Athletics News

MATCH RESULTS

LANCASTER, Pa.  -- The Garnet women's tennis team got two wins apiece from Marissa Matthews '07, Sara Sargent and Erica Lukoski '08 on their way to a 6-3 win at Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon.  Swarthmore, ranked sixth in the Atlantic South region, improved to 7-1 in the Centennial to gain a leg-up in the race for the No. 2 seed at the upcoming Conference championship tournament in Baltimore, Md. on April 28-29.

The Diplomats (11-4, 8-2 CC) are ranked 11th in the Atlantic South region and became the fifth regional-opponent Swarthmore has defeated in 2006-07.

Matthews and Lukoski remained unbeaten in doubles' action (5-0), taking down F&M's Jenna Ishkanian and Christina Henkel 8-1 at No. 2.  Sargent won with freshman Rebecca Committo at No. 3, breezing past the Diplomats' Danielle Barish and Dana Russo 8-3 to put Swarthmore (9-5 overall) up 2-1 after doubles' action.

The Garnet, ranked 17th in the country, picked up easy singles' wins at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, dropping only three games.  Sargent downed Erica Wood 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 to improve her Centennial record to 6-1.  Lutz remained undefeated (5-0) in the Centennial by defeating Barish 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 while Lukoski won her third consecutive match with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Russo at No. 5. 

Matthews won at No. 2 for the first time in 2006-07, fighting past F&M's Barbara Bee to win 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7).

Swarthmore has two matches left in the regular season, traveling to McDaniel tomorrow for a 1:00 p.m. match and then back home to meet Dickinson on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Seniors Linday Roth, Katie Crawford, and Athena Samaras combined to score nine of  Swarthmore's 13 goals in their final game to help the Garnet defeat rival Haverford 13-9 in Centennial Conference women's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon on Clothier Field.

Roth tallied a game-high four goals, while Crawford added a hat trick and Samaras scored a pair. Sophomore midfielder Anna de Regt also scored two goals while junior defender Megan Sanborn handed out two assists.

Swarthmore (10-7, 3-5 CC) jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and led at the half 7-3. Haverford (6-9, 1-8 CC) scored twice to open the second half, and again after Samaras' first goal of the day to bring the Fords within two with 24:55 remaining in the game.  The Garnet then went on a three-goal run, as Crawford, Samaras and Roth each scored to solidify the lead.

Swarthmore goalkeeper Susannah Blair '08 recorded 11 saves in net.  Sophomore defender Melissa Grigsby picked up six ground balls to go along with a team-high six draw controls and three caused turnovers.

Roth's four goals give her 127 in her career, ranking eighth all-time in goals scored at Swarthmore.

Swarthmore completes the 2007 schedule on Monday, April 23 with a 5:15 game at Bryn Mawr.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Attackman Joe Brody tallied four goals and seven other Bullets scored as Gettysburg rolled to a 12-3 victory over Swarthmore in Centennial Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon on Clothier Field.

Freshman attack Tyler Bradshaw scored his ninth and tenth goals of the season and Chris Harman '08 also scored for Swarthmore (5-6, 2-5 CC).

It was all Gettysburg (11-2, 6-1 CC) right from the start as the Bullets, who are currently ranked second nationally, and are the first-place team in the Centennial Conference, jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Bradshaw put the Garnet on the board with 14:00 remaining in the third quarter.

Gettysburg won 13 of 18 face-offs and out-shot Swarthmore by a margin of 42-15.

Junior Frank Mazzucco made 13 saves in net for the Garnet, while defenders Anthony Orazio '07 and Rich Jaroncyk '07 each picked up a team-high four ground balls.  Bullets goalie Pat Vaughn made three saves for the visitors.

Swarthmore will conclude the 2007 season next Saturday, April 28 at rival Haverford, a game that is set to start at 1:30.

