Garnet Women Receive Academic Accolades
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (pdf)
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's lacrosse team was selected as one of the International Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Honor Squads following the 2007 season. Four Garnet team members - Paige Gentry, Lindsay Roth, Abigail Fischer, and Susannah Blair - were also selected for the Division III Academic Honor Roll.
The IWLCA honored 96 teams who have achieved high academic standing with their designation as honor squads after achieving a team grade point average higher than 3.0. To earn a listing on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must hold a GPA of 3.4 or higher.
Roth, a senior captain, finished the season second on the team in goals (27) while finishing fourth in total points (32), even though she suffered a debilitating ankle injury. Roth, an English literature major, was a three-time member of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and all-centennial conference team. Roth completed her college career eighth all-time at Swarthmore with 127 goals and ninth with 153 points.
Gentry, a senior captain, started 15 games for Swarthmore and was fifth on the team with 33 ground balls. Gentry, a defender, also was second on the team in caused turnovers (18) and made the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.
Fischer, a rising senior, started sixteen games for the Garnet. As a defender, she caused 11 turnovers and was fourth in the team in groundballs (35). Fischer, the leading scorer of the Swarthmore field hockey team, scored her first career lacrosse goal on March 13 versus the University of Dallas.
Blair, a rising senior, started 16 games in goal, posting a 9-6 winning record. Blair recorded 89 saves this year, shutting out Cedar Crest on March 24th. A three-year starter, Blair also played an integral part in the historical 2006 season, in which the team finished with a program record of fourteen wins.
The Swarthmore women's lacrosse team ended their season with an 11-7 record, taking third place in the Seven Sisters Tournament, finishing one spot out of the Centennial playoffs.