In 2005, the men’s soccer team consolidated the gains from their breakthrough 2004 season, integrated a large freshman class into the program, and equaled its best ever Centennial Conference record of 6-2-1. The season began with a two-week trip to England in mid-August. In between sightseeing, community service, and watching a professional contest, the [...]
Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College men’s soccer defender Alex Elkins (Berkeley Heights, NJ – The Pingry School) has been named to the 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region team. Elkins is a third-team selection, becoming the first Garnet men’s soccer player to make All-Region in 14 years. Elkins, a senior captain, recently became [...]
Swarthmore College senior Jessica Larson is one of 11 student-athletes selected to the first-ever Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Field Hockey Team. The team is voted on by the sports information offices of the 28 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Larson, a midfielder, started all 17 games during the regular season for the Garnet [...]
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Swarthmore senior guard Jen Stevenson scored a team-high 15 points and sophomore center Karen Berk tallied her fourth double-double of the season as the visiting Garnet defeated Bryn Mawr 49-36 on Thursday evening at Bern Schwartz Gymnasium. Swarthmore improves to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the Centennial, while the Owls slip [...]
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore freshman center Jon Tundel scored a career-high 20 points, but the visiting Bears put five players in double digits to leave Swarthmore with a 82-68 Centennial victory on Thursday evening in Tarble Pavilion. Tundel shot 8 for 13 from the floor and four of six from the free throw line for [...]
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Muhlenberg junior center Meghan Courtney scored a career-high 25 points as the visiting Mules defeated Swarthmore 66-44 on Tuesday night in Tarble Pavilion. Muhlenberg opened the game on a 9-0 run, used a disruptive press to create five turnovers in the first 2:30 before the Garnet called a 30-second timeout. Point guard [...]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Muhlenberg defeated Swarthmore 60-42 in Centennial Conference action on Tuesday night. The Mules improve to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the Centennial while the Garnet slip to 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the Conference. Swarthmore jumped out to a quick 7-3 lead following a three-pointer by Matt Kurman ’08 at 17:38. The [...]
NORTHAMPTON, Ma. — Karen Berk ’08 scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Swarthmore fell to Mt. Holyoke 63-57 on Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the 25 th annual Seven Sisters Tournament hosted by Smith College. Mt. Holyoke claimed its fourth consecutive Seven Sisters title, downing the Garnet in the past three [...]
At the Franklin and Marshall Invite on Dec. 2-4, the Garnet women (3-2, 2-1 CC) posted a commendable 8 th place out of the 14 teams competing. Sophomore Jennie Lewis had a standout performance, placing fourth in the 200 yard butterfly (2:18.18), fifth in the 100 yard butterfly(1:01.71), and helped Swarthmore take fifth place in [...]
The Garnet men (2-3, 2-1 CC) ventured to Lancaster, Pa. this past weekend to partake in the Franklin & Marshall Invite. Swarthmore took eighth place of the 12 schools that competed. Douglas Gilchrist-Scott ’09, Andrew Frampton ’08, and Stephen Shymon ’09 delivered significant placements during the swim meet. Gilchrist-Scott took fourth place in the 100 [...]