EDGMONT, Pa. -- Swarthmore senior Zach Moody used the fewest strokes to complete the par-70 Edgmont Country Club among 20 golfers in a quad match hosted by Philadelphia Biblical University sunny Friday afternoon.  The Garnet men posted a season-low 310 strokes, besting teams from Widener (316), Alvernia (329), and the Crimson Eagles (356).

Moody handed in his best scorecard of the season, a five-over par 75 to best the next individuals (Swarthmore's Eric Zwick, Widener's Matt Newton and James Presto) at 77.  Garnet sophomore David Lau was one stroke back at 78, his fourth round in the 70s this season. Freshman Jeff Lazarus (80) and senior Ed Goldstein (85) rounded out the scoring for Swarthmore.

Swarthmore have one week before the 2007 Centennial Conference Championships, set to take place at Pilgrim's Oak in Peach Bottom, Pa.  A rainy mid-week forecast may produce the same conditions seen at Edgmont.
   

MATCH RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. --  The 17th-ranked Garnet women (8-5, 6-1 CC) lost a hard fought match to the 23rd ranked College of New Jersey Lions (14-1) Friday afternoon on sunny Faulkner Courts, falling 5-4. Rachel Wallwork '10, Sara Sargent '07, and Jamie Midyette '08 (pictured) pulled out wins in their singles matches for Swarthmore.

The Garnet took the early lead when Erica Lukoski '08 and Marissa Matthews '07 overpowered their opponents at the No. 3 doubles' spot. Matthews battled Stefanie Haar and Haley Kutner from the baseline, while Lukoski maintained smart, aggressive play at the net. The pair dominated, beating the Lions 8-5.

The lead soon favored the Lions, as the Swarthmore No.1 and 2 doubles teams each lost 8-6.

The Garnet tried to shake it off, but almost all the singles players faced early deficits. At the No.3 spot, Wallwork garnered enough energy and momentum to steal the lead from her opponent, and finished her match in two sets.

Midyette, playing at No.6, shook off her 3-0 deficit to take the first set 6-4. She manipulated each rally, and trumped her opponent 6-0 to tie up the match, 3-3.

Even though Sargent overcame a set deficit to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-3) at No. 5 singles, the match had been decided.

The Garnet will travel to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, and then to McDaniel on Sunday. The contests begin at 1pm. 

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HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Swarthmore junior centerfielder Scott Dalane had four hits, including his first career home run, while sophomore leftfielder Grant Yoshitsu drove in a career-high four runs as the visiting Garnet downed long-time rival Haverford 14-8 Friday afternoon in Centennial Conference baseball action.

Swarthmore (4-20, 2-12 CC) picks up its first win over the Fords (15-10, 6-6 CC) since the 2004 season, picking up season-highs in hits and runs, while ending a five-game win streak by

The Garnet scored the first four runs of the game off Fords starter Jason Miller in the top of the first.  The first Swarthmore run came on a double steal by freshman right fielder Jimmy Gill and Dalane.  Swarthmore loaded the bases as the Fords third baseman mishandled a potential double-play ball.  Conor Casey '09 cashed in for the visitors, smoking a double down the right-field line to bring home two runs for Swarthmore.  Senior Noah Cooper-Harris made it 4-0 Garnet by grounding ball to the right-side to score junior Travis Allen.

Haverford struck back in the bottom of the third as Ben Einbinder and Ryan Stephens nailed back-to-back home runs to make it 4-3.  Einbinder flashed his power with a two-run opposite field blast to right, his sixth of the season, and then Stephens hit the first pitch he saw for a solo shot over the left-field fence.

Swarthmore's offense continued to roll in the top of the fourth, using five hits to score five runs, building a 9-3 lead.  Yoshitu collected the big hit in the inning, smoking a two-out, bases-loaded double to right-centerfield off Haverford reliever Justin Marlowe, clearing the bases in the process.

The Garnet blew the game open in the sixth as freshman Wiley Archibald hit a lead-off double, Dalane followed with a perfectly placed bunt single and Justin Chen '08 drove in Archibald with a single to left.  Gill was hit by a pitch, loading the bases and Yoshitsu drove in his fourth run of the game on a fielder's choice. 

