Vernon Chaplin ’07 and Ross Weller ’08 led Swarthmore to a team victory Friday at the Blue Jay Invitational, defeating 14 teams on a rain-soaked Oregon Ridge Park course in Maryland. Chaplin finished third, covering the 8K course in 27:21, while Weller was right behind in sixth place in a time of 27:33. Sophomore Jon [...]
A depleted Garnet women’s soccer squad battled Ursinus (8-2-1, 3-1-1 CC ) in Collegeville on Wednesday evening, dropping a 1-0 decision in Centennial Conference action. Head coach Todd Anckaitis dressed 13 players, desimated by injuries to some key players and class committments by others. “We gave a gritty performance even though there were many obstacles [...]
Johns Hopkins ended Swarthmore’s three-game win streak on Tuesday evening, downing the Garnet 3-1 in Baltimore, Md. The Blue Jays won by scores of 30-17, 27-30, 30-20, 30-23. Swarthmore slips to 9-5 with the loss, and 3-2 in conference play. Junior Erica George led the Garnet offensive attack with 10 kills while senior Emily Conlon [...]
Zac Rodd ’06 knocked off three seeded opponents, including top-seeded Paul Bristow of Mary Washington, on his way to the finals of the Wilson ITA Southeast Regional Men’s Tennis Championships this past weekend in Fredericksburg, Va. Rodd fell in the championship to Washington (Md.) junior Arturo Solis 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 on October 3. Rodd, seeded [...]
Sophomores Michael Bonesteel and Brandon Washington broke open a scoreless game with three goals in nine minutes, leading to a 3-0 Swarthmore victory over Albright on a foggy Tuesday evening at Clothier Field. It is the seventh consecutive win for the Garnet (10-1 overall, 4-0 Centennial). The first half was a hard-fought draw as neither [...]
Summer Spicer ’07 racked up her ninth goal of the season in the first half, yet the Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins (5-5, 2-1 CC) scored twice in the second half to win 3-1 over Swarthmore on a muggy Tuesday evening in Baltimore, Md. Swarthmore got seven straight corners late in the first half, and [...]
Three Swarthmore players recorded double-digit kills as the Garnet defeated Dickinson 3-1 in Centennial action on Saturday afternoon in Carlisle, Pa. Swarthmore extended its win streak to three in a row, winning by scores of 30-15, 29-31, 30-17, 30-10. Middle blocker Karen Berk ’08 posted a .750 hitting percentage during the match, committing only one [...]
Forward Danielle Tocchet ’08 scored her fourth goal of the season as the Garnet battled to a 1-1 tie after two overtimes with Washington (Md.) on Clothier Field on Saturday night. The Garnet were the first ones on the board, putting up a score with 13 minutes left in the half. Sarah Hobbs ’06 controlled [...]
Forward Colton Bangs ’07 headed home the game-winner at 82:40 as Swarthmore remained atop the Centennial Conference standings, defeating Franklin & Marshall 1-0 in Lancaster, Pa. on Saturday afternoon. Swarthmore controlled much of the offensive action in the match, outshooting the Diplomats (3-3-3, 2-2 CC) by a 13-3 margin. The Garnet finally broke through for [...]
Senior co-captain Heidi Fieselmann put home two goals as the Garnet (6-3, 2-1 CC) won their second straight Centennial contest, defeating Dickinson 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in Carlisle, Pa. With the victory, Swarthmore snaps a three-game losing streak to the Red Devils (2-7, 1-2 CC). Fellow senior Charlotte MacAusland completed the Swarthmore scoring, adding her [...]