Archive for August, 2010

Garnet Women to Celebrate Youth Soccer Month

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. The Swarthmore College women’s soccer team would like to invite all local girls soccer players and teams to our 5th Annual Youth Soccer Month celebration. This year’s main event will take place on Friday September 3rd at 7:00pm when the Garnet face off in the Swat Kick Classic against Baptist Bible.

Volleyball Tied for Third in Centennial Conference Preseason Poll; Receive First-Place Vote

Friday, August 27th, 2010

LANCASTER, Pa. -The Swarthmore College volleyball team was picked third in the 2010 Centennial Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced on Friday afternoon.

The Garnet tied Gettysburg for third place while picking up a first-place vote.

2010 Volleyball Team Preview

Friday, August 27th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – After surprising the Centennial Conference with a fourth-place finish and its first ever playoff victory and ECAC playoff appearance last season, expectations are high for the Swarthmore College volleyball team in 2010, as the Garnet return two all-conference performers while setting sights on even bigger goals for the upcoming season.

Garnet Women Third in Centennial Conference Preseason Poll

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

LANCASTER, Pa. – The reigning three-time ECAC Champion Swarthmore College women’s soccer team has been selected third in the 2010 Centennial Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the conference announced on Thursday afternoon.

2010 Womens Soccer Season Preview

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – After three-consecutive ECAC Championships, four consecutive Centennial Conference playoff appearances, and an entire season in the national rankings, the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team has firmly established itself as a regional power. In 2010, the Garnet are looking to take the program to a whole other level.

Garnet Men Picked No. 3 in Centennial Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

LANCASTER, Pa. – Coming off its second-consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, the Swarthmore College mens soccer team finds itself ranked No.3 in the Centennial Conference Preseason Poll, which was released on Wednesday afternoon by the conference.

Lacrosse Women Earn IWLCA Academic Awards

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Grand Lake, Colo. – Allison Grein ’10 and Carey Pietsch ’10 of the Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse team were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll Squad, the organization announced recently.

2010 Mens Soccer Season Preview

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – For the Swarthmore College men’s soccer team, the 2009 season had everything needed for a storybook season – everything but the perfect ending. After recording one of the best regular seasons in program history and once again reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 in dramatic fashion, the Garnet’s season ended in heartbreak, losing to lower-seeded Transylvania on penalty kicks. But that heartbreak is fuel for the 2010 team, which hopes to fight for another Centennial Conference championship and advance past the Round of 16 for the first time in over 30 years.

2010 Field Hockey Season Preview

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – With the return of its top four scorers from last season, a talented crop of underclassmen and a veteran core of five seniors, the Swarthmore College Field Hockey will look to build on last season’s improvement and make some noise in the Centennial Conference.

2010 Womens Cross Country Season Preview

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Despite the loss of a strong group of leaders in the Class of 2010, the Swarthmore women’s cross country team returns to the course this season looking to capture the Seven Sisters Championship as well as contend for the Centennial Conference title.