SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Muhlenberg Mules ended a rain-soaked Centennial soccer match in the 104th minute as midfielder Jonathan Kliewer (Ephrata, Pa. / Ephrata) scored to send the visiting Mules to a 1-0 victory at Swarthmore Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Haverford senior Colleen Farrell posted a hat-trick leading the Fords to a 4-0 win over Swarthmore on wet and windy Wednesday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »
HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Swarthmore women’s soccer team clinched its second consecutive Centennial Conference playoff berth after battling to a 1-1 tie at rival Haverford Tuesday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The #22 Swarthmore offense out shot the Bullets 16-6, but it wasn't enough as the Gettysburg women's soccer team pulled off a 1-0 upset victory on Saturday.
During the windy afternoon the Garnet came out strong during the first half controlling ball possession despite the heavy efforts of the offense no goals were scored.
The Saturday match went scoreless until Gettysburg junior forward Erin Miller (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's) received a long cross from senior Shaine Wright (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) to notch one past Garnet goalie Lauren Walker '09 (Fallston, Mary./ Hotchkiss School) in the lower left corner. Swarthmore regained momentum looking for major opportunities, unfortunately the Bullets came out on top with their lone goal.
The Garnet will look to bounce back to the winning column when they travel to Haverford on Tuesday Oct. 23 for a 3:30 game.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Gettysburg field hockey team beat Swarthmore 6-0 on Saturday afternoon.
First half action started early when Gettysburg senior Cristi Farrell (Dunkirk, Md./The Calverton School) scored her sixth goal of the season at 1:12 off junior Savannah Ruth's (New Oxford, Pa./ New Oxford) deflection.
Quickly following at 1:38 junior Nikki Dyer (Kildeer, Illi./ Stevenson) notched her third goal of the season, credited assist went to sophomore Molly Latta (West Chester, Pa./ Henderson). Ruth took advantage of a pass off a defender to beat Garnet goalie Katie Ashmore '11 (Princeton, N.J./ Princeton); extending the Bullet lead 3-0. Scoring her first goal of the game at 21:37 was sophomore Nina Emala (Baltimore, Md./ Bryn Mawr).
Emala then marked her sixth goal of the season at 50:36 off a pass from sophomore Lauren Woodman (Denver, Colo./ Kent Denver). Finding her way through traffic Woodman scored at 54:15 to make the final score 6-0 for the Bullets.
The Garnet will take on Haverford Wednesday Oct. 24th with a 4:00 game on the Main Line.
WESTMINSTER, Mary. - Swarthmore men's soccer (10-2-3, 4-2-1 CC) won 2-1 with five second left in first over time during Centennial Conference match against McDaniel (7-5-4, 1-4-2 CC) on Saturday
afternoon.
Striking first was McDaniel junior Donzell Tate (Silver Spring, Md./ St. Johns Catholic) who received a cross from senior Peter Gaitens (Toms River, N.J./ Toms River South) at 17:17. The first half ended with the Green Terror leading 1-0.
Tying the game 1-1 at 64:47 was Evan Nesterak '09 (Parker, Colo./ Ponderosa) who received a ball from Jeff Kushner '09 (Norristown, Pa./ Methacton) during a Garnet corner kick. Regulation time ended with a tying score of 1-1, which sent the game into over-time.
With five second left on the clock during the first over-time period Michael Bonesteel '08 (Clifton Park, N.Y./ LaSalle Institute) sent in a cross from the left to Nesterak who drilled a one-touch into the back right corner for a Garnet 2-1 overt-time win.
Garnet senior goalkeeper Ryan Sutcliffe (Milford, Del./ Milford) posted 4 saves while Green Terror senior goalie Christian Maisel (Eldersburg, Md./ Boys Latin School of Maryland) had eight saves.
Men's soccer returns home to Clothier Field for their senior day game against Centennial Conference Muhlenberg on Wednesday Oct. 24 at 7:00.
CHESTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore volleyball team went 0-2 at their dual match on Saturday when they played Widener and Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Widener Pride (13-15) defeated the Garnet 3-1 in their first match of the day by scores of 27-30, 14-30, 30-14, 17-30. Garnet junior Jen Wang (Palo Alto, Calif./ Henry Gunn) had 17 kills and 12 digs while Karen Berk '08 (Havertown, Pa./ Haverford) posted eight kills and four blocks. Junior libero Erin Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y./ City Honors) led the defense with 24 digs and served three aces. With an impressive match setter Kearney Bangs '10 (Kingston, Wash./ North Kitsap) had 38 assists, 13 digs and four kills.
In their second match of the morning Swarthmore (9-16, 4-4 CC) fell to the Fairleigh Dickinson (Florham) Devils (25-9) by scores of 19-30, 25-30, 23-30. The Garnet got strong performances from Wang with 11 kills, 10 digs and three blocks while Vanessa Wells '08 (Chicago, Illi./ Lincoln Park) produced 11 kills and six blocks. Also contributing a strong effort was Bangs who had 35 assists and nine digs.
