HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Swarthmore College volleyball team fell just short in its quest to capture three tournament championships in three weekends, as the Garnet (10-3) dropped a pair of games on Saturday afternoon in the final day of the Stevens Duck Classic, losing to FDU-Florham 3-0 ( 22-25, 23-25, 19-25 ) and host Stevens 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 19-25, 18-25).
The losses snap the Garnet’s eight-match winning streak.
BALTIMORE – Nearly 10 months after Johns Hopkins eliminated the Swarthmore College men’s soccer team from the Centennial Conference playoffs, the Garnet finally got its revenge – and boy was it sweet.
In a battle of the top two teams in the Mid-Atlantic region, No. 11/13 Swarthmore (6-0, 1-0) used first-half goals from junior captain Micah Rose and junior Henry Ainley while also withstanding a furious second-half rally by Hopkins (5-1-1) to defeat the No. 5/4 Blue Jays 2-1 on Saturday afternoon from Homewood Field in Baltimore.
The Conference-opening victory for the Garnet marks the program’s first win at Johns Hopkins since 1990 and puts Swarthmore in prime position to become the No. 1 ranked team in the Mid-Atlantic region for the first time in program history.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore field hockey team (2-3) suffered a tough loss to the No. 14 Eastern Eagles (5-1) in a defensive 2-0 battle on Saturday afternoon from Clothier field.
America’s favorite eight-minute video segment about Swarthmore Athletics is back and better than ever, with new HD cameras and a newly renovated Hospitality Room. This week’s guest is Micah Rose of the nationally-ranked men’s soccer team. Watch Micah teach Victor how to take a penalty kick – enjoy!
Listen live to one of the biggest games in Division III soccer this year. Commentary from Victor Brady ’13.
Commentary from Kyle Krainock ’13.
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Aiming for its third consecutive tournament championship to open the 2010 season, the red-hot Swarthmore College volleyball team (10-1) got off to another outstanding start on the first day of the Stevens Tech Duck Classic, as the Garnet bested SUNY Oneonta 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-17) and Elmira 3-1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21) on Friday evening.
The victories extend the Garnet’s winning streak to eight matches, as the squad continues the program’s best start in 35 seasons.
EWING, N.J. – No.2 College of New Jersey scored a pair of goals late in the first half, as the Lions proved to be too much for visiting Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (2-3), defeating the Garnet 2-0 on Wednesday evening.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – It was a record-breaking night for senior Morgan Langley, as he scored a goal and added an assist – the 18th of his career – to make him the all-time assists leader in program history as the No. 11/13 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (5-0) thumped visiting St. Mary’s (Md.) 3-1 on Wednesday evening from Clothier Field Stadium.
Commentary from Victor Brady ’13.