By Jenny Phillips

Credit: Brad Curry

Coming off the season’s first lost, the 15th ranked Stags defeated the Occidental Tigers 75-64 at home tonight. The Stags got off to a slow start in the first quarter, going back and forth with the Tigers. Later in the first half, the Stags were able to pull away a little and go into
halftime with a 6 point lead. CMS came out strong in the second half and was able to increase their lead to 15 points. The Tigers battled hard and managed to cut the lead to 6, but were unable to hold off the Stags. Down 9 points with under 2 minutes left in the game, the Tigers started fouling. The Stags, who have struggled with free throws all season, were maintained concentration and easily held on for the win.

Mani Maceira of the Stags only had 2 points in the first half. After picking up 2 early fouls and a 3rd later on in the first half, he only saw 4 minutes in the first half. Maceira came out strong in the second half, hitting 6-7 of his field goals and managing to not foul out. Chris Blees and Tyler Gaffaney tied for Stags’ leading scorers with 14 points apiece. Gaffaney hit 3-4 on 3 pointers and was 3-3 on free throws. Gaffaney also led the Stags in rebounds with 5 tonight.

Oxy’s star Deshun McCoy had a big game as usual, picking up 21 points and 5 boards. Despite his better-than-average game, McCoy was unable to lead the Tigers to a win, as Oxy continues its 4 game conference losing streak. The Stags will play again at home on Saturday night against Cal
Lu at 7:00 pm.

Pre-game Coverage

By Nathan Falk

Tonight in Ducey Gymnasium, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags return home and will try to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season last Saturday. The 15th best team in the nation went undefeated for 15 games before being stopped by the Whittier Poets in a double overtime thriller this weekend. The Stags (15-1, 4-1 SCIAC) will take on the Tigers of Occidental College, a team that has a lot of talent despite their 7-9 overall record (2-3 SCIAC).

Led by NCAA Preseason All-American Chris Blees and Senior Mani Maceira who has returned to CMC to finish his degree, the Stags put up the best season start in school history this year, and climbed as high as #12 in the country when they defeated rival Pomona-Pitzer last Wednesday with a buzzer-beating lefty lay-up by Sophomore Remy Pinson.

The Tigers are coming off of three consecutive conference losses and are desperately looking to end the skid. Senior Jack Hanley and Junior Deshon McCoy are bound to put up big numbers for the tigers, while sophomore Kris Montoya is back after an achilles injury that kept him out of the first 10 games of the season, so look for him to make an impact tonight.

This is the first time these two teams have faced each other this season, so look for a close, physical game as both teams look to get back in the win column. Join us live in Claremont at 7:20!

Live Broadcast

Audio and video coverage will begin at 7:20 PM as play starts at 7:30 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Nathan Falk (CMC ’14) and Jenny Phillips (Scripps ’12).

The CMS broadcast can be found at this link:

http://www.firstteambroadcasting.com/events/2012/01/25/mens-basketball-cms-vs-occidental/ 

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Game Recap

by Rishi Sangani

Remy Pinson made a lay-up with 0.5 seconds left, and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps staved off an upset bid, coming away with a 57-55 victory at cross campus rival Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday night.

The Stags (15-0, 4-0 SCIAC) came into the game ranked 12th in the nation (D3) and undefeated in conference play. Chris Blees, the Stags star power forward, tried to lead the team with 11 points and four assists and led the team with two steals. Blees, who averages over 16 points-per-game, overcame a slow first half where he only scored five points. Sophomore guard Tyler Gaffaney scored 11 points, including a huge three-pointer with 27.7 seconds in the game to give the Stags a 54-50 lead, a shot which solidified the Stags win and gave them their largest lead of the night. The Stags had only seven points off their usually deep bench, compared to 26 by Pomona-Pitzer.

The Sagehens (8-6, 3-1 SCIAC) battled back and forth with the favored Stags, hitting 44% (8-18) behind the arc. The three leading scorers for the Sagehens were all freshmen: Kyle McAndrews (9 points), Michael Cohen (12 points), and Jack Klulas (13 points).

After Gaffaney’s three pointer, Sagehen forward Jake Klewer made a lay-up with 20.1 seconds left to make it 54-52, and Pomona-Pitzer followed with a quick foul on Blees. Blees made one of two three free-throws to increase the Stags lead to three. After pushing the ball up-court, Coach Katsiaficas called a time-out with 8.9 seconds left. On the inbound, Pomona freshman Jack Klukas, left open on the far side of the court, nailed a three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to tie the game at 55 apiece, but a quick inbound pass let Pinson take the ball from baseline to baseline and make the game-winning left-handed lay-up.

