Athletics News

Swarthmore badminton split their first two matches of the 2009-10 season, falling 6-3 to Division I Drexel and defeating Bryn Mawr 5-4.  Kim Kramer '10 and Maithili Parikh '11 led the team in both efforts.

The dynamic duo achieved the only wins against Drexel, winning their no. 1 doubles match 21-9, 21-14, as well as dominating their No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches.  Kramer won at No. 1 21-9, 21-5, while Parikh defeated her opponent 21-3, 21-7.

The Garnet found more success against Bryn Mawr.  Kramer and Parikh cruised in their No. 1 doubles match 21-9, 21-9, and the No. 2 doubles pair of Alice Xiang '10 and Corinne Englebert '13 won 21-18, 21-17.  Kramer and Parikh continued their dominance this season, with Kramer winning no. 1 singles 21-11, 21-7 and Parikh streaking by her No. 2 singles opponent 21-7. 21-7.  Xiang clinched the team win with a 21-9, 19-21, 21-17 win in no. 3 singles.

Swarthmore more badminton now has a break for some intense training.  They continue their season January 23, 2010 at the Main Line Doubles Tournament at Bryn Mawr.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Philippe Celestin and No. 7 Swarthmore College men's soccer team were the subject of a feature story in Thursday's Philadelphia Inquirer. The story focuses on the balancing act that Celestin - who scored the Garnet's game-winning goal on Sunday and performed a stomp music piece at the College's Rhythm and Motion performance - and many Swarthmore students face on a dialy basis, as well as the recent success of the men's soccer team. Read the rest of this entry »

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Men's soccer head coach Eric Wagner was recently interviewed by KYW 1060's Matt Leon about the Garnet's remarkable run to the NCAA Sweet 16. Fans can listen to the podcast by following this link.

The Garnet (16-2-2) will face Transylvania on Friday at 5:00 p.m. from Carnegie Mellon University for the chance to move on the Elite Eight on Saturday. Fans will be able to follow the game via live stats and live video from Carnegie Mellon. For more information about the tournament, check out the Swarthmore's Playoff Central.

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LANCASTER, Pa.—Six Swarthmore student-athletes were named to the fall All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team today. The Centennial's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee created the team to emphasize sportsmanship within the Conference. All institutions elected one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-Centennial team.

The following is a list of Swarthmore student-athletes named to the Sportsmanship Team this fall; their sports are listed alphabetically.

Men’s Cross Country

Andrew Van Buren ’10 (Hudson, OH/Western Reserve Academy)

Crossed finish line in 2009 Centennial Conference Championship.

Women’s Cross Country

Lauren DeLuca ’10 (Audubon, PA/Kennedy-Kenrick)

Placed in the top-30 out of a field of more than 100 in the 2009 Centennial Conference Championship.

Field Hockey

Joslyn Young ’10 (Ann Arbor, MI/Community)

Named to the 2009 Second Team All-Centennial Conference. Finished the season with four goals and two assists and had the highest shooting percentage (.444) for the Garnet.

Men’s Soccer

Micah Rose ’12 (Williston, VT/Champlain Valley Union)

The sophomore midfielder started all twenty games for the Garnet, helping the sweet-16 bound team with three goals and two assists.

Women’s Soccer

Monica Cody ’10 (Torrance, CA/Marymount)

The senior midfielder helped the Women’s soccer squad to a third straight ECAC title.

Volleyball

Sarah Lambert '11(Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk)

The Junior outside hitter was amongst the top of the Centennial in service aces (48), aiding the Garnet to the best year in Swarthmore volleyball’s history.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The 2009-2010 edition of the Garnet should be much improved over last year (3-21 overall, 2-16 conference,) when they suffered from a numbers problem and lack of experience, exacerbated by an unusual rash of injuries and sickness.  The loss of its only senior, center Raul Ordonez, will certainly be felt.  He finished in the top ten in the Centennial Conference in both scoring (12.7 ppg.) and rebounding (8.3 rpg.), and tied the Swarthmore single-season record of taking charges (22). But the return of four starters and a promising group of freshmen have the Garnet thinking improvement in 2009-10.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - With the return of four starters – including the reigning Centennial Conference Player of the Year – and several key reserves from last season, the 2009-10 Swarthmore College women’s basketball team looks like it has the potential to be one program’s best in recent memory.

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BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore junior Philippe Celestin scored the game-winning goal - his first goal of the season - in the 107th minute of play to give the Garnet a 2-1 (2OT) victory over Hobart in an exhilarating second round NCAA Division III men’s soccer game from Clothier Field Stadium on the campus of Swarthmore College on Sunday evening. Read the rest of this entry »

BOX SCORE

ALTOONA, Pa. - Junior Kirsten Peterson netted the game-winning goal in the 56th minute to lead the Swarthmore College women's soccer team to its third consecutive ECAC South Region Championship , defeating PSU-Behrend 1-0 on Sunday afternoon from Altoona. The Garnet end the season with the three-peat and a 16-4-1 record.

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