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SWARTHMORE. Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall forward Brandon Corday lofted a 35-yard shot over the head of Swarthmore goaltender Zach Weimar '10 and into the net with 00:36 to play to give the visiting Diplomats a 1-0 win on a cool Saturday evening at Clothier Stadium.

Corday won the ball with a little bit of space around him with around 40 seconds left, took a dribble, and, still on the run, hit a left-footed shot just under the crossbar.

Swarthmore came close to scoring several times earlier in the match, even hitting the post once.  Sophomore forward Evan Nesterak caused a 'clang' in the first half while trying to score a quick-strike goal with a defender right with him.  F&M controlled much of the first half, though, taking five shots to Swarthmore's three while forcing Weimar to make three saves.

Play became more physical in the second half and hostilities nearly erupted between the two teams on multiple occasions.  Diplomat goalkeeper Ed Stelz earned a yellow card in the 58th minute after colliding with Swarthmore midfielder Yoi Tibbetts '09, and Garnet sophomores Jeff Kushner and Ladule Lako Lo Sarah were later given cautions as well.

Swarthmore had nearly all of the chances in the half as Stelz had to make six saves to Weimar's zero.  The Garnet's best opportunity came in the 73rd minute.  Andres Freire '10 started things off with a corner kick to Kushner, who headed the ball towards the right post.  A Diplomat defender trapped the ball and tried to clear it away, but it went right to Nesterak, who got a shot off but saw Stelz make the save.

The Diplomats (7-1-1, 3-0-1 CC) finished with a 12-11 shot advantage.

Swarthmore (6-3, 2-2 CC) will step out of conference play for Tuesday night's match with local rival Widener.  Game time in Chester, Pa. is 7:00 p.m.

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CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- The Swarthmore women's soccer team tied its season high with four goals, rolling to a 4-1 road win over Centennial Conference foe Washington (Md.) on a damp Saturday afternoon in Chestertown, MD.

The Garnet (7-1-1, 3-1 CC) are off to their best nine-game overall start and four-game Centennial start in school history.

Garnet senior forward Natalie Negrey (pictured) got the visitors on the board early when her shot from the right side found the back of the net just 7:52 into the match.  Washington came back to tie the game just under eight minutes later when Megan Russell fed a wide-open Sarah Yarbrough for a goal.

The score remained knotted at one until, with under five minutes to play in the half, Negrey passed the ball behind Washington netminder Caroline Grier to teammate Katie Kanuka '10, who had no trouble converting the empty-netter.

Swarthmore extended their lead to 3-1 with 36:32 to play when Danielle Tocchet '08 scored her first of the year off a Kanuka feed.  The Garnet continued to control the flow of the game and finished off the Shorewomen with 5:14 remaining when Negrey scored her second unassisted goal of the match.  Freshman midfielder Liz Lopez, who had three shots and was awarded the game ball by her teammates following the contest, made nice play to help Negrey get free for the goal.

The two-goal game for Negrey was her first since September 1, 2004 vs. Neumann.

Kanuka's goal, her conference-leading ninth of the year, moves her within four of the program's all-time single-season scoring record, held by Kristen Tucker '90.

Sophomore Anna de Regt played the first 76:44 in goal for Swarthmore, making one save.  Junior captain Kristen Traband played the final 13:16 and did not have to make a stop.

The Garnet's dominance of the match was reflected in their 26-3 shot advantage. 

Swarthmore will look to make it three wins in a row on Wednesday evening when they host CC-foe Ursinus at 7:00 p.m.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore senior forward Julia Morrison (#6) scored the game's lone goal in the first two minutes of play and the Garnet defense claimed its second straight shut-out as Swarthmore defeated the Red Devils 1-0 in Centennial field hockey action Saturday afternoon at Clothier Field.

Swarthmore improves to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the Centennial while Dickinson falls to 4-5 overall and 1-2 in the Centennial.

The Garnet took possession at the onset, and quickly moved the ball in the offensive zone.  A crowd of players from both teams formed in front of the net and, after three Swarthmore attempts were saved by Dickinson goalkeeper Amanda West, the ball came out to Morrison who promptly put it home to give the home team a 1-0 lead.  It is the second goal of the season for Morrison and the eighth of her career.

The Garnet entered today's game second in the Centennial, allowing only 1.35 goals per game. Swarthmore's stingy defense, led by captain Julie Monaghan '07 and Anna Baeth '09, limited the Red Devils chances on this day as well - Dickinson managed only two shots in the second half. 

 Swarthmore senior goalie Karen Lorang, also a captain, made three stops for the fourth shut-out of her career.  Dickinson netminder Amanda West turned away 13 shots for the Red Devils.

Swarthmore out-shot the Red Devils 17-6 for the game and took six penalty corners to Dickinson's three.

