Athletics News

Women’s Soccer will begin at 4:30 Men’s Soccer will begin at 7:00

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore Department of Athletics is proud to announce that it will be providing free live video of selected Garnet home events throughout the 2009-10 season.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – TCNJ’s Casey Caruso scored in the 26th minute and Alexa Rozzi put the game away in the 87th as the No. 8 Lions defeated No. 15 Swarthmore 2-0 from Clothier Field Stadium on a chilly Wednesday night. The loss is the Garnet’s (5-1) first of the 2009 season. Sophomore goalkeeper Marie Mutryn tied a career-high with 12 saves for the Garnet.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – After receiving praise and accolades all week after the upset of then-No. 2 Stevens Tech, the No. 9 Swarthmore men’s soccer team certainly lived up to its new-found hype, overwhelming local-rival Widener 4-0 from Clothier Field Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Fabian Castro netted two goals while junior Morgan Langley and sophomore David Sterngold also found the back of the net for the streaking Garnet (5-0).

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – After winning five straight matches, the Garnet fell to the Stevens Tech Ducks 3-1 in a hard fought battle on Wednesday night from Tarble Pavilion. Sophomore Genny Pezzola put away 11 kills and 14 digs to lead the home team.

Several sponsors have already pledged their support to the 3rd Annual Golf for the Garnet, which will take place on Monday, October 3rd from Penn Oaks Golf Club in West Chester.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Junior goalie Katie Ashmore made nine saves while facing pressure all game long, but three second-half goals by Elizabethtown proved to be the difference as the Blue Jays earned a 3-0 victory over the Garnet (2-3, 1-0) on Tuesday afternoon from Clothier Field Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Both the Swarthmore men’s (4-0) and women’s (5-0) soccer teams are still unbeaten – and both are still climbing the national rankings. Fresh off its 1-0 upset of previously No. 2 Stevens, the Garnet men climbed two spots in the national poll to No. 9. Not to be outdone, the women’s team – coming off thrilling victories over Eastern (2-1) and Elizabethtown (1-0 OT) – moved up eight spots to No. 15, the highest ranking in program history. Regionally, both the men and women are ranked No. 2 in the Mid-Atlantic region – with each trailing No. 1 Messiah respectively.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola of Swarthmore’s volleyball team has been named the Centennial Conference Co-Player of the Week for the week ending September 13, the conference announced on Tuesday.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Recent graduate Caitlin Mullarkey ’09 led the pack of female runners while senior Nyika Corbett led the crop of current runner at 2009 Alumnae Meet recently held at the College.