Share: The Lancers destroyed De Anza College by a score of 17-4 to complete the season sweep over their rivals this past Wednesday. This dominating victory occurred even after they saw their number 2 player go down with an injury. For head coach Jennifer Ho, this game was a milestone as it was her 100th career match. As her Lancers clinched victory for game No. 100, she was grateful that her team rallied around each other and remained competitive in their singles and doubles sets. …
Lancers improve defense, but can’t fly higher than Hawks
Share: Before the April 2 game against the LA Harbor Seahawks, pitching coach Austyn Helmuth was feeling confident. “Oh yeah. We got here super early,” she said. “We’re ready to roll.” Since their victory last Monday at Citrus, the Lancers hadn’t won a game all week. But then, neither had the Seahawks. One way or another, a losing streak was ending that afternoon. For five innings, both teams struggled to put together an offense. But a late rally by Hawks in the eighth and final …
If you think that swimming is easy, think again
Share: There’s a common misconception about swimming as a sport and how easy it must be because people go swimming all the time. But in reality, getting into a pool for fun and slowly paddling across the water is utterly different from swimming competitively. “Everyone thinks it easy, they think that swimming up and down the pool is so easy, but it’s a lot harder than it looks,” sophomore swimmer Emily Padilla said. There are an abundant amount of obstacles that swimmers have to overcome …
Lancers softball ‘grinding through it’ in loss to Santa Ana
Share: The rough stretch continues for the Lancers softball squad, as they give up five runs in the 6th inning to Santa Ana and lose 6-4, their 16th loss in 17 games. Pasadena would struggle to find consistency, as the defense held the Dons to a one run showing for five innings, and held the advantage for most of the game due to a pitcher error that would bring in three runs. “You’re seeing kids that didn’t have success [in batting] the first couple of …
Lancers softball increases confidence despite rocky season
Share: After a misfortunate 12-game losing streak the Lancers took another loss Thursday against Cerritos. However, despite the result, the team feels confident with their continuous progress as they work on building a stronger spirit of comradeship among the players. “I believe we are making progress,” coach Audriana Gutierrez optimistically said. She stated that it has especially been a challenge to build up the team after the number of returning players dwindled and they were left with many freshmen whom they had to introduce and …
Softball losing streak continues but shows promise against Compton
Share: In a hard-fought game, the Lancers squared off against Compton in a game filled with highs, lows, and plenty of action on the field. Despite their best efforts, the Lancers ultimately fell short, but not without showcasing their improvement as a team. “I think our team played a lot better together. We had a little curse going on in the third inning, but we were able to get out of it,” second baseman Leiana Rodriguez said. “I feel like my team had my back …
Long Beach Vikings show Lancers mercy after five innings
Share: The Lancers suffered yet another tough loss in the South Coast Conference against Long Beach City, adding another game to their current 7-game losing streak. After only five innings against the Vikings, the Lancers had no choice but to succumb to the mercy rule for a third time this season, while being down eight runs leaving the score at 9-1. The Lancers have been going through an unfortunate rough patch in their conference thus far. Recognizing that while they struggle both offensively and defensively, …
These guards deserve your respect: In the paint with our SCC First Team Lancers
Share: Putting in the work silently and privately so family, friends and fans can give praise loudly and publicly. While recognition from the outside isn’t the top goal, it’s never a bad thing to receive, especially when it’s deserved and sought after by many. The All-South Coast Conference Team is one of the highest honors a California community college athlete can achieve. It’s not enough to be the best player on the team; in order to break through to this level, players must outperform everyone …
Men’s hoops slams through round one against LA Southwest
Share: The No. 15 Lancers took down No. 18 Los Angeles Southwest in a playoff showdown in front of a rowdy Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Wednesday evening. The first half was all Southwest, as the Lancers had a disoriented first half, trailing 12-2 in the early minutes while accumulating 3 turnovers in that span. PCC would fight back, cutting the opposition’s lead to a one possession game with 5:06 remaining in the first half. Pasadena would be knocked down again, as Southwest would go on another 10-2 …
Lancers softball mauled by Huskies, continues losing streak
Share: What started off as a deceptively balanced match eventually descended into disaster for PCC as ELAC’S Huskies dominated the last two innings, securing a 9-5 victory over the Lancers on their home field. The majority felt like a close game of tug of war with each inning serving to give either team a slight edge, but nothing more. Breanna Negrete scored the 3rd run for PCC in the 5th inning after a strategic single from Alysa Rojas gave her the opening, bringing the score …