The Garnet resume Centennial field hockey play on Tuesday, Oct. 3 when Johns Hopkins (winners of five straight) arrive for a 7:00 p.m. game.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -  Dickinson remained undefeated in Centennial Conference volleyball action, downing home-standing Swarthmore 3-1 (21-30, 30-23, 30-28, 30-24) in Tarble Pavilion on Friday night.

Swarthmore senior captain Erica George led the team with 10 kills and added 13 digs.

Garnet junior middle blocker Katherine Gold wrote her name on both sides of the first game; the captain led off the match with ace and then capped off the game with her second kill of the night.  Swarthmore (10-5 overall, 3-2 CC) raced out to an 18-8 lead before the Red Devils ran off six straight points to force a Garnet time-out.  Swarthmore, on the back of kills from Berk, Vanessa Wells '08, and Gold, put together five consecutive points to grab a 25-18 lead on the way to a 30-21 victory.

The Red Devils fought back to claim the second game, breaking an 18-18 tie with an 8-2 run.  Dickinson freshman outside hitter Elitsa Gosheva ended the game with a kill down the line. 

Dickinson showed resilience in the third game; the Red Devils were down 24-21 and responded with five consecutive points to take a 26-24 lead and force a Garnet timeout.  Swarthmore got back-to-back kills from sophomore outside hitter Jen Wang and Wells but Dickinson captured five of the next seven points, capped by a game-winning kill from freshman outside hitter Kristen Lee, to take a 2-1 lead going into the fourth game. 

Dickinson (9-10 overall, 3-0 CC) took control of the fourth game 8-3 and Swarthmore went on its own run, tacking on six straight points (two came on aces by Wang) to assume a 9-8 advantage.  The Garnet spurted off another 5-1 run fueled by four kills from George and the Red Devils answered with six straight points of their own to assume the 18-14 lead.   Swarthmore would not get any closer as Dickinson closed out the match with a 30-24 in the deciding game.

Wells contributed nine kills and four blocks while junior middle Karen Berk posted nine blocks, eight kills, and two aces.  Berk now has 299 career blocks, looking to become the 15th Centennial player (and the from first Swarthmore) to eclipse the 300-block mark.

Freshman setter Kearney Bangs was all over the floor for Swarthmore, collecting 34 assists,  a team-high 17 digs, and three service aces.

Swarthmore returns to Tarble Pavilion on Wednesday, Oct. 4 when Johns Hopkins comes to Tarble Pavilion for Faculty/Staff Night at 7:00 p.m.

LEHIGH, Pa. - Swarthmore senior Vernon Chaplin (pictured) ran fourth out of almost 200 competitors at the 2006 Paul Short Open on Friday afternoon, leading the Garnet men to a seventh place finish.

Chaplin led a collection of Garnet runners, finishing in a time of 26:02.  Junior Jonathan Shoop was the next Swarthmore runner to cross, placing 21st with a time of 26:41.  Sophomore Erik Saka followed 20 seconds later in 41st while senior Nat Erb-Satullo was 71st in a time of 27:27.  Freshman Jonnie Tompkins posted a solid time of 27:45 for 85th position while classmate Andrew VanBuren finished in 124th with a time of 28:47.

The Garnet will train this next week for the Dickinson Long/Short Invite, set to be run on Sat., Oct. 7 at 11:00 a.m. in Carlisle, Pa.

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LEHIGH, Pa. - The Swarthmore women's cross country team had an impressive showing at the Paul Short Open, finishing third out of 27 teams on Friday afternoon.

All Mid-East Region runner Emma Stanley led the Garnet with a 13th place finish (23:00), followed in by freshman Nyika Corbett in 15th (23:05).  Two more Swarthmore runners made the top-50, freshman Erin Ronhovde (29th - 23:50) and sophomore Bess Ritter (46th - 24:12), while Kathy Feeney '09 (58th - 24:25), Faith Pampel '09 (64th - 24:31), and Lauren DeLuca '10 (97th - 25:11) rounded out the scoring.

Swarthmore totaled 161 points to finish behind Haverford (107 pts.) and Wayne State (149 pts.), besting fellow Centennial rivals F&M (10th - 310 pts.) and Muhlenberg (14th - 362 pts.)

The Garnet will train this next week for the Dickinson Long/Short Invite, set to be run on Sat., Oct. 7 at 11:00 a.m. in Carlisle, Pa.

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CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Swarthmore freshman midfielder Dylan Langley had an assist and score the game-winning goal as the Garnet (6-2 overall, 2-1 Centennial) defeated Washington (Md.) 2-1 in Centennial men's soccer action Wednesday night.

Swarthmore midfielder Yoi Tibbetts '09 put the Garnet on the board with Swarthmore's first shot of the evening, finishing off a nice cross by Langley flicked on after a throw-in from senior defender Duncan Gromko at 21:38.  It is Tibbetts third goal of the season.

The Shoremen (4-3 overall, 1-2 CC) took advantage of free kick seven minutes later - sophomore midfielder Brian Danver tapped the ball to sophomore midfielder Brian Schultz, who drilled in his team-leading fourth score at 28:11.