These two rivals will play each other once more in conference play on Feburary 21st, this time at CMS’ Ducey Gymnasium. Each team continues SCIAC play on Saturday, with the Sagehens hosting La Verne (4-11, 1-3), while the Stags visit Whittier (11-4, 3-1).

Pre Game Coverage

By Anderson Wright

Live Broadcast

There will be two broadcasts tonight. The CMS broadcast is audio-only, and coverage will begin at 7:20 PM as play starts at 7:30 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Nathan Falk (CMC ’14) and Anderson Wright (Pomona ’12).

The link to the CMS broadcast can be found at this link:

http://www.firstteambroadcasting.com/events/2012/01/18/mens-basketball-cms-vs-pomona-pitzer/

The Pomona-Pitzer broadcast has both audio and video. Nathan Barnett (Pomona ’11) and Rishi Sangani (Pomona ’15). Coverage will begin at 7:15 for the 7:30 start and the link is:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Pomona-Pitzer-Athletics

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It was a busy semester at CMC.

CMC moved up in the rankings to the 9^th best Liberal Arts College in the country.

The Kravis Center officially opened to students and faculty.  The Living Room (affectionately known as ‘the Kube’) attracted students’ attention  after some technical difficulties and the administration’s initial decision to limit access to students. This was all before the Kube became home to one Pomona student’s temporary interpretive dance studio.

The fall semester also celebrated and embodied student leadership at CMC.  Students started a movement to do a better job of cleaning up after parties and led an effort to change our campus conversation about sex and gender norms. Trying bridge the gap between our Building Attendants and their residents, the Forum got to know some of CMC’s friendliest staff members. CMCers led a campaign to be more environmentally friendly on campus and coordinated a day of reflection on 9/11. Others took the lead in social activity planning, expanding student involvement with Dean of Students and creating the College Programming Board (check out the big name they are bringing to campus). Student initiative also brought the popular TED talks to the Claremont Colleges, hosting a TEDx conference in September.

CMC also faced a number of challenges in the fall of 2011: an unexpected over-enrollment of students forced the conversion of two popular study spaces into four-person rooms and a large number of students returning to CMC in the spring from fall study abroad programs led to an on-campus housing crisis.  The story behind the “Marks Squatter” brought some humor to a rather-serious-but-now resolved issue of on-campus visitors.

The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College was hard at work all semester, advocating for students on issues such as increased study spaces, building a better quality of life, and providing some much needed snack time.

The Occupy Movement swept the nation this semester and arrived at the doorstep of our Claremont Colleges. Students were active in the protests in Claremont, Los Angeles, and the rest of the nation. Indeed, two Pitzer students were arrested for their involvement in the Occupy LA protests.  Political dialogue was alive and well, especially towards the end of the semester, when CMC welcomed former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to our campus. Many 5C students, however, had a different plan in mind and formed an “unwelcoming” party for Rice’s visit. The planned protests forced a change in venue for Rice’s speech, which triggered an outcry from students. While the protests stirred up quite a controversy, the civility and political discourse throughout the evening exemplified students’ diversity of thought, without provoking violence or hostilities.

The Forum sat down with our very own college president Pamela Gann and discussed her current and future projects for the school, which included a revamp of the beloved North Quad and expanding the new Center for Civic Engagement.

But it wasn’t all business this semester at the Forum. Speaking with Paul Zak, a.k.a Dr. Love, the Forum got to hear the Doctor’s thoughts on love, life, and how giving 8 hugs a day will make the world a better place. Those student globe-trotters enjoying their study abroad experience took time to write home to CMC and share their experiences from far-off lands such as Washington D.C., South America, Italy and Oman. And for those bright-eyed freshmen, returning students and Dean Spellman gave them their two cents (sometimes musically) on how to navigate their first semester and discover how great this college really is.

We uncovered the top 5 companies that hire CMC students, brought Words with Friends lovers the 10 most useful Scrabble words, and suggested 8 classes to students that might have overlooked some academic treasures. Students contributed to the ongoing discussion on topics such as art, film, pop culture, public radio, music and concerts. And despite the delicious unveiling of a new Ath menu, the Forum offered some tips on how to stay healthy, even in the face of all those Rice Krispie treats.

