Archive for December, 2006

Garnet Win Mid-Atlantic Juniors

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

BRYN MAWR, Pa. – The Swarthmore badminton team opened up the 2006-07 season by winning the Collegiate Trophy at the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Juniors Tournament held in Schwarz Gymnasium on the campus of Bryn Mawr College.
The Garnet dominated the tournament, winning the both singles’ draws and doubles’ draws while collecting 33 total team points to claim [...]

Garnet Thwart Pioneers In Overtime, Head to Seven Sisters Championship Game

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

GAME BOX SCORE
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Swarthmore advanced to its fourth consecutive Seven Sisters Championship game, defeating Smith (MA) 51-45 in overtime in semifinal action at Gooding Arena Saturday afternoon. 
For the fourth straight year Garnet (3-3 overall) will face defending champion Mount Holyoke (66-47 winners over Vassar) in the championship; tip is scheduled for 3:00 [...]

Juniors Propel Garnet Over Diplomats

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

GAME BOX SCORE
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore junior center Ian McCormick (above) scored 10 points in the final nine minutes, leading the streaking Garnet past visiting Franklin & Marshall 73-64.
McCormick was dominant down the stretch, making four of five shots from the field, controlling the glass (four rebounds) and contributing on defense with two blocks and [...]

Swarthmore Post Players Rough Up St. Joe’s at Seven Sisters

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

GAME BOX SCORE
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Swarthmore’s frontcourt duo of Karen Berk ‘08 and Pamela Costello ‘10 (above) combined for 33 points and 30 rebounds to lead the Garnet to a 53-41 victory over St. Joseph’s (CT) in first round action at the annual Seven Sisters Tournament in the Gooding Arena on Friday night.
The Garnet (2-3) [...]

Mullarkey, Kanuka Named All-Region

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

COMPLETE MID-ATLANTIC ALL-REGION
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore College women’s soccer players Caitlin Mullarkey (above)  and Katie Kanuka were named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team.  Both Mullarkey and Kanuka were third-team selections.
Mullarkey anchored a strong Garnet back line that tallied a goals-against average of 0.97, the strongest defensive effort since 2001. Mullarkey, a second-year center back, [...]

Exeter Named Swarthmore Head Baseball Coach

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore College has named Stan Exeter head baseball coach.  Exeter, who served as head baseball coach and associate athletic director at Arcadia University (PA) since 1997, will start at Swarthmore on Dec. 4.
“The Department of Athletics is very excited to have [Exeter] on board,” said Adam Hertz, the Marian Ware Director of [...]

Christmas, Grady Named All-Region

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

COMPLETE NSCAA MID-ATLANTIC ALL REGION TEAM
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore College men’s soccer midfielder Patrick Christmas (Chapel Hill, NC / East Chapel Hill) and defender Brendan Grady (San Jose, CA / Bellarmine College Prep) have been named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team.  Christmas was named to the second team while Grady [...]

Swarthmore Opens Season at Jack Pyrah Invitational

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

COMPLETE RESULTS
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Garnet freshman Nyika Corbett barely missed breaking a school record and sophomore Caitlin Mullarkey won the 800 meters as the Swarthmore indoor track & field teams opened the 2006-07 season at the Jack Pyrah Invitational hosted by Villanova University at Haverford College Field House on Friday night.
Corbett bested two other competitors [...]