CLAREMONT, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2022) – Caltech women's basketball continued its SCIAC campaign on the road Saturday against the Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Sagehens and the Beavers kept pace with the hosts in a back-and-forth first quarter. 

Junior Sahana Saikumar (Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia) put Caltech on the board on the first possession with a layup to answer Pomona-Pitzer's opening basket. She then picked up a steal, drew a foul and nailed her two free throws to briefly give the Beavers a 4-2 lead. After another tie, Saikumar assisted freshman Katherine Marquis (Tewksbury, Mass. / Phillips Academy Andover) on a jump shot for another two-point lead. The Sagehens then pulled ahead by six points, but a clutch Marquis three cut Caltech's deficit in half just before the midway point of the opening frame. 

Sophomore Milan Robinson (Anaheim, Calif. / Fairmont Prep) dropped in a couple minutes later to give Caltech its last lead, thanks to Marquis' assist following a steal by freshman Kathryn Edwards (Centennial, Colo. / Arapahoe). Saikumar never left the floor during the contest and put up 26 points, marking her fifth game in a row with more than 20 to her name. Her eight rebounds, four assists, 60 percent field goal shooting and 80 percent free throw accuracy kept the Beavers in contention. Edwards racked up 11 points, six boards including three on offense, and a team-high four steals in her effort. Also highlighting Caltech's stat sheet were sophomore Hope Arnett (Torrance, Calif. / Chadwick School), who dished a game-high seven assists along with her 10 points, and junior Faith Pinney (Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Preparatory School) who tallied all 11 of Caltech's bench points. 

Head Coach Bridgette Reyes and the Beavers will be on the road for their next game, facing the California Lutheran University Regals on Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m.