A-Mitch even appeared for an encore.

ASCMC hosted a number of events this semester, improving on past traditions—Monte Carlo—and even starting some new ones—The Boardwalk Empire party and No Shave November. We know you can’t wait for the Wedding Party next spring—and neither can we. Expect even bigger surprises next semester.

Our tech guru offered some awesome tips on his #CMCTech blog, including advice on how to make your work faster and more effective, thoughts on the Semester in Silicon Valley Program and even a holiday gift guide (it’s never too late to get that perfect present).

The Forum also better incorporated sports into our publication. The Forum now offers live broadcasts of all home CMS athletic games, complete with video and audio from student broadcasters.  We celebrated triumph, defeat and the utter domination at SCIACs.  The publication also took and in-depth look at sports at CMC and uncovered how SCIAC rules hurt CMS recruiting high school athletes and what many are doing to save the Intramural program.

Outside of the CMC bubble, the Forum checked in with our beloved Claremont village, celebrating the once-in-a-century Zipcode Day (9/17/11=91711) and partaking in the delicious festivities at the California Beer Festival.

It was a busy semester and time for reflecting has just begun. First, we would like to thank you, our readers, for your support, comments, advice, kindness, crudeness, humor and thoughtful discussion. But, we have one more request. The Forum has grown considerably in the last semester but we want to know how we can continue to improve. Below is a short survey that we hope you will fill out so we can make this publication stronger. We look forward to hearing your constructive thoughts, suggestions and comments.

The Forum wishes you a wonderful break and a restful holiday. We promise to bring you the best in news, opinions, and insights from Claremont College students as we enter our spring semester. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading with us this fall, and we’ll see you in 2012!

by Crawford Taylor

The CMS Stags stayed true to their perfect record (9-0) tonight as they routed the Point Loma Sea Lions (4-3) 65-49.

The first half saw an outstanding three point performance by CMS.  The Stags earned about half of their points from beyond the arc with contributions from four players.  Their 50% three point percentage complemented their 48.3% overall shooting percentage.  On the other side, the Sea Lions struggled from the field, shooting fewer than 40%.  To make things worse, the Sea Lions were outrebounded 17-12 and committed more turnovers.  Both teams however did not get to the free throw line often, with both of them going 3-4 on the half.

The Stags continued their dominant performance in the second half, but began to work the inside instead.  This led to easier baskets and more free throw opportunities.  At one point the Sea Lions were able to cut the lead to under 10, but it ballooned to over 20 points before the Stags emptied their bench.  The Sea Lions continued to turn the ball over and miss lay-ups.  They finished the game with a 32.7% shooting percentage, roughly 15% below the Stags.

The key stat of the game is CMS’ 50% from three point range, which oddly enough was higher than their overall percentage of 48.3%.  The Stags had four players in double figures; Chris Blees led the way with 18, followed by Remy Pinson with 11, Manny Maceira with 10, and Tyler Gaffaney also with 10.  The Sea Lions had no players with double digits figures and their leading scorer Jake Johnston only had 9 after being limited to 2 points in the second half.

The CMS Stags will play Babson College on December 30.

The live audio broadcast was brought to you by Crawford Taylor (CMC ’15)

Pre Game Coverage

By Crawford Taylor

Tonight at 7:30pm, the CMS Stags will be taking on the Sea Lions of Point Loma Nazarene University.  The Stags, who are coming off of a win against Chapman University, will be looking to build on their perfect 8-0 record.  The Sea Lions are currently 4-2 and will be looking forward to a break in conference play; they have lost their last two games to GSAC opponents.

Live Broadcast

The live audio and video coverage will begin at 7:20 PM as play starts at 7:30 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Crawford Taylor (CMC ’15).

You can see the video on the embedded player below! or this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cms-athletics

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com

Crawford Taylor

Tonight at 7pm, the CMS Stags will be taking on the Mustangs of Master’s college in Ducey Gymnasium. Both teams are currently undefeated (CMS 5-0, Master’s 6-0), but that will change after tonight. Be sure to come out and support CMS in their bid to extend their winning streak.

Post Game Coverage

by Crawford Taylor

The CMS Stags remain undefeated (6-0) after tonight’s win against Master’s College (6-1) 71-65.

