Share: Anticipation builds throughout Homecoming week, both among the students and among the football team itself. There are activities throughout the week to build the excitement, but it also means there is a lot of pressure on the team to perform well on the field. “This week we definitely notice it’s like the calm before the storm,” said wide receiver Maddux Mateski. “Everyone’s got that look in their eye, everyone’s focused.” In the midst of the Homecoming events: like the themed dress up days, the …
No. 2 ranked Rustlers crash Lancers’ homecoming party
Share: The Lancers hosted their homecoming game on October 9th, and the undefeated Golden West Rustlers came into Robinson Stadium determined to spoil the celebration. And spoil it they did. Golden West set the tone early on Pasadena’s second drive, when quarterback Xavier Buckles was intercepted by Drew Faulkner at the Lancer 38-yard line. Faulkner returned it for a touchdown, giving the Rustlers a quick 7-0 lead. However, it was a lead they would not relinquish for the rest of the game. After the opening …
Lancers run-down Roadrunners to regain ranking
Share: Coming off a loss that ended the undefeated streak of the Lancers soccer team, head coach Francisco Cantero had to channel his inner Big Sean and try to bounce back against Rio Hondo. The Roadrunners are a team that, despite their record, played with the tenacity and aggression of an undefeated team while the Lancers looked to prove their loss was a fluke. “Coming off the first loss of the season, and this was our first conference game, so what we wanted to do …
Lancers women’s volleyball give no peace to Warriors in 3-0 defeat
Share: The Lancer women’s volleyball team defeated El Camino, winning all three sets on Wednesday, September 24, keeping Pasadena on a four match win streak. Within fifteen seconds of the buzzer starting the match, Delaney Blied put Pasadena on the scoreboard with an impressive kill. This was only the beginning of Pasadena’s dominance in the first set, determined largely by excellent defensive play as the Lancers took a commanding 11-5 lead before El Camino took their first time out. Following the timeout, El Camino slowly …
PCC women’s volleyball sweeps LACC Cubs in first Conference game
Share: Last Wednesday, Pasadena City College’s women’s volleyball team kicked off its South Coast Conference North Division season with a huge win against Los Angeles City College. This victory marked the first of an eight-match race for the Lancers, who improved to 12-3 overall this season. The team, now ranked no.8 in the state, swept the Cubs in three straight games, with final scores of 25-8, 25-4, and 25-1. From the start, the Lancers came out strong with a lot of energy and enthusiastic cheers …
Hoo can stop women’s soccer? Definitely not the Owls
Share: Coming into this game, the Lancers Soccer team was ranked 12th in the state with the ambition to climb higher in the rankings with a win against the Citrus College Owls. With this in mind, PCC stepped onto the field with killer instinct, and as soon as the whistle blew to start the game, the Lancers started their onslaught of the Owls. With the sun shining bright down onto Robinson field, the lancers put up shots like Ronaldo shooting anything that came close to …
Pasadena football knocks Bakersfield off their feet in third quarter comeback
Share: Pasadena had their most exciting game yet of the season. After a bleak two quarter period, the scoreboard read a crushing 17-0, with Bakersfield paving the way to a seemingly strong win. Fans shifted anxiously in their seats but refused to give up, screaming encouraging chants through each play. The air grew tense as the Lancers struggled to turn their drills into in-game execution. No touchdowns had been made by the halftime call. Mariana Cardenas, PCC’s on field reporter, rushed down to Robert Tucker, …
Lancers water polo tries to stay afloat after fourth loss of the season
Share: Despite not having the most players, coaches, or even a pool to call home, the Lancers water polo team refuses to sink. This team has faced some hard times from understaffed, to undersized, to underperforming, but Coach Terry Stoddard and the Lancers have dealt with it all. Through all the tough times and turmoil, the bench’s energy was still as high as ever. The team’s pregame was in the pool, warming up with smiles from ear to ear as if they were undefeated, having …
Pasadena women’s volleyball gets tied down by Vaqueros
Share: On Wednesday, September 10, PCC faced Santa Barbara In a heated match. Both teams have performed well this season, but PCC suffered a hard defeat. The game started heated as both Pasadena and Santa Barbara went point for point. Both teams hit and scored evenly, culminating in a heated volley halfway through the set that ended in a PCC loss for the point. After that, Santa Barbara cemented their lead for the rest of the set, with the Lancers barely keeping up. The first …
Lancers locked in with latest lineup after losing season
Share: One of the worst things a college coach can do is have a losing season. The only thing worse than that is having two losing seasons, and Coach Peron for PCC, with his tenacious attitude, is determined not to let that happen. Last year, PCC’s women’s basketball teams lost multiple sophomore players before the first tip, leaving a team full of freshmen to try and lead the team. The Lancers struggled last year, ending with a 5-23 record, the worst under Coach Peron. When …