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READING, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's soccer team celebrated a national ranking with a 2-1 non-conference victory at Albright Tuesday night. The Garnet remained undefeated in 2007 (5-0-0) while Albright falls to 2-4-0 overall.

In the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas poll released on Sept. 18.  Swarthmore is ranked #23 (tied with Transylvania). The Garrnet women are also listed fourth in the Middle Atlantic region, behind the College of New Jersey, Messiah and Centennial-rival Johns Hopkins.

Garnet freshman Hannah Purkey (Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto) pushed visiting Swarthmore out to a 1-0 lead Tuesday evening, scoring at 16:58 off a pass from classmate Kirsten Peterson (Fenton, Mich. / Powers Catholic). It is Purkey's first collegiate goal and third point overall.

The Lady Lions evened the match at 1-1 as senior forward Megan Gring (Shillington, Pa. / Governor Mifflin) put up a goal assisted by classmate Stephanie Deswert (Wyomissing, Pa. / Wyomissing) at 21:34.

It is the first goal allowed by Swarthmore this season, bringing to an end a scoreless streak of 402:07 (dating back to the 2006 ECAC Tournament). The Garnet were the last team in Division III to allow a goal in 2007; Gordon (Mass.), the only other team yet to allow a score, fell 1-0 in overtime to Curry this afternoon.

Swarthmore saw a fifth freshman notch a goal in 2007, this one holding up as the game-winner. The scoring chance began with sophomore midfielder Monica Cody (Torrance, Calif. / Marymount) sending a ball down the sideline. Peterson ran on the ball and sent it into the box. Freshman Elizabeth Mills (San Diego, Calif. / The Bishop's School) volleyed the ball into the back of the net at 70:36, propelling the visitors to victory.

Garnet goalkeeper Lauren Walker ' 09 (Fallston, Mary. / The Hotchkiss School) made two saves in net for Swarthmore.

The Garnet will take this weekend off and will return to action on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when Washington (Md.) comes to Clothier Field for a 7:00 p.m. match.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Stevens Institute of Technology overtook Frostburg State to win the championship at the fifth annual Garnet Classic volleyball tournament, hosted by Swarthmore College this past weekend. The Ducks (10-1), led by tournament Most Valuable Player Melanie Volk (Thompson Station, Tenn./ Father Ryan), beat the Bobcats 3-0 (30-24, 30-24, 30-19).

Volk, a junior outside hitter, earned her MVP title after posting 40 kills and 31 digs during the two-day tournament. Fellow Duck, junior setter Melissa Rhode (New Orleans, La./ Benjamin Franklin), was selected to the all-tournament team after registering 56 assists, 40 digs, 26 kills, eight blocks and four aces. Stevens Tech went 4-0 for the weekend, also collecting wins over Cabrini, Salisbury and Swarthmore.

Garnet Classic runner-up Frostburg State (7-6) was led by freshman outside hitter Brooke Winterling (Glenelg, Md./ Glenelg), who was named All-Tournament after acquiring 58 kills and three blocks. Earning a 3-1 record for the weekend, the Bobcats defeated Rutgers-Newark, Salisbury and Swarthmore on their way to the championship game.

Swarthmore senior captain Katherine Gold was selected to the all-tournament after posting 10 digs and nine kills against Stevens Tech. Karen Berk '08 and Vanessa Wells '08 posted four blocks each against the Ducks. Swarthmore dropped a tough five-game loss to Cabrini in their final match. Garnet setter Kearney Bangs '10 aided her team with 65 assists and four aces. Swarthmore outside hitter Jen Wang '09 had 25 kills while sophomore outside hitter Johanna Bangs posted 16 of her own.

Day One Results:
Swarthmore 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-11, 30-12, 30-11)
Frostburg St. 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-12, 30-9, 30-14)
Salisbury 3, Cabrini 0 - (30-24, 30-25, 30-19)
Salisbury 3, Stevens Tech 2 - (27-30, 30-26, 25-30, 30-14, 15-7)
Frostburg St. 3, Swarthmore 0 - (30-18, 30-22, 30-26)
Stevens Tech 3, Cabrini 0 - (30-18, 30-22, 33-31)

Day Two Results
Cabrini 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-5, 30-18, 30-17)
Semifinal: Stevens Tech 3, Swarthmore 0 - (30-12, 30-26, 30-23)
Semifinal: Frostburg St. 3, Salisbury 2 - (24-30, 30-26, 28-30, 30-26, 15-7)
Consolation: Salisbury 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-10, 30-6, 30-11)
Consolation: Cabrini 3, Swarthmore 2 - (30-17, 31-29, 20-30, 26-30, 15-13)
Championship: Stevens Tech 3, Frostburg St. 0 - (30-24, 30-24, 30-19)

All Tournament Team:
Melanie Volk, Stevens Tech (MVP)
Katherine Gold, Swarthmore
Nazly Hasanizadeh, Rutgers-Newark
Stacey Krebs, Salisbury
Lindsay Martin, Cabrini
Melissa Rhode, Stevens Tech
Brooke Winterling, Frostburg St.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa.- The Swarthmore field hockey team (4-1) beat visiting Randolph-Macon (2-4) on a sunny Sunday fall afternoon at Clothier Field by the score of 3-1.

