SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Garnet men’s soccer team made a strong debut at the Garnet Alumni Classic this past weekend and have slid into the top-25 NSCAA/adidas National Rankings, listing 24th in the poll released on Tuesday.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. All-Tournament selections Megan Colombo, Elizabeth Mills and Samantha Song scored two goals each as the host Garnet picked up a pair of victories at the 13th annual Swat Kick Classic this weekend.
MADISON, N.J. — Swarthmore junior Hoa Pham’s two goals in the field hockey game against Cabrini (1-1) was not enough to get the Garnet (1-1) in a groove during the 3-2 loss on Sunday morning at the Drew Fall Festival.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Garnet women continued to lord over Clothier Field, winning its 13th consecutive season opener with a resounding 5-0 win over Farmingdale State in the Swat Kick Classic Saturday evening.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore junior captain Zach Weimer kept the Garnet (1-0-1) in the 0-0 double overtime tie against Richard Stockton (1-0-1) with strong goaltending on Saturday at the 11th annual Garnet Alumni Classic held at Clothier Field.
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — At the Delaware Valley Cross Country Invitational Meet, Swarthmore junior Nyika Corbett finished third overall leading the Garnet women’s cross country team to a second place finish. The Garnet men completed theSaturday morning eighth overall.
MADISON, N.J. — Swarthmore field hockey (1-0) opened their season with a last minute goal from Natalie Stone ’09, winning 4-3 over Roanoke (0-1) during the Drew Fall Festival on the campus of Drew University.
YORK, Pa. — Garnet senior outside hitter Jen Wang collected 26 kills and fellow Californian Genny Pazzola totaled 26 digs at the York Quad Saturday afternoon. The team suffered a pair of losses, dropping a 3-0 decision to Elizabethtown before falling 3-1 to Centennial rival McDaniel.
For the 11th season Swarthmore opened their season with Garnet Alumni Classic, in a classy fashion senior forward Evan Nesterak scored his first two goals of the season to give the Garnet the offensive edge against the Thoroghbreds.
The old adage states that competition breeds success, and the Garnet women’s soccer team has upped the ante in 2008, scheduling matches with six teams that participated in the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships with the goal of making the program’s first appearance on the national stage.