Swarthmore added three more in the seventh, highlighted by Dalane's first career-home run.  Cooper-Harris led off the inning with his first triple of the season and came into score on a sacrifice fly by catcher Andy Bender '08.  Archibald pushed a bunt single just past the pitcher's mound and moved over to third as a Haverford pick-off attempt went astray.  Dalane skied a two-run round-tripper three pitches later, putting the Garnet in front 14-3.

Haverford started to comeback in the bottom of the seventh as catcher Will Stafford golfed a two-out, two-run homer to left, cutting Swarthmore's lead to 14-7.  Two Garnet relievers, Dylan Smith '09 and Chen, allowed just two hits the rest of the way to close out the victory.

Dalane put up an impressive stat line, going 4-for-6 with four runs scored and three RBIs.  He also stole a base and tracked down seven fly-balls in the outfield.  Archibald was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored while Bender and Chen both collected two hits for Swarthmore.

Freshman Zach Sinemus (2-3) won his second consecutive start while striking out two batters in 6.2 innings.  Miller (0-1) suffered the loss for the Fords, lasting only 3.2 innings while giving up nine runs.

Swarthmore hosts a Centennial doubleheader on Saturday, April 21 at 12:30 p.m., welcoming Gettysburg College to Clothier Fields.

MATCH RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore (4-9) raked in another win over a nationally-ranked opponent Thursday afternoon when they defeated the 23rd ranked Bates (4-6) by a score of 6-3. This is the third consecutive win for the men, and the third consecutive defeat of a higher-ranked opponent. Brian Nalitt '10, Kevin Shaughnessy '09, and Willy Nolan '10 saw wins in both their doubles and singles match.

In the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, Bates took the early lead. The Lions used aggressive net play to frustrate the Garnet. But as soon as Swat gained control, they ran with it. At No.3 doubles, Nolan and Mark Greenburg '09 set the pace for the Garnet, winning 8-4. Not far behind were Kevin Shaughnessy '09 and Nalitt with a No.3 doubles victory over Amrit Rupasinghe and Ryan Mannelly, 8-5.

Jonathan Lo '08 and Jon Reiss '07 rallied back from their early deficit to lead 6-5 at No. 1 doubles, but the Lions proved to be too much for them, as Swarthmore pair fell 8-6.

Reiss went on to battle doubles opponent Benjamin Stein at No. 1 singles. Though Stein offered a challenged, Reiss took the win 6-4, 6-3.

Nalitt continued his consistent play to take his match 6-3, 6-3. Shaughnessy fought through cramps to defeat his opponent 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6). But it was Nolan who sealed the overall win with his victory over Danilo Acosta, 7-5, 6-3, the sixth consecutive victory for Nolan, improving his record to 9-4 on the season.

The Garnet will host Washington (Md.) Sunday afternoon at noon. Weather permitting, the matches will be held on Faulkner Courts. 

BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore midfielder Lindsay Roth '07 scored four goals, including three scores in a span of just over six minutes, but it was not enough as the Garnet lost a heartbreaker to Ursinus 8-7 in Centennial Conference women's lacrosse action Thursday night on Clothier Field. The loss eliminates Swarthmore from Centennial Conference playoff contention.

Ursinus (10-5, 6-2 CC) opened the game with back-to-back scores from Liz Cannon and Leah Kramer to put the Bears ahead early. Senior midfielder Katie Crawford put the Swarthmore (9-7, 2-5 CC) on the board with her 18th goal of the season just seconds later before Ursinus tallied four unanswered goals and jumped out to a 6-1 lead. Roth scored her first goal of the evening with just two seconds remaining in the first half, a score that would prove to be an important score as the game progressed.