The score was tied 1-1 at halftime.

Swarthmore put home the game-winner off a strong corner kick - midfielder J.P. Faunes '08 looped the ball towards the crowd in front of the net and sophomore defender Jeff Kushner re-directed the ball with a header.  The flick found its way to Langley, who put the ball home at 70:00 for his second score of the season and his first collegiate game-winner.

Swarthmore goalkeeper Ryan Sutcliffe made one save in the first half and freshman Zach Weimar came in for the second half, registering two stops.  Shoremen counterpart Marc Petrucci recorded five saves in net.

Washington held an 11-8 advantage in shots in the game, while Swarthmore maintained a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.

The Garnet have won four in a row over the Shoremen after Washington ran off a streak of eight wins in a row from 1995 to 2002.

Swarthmore returns home for the first time in two and a half weeks, welcoming Franklin & Marshall to Clothier Stadium for a 7:00 p.m. game on Sat, Sept. 30.

BRYN MAWR, Pa. - Swarthmore freshman outside hitter Johanna Bond racked up a team-high eight kills and junior middle blocker Karen Berk totaled nine blocks as the Garnet defeated home-standing Bryn Mawr 3-0 in Centennial volleyball action Tuesday night.

Swarthmore improves to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial after downing the Owls (7-6 overall, 0-4 CC) by scores of 30-27, 30-25, and 30-18.

The Garnet were sluggish to start game one, using sheer persistence to pull out the close 30-27 win.  The Swarthmore attack got rolling in game two, led by Berk (four blocks) and classmate Katherine Gold (three service aces).

The freshman class controlled the action in game three - Bond put home six kills and setter Kearney Bangs '10 served four aces.  Gold tallied three more kills while Berk tallied four points (two kills, one block, one ace).

Bangs finished night with 20 assists and four aces while Gold contribute four aces of her own.  Sophomore libero Erin Heaney led the defense with 17 digs.

Swarthmore resumes Centennial action this Friday night, Sept. 29 at 7:00 p.m. when the Dickinson Red Devils come to Tarble Pavilion.

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore freshman midfielder Julia Luongo broke a scoreless tie in overtime with a 35-yard game-winner as the Garnet women's soccer team won a key Centennial Conference match 1-0 over visiting Muhlenberg on Youth Soccer in America Night at Clothier Field.

Swarthmore ended a nine-match losing skid to the Mules with the victory - the last Garnet win over Muhlenberg came in 1994 (a 3-1 win).

Swarthmore freshman Caitlin O'Neill earned the assist by playing the ball from the box back to Luongo, who hit a perfect shot over the outstretched fingers of Mule goalkeeper Shauna Henley and into the upper left corner of the goal.  Luongo had been left open after the Mules pulled their midfielders back to try to stop a prolonged Garnet offensive sequence.  Three Swarthmore reserves, sophomore Melinda Petre and freshmen Caitlin O'Neill and Taylor Rhodes maintained pressure throughout the overtime period.

Both teams played solid defense in the scoreless first half.  Each squad managed two shots on goal, but all were from far out and none of the four saves made were difficult.  Swarthmore's Katie Kanuka '10 came the closest to scoring, but her left-footed drive in the 25th minute went just right of the goal.

The second half saw more chances for both teams but only one shot on goal - a Kanuka attempt from close range that went straight to Henley.  The standout freshman took six shots on the evening but could not extend a four-game goal scoring streak. 

Sophomore Anna de Regt made two saves in goal for the Garnet, while Henley finished with three stops for the Mules, who fell to 4-4 on the year and 1-2 in the Centennial.

Swarthmore (6-1-1, 2-1 CC) returns to action on Sat., Sept. 30, travelling to Washington (Md.) for a 12:00 p.m. game

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SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Garnet field hockey team evened their Centennial Conference record at 1-1 with a 4-0 victory over Bryn Mawr on a sunny afternoon on the Main Line.  Junior forward Abigail Fischer had a goal and an assist in the winning effort.

Fischer gave the Garnet the lead for good 17:20 into the match, putting in a rebound goal after Sarah Reynolds '09's initial shot was saved.  Joslyn Young '10 extended the lead to 2-0 just over two minutes later with her first collegiate goal off of a Lindsay Roth '07 feed.

Swarthmore dominated the first half, outshooting the Owls 14-0.

Sophomore Ashley Gunter scored 4:30 into the second half, with Fischer getting the assist.  Gunter and Fischer remain tied for the team lead in goals, now with seven apiece.  Freshman Abbe Muller wrapped up the scoring with an unassisted goal with 14:45 remaining.

Garnet goaltender Melissa LaVan '07 made two saves to improve to 3-1 on the season.

Swarthmore (6-3, 1-1 CC) returns to action on Saturday afternoon against CC foe Dickinson at 2:00 p.m. at Clothier Stadium.