Athletics News

Garnet Sports Network – Garnet Volleyball top plays from from Swarthmore’s 3-0 victory over conference foe Ursinus.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola and freshman Kat Montemurro racked up 12 kills apiece for the Garnet but wasn’t enough as the nationally ranked, No. 25 Fords blanked Swarthmore 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-20) in Haverford Wednesday night.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Swarthmore College volleyball team (18-7, 6-2) saw its season-high five-game winning streak come to an end as the Garnet fell to Gettysburg 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Genny Pezzola led Swat with 13 kills and eight digs.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola had 13 kills and freshman Allie Coleman had 22 assists as the Garnet (18-6, 6-1 CC) took down Conference foe Ursinus (8-13, 2-6 CC) in straight sets 3-0 Wednesday night in Tarble Pavilion.

GLASSBORO, N.J. – Swarthmore traveled to Rowan University on Saturday to battle it out in a tri-meet with Rowan and Stevenson. Sophomore Genny Pezzola had 23 kills and 48 digs for the Garnet as they defeated Rowan 3-0 and Stevenson 3-2.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Another match, another milestone victory. The Swarthmore College volleyball team moved to 15-6 overall and 5-1 in conference – its most wins in a single season since joining the Centennial Conference – as it knocked off Muhlenberg College 3-1 on Tuesday night. Sophomore Genny Pezzola led the way for the Garnet with 17 kills and 15 digs.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola led the Garnet with 19 kills and 18 digs on Saturday as Swarthmore downed Conference foe Dickinson 3-1. The win gives the Garnet (14-6, 4-1 CC) its best record since 2003.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Freshman Kathryn Montemurro finished with 16 kills in a conference battle against Johns Hopkins, but it wasn’t enough as Swarthmore (13-6, 3-1) fell to the Blue Jays 3-2 from Tarble Pavilion on Thursday night. The loss is the Garnet’s first Centennial defeat of the season.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola of the Swarthmore College volleyball team has been named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week for the week ending October 6, the conference announced on Tuesday. This is the second time this season that Pezzola has been named Player of the Week; she shared the honor with McDaniel’s Taylor Herrgott for the week ending September 13.

WESTMINSTER, Md. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola had 23 kills and 15 digs, freshman Allie Coleman had 30 assists and junior Sarah Lambert had seven service aces as the red-hot Swarthmore College volleyball defeated McDaniel 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24). With the win, the Garnet move to 3-0 in the Centennial Conference and 13-5 overall, with both totals already equaling the most the program has had since 2006.