CHESTER, Pa. – Swarthmore (19-11, 6-4) lost 3-1 to Widener (22-15, 5-2) in an all out offensive shootout in its opening round ECAC tournament match on Wednesday night at Widener. Sophomore Genny Pezzola led the Garnet with 16 kills and 15 digs. The loss closes out the Garnet’s most successful season in program history.
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.
The No.6 Garnet take on Frankin & Marshall in a battle for first place in the Centennial Conference. The stream is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and is weather permitting.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – For the second consecutive meet, sophomore Hannah Rose was the top finisher for the Swarthmore women’s cross country team, finishing in 75th place with a time of 23:18 to pace the Garnet at the Women’s Brown Race at the Paul Short Run on Friday afternoon from the campus of Lehigh University. As a team, the Garnet finished in 31st place with a total of 713 points in the 6K run.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola had 14 kills for the Garnet Wednesday night as host Swarthmore (12-5) made quick work of conference challenger Washington College (8-7) for a 3-0 straight sets victory (25-13, 25-15 and 25-21).
Field Hockey will begin at 4:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer will begin at 7:00 p.m.
POMONA, NJ – Swarthmore (11-5) added to its win column on Saturday, traveling to Richards Stockton and winning two of three games. The Garnet defeated Manhattanville 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-14) and John Jay 3-0 (25-4, 25-13, 25-17) but were shut down by host Richard Stockton 3-0.
Field Hockey will begin at noon. Women’s Soccer will begin at 3:00 p.m.
BRYN MAWR, Pa – Swarthmore (9-4) traveled to Bryn Mawr College on Wednesday night where it would open up its conference schedule. The Garnet made the visit quick as sophomore OH Genny Pezzola led the team to a 3-0 victory.
NEW ORLEANS – After finishing fourth at the Dickinson Long Race on Saturday, the Swarthmore men’s cross country team has entered the USTFCC Division III Mideast Regional rankings. The Garnet enter the poll tied for 10th with Salisbury.