BRYN MAWR, Pa. – Swarthmore freshman outside hitter Johanna Bond racked up a team-high eight kills and junior middle blocker Karen Berk totaled nine blocks as the Garnet defeated home-standing Bryn Mawr 3-0 in Centennial volleyball action Tuesday night. Swarthmore improves to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial after downing the Owls (7-6 overall, [...]
MATCH BOX SCORE WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel rallied, down two games, to defeat visiting Swarthmore 3-2 in Centennial Conference volleyball action on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet (9-4, 2-1 CC) were led by senior outside hitter Erica George with 13 kills and 22 digs while fellow captain Katherine Gold ’08 added five blocks. The Green Terror [...]
MATCH BOX SCORE CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Senior outside hitter Erica George became the first Swarthmore volleyball player to accumulate 1,000 career kills and Garnet head coach Harleigh Leach won her 50th game as Swarthmore rolled to a 3-0 victory at Washington (Md.) in Centennial Conference volleyball action Tuesday night. The Garnet (9-3, 2-0 CC) earned [...]
Swarthmore, PA – The University of Redlands, led by senior setter and tournament MVP Jessica Walker claimed the title at the fourth annual Garnet Classic on Saturday, finishing the weekend with a 4-0 record. Swarthmore, led by senior captain and three-time All-Tournament selection Erica George won two games on the second day to finish with [...]
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Five teams kicked off the fourth annual Garnet Classic on Friday afternoon held at Swarthmore College. The University of Redlands (CA) Bulldogs and the Scarlet Raiders from Rutgers-Newark each took home two matches in the first day of competition. Redlands 3, Swarthmore 0 Redlands senior libero Rachea’ Bell amassed 25 digs while [...]
GAME BOX SCORE SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Garnet outside hitter Jen Wang ’09 and Erica George ’07 posted double-doubles as Swarthmore won their third consecutive five-set game, this time edging Ursinus 3-2 (30-28, 25-30, 23-30, 30-17, 17-15) in thrilling Centennial Conference volleyball action at Tarble Pavilion on a cool Tuesday evening. Wang had a season-high 18 kills while also [...]
GAME BOX SCORE NEWARK, Nj. – Swarthmore senior outside hitter Erica George (pictured) tallied a game-high 17 kills and 22 digs while junior middle blocker Katherine Gold added 12 kills as the Garnet defeated Rutgers-Newark 3-2 (30-25, 30-22, 28-30, 29-31, 15-11) in non-conference volleyball action on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet (4-2) earned a piece of [...]
GAME BOX SCORE SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore senior captain Erica George had a team-high 20 kills and sophomore outside hitter Jen Wang added 15 kills as the Garnet outlasted Gwynedd-Mercy 3-2 (30-28, 32-34, 30-27, 28-30, 15-7) in non-conference volleyball action in Tarble Pavilion on Friday night. The first home opener victory for Swarthmore (3-2) in [...]
BETHLEHEM, Pa . – Swarthmore concluded its participation in the 2006 Greyhound Premiere Invitational by splitting a pair of matches in Timothy Briedegam Fieldhouse on the campus of Morvavian College on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet (2-2) fell to Rutgers-Newark 3-0 (30-27, 30-22, 30-20) in the morning and then came back to down Alvernia 3-0 (30-23, [...]
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Swarthmore volleyball team opened up its defense of the Greyhound Premiere Invitational on Friday afternoon, defeating DeSales 3-0 (30-21, 31-29, 30-25) in pool play on Friday afternoon at Moravian College. Swarthmore fell to Eastern, ranked number two in the Mid-Atlantic region at the end of last season, 3-0 in their second [...]