Natalie Stone '09 (Philadelphia, Pa./ Friends Select) scored the first Garnet goal of the afternoon off a cross from senior defender Rachel Turner (Summit, N.J./ Summit High). It was Stone's team-leading fifth goal of the season.

Swarthmore senior forward Abbie Fischer (Sudbury, Mass./ Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) scored the second Garnet goal at the 16:55 mark, taking a long cross from midfielder Devon Novotnak '11 (Fogelsville, Pa./ Northwestern Lehigh).

The second half started with the Garnet leading 2-0 and 15 minutes in freshman forward Sara McCabe (Millsboro, Del. / Sussex Central) drilled in a broken penalty corner.

The Yellow Jackets got on the board late in the second half-forward Lindsay Walker '10 (Berlin, Md./ Stephen Decatur) squeezed a shot past Garnet netminder Gina Grubb '10 (Pittsburg, Pa./ Oakland Catholic) at 63:02. The goal was assisted from forward Jill Dixon (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer) who gave a short pass off to Walker in front of the goal.

Anna Baeth '09 (Frederick, Mary. / Central) led the Garnet defense with a number of clears during the Yellow Jacket penalty corners. Playing for 59:10, Swarthmore freshman goalie Katie Ashmore (Princeton, N.J./ Princeton) had three saves. Relieving Ashmore in the second half, Grubb posted two of her own saves.

Sophomore Ashley Crouch (Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale) posted 10 saves in goal for Randolph-Macon.

The Garnet hockey will continue against Elizabethtown at Clothier Field on September 20th at 7:00pm.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -Swarthmore men's soccer (4-1-2, 0-1 CC) hosted 10th-ranked Johns Hopkins (7-0, 1-0 CC) on a chilly fall evening at Clothier Field with over 500 people in attendance. The match turned into a 4-0 win for the Blue Jays ,who pushed their win streak to seven games.

At the 21:40 mark, JHU freshman David Drake (Medford, N.J./ Shawnee) drilled an unassisted goal into the top of the net for a 1-0 lead. Blue Jay freshman Scott Elliott (Westlake, Ohio/ Saint Edward) added another JHU score, blasting a ball in the right side of the goal at 44:33.

At half the Blue Jays' held a 2-0 lead.

 JHU freshman Scott Bukoski (Sagamore, Pa./ Bourne) assisted Drake's second goal of the night in the eighty-second minute of the match. The final goal was notched at 85:59 off a cross from Evan Giles '10 (Ponte Verde Beach, Fla./ Episcopal), who assisted junior midfielder Akash Naik (Simpsonville, S.C./ Hillcrest).

Hopkins' sophomore goalkeeper Matt Mierley (Weston, Fla./ St. Thomas Aquinas) posted his second shut-out of the season, while net minder Ryan Sutcliffe '08 (Milford, Del./ Milford) had two saves for the Garnet.

The Garnet host Widener on September 19th in their next contest; match time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Results:

Swarthmore 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-11, 30-12, 30-11)
Frostburg St. 3, Rutgers-Newark 0 - (30-12, 30-9, 30-14)
Salisbury 3, Cabrini 0 - (30-24, 30-25, 30-19)
Salisbury 3, Stevens Tech 2 - (27-30, 30-26, 25-30, 30-14, 15-7)
Frostburg St. 3, Swarthmore 0 - (30-18, 30-22, 30-26)
Stevens Tech 3, Cabrini 0 - (30-18, 30-22, 33-31)

Swarthmore 3, Rutgers-Newark 0
The host team, Swarthmore, over-took the Scarlet Raiders in the first match of the day. Senior Katherine Gold led the Garnet offense with ten kills, also posting two service aces and ten digs. Setter Kearney Bangs '10 gave out 17 assists while Sarah Lambert handed out 14 assists of her own. Jen Wang '09 found her self with 11 digs. Freshman Rose Anna Belijour racked up four kills and six digs for the Scarlet Raiders. Nazzly Hasanizadeh '11 added two kills and eight assists.

Frostburg St. 3, Rutgers-Newark 0
In their first match of the day, Frostburg defeated Rutgers-Newark in all three games. Outside hitter Jamie Thomas of Frostburg posted 10 kills, and five blocks while freshman Brooke Winterling recorded seven kills. With five aces junior Jenny Wheataon was a serving sensation.

