Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Garnet volleyball team (6-11, 1-1CC) swept Washington College 3-0 on Wednesday night at Tarble Pavilion. Swarthmore beat the Shorewomen (5-7, 0-3 CC) in the Centennial Conference match by game scores of 30-22, 30-27, and 30-20.

With the victory the Garnet improve to 6-11, 1-1 CC while the Shorewomen drop to 5-8, 0-3 CC.

Swarthmore received solid all around play throughout the night getting contributions from many sources. Garnet outside hitter Jen Wang '09 (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) led the attack with 11 kills and 12 digs to record her third straight double-double. Swarthmore also got double digits kills from senior captain Katherine Gold (Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East) and sophomore Johanna Bond (Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford-Sutherland). Setter Kearney Bangs '10 (Kingston, Wash. / North Kitsap) paced the squad with 46 assists, while captain Erin Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y. / City Honors) tallied a match-high 22 digs.

Washington was led by setter Caitlin Ward '10 (Wantagh, N.Y. / Holy Trinity) who led in team in kills (12) and assists (27). Junior librero Arielle Brown (Merion, Pa./ Lower Merion) posted 21 digs to guide the Shorewomen.

With members of the faculty and staff in attendance to promote the relationship between athletics and academics, the Garnet got off to a hot start jumping out to a 20-12 lead to force a Washington timeout. The Shorewomen were able to cut into the deficit, but consistent play allowed Swarthmore to hold off the rally to capture the opening game.

The second game featured exciting back-and-forth play as the teams exchanged the lead throughout with no one looking to grab it for good. Garnet captain's Heaney and Gold swung the momentum in the home team's favor with a couple of clutch plays. With the score tied up at 27, Heaney blasted an ace in the middle of the Shorewomen defense to put the Garnet up 28-27. Gold made sure that there would be no more lead changes as she recorded a kill and a block solo to secure the game.

The Garnet were able to carry the positive vibes following the break to easily win the third game. Bond made a kill to put Swarthmore up 16-10 forcing a Washington timeout. It was all downhill from there as the Garnet continued its clean play to wrap up the match. The home team committed only 13 errors compared to the Shorewomen's 22.

Swarthmore will look to continue its winning ways this weekend as they travel to McDaniel for a Saturday showdown against the Green Terror. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore sophomore forward Katie Kanuka (Ontario, Canada / Holy Trinity) scored two goals as the 19th-ranked Garnet women's soccer team defeated Washington (Md.) 4-0 in Centennial action Tuesday night at Clothier Field.  Swarthmore remains undefeated at 6-0-0 overall
and 2-0-0 in the Centennial while the Shorewomen slip to 0-9-0 overall and 0-3-0 in Conference play.

Almost 200 fans showed up to a seasonably warm night Clothier Field as both teams celebrated the fifth-annual U.S. Youth Soccer Night, an initiative to emphasize soccer as the number one youth participation sport in America and a leading contributor to the healthy lifestyle of millions of America families.

Swarthmore forward Danielle Tocchet '08 (Highland Falls, N.Y. / James I. O'Neill) lit the lamp first for the Garnet, re-directing a shot by sophomore Julia Luongo (Tallahassee, Fla. / Leon) at 3:21.

Katie Kanuka '10 scored two goals in a game for the fourth time in her career.

Washington goalkeeper Megan Russell (Federalsburg, Mary. / Seaford Christian) kept the visitors on the board with 11 saves in the first half.  It is just the second career start for the senior, who normally suits up at forward.

The Garnet maintained the 1-0 lead into the intermission, out-shooting the visitors 27-0.

Kanuka, a third-team All-Region selection and the Centennial's leading scorer in 2006, has battled back from earlier season injuries.  She tallied her first goal of the season at 52:29, heading home a cross from freshman midfielder Kirsten Peterson (Fenton, Mich. / Powers Catholic). Her second score came 3:24 later as she cashed in a left-footed attempt from inside the 18-yard box.

Colombo gathered a loose ball in front of the box at 60:57, took one step and fired in her third goal of the season.

