The Sagehens found the first goal after Hannah Mandell worked her way around the defense and rocketed a ball off of the crossbar that rebounded straight to the head of Khu who headed it in for the first goal of the game.
The Sagehens didn't get their second goal until the 70th minute of the game as Mandell was involved again, this time laying off a header to the feet of Venenciano who guided the ball to the back of the net to give the Sagehens a 2-0 lead.
The Sagehens put an exclamation point on their regular season as Pham blasted a deep freekick over the keeper's head as the Sagehens ended the season in style for their third-straight SCIAC regular season championship.
Up Next: The Sagehens will host Occidental in the SCIAC Semifinals on Thursday, November 4th at 2:30 p.m.