Swarthmore volleyball travels to Haverford Wednesday Oct. 24 for a Centennial Conference match starting at 7:00.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -Swarthmore seniors Karen Berk (Havertown, Pa. / Haverford) and Vanessa Wells (Chicago, Ill. / Lincoln Park) combined for 29 kills and six blocks to lead the Garnet to a 3-0 win over Ursinus Thursday night. The Garnet (9-14 overall, 4-4 CC) claimed victory by scores of 30-13, 30-22 and 30-19 in front of a rambunctious Tarble Pavilion crowd.
The Swarthmore women held pre-game festivities, honoring the three senior members: middle hitters Katherine Gold (Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East), Berk and Wells. The three women were an integral part of the 2005 Garnet squad that made the program's first-ever Centennial Conference playoff appearance.
Swarthmore junior captain Erin Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y. / City Honors) continued to direct the defense, accumulating 18 digs while classmate Jen Wang (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) added 11 digs and eight kills.
Garnet setter Kearney Bangs '10 (Kingston, Wash. / North Kitsap) handed out 37 assists while also posting eight digs.
Ursinus outside hitter Jill Asplach led the Bears (5-14 overall, 1-7 CC) with 15 kills while setter Jen Fargo contributed 16 assists and 10 digs.
Swarthmore travels to Widener this coming Saturday, Oct. 20 for a non-conference tri-match with the Pioneers (10:00 a.m.) and Farleigh Dickinson (12:00 p.m.).
SWARTHMORE, Pa.- A five-star match-up turned into a 4-0 win for the Swarthmore women's soccer team (11-1-0, 6-1-0 CC) on Wednesday night when the Ursinus Bears (9-4-2, 6-1-1 CC) visited Clothier Field.
The Garnet started the night out with a pair of back-to-back goals by freshman Megan Colombo (Arcadia, Calif./ Arcadia). Sarah Reece '11 (Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa) sent a long pass up the field for forward Kelsey Cline (Camano Island, Wash./ Stanwood) who flicked one on to Colombo at 7:03 for the Garnet's first goal of the night.
Posting her sixth goal of the season shortly thereafter, Colombo received a quick pass from Cline, putting the hometown team up 2-0 to close the first half.
Colombo picked up her first collegiate hat-trick with an unassisted goal at 46:01. The last Garnet woman to score three times in one game was forward Katie Kanuka '10 (Oakville, Canada/ Holy Trinity) on Oct. 11, 2006 at Bryn Mawr.
Cline finished off the scoring for Swarthmore, cleaning up a rebound shot by Reece at 56:35 for her sixth goal of the season.
Garnet junior goalkeeper Lauren Walker (Fallston, Md./ Hotchkiss School) posted her seventh shut out of the season. Ursinus senior goalie Ashley Potter (East Stroudsburg, Pa./ East Stroudsburg) recorded six saves for the Bears.
Garnet women's soccer continues when they travel to Gettysburg this Saturday, Oct. 20th for a 3:00 match, they will return to Clothier Field Oct. 27th for their last home game against Franklin & Marshall.
READING, Pa. - Swarthmore sophomore midfielder Dylan Langley (Honolulu, Hawaii / Iolani) scored his first two goals of the season as the Swarthmore men's soccer team defeated Alvernia 3-1Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action. The Garnet's third straight victory improves their record to 9-2-3 while Alvernia drops to 5-10-1.
The match saw plenty of action early with Langley scoring at 2:59 on a ball deflected in off the goalie's clear attempt. The lead would not last for long as the Crusader freshman forward Morgan Davidheiser (Boyertown, Pa. / Boyertown Area) notched his team leading 11th goal of the season at 11:09 to even the score 1-1.
The score would not stay tied for long as Langley headed in his second goal off an assist from midfielder Yoi Tibbetts '09 (Sandwich, Mass. / Sandwich) at 11:23 to put the Garnet ahead for good. Langley totaled a match-high in shots (five), shots on goal (four), and goals (two).
Swarthmore was able to hold off Alvernia throughout the match with strong defense led by goalie Zach Weimar '10 (Rutledge, Pa. / Friends Central). He tallied four saves for his second win of the season. The goal allowed was his first in over 300 minutes of action this season.
Garnet junior forward Evan Nesterak (Parker, Colo. / Ponderosa) provided an insurance goal off a feed from midfielder Stu Leon '09 (Wrentham, Mass. / King Philip Regional) at 69:44 to seal the win in the visitor's favor. It was the third goal of the year for Nesterak and fourth assist for Morgan Langley.
The Garnet dominated possession of the ball, out-shooting the Crusaders by a margin of 24-8. Swarthmore also earned eight corner kicks compared the home team's one.
The Crusaders received strong play from junior goalie Richard Kessler (Reading, Pa. / Reading) who made nine saves in defeat.
Swarthmore will look to continue its strong road play (4-0-3) as they get back into Centennial action this Saturday afternoon with a match at McDaniel starting at 1:00 p.m. The Garnet return to Clothier Field next Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. date with Muhlenberg.