Athletics News

Swarthmore graduate and former men’s soccer player Ladule Lako Lo Sarah ’09 recently signed a one-year contract to play professional soccer with 1st Division club FK Bregalnica Stip in Macedonia. Men’s soccer head coach Eric Wagner caught up with Lako Lo Sarah, who shared his post-Swarthmore journey with his former coach.

STIP, Macedonia – After a gilt-edged career as a forward and midfielder for the Garnet men’s soccer team, Ladule Lako Lo Sarah ’09 (“La” to his Swarthmore teammates) set off on a post-graduation journey of self-discovery and exploration.

CHESTER, Pa. -Junior Roberto Contreras IV scored two first half goals while senior Morgan Langley and junior Micah Rose also found the back of the net as the No. 15 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (3-0) took advantage of some early mistakes from Widener to crush the homestanding Pride 4-1 on Wednesday evening.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Senior Morgan Langley of the No. 15 Swarthmore College men’s soccer has been named the Centennial Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 7, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Langley shares the award with Muhlenberg’s Cody Antonini.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Junior Fabian Castro scored two goals in a 10-minute span of the second half as the No. 17 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (2-0) shook off a sluggish start to defeat Immaculata 3-0 in the finale of the 13th Annual Garnet Alumni Classic on Sunday afternoon from Clothier Field Stadium.

The No. 17 men’s soccer teams hosts Immaculata in the Garnet Alumni Classic finale. Coverage begins at 2:45 with commentary from Victor Brady.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Morgan Langley (Honolulu, HI) and junior Roberto Contreras IV (Sugarland, TX) netted two goals apiece to lead the high powered Garnet (1-0-0) offense to a 7-1 season opening victory over Gwynedd-Mercy (0-1-1) on Saturday night from Clothier Field.

Live audio from Victor Brady of the men’s soccer season opener against Gwynedd-Mercy (4:00) and the women’s soccer game against Lebanon Valley (7:00).

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.

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.

After nearly to 1,000 votes, it’s down to the final five for the best Swarthmore Athletics moment of 2009-10: Travis Pollen’s national championship, the men’s soccer team’s thrilling NCAA win, the women’s soccer team’s third-consecutive ECAC Championship, baseball’s late-inning win over F&M and men’s basketball’s upset win over Ursinus. Voting will end on June 30, with the winner announced on July 1. Just one vote per moment in this final poll.