The surprising No. 4 seed Swarthmore volleyball team will look to continue its dream season against No. 1 seed and conference power Haverford. Live audio with Victor Brady ’13 will begin at noon.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Johns Hopkins’ John Scheuch scored just his second goal of the season in the 34th minute and the Blue Jay defense held the powerful Swarthmore offense scoreless for just the second time this season, as No. 3 seed Hopkins avenged last year’s Centennial Championship game loss with a 1-0 upset victory over the No. 2 seed Garnet on Friday night from Varsity Field at Muhlenberg College. With the win, the Blue Jays advance to Saturday night’s Centennial Conference championship game against the winner of the No.1 Muhlenberg/No. 4 Dickinson semifinal, while dashing the Garnet’s hopes of a repeat conference championship.
The No. 2 seed Swarthmore men’s soccer team battles No. 3 Johns Hopkins in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference playoffs. Listen to live audio with Victor Brady ’13 beginning at 4:00 p.m. from Allentown as the Garnet look to defend its championship.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Centennial Conference playoff run for the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (13-4-1) ended in heartbreaking fashion as No. 5 seed Dickinson (14-3-1) advanced past the No. 4 seed Garnet 5-4 (1-1) on penalty kicks Wednesday evening from Clothier Field Stadium. Tied 1-1 after 110 minutes, the Red Devils and Garnet saw the first nine shots of the penalty kick shootout find the back of the net until Swarthmore senior Julia Luongo’s shot was stopped by a fantastic save from Dickinson goalkeeper Kailyn Hartmann on the 10th and final shot to end the game.
CHESTER, Pa. – The Garnet women swam to victory over Widener University 114-79, but the men fell short, losing to the Pride 118-87 in both squad’s season-opening event on Wednesday night from the Schwartz Center. Senior All-American Anne Miller led the Swarthmore women to victory with three race wins (1000, 500, 200 freestyles) and 27 points. Strong performances from the freshmen class led the men’s team, with Daniel Duncan earning two race victories (200 freestyle, 200 butterfly) and a medley second in his first collegiate race.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola recorded 14 kills to break the program record for kills in a single season (372), helping the No.4 seed Garnet (19-9) defeat No. 5 Muhlenberg College 3-1 in the opening round of the Centennial Conference playoffs on Wednesday night from Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet’s 3-1 victory over the Mules is its first playoff victory in program history, with the team now moving on to Saturday’s semifinal against No. 1 seed Haverford.
It’s the opening round of the Centennial Conference women’s soccer playoffs and the No. 4 Swarthmore Garnet host the No. 5 Dickinson Red Devils. Action is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Thirty Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2009 fall season. The honor roll recognizes athletes’ performance both on the field and in the classroom.
With the return of several medalists at last season’s Centennial Conference Championships, as well one of the most talented collections of first-years in program history, the 2009-10 Swarthmore College men’s swimming squad in 2009-10 could have what it takes to become the first team in program history to win the Centennial Conference championship.
Led by key seniors and talented underclassmen, the 2009-10 Swarthmore College women’s swimming team has high hopes of repeating and even exceeding the success of the program in recent years. That recent success includes three straight top-three finish at the Centennial Conference Championships and three-consecutive years of scoring points at the Division III national meet. Despite the high expectations, there is optimism surrounding Ware Pool that this squad has what it takes to keep up the winning tradition of Swarthmore swimming.