Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The No. 7/10 Swarthmore men’s soccer team has received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship and will host first and second round matches on November 14-15 at Clothier field.

The first match will feature Hobart (14-3-2) – the champion of the Liberty League – vs. St. Joseph’s (13-8) – the champion of the Skyline Conference – at 5:00 p.m on Saturday, November 14. The second match will feature the host Garnet (14-2-2) against the Merchant Marine Academy (15-3), an at-large bid recipient from the Landmark Conference, at 7:30 p.m.

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Swarthmore men’s soccer team had four student-athletes named to the All-Centennial team, as announced Monday. Junior Morgan Langley and sophomore Micah Rose were named to the first team, while sophomore Brett McLarney was selected to the second team and junior Gage Newman was honorable mention.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Johns Hopkins’ John Scheuch scored just his second goal of the season in the 34th minute and the Blue Jay defense held the powerful Swarthmore offense scoreless for just the second time this season, as No. 3 seed Hopkins avenged last year’s Centennial Championship game loss with a 1-0 upset victory over the No. 2 seed Garnet on Friday night from Varsity Field at Muhlenberg College. With the win, the Blue Jays advance to Saturday night’s Centennial Conference championship game against the winner of the No.1 Muhlenberg/No. 4 Dickinson semifinal, while dashing the Garnet’s hopes of a repeat conference championship.

The No. 2 seed Swarthmore men’s soccer team battles No. 3 Johns Hopkins in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference playoffs. Listen to live audio with Victor Brady ‘13 beginning at 4:00 p.m. from Allentown as the Garnet look to defend its championship.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Thirty Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2009 fall season. The honor roll recognizes athletes’ performance both on the field and in the classroom.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore College men’s soccer players Brett McLarney ‘12 and David D’Annunzio ‘12 were named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II Team as voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced recently. McLarney is a first-team selection while D’Annunzio earned third-team status

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Junior defender Gage Newman – who missed the previous game because of an illness – returned to the pitch in style, scoring two second half goals to help lead the No. 6 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (14-1-2, 6-1-2) to 4-2 victory at rival Haverford on Saturday afternoon.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – 110 minutes just wasn’t enough for two of the top teams in the Centennial Conference. In a well played and evenly contested match, the No. 6 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (13-1-2, 5-1-2) used an outstanding defensive performance and a stellar outing from junior captain goalkeeper Zach Weimar to earn a 0-0 tie against first-place Muhlenberg (10-3-2, 6-1-1) on Senior Night from Clothier Field Stadium.

It’s Senior Night and the No. 6 men’s soccer team will battle first-place Muhlenberg for a shot at the top seed in the Centennial Conference playoffs. Streaming is expected to begin at 7:00 p.m. with commentary from Victor Brady ‘13.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Entering the final week of the regular season, both the men’s (13-1-1, 5-1-1) and women’s (12-3, 56-2) soccer teams at Swarthmore College remain ranked in both of the national Division III polls.