Garnet junior goalkeeper Lauren Walker (Fallston, Mary. / The Hotchkiss School) posted her fourth shutout of the season. Russell made 15 saves for the Shorewomen, a career-high.

The Garnet continue Centennial Conference-play when they visit McDaniel on Sept. 29 at 1:00 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's field hockey (4-3) recorded a 3-1 loss to visiting Drew (6-3) Monday night at Clothier Field.

The first goal of the night was came off a penalty corner served by Drew sophomore midfielder Nicole DiBattista (Newton, N.J. / Kittatinny), while senior Hillary DeCataldo (Guilford, Conn. / Guilford) scored at 20:11. Scoring her fifth goal of the season, sophomore Elizabeth Law (Manawkin, N.J. / Southern Regional) received a pass at the 28:33-mark from senior Meghan Santaniello (Somers Point, N.J. / Mainline Regional) to score the Ranger's second goal of the night.

Starting the second half of the game, the Garnet were behind 2-0. Joslyn Young '10 (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Community) found her self with her first goal of the season. With 41:52 on the clock, Young knocked in a rebound through heavy Ranger traffic. Nearing the end of regulation time senior Jen Schoepflin (Sewell, N.J. / Washington Township) posted her fourth goal of the season at 67:34 for the Rangers.

Garnet freshman goalkeeper Katie Ashmore (Princeton, N.J. / Princeton) recorded seven saves during the match. Sophomore Stef Rutowski (Wilmington, Del. / Tower Hill) net-minder posted six saves for the Ranger defense.

Swarthmore women's field hockey continues for a Centennial Conference game against Washington (Mary.) held on Clothier Field Wednesday Sept. 26 at 6:00.

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CARLISLE, Pa. - Swarthmore survived the sweltering heat, an aggressive Dickinson squad, and 75 minutes of man-down soccer, earning a hard-fought 0-0 tie with the Red Devils. The Garnet move to 5-1-3 (0-1-1 Centennial) on the season, while Dickinson stands at 7-0-1 overall (1-0-1 CC).

Dickinson started well, earning two corner kicks in the first five minutes, but both were quickly cleared away. The ball rarely entered either box for the next 20 minutes as two evenly-matched teams slugged it out in the midfield.

Swarthmore came close to scoring in the 23rd minute when senior Michael Bonesteel (Clifton Park, N.Y. / LaSalle Institute) rose up to head a Ladule Lako Lo Sarah '09 (Davis, Calif. / Claremont) free kick towards a goal, but the attempt went just high. The Red Devils took the ensuing goal kick right down the field, but senior Brendan Grady (San Jose, Calif. / Bellarmine) came up big, holding his ground in a 1-on-1 situation and blocking the Dickinson shot.

Two more Red Devil corner kicks followed in the 30th minute, but the strong Swarthmore air game again kept the ball away from the net.

At 34:42, Swarthmore freshman Morgan Langley (Honolulu, Hawaii / Ionali) was given a red card, forcing the Garnet play a man down for the remainder of the match.

Dickinson kept up the pressure, stretching the Garnet defense to its limits, but Grady and junior Rory Stackpole (Sanford, Maine / Sanford) each made last-second clears to prevent short-range attempts by the Red Devils.

The second half started out like the first, as a Dickinson corner kick in the first minute again failed to result in a shot on goal. As the half proceeded, the Garnet defense continued to bend, but not break. Frequent substitutions helped the Swarthmore players stay fresh in the sweltering heat and humidity.

Slowly, the Garnet reestablished an offensive presence, and by the 65th minute the ball was most often in the Dickinson end. With 19 minutes to go, Garnet freshman Toby Resch (Darmstadt, Germany / Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium) slammed a corner kick towards a group of teammates right in front of the net. The ball was banged around for several seconds, but was eventually cleared away. Dickinson came roaring back down the field, but a misfired header ended the transition scoring chance.

Dickinson's #6 Paul Coyle nearly scored a beautiful goal in the 80th minute after using impressive foot skills to get an open shot, but the ball sailed wide on the near side. Both defenses continued to play well, and the game headed to overtime.