Salisbury 3, Cabrini 0
The Salisbury Sea Gulls' outside hitter Stacey Krebs '09 was an offensive threat with 18 kills, while Melissa Stansbury '11 had 8 of her own. Sophomore Stephanie Withers served out eight aces against the Cabrini Cavaliers. Middle hitter Sabrina Larmer '09 posted six blocks during the three-game match. Cabrini's offensive leader, Lindsay Martin '09 had eight kills, while Traci Beltz '10 and Stephanie Recklau '11 add an additional seven kills.

Salisbury 3, Stevens Tech 2
Sea Gulls' sophomore Stacey Krebs was busy at the net with 22 kills and four blocks. During the four games, Jamie Marzocchi had 43 assists and 18 digs. Stephanie Withers '09 continued her serving streak in the second match of the day with an additional five aces. Stevens Tech junior Melissa Rhode posted 11 kills, 22 assists, 21 digs, four aces and three blocks. Senior Dawn Herring aided the Duck's offense with 16 kills and six digs.

Frostburg St. 3, Swarthmore 0
The Bobcats pulled out their second win of the day against Swarthmore with Brooke Winterling '11 having 14 kills and three blocks. While outside hitter Sarah Stephens '11 helped out the Bobcats with 13 kills. Jenny Wheaton '09 served three aces and collected 35 assists. Garnet middle blockers Katherine Gold '08 and Karen Berk '08 both added six kills in their second match of the day.

Stevens Tech 3, Cabrini 0
Ducks' sophomore Laura Johnson had ten kills and four digs, while Maggie Majcher '11 gave six kills and two blocks. Defensive player Julia Reily '11 bumped out eight digs for Stevens. Lady Cavalier Stephanie Recklau posted nine kills while Lindsay Martin '09 had seven kills and 11 digs. Setter Lizzie Williams '10 aided her team with 23 assists.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's soccer team continued their undefeated season on Saturday afternoon, topping Centennial-Conference rival Dickinson 2-0 at Clothier Field.

Swarthmore (4-0, 1-0 CC) opened up a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute as freshman Kirsten Peterson (Fenton, Mich / Powers Catholic), in the game for just five seconds, held her ground at the top of the Red Devils' box. The Swarthmore corner kick attempt from sophomore Monica Cody (Torrance, Calif/. / Marymount) was played back by classmate Maggie DeLorme (Busby, Mary. / Patuxent) right to Peterson. The freshman hammered the ball into the side panel for her first collegiate goal at 17:51.

Swarthmore's second score came 20 minutes later as freshman forward Kelsey Cline (Stanwood, Wash. / Stanwood) picked up a loose ball that was mishandled by Dickinson goalkeeper Kailyn Hartman. Cline dribbled the ball across the goal line at 37:01 for her second goal of the season.

The Garnet out-shot the Red Devils (3-4, 0-1 CC) 17-8, including a 10-3 advantage in the first half. With her third shut out in a row, Swarthmore goalkeeper Lauren Walker '09 (Fallston, Mary. / The Hotchkiss School) picked up four saves against the Red Devils' offense.

With a busy afternoon in the net Dickinson goalie Hartman registered eight saves.

The Garnet will face Albright on Tuesday, September 18 taking to the road for a 7:00 kick-off.

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(courtesy of St. Mary's Sports Information Dept.)

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - Swarthmore senior forward Michael Bonesteel (Clifton, N.Y./LaSalle Institute) headed the ball to the feet of senior midfielder Pat Christmas (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) who booted it to the left side of the goal, giving the Garnet men's soccer team a 2-1 double overtime victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland in non-conference action on Wednesday evening.

Christmas netted the game-winner for the Garnet (4-0-2) at 106:47, keeping Swarthmore's unbeaten streak alive at six. It is the senior captain's first goal of the season and the second of his career.

After a scoreless first half, the Seahawks notched the game's first goal at 72:34. Following a St. Mary's corner kick taken by senior midfielder Mikael Tigrett (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown), the ball was bounced around in the box before junior defender Justin Dohn (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) found the back of the net with his first goal of the season.

The Seahawk goal halted Swarthmore senior goalkeeper Ryan Sutcliffe's (Milford, Del. /Milford) consecutive shutout streak at 340:31 minutes.

Swarthmore, tied for fourth in the latest NSCAA Middle Atlantic Region poll, equalized just five minutes later when freshman forward Morgan Langley (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iowan) rocketed a shot from 30 yards out into the top left corner. Langley took over the team lead with nine points (three goals, three assists).

The Garnet out-shot St. Mary's 25-9, while the Hawks held a 7-5 advantage on corner kicks.

