Athletics News

Commentary from Victor Brady ’13

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Seniors Megan Colombo and Kirsten Peterson each scored second-half goals for the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (2-3-1), but visiting NYU (2-5-1) responded with two late second half goals of their own, as the Garnet and Violets played to a 2-2 tie on Sunday afternoon from Clothier Field Stadium.

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.

CARLISLE, Pa. – With its back against the ropes, the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team responded with a huge victory in its Conference opener.

Junior Emily Coleman scored the game-winner in the 77th minute on a counter-attack while sophomore Alexa Ross tied the game in the first half with her first career goal, as the Garnet (2-2, 1-0) traveled into hostile territory and defeated Centennial Conference-nemesis Dickinson 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Widener’s Brittany Harvis scored the game-winning goal in the 105th minute of play as the visiting Pride dealt the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (1-2) a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in double overtime on Tuesday evening from Clothier Field Stadium.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley’s (1-1-0) Sara Drabenstadt scored her first goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 42nd minute en route to a 1-0 win to give Swarthmore (1-1-0) its first loss in the Swat Kick Classic since 2005.

Live audio from Victor Brady of the men’s soccer season opener against Gwynedd-Mercy (4:00) and the women’s soccer game against Lebanon Valley (7:00).

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Kirsten Peterson, senior Hannah Purkey, junior Hannah Deming and freshman Lisa Patusky all found the back of the net as the Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (1-0) opened the 2010 season with a convincing 4-0 victory over Baptist Bible in the first game of the 15th Annual Swat Kick Classic from Clothier Field Stadium on Friday evening.

The season kicks off at 7:00 pm – Victor Brady has the call!

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Coming off the best season in program history with 16 wins and their third straight ECAC Championship, women’s soccer head coach Todd Anckaitis has a lot to be excited about. On Sunday, he announced arguably the best recruiting class in Swarthmore women’s soccer history with the introduction of eight new players.