The game started off looking like it was going to be determined inside, with the first 8 points of the game being scored in the paint. However, CMS was able to open its outside game and take a commanding first half lead. The key player of the half was junior guard Cody Mivshek who had 18 of his game-high 21 points, 9 of which came from perfect shooting beyond the arc. Junior Forward Kevin Sullivan added two threes of his own, contributing to the Stag’s outstanding performance from downtown. The team finished the half with a twenty-point lead on 56% shooting. On the other side, Master’s College struggled to get going, getting outrebounded 20-10 and only shooting 34.6%.

The tone of the game changed entirely in the second half as Master’s College orchestrated an impressive run to bring the game within 4 points. Key factors were their ability to shoot 57.1% from the field and 58.3% from beyond the arc while holding CMS to 20% and 16.7% respectively. Unfortunately for Master’s College, they accumulated too many fouls, which resulted in double bonus for CMS with five minutes to go. This had huge consequences, as CMS made 16 free throws in the half on 85.7% shooting. Master’s College got as close as two points, but clutch free throws from sophomore guard Tyler Gaffaney staved off the final push.

CMS finished the game with more turnovers and a lower shooting percentage from the field than their opponents, but led in other important categories. In addition to shooting 83.9% from the line, the Stags outrebounded Master’s College 37-25. Another factor working against Master’s College were their 22 personal fouls. Senior guard Cammon Anthony had 20 points to lead Master’s College and was aided by junior guard Leif Karlberg who had 17 on the night. CMS had four players with double-digit figures, with Chris Blees registering a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds).

The CMS Stags will travel to San Diego Christian on December 5.

The live audio broadcast was brought to you by Crawford Taylor (CMC ’15).

You can see the video on the embedded player below! or this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cms-athletics

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com

by Matty Kwok
Men’s Pre Game
CMS is expected to win the SCIAC this season. And so far, they lived up to their billing. Ask the Afghan national men’s basketball team, Trinity, Southwestern and Pacifica, teams that lost to the Stags by at least 9 points. It’s even more impressive given that the two games were on the road.
What is the reason for such a good start? Beat-em-up defense and a decent offense. In those three games the Stags shot around 47% from the field and limited opponents to under 41%. The Stags also outrebounded opponents to death, 38-22, hence explaining why the Stags are so dominant despite averaging a modest 69 points per contest.

Out of those 69 points, nearly half of which come from 2 players: Chris Blees and Mani Maceira. Blees leads the team with 17 points and 7 boards a contest, while Maceira sits at 13 points and 6 boards. Both players form an incredible tandem in the frontcourt.

Meanwhile, their opponent, St. Olaf, has just recently begun their basketball season, so it is difficult to evaluate them in this matchup. They’ve played only 2 games coming in, the 71-50 win coming over Betheny. Sterling Neville had 17 points on 8 shots (2 of them from 3 point range) while also having 8 rebounds. All-freshman pick Connor Gunderson didn’t slack off either, scoring 11 points and grabbing 5 boards. Sterling Nielson had 14 points and 6 boards.

The game will be played at Rains Gym in the Pomona Campus at 5 pm.

 Women’s Pre Game

After falling to UW-La Crosse in their debut game, the Athenas managed a 1 point win over Il. College. The CMS women’s basketball team hope to produce the latter result, not the former, as they take on UC Santa Cruz in the David Wells Classic.

Out of 58.5 points per game for CMS, over half of them come from 2 players: Frannie Hemmelgarn averages 17 points while also grabbing 7 boards per game, and Kimberly Scamman averages 13.5 points per game and has 11 steals total. One concern for the Athenas concerns their ability to put the ball through the basket. So far they are averaging 34% from the floor and an anemic 19% from 3 point land.

If it makes the Athenas any happier, the Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz aren’t a great scoring team either. They shoot under under 30% from the floor in their 3 contests. Meanwhile, there is only one player that averages double figures: Sarah Mackey, who averaged 11 points and 7.7 rebounds a game. Both of them lead the team. Leah Parrish averages 7 points and 5 rebounds per game.

The game will be played at Ducey Gym in the CMC Campus at 7 pm.
Live Broadcast

The live audio and video coverage will begin at 4:55 PM as play starts at 5 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcasts will be brought to you by Matty Kwok (Pitzer ’15).

You can see the video on the embedded player below! or this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cms-athletics

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com

Forward Chris Blees

Men’s Basketball

This year’s Men’s Basketball team is hungry for another SCIAC title after falling in last year’s tournament title game to Redlands. The Stags will be more formidable this year, as two-time SCIAC player of the year and Preseason All-American Chris Blees returns this year from a knee injury that sidelined him most of last season. CMS went 16-10 overall last year with an 11-3 record in conference, and with a full and healthy team led by Blees, Joseph Anderson (CMC ’12), Mani Maceira (CMC ’12), and Tyler Gaffaney (CMC ’14), the Stags look poised to make another run to the SCIAC championship.
Head coach Ken Scalmanini is entering his 14th season as head coach of the Stags basketball program, and with a wealth of returning players the CMS Men’s Basketball team will be ready and raring to go in search of their fourth straight title.

Women’s Basketball

Forward Frannie Hemmelgarn

Unfortunately, an injury epidemic seems to have struck the Athenas this year. They’ve already lost three experienced players to injury for the season in Aria Krumwiede (CMC ’12), Taylon Johnson (CMC ’12), and Jen Najjar (CMC ’13). The team will need some younger players to step up this season. Coach Jodie Burton said, “We will need other players to step up in leadership as well as in three point shooting. Aria and Taylon were both captains, leaders on the floor, and three-point shooters,” said Burton, who’s in her 32nd season coaching the Athenas.
Just like the Stags, the Athena’s fell in last year’s SCIAC championship matchup against Occidental and they’ll be looking to rebound after the tight loss ended their season. While the team has been hampered by injury, they had no graduating players on last year’s 20-7 (9-5 in SCIAC) squad, so the team has a wealth of experience –and solid newcomers– to build off of despite its health troubles. Look for Frannie Hemmelgarn (CMC ’13) to build off her team high in points (13.7 ppg) last season. “Frannie is a major player, period,” said Burton. “She plays hard the entire game.” Hemmelgarn also led the team in rebounds last year with 8.4 per game and will continue to be a big presence down low this season. She’ll be joined by senior starters Kalika Tullock and Jennifer Ringoen on the block, and together they form a strong frontcourt on which the Athena’s can rely on. Seniors Elissa Ronquillo and Anastasia Jones filled roles last year that also contributed to team success. Despite the many returning players, the SCIAC is a very tight league, and the Athena’s will need everything they have to pull through. “In a league loaded with talent, it will take our entire team and their extraordinary effort for us to compete for the title,” Burton concluded.

Breaststroker Vincent Pai

Swim and Dive

With 73 total swimmers and divers, the CMS Swim and Dive team is one of the largest teams on campus. In addition to being heavily populated, Swim and Dive is also on a historic run. The Athenas are going for their 10th consecutive SCIAC championship after having dominated the league since 2003. Meanwhile, the men are looking for their fifth consecutive championship. Head coach Charlie Griffiths, who coaches both the Stags and Athenas, has a combined 125-11 record in SCAIC combining both Men’s and Women’s meets, and his teams this year have the capacity to better that record even further.

All members of the Swim and Dive team are fantastic, but make sure to look out for Jordan Lieberman, Vincent Pai, Blake Weber, and Drake Escrofani on the men’s side and Michele Kee, Katie Bilotti and Emma Jones on the women’s.

There’s lots of exciting sports action going on with Fall postseason play and the Winter season just getting underway, so make sure to go out there and support our teams!

Editors Note: This article was updated on November 21 at 10:05AM.

by James Havlicek

The CMS men’s basketball squad pulled off a 71-62 victory in a hard fought, very physical game against the Gladiators of Pacifica College on Tuesday night, leaving the Stags with a now promising record of 2-0 in non-conference play.

The first half saw the Stags somewhat struggling to find their groove against a small (9-player roster) yet scrappy and athletic team. Pacifica guards Quincy Spencer (11 pts total) and Alex Brandon (18 points total) played swarming defense and combined for 24 of their team’s 32 first half points. The Gladiators initially found themselves shooting 60% from the field as compared to the Stags, who shot roughly 30%.

In the second half, however, the Stags came out with a burning passion (perhaps some inspirational words from Coach Scalmanini did the trick). Their shots started to fall, as the team improved to 50% from the field in the latter half, and their hard-nosed man-to-man defense slowed the momentum of the Gladiators. Junior forward Kevin Sullivan, who scored 3 in the first half, set Ducey ablaze connecting on 3 out of his 4 3-point attempts in the second half. Sullivan ended with 14 points. Post-graduate captain Chris Blees put up 16 points and grabbed a whopping 14 rebounds, and Mani Maceira also contributed 16 points and 7 rebounds.