Garnet sophomore midfielder Anna de Regt and senior attack Athena Samaras, assisted by Crawford and Megan Sanborn '08, respectively, scored to start the second half, yet Ursinus matched these two tallies with two of their own. At the 10:36 mark, Roth scored the first of three back-to-back unassisted goals which brought the Garnet within one score.

The final 7:23 of the game turned into a defensive battle as both teams were unable to put the ball in the net.  Swarthmore goalkeeper Susannah Blair '08 made the biggest of her ten saves on a free position attempt with 5:40 remaining to keep the Garnet in the game.

Swarthmore had a number of scoring opportunities in the final few minutes but was unable to convert on any; sophomore attack Marissa Schaffer missed wide on a free position attempt with 1:10 remaining in the game, and de Regt took a shot that went wide with 0:32 remaining. 

The loss eliminates the Garnet from the 2007 Centennial playoffs, as they needed wins in their final three games to earn a second straight berth.

Roth now has 23 goals in 2007, currently ranking eighth all-time in scoring at Swarthmore with 123 career scores.

Swarthmore play their final home game of the 2007 season Saturday afternoon versus rival Haverford, in a game that is scheduled to start at noon. Swarthmore's seniors Roth, Crawford, Samaras and defender Paige Gentry will be honored prior to the start of the game as part of the annual Senior Day recognition.

MATCH RESULTS

WARMINSTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore sophomore David Lau tied for top individual honors with a six-over par 77 in a quad-match hosted by Delaware Valley at the Five Ponds Golf Club.  The Garnet finished second in the team competition with a score of 330.

The host Aggies posted a team score of 313 while Cabrini (345) and Philadelphia Bible (375) rounded out the event held on the par-71, 6681-yard course.

Lau's 77 was the third time he has broken 80 this season; he finished in a tie with Delaware Valley's Joe Scioscia and Scott Gingrich for top honors.  Seniors Zach Moody and Ed Goldstein posted matching 83s while sophomore Michael Bernasek carded an 87 to round out the scoring for the Garnet.

The Garnet play next at 1:00 p.m. on the Edgemont Country Club course this Friday, April 20 in an event hosted by Philadelphia Bible.

MATCH RESULTS

HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Sonya Reynolds '07, Sara Sargent '07, Rachel Wallwork '10, Marissa Matthews '07 won two matches apiece as 17th-ranked Swarthmore defeated hometown Haverford 8-1 in Centennial women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon.

In the most recent FILA/ITA Collegiate Tennis rankings released on Monday, Swarthmore slipped three spots to 17th in the country and maintained their position as the sixth-ranked team in the Atlantic South region.

The Garnet (8-4 overall, 6-1 CC) led off the afternoon with an easy win at No. 2 doubles as Wallwork and Matthews won their third straight match, combining for an 8-1 decision over Haverford's Sarah Loeffler and Karen Lavi.  Swarthmore's All-America duo, Reynolds and Sargent, followed suit with an 8-1 win at No.1 over Alex Glickman and Elton.  Reynolds and Sargent, currently ranked sixth in the Atlantic South region, are now 12-6 on the season.

Reynolds, the fourth-ranked singles player in the region, grinded past Glickman at No. 1 singles 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 for her third straight win and 15th of the season.  Wallwork, now ranked a career-best 16th in the region, disposed of Lavi in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 while Matthews cruised past Loeffler at No. 3 by a score of 6-0, 6-3.  Sargent needed little time to defeat Haverford's Jaclyn Porter, winning 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4.

A pair of Garnet freshman, Rebecca Committo and Kearney Bangs, completed the rousing Swarthmore victory with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.  Committo won her fourth consecutive match, defeating Fumiko Shogase 6-1, 6-2 while Bangs moved to a perfect 3-0 with a gritty 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (11-9) win over Elton

The Garnet continue their quest for a third straight Conference championship with two Centennial matches this weekend.  Swarthmore will first host 23rd-ranked College of New Jersey on Friday, April 20 at 3:30 p.m. before traveling to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday and onto McDaniel on Sunday.