Play went back and forth early in the extra session before Dickinson finally turned a pair of corner kicks into a good scoring opportunities. A fine play by Yoi Tibbets '09 (Sandwich, Mass. / Sandwich), who headed a contested ball away from the goal, set the stage for Swarthmore senior goalkeeper Ryan Sutcliffe (Milford, Del. / Milford) to make his finest save of the match. Sutcliffe went to his left to deny a header from Dickinson's Matthew Wood. The rest of the first overtime passed relatively uneventfully.

Dickinson created another opportunity in transition four minutes into the second overtime. An early cross found a Red Devil midfielder wide-open nearly the goal, but Sutcliffe came out, cut off the shooting angle, and forced the ball wide..

A Red Devil foul gave Swarthmore a free kick in the Dickinson half with 40 seconds to play, but Dickinson goalkeeper Rodrigo Barboza came out to pick the ball off, effectively ending the game.

Swarthmore has two Centennial home matches scheduled for the upcoming week. Washington (Md.) arrives on Wednesday, Sept. 26 for an 8:00 p.m. contest and Gettysburg will be on campus Saturday, Sept. 29 for a 7:00 p.m. match.

HAVERFORD, Pa. - Swarthmore's Ross Weller '08 led the Garnet men's cross country team while Emma Stanley '09 led the women at the Main Line Invitational on Thursday night.

Weller clocked in at 21:20.10, placing 38th out of 100 runners. Following right behind Weller was sophomore Jonathan Tompkins, who crossed the line at 21:20.60 to place 40th overall. Placing 43rd, Erik Saka '09 finished at the 21:26.20 mark. Jon Shoop '08 finished his four-mile race placing 45th (21:28.60). The fifth Garnet finisher, Micky Katz '08 crossed the line at 21:40.10 while placing 50th.

During the women's three-mile race, Stanley finished sixth at 18:42.60. The second finisher for the women was Ashley Davies '10 came in at 19:05.90 while placing 13th. Placing 17th overall was freshman Caitlin Russell, who completed the race at 19:15.10. The fourth women's finisher Kathy Feeny '09 finished at 19:34.90 coming in at 28th. Marking a 19:37.50 finish was Lauren DeLuca '10, who became the 29th runner to finish the race.

In their next race ,the Garnet will compete in the Paul Short Invite on September 28 at 3:15 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Elizabethtown sophomore Megan Angstadt (Oley, Pa. / Oley Valley) scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the visiting Blue Jays defeated Swarthmore 3-2 in non-conference field hockey action Thursday night.

The deciding goal started as a E-town penalty corner directed by Angstadt. The sophomore slid the ball out to Blue Jay midfielder junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, Pa. / Palmyra) who took one touch and fired a pass to the right post. Angstadt had moved into position and one-timed the ball into the back of the cage, to send the Blue Jays to their third straight win.

The Blue Jays (5-3) grabbed an early 1-0 lead as Angstadt crossed the ball in front of the Garnet cage and junior forward Andrea Miles (Phoenix, Mary. / Notre Dame Prep) smacked it home at 18:21.

Swarthmore junior defender Jordan Schmidt (Houston, Tex. / St. John's School) tied the game at 1-1 by converting a penalty stroke at 25:20. It is Schmidt's second goal of the season.

The score remained tied into the intermission with each team accumulating six shots.

Elizabethtown drew first blood in the second half as Angstadt weaved her way through the Garnet defense and backhanded a score at 37:28.

Swarthmore (4-2) kept coming, getting a goal from leading scoreer Natale Stone (Philadelphia, Pa. / Friends Select) at 52:29. It is her sixth goal of the season and 12th point overall.

Elizabethtown goalie Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, Pa. / McCaskey) posted seven saves on the night while Garnet goalie Katie Ashmore '11 (Princeton, N.J. / Princeton) made career-high 12 stops.

Swarthmore continues its six-game homestand with a 5:00 p.m. game versus Drew on Monday, Sept. 24 and will resume Centennial action against Washington (Md.) two days later at 6:00 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore Garnet (5-1-2) beat the Widener Pride (3-4) 2-0 on a warm and clear night at Clothier Field.