The stags will be in Austin, Texas this weekend for the Southwestern Classic, facing squads from Trinity and Southwestern.

Pre Game Coverage

by Nate Falk

In their home opener of the 2011-2012 season, the Stags will take on the Pacifica University Gladiators. Fueled by their young guards, experienced forwards, and preseason All-American Chris Blees (out last season with a torn ACL), the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags look to capture their 4th consecutive SCIAC championship this season. After soundly defeating the Afghanistan National Team in their only scheduled exhibition game on October 29th by twenty points, the Stags appear ready to battle the Gladiators tonight in Ducey Gymnasium.

Live Broadcast

The live audio and video coverage will begin at 6:55 PM as play starts at 7 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Nate Falk (CMC ’14) and James Havlicek (CMC ’14).

You can see the video on the embedded player below! or this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cms-athletics

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com

The Claremont-Mudd Scripps Stags are set to take on Redlands University tonight in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. After defeating the Chapman Panthers 1-0 yesterday, the Stags face off against the Bulldogs for the fourth time this season. Redlands won both regular season match-ups, but CMS bested Relands in a Penalty Shootout (4-2) to become the SCIAC tournament champion for the third year in a row. The winner of today’s game advances to the NCAA third round game against Calvin College on either Friday or Saturday.

Live Broadcast

The live audio and video coverage will begin at 4:50 PM as play starts at 5:00 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page in the embedded media player! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Ari Zyskind (CMC ’12).

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com

by Drew Beckerman

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags defeated the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens 24-14 in the final game of season for both of these teams. As this game was homecoming for the Stags as well as the final game of college football that the seniors on these teams would play, it did not disappoint.

The first half of the game featured a solid running attack by the Stags as they jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead behind a 34-yard touchdown run by Peter Kimmey, a 56-yard touchdown run by Corey Bickler, and a 14-yard touchdown run for Alex Wheatley, who finished the game with 14 rushes for 70 yards.

The second half of this game was nothing but inspiring. The third quarter was a defensive masterpiece as no team was able to put any points on the scoreboard. In the fourth quarter, when the CMS Stags were held on third down on the ten yard line, instead of sending out starting kicker Chet Corcos to kick the field goal, they instead opted to send out the senior backup Jordan Santo. Santo converted his only field goal of the year, a 25-yard field goal, as fans and teammates cheered and applauded.

However, in the last few minutes seconds of the game, Pomona-Pitzer was able to work their way up the field to score a touchdown on a 4-yard run by quarterback Luke Sweeney with 38 seconds left in the game. They then were able to recover the football on a short kick-off, and senior Kareem Smedley caught a 15-yard pass from Fergusson with 19 seconds left in the game to end the game 24-14 in favor of CMS.

Both of these teams had so much to be proud of in their final game of the season. As for Pomona-Pitzer, although they weren’t able to win a game this season, they ended the season with the most spectacular half of football of the year, outscoring CMS 14-3 in the second half and limiting the Stag offense to a total of 54 yards. As for CMS, they won their rivalry game to end the season 4-5 (3-3 in conference play), and were able to celebrate the careers of their seniors in both a brilliant and heart-touching fashion.

Pre Game Coverage

by Drew Beckerman

In their homecoming game, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags take on the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens in one of the most anticipated games of the college football season for these teams. The Stags enter the rivalry game with a 3-5 record (2-3 in conference) while the Sagehens sit at 0-8 (0-5 in conference). CMS enters this game looking to bounce back from a tough loss last week to Occidental: losing a heart-wrenching game 35-31 after taking a 10 point lead into the fourth quarter. The Sagehens lost to Redlands last week by a score of 52-7, and is still looking to win their first game of the season.

Live Broadcast

The live audio and video coverage will begin at 12:55 PM as play starts at 1 PM. You can catch all of the live action on this page! Today’s broadcast will be brought to you by Drew Beckerman (CMC ’13) and Nate Falk (CMC ’14).

You can see the video on the embedded player below! or this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cms-athletics

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Sports Broadcasting at the Claremont Colleges, please email Broadcasting@ClaremontSportsConnection.com