Seahawks' senior Tim Carrier (Crownsville, Md. /Old Mill) came up with 12 saves, including a diving stop of a Bonesteel shot at 97:11 to push the game into double overtime.

Zach Weimar (Rutledge, Pa. / Friends Central) started in goal for Swarthmore and made four stops in the first half.  Sutcliffe came in at the start of the second half and allowed the lone SMCM goal.

Swarthmore will host No. 10 Johns Hopkins in the much-anticipated Centennial Conference home opener on Saturday, September 15 at 7:00.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore senior Ryan Sutcliffe (Milford, Del. / Milford) was named the Division III ECAC South Region Defensive Player of the Week and was selected for the D3Kicks.com Team of the Week.Sutcliffe, a goalkeeper, spent 220 minutes in between the goal posts for the Garnet (3-0-2) this past week, without allowing an opponent to score. He made four saves in a double overtime 0-0 tie at Arcadia on Sept. 7, including a key sliding stop on a Knight breakaway.

Sutcliffe made his next start against Montclair State, ranked 11th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), on Sept. 8, blanking the Red Hawks in 0-0 tie through two overtimes. He recorded three saves to lower his goals-against average to 0.25, fourth in the Centennial.

Sutcliffe has three shutouts in four starts this season, improving his career goals-against average to 0.53, best in school history.

This is the third award this week for the Garnet goalkeeper-he was named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10.

Sutcliffe, a psychology major, is pointed towards a law career, having interned at Tunnell & Raysor in the summer of 2005. He is a McCabe Scholar and has served on the McCabe Scholars' Leadership Committee.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- On a warm Tuesday night, the Swarthmore Garnet (3-1) defeated the Richard Stockton Ospreys 5-1 at Clothier Field.

After just one shot was taken in the first 15 minutes, Stockton (0-4) was the first team to get on the board when junior Samantha Horner (Newfield, N.J. / Buena) snuck a shot through traffic and into the net from just inside the circle.

Swarthmore quickly knotted the score at 1-1 when junior Natalie Stone (Philadelphia, Pa. / Friends Select) tipped the ball just over the stick of Osprey netminder Debi O'Kane (Cologne, N.J. / Absegami). Stone's tip-in came off a Jordan Schmidt '09 (Houston, Tex. / St. Johns School) outside shot.

The score became 2-1 soon after a penalty corner, when Schmidt's shot flew into the goal from the top of the arch.  Schmidt's connection at 34:22 was her first collegiate goal.

Quick into the second half a third Garnet goal sailed into the cage from senior Stone--her second of three in the game.

Mid-way through the second half, Swarthmore forward Abbie Fischer '08 (Sudbury, Mass./ Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) assisted Stone to complete her hat-trick, a quick pass that bounced off Stone's stick into the Osprey goal at 51:24.

It is the second career hat-trick for Stone; her first came in an 11-0 drubbing of the College of Notre Dame on Sept. 9, 2006.

After a long shot tried to creep its way into net, Abbe Muller '10 (West Hartford, Conn./ Conrad) took advantage of the rebound to get in one last goal for the Garnet at 60:04.

Garnet freshman Katie Ashmore (Princeton, N.J. / Princeton) posted three saves in goal.  Playing the whole game in net, O'Kane recorded nine saves for the Ospreys.

The Garnet will continue their non-conference schedule on Sunday, September 16th when Randolph Macon comes to Clothier Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. contest.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -Swarthmore junior outside hitter Jen Wang (Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) posted her fourth double-double of the season, including a season-high 18 kills, yet visiting Moravian took home a 3-1 win Tuesday night in Tarble Pavilion. The Greyhounds won by scores of 16-30, 30-21, 30-25, and 30-27.

The Garnet (2-5) looked impressive in the first game, using a .324 hitting percentage (13 kills, two errors in 34 attempts) to roll.

Moravian (7-3) righted the ship in game two, hitting at their own .300 clip (20 kills, five errors in 50 attempts) to even the overall match. The teams went back and forth in muggy Tarble in the final two games, with the Greyhounds using 63 total kills to claim victory.

Swarthmore sophomore Kearney Bangs (Kingston, Wash. / North Kitsap) racked up 22 assists while first-year Sarah Lambert (Darlington, Pa. / Blackhawk) contributed a career-high 23 assists to pace the offense.. Junior captain Erin Heaney (Buffalo, N.Y. / City Honors) paced the defense with 22 digs while Wang chipped in 17. Middle hitter Karen Berk '08 (Havertown, Pa. / Haverford) played well at the net with six kills and five blocks.

Swarthmore returns to Tarble Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 15 for the fifth annual Garnet Classic. Five other teams will spend the weekend at Swarthmore attempting to keep the Garnet from their first Classic title in three seasons. Swarthmore takes the court at 2:00 p.m. against Rutgers-Newark, the 2005 Classic champion.