Seconds into the game Stu Leon '09 (Wrentham, Mass./ King Philip Regional) made the first attempt to get a goal, but found the post instead. Junior Ladule Lako Lo Sarah (Davis, Calif./ Claremont) then knocked an unassisted goal in the back of the net with 00:19 on the clock. The Garnet closed the first half with a 1-0 lead over the Pride

Halfway through the second half, a long pass from Leon found Lo Sarah for his second goal of the night. The Pride goalie came out of goal to attempt to save the ball but Sarah chipped it over his head at the 64:27 mark.

Swarthmore senior goalie Ryan Sutcliffe (Milford, Del./ Milford) had four saves, marking his third shutout of the season. Sophomore goalie Marty Squicciari (Cali, Colombia/ Colegio Bolivar) had three saves for Widener.

The Garnet play their next match on the road when they visit Centennial Conference team Dickinson on Sept. 22 at 2:30 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Garnet volleyball team got double-digit kills three different players yet fell to visiting Dickinson 3-0 Wednesday evening in the Centennial opener for both squads. The Red Devils won by game scores of 30-26, 30-26 and 30-22.

Swarthmore falls to 3-9 overall, 0-1 in the Conference while the Red Devils improve to 3-8 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial.

Dickinson outside hitter Elista Gosheva (Sofia, Bulgaria / American Unv. of Sofia) posted a match-high 14 kills to along with seven digs while teammate Amanda Lehn (Venetia, Pa. / Peters Township) passed out 32 assists. Dickinson libero Amanda Hayes (Midlothian, Va. / Midlothian) paced the defense with 12 digs.

The Garnet got a team-high 11 kills from senior middle hitter Katherine Gold (Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East) while Jen Wang '09 (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) and Vanessa Wells '08 (Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln Park). Sophomore Johanna Bond (Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford-Sutherland) had a team-high 13 digs while junior libero Erin Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y. / City Honors) added 11 digs.  Kearney Bangs '10 (Kingston, Wash. / North Kitsap) continued her strong play at setter, handing out 34 assists with eight digs on the night.

Swarthmore travels to central Pennsylvania this weekend for the Blue Jay Classic hosted by Elizabethtown College. The first Garnet match will be on Friday, Sept. 21 against the host Blue Jays at 2:30 p.m.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore junior Natalie Stone (Philadelphia, Pa. / Friends Select) was named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17, as announced by the Conference office.

Stone posted her second career hat-trick on Sept. 11 in a 5-1 win over Richard Stockton. Stone's fourth goal of the week factored in the Garnet's 3-1 win over Randolph-Macon on Sept. 16.

The Garnet forward's first three-goal game occurred on Sept. 9, 2006 during an 11-0 non-conference victory over the College of Notre Dame.

Swarthmore fall teams had a successful start to the 2007-2008 athletic season--five players have been named Centennial Conference Players of the Week.

Stone, an Economics major, is an active member in different organzations on campus, spending her time off the field as a part of the Swarthmore Sudan and Exploring Your Horizons. Stone also serves as a Chester Children's Chorus tutor and an Economics teaching assistant at Swarthmore.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore junior Cait Mullarkey (Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy) has been named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the Conference office on Sept. 17.

Mullarkey, a defender, is the leader of a Garnet unit that was the last team in all of Division III to allow a goal in 2007 (a stretch of 381:34), and currently boasts a Centennial-best goals-against average of 0.20. Swarthmore opened their Centennial schedule on Sept. 15, blanking rival Dickinson 2-0. Mullarkey helped limit the offensive chances of Red Devils' forward Lisa Nichols (two shots), the Centennial's leading scorer in 2007 (five goals, seven assists), in the Swarthmore victory.

Mullarkey is the fourth Swarthmore soccer player to earn a CC Weekly honor in 2007-goalkeeper Ryan Sutcliffe '08, forward Danielle Tocchet '08, and goalkeeper Lauren Walker '09 have also been honored.

Swarthmore is a perfect 5-0-0 in 2007, including a 1-0-0 mark in Conference action.

Mullarkey, an Honors biology major, is a member of the Student Activities Advisory Board and participates in cell biology research on campus.