Athletics News

Garnet head coach Karen Borbee participated in the Conference’s first-ever preseason chat on CoveritLive last week and then answered additional questions about the upcoming season.

The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team was recently selected as a 2008 Academic Squad sponsored by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).

LANCASTER, Pa. — Swarthmore defender Melissa Grigsby was named to the 2008 All-Centennial Women’s Lacrosse second team, as announced by the Conference office Thursday afternoon.

Swarthmore women’s lacrosse, along with neighboring Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, hosted the 2008 Tri-Co Women’s Lacrosse Invitational over the weekend of Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, raising over $6,000 to benefit the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

HAVERFORD, Pa. — Swarthmore sophomore Abbe Muller scored the game winning goal in overtime to have the Garnet beat Haverford with final score 17-16 in Centennial Conference women’s lacrosse action on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Class of ’88 Field.

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — The Ursinus Bears built a lead in the first half and never looked back, winning 14-5 over the Swarthmore Garnet on Thursday evening in Centennial Conference women’s lacrosse action.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore seniors Megan Sanborn and Abbie Fischer scored a goal each beating Bryn Mawr 11-9 on Senior Night at Clothier Field. The win snaps an eight-game losing streak for the Garnet (5-10, 1-6 CC) , extending their winning streak over the Owls (4-10 0-8 CC) to 27 straight.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Muhlenberg (10-3, 5-3) freshman attack Rachel Goldstein doubled her previous career-high with six goals as the visiting Mules defeated Swarthmore 17-10 in Centennial women’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon.

CHESTERTOWN, Md. — Three Swarthmore women’s lacrosse players scored hat tricks, as the Garnet (4-9, 0-5 CC) dropped a 17-11 decision to Washington (7-6, 2-4 CC) on Tuesday evening on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium.

WESTMINSTER, Md. — Swarthmore freshman Amy Vachal resumed her high-scoring ways, posting her fifth hat trick of the season as the Garnet fell at Centennial-foe McDaniel, 19-7, in women’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon.