Athletics News

COMPLETE RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore (12-2, 8-0 CC) cruised to a 7-2 Centennial victory over visiting Dickinson on Saturday afternoon, solidifying their spot in the 2006 Centennial Conference Team Tennis Championship.  Marissa Matthews '07, Emily Townsend '06, Jamie Midyette '08, and Oriana Galardi-Este won both their singles' and doubles' matches.

The Garnet won their 27th consecutive Centennial match, taking a strangle-hold on home-court advantage for the 2006 Centennial Team Championships.

Swarthmore travels to Johns Hopkins tomorrow, April 23, taking on the Blue Jays at 3:00 p.m. in a match re-scheduled from April 8.

COMPLETE RESULTS

CHESTER, Pa. - Four Garnet distance runners posted personal bests as Swarthmore ran at the Widener Invitatinoal on the campus of Widener College on a wet and windy weekend.

Carrie Ritter '06, Emma Stanley '09, and Emily Wistar '06 ran in the top ten in the 5,000 meter race on Friday evening. Ritter was sixth with a PR of 18:27.12, Stanley was fifth in a PR of 18:28.00, and Wistar was next in sixth position with a PR of 18:28.64. Freshman Bess Ritter also posted a personal-best in the 5,000, finishing in 18th in 19:03.82 while senior Molly Maurer was 36th of 47 runnerswith a time of 20:59.05.

Swarthmore also had a strong contingent in the 800 meters, with three runners getting in the top 15. Sophomore Kavita Hardy ran fifth in a time of 2:29.19, freshman Kathy Feeney was 12th in 2:33.90, and classmate Faith Pampel was right behind in 13th with a time of 2:34.01.

Freshman sprinter Caitlin Mullarkey had a strong competition, lowering her best time in the 400 intermediate hurdles to 1:08.25. Mullarkey finished fourth, behind two Division I runners, posting the fifth-fastest time in school history and the best time in eight years. She also finished seventh out of 23 runners in the 200 meter dash, clocking in with a time of 29.04.

Mullarkey also joined sophomore Rebecca Burrow in the top ten of the long jump competition. Burrow finished eighth with a top distance of 15' 3/4" whil e Mullarkey was 10th with a top jump of 14' 8 1/2".

Garnet senior Emily Conlon also had a solid field day, tossing the javelin a season-best distance of 96' 5", good for fifth out of 18 competitiors and a top-five all-time throw at Swarthmore.

COMPLETE RESULTS

CHESTER, Pa. - The Garnet distance runners posted four personal bests and sprinter Nick Graham ran a top-ten time in the 100 meters as Swarthmore competed at the Widener Invitational on the campus of Widener University this weekend.

Senior Paul Thibodeau (23rd - 15:43.97), freshman Erik Saka (31st - 15:53.58), freshman Dan Hodson (32nd - 15:55.17), and senior Patrick Hart (59th - 18:02.46) all ran their lowest times in the 5,000 meters on Friday evening.

On Saturday, Graham was the story, finishing third out 27 runners in the 100 meter dash, posting a time of 11.47. Senior Tyler Lyson also ran strong in the short distances, finishing eighth in the 200 meters (23.67) and 19th in the 400 meters (53.44).

Three Garnet men raced at 800 meters, led by junior Dillon McGrew in 12th place in a time of 2:00.26. Freshman Connor Darby was 15th (2:00.96) and junior Russell Wight was 22nd (2:03.54).

Junior Vernon Chaplin ran 12th out of 67 competitors in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:04.22 Senior Adam Hunt also competed, finishing 27th (4:11.70) while classmate Keefe Keeley was 35th with a time of 4:16.44.

LANCASTER, Pa. - Garnet sophomore Travis Allen ripped a double as Swarthmore dropped a 5-0 Centennial game at first-place Franklin & Marshall on Friday afternoon.

Garnet sophomore Justin Chen (1-4) suffered the loss, pitching three effective innings allowing only two runs (one earned) on two hits, while striking out two.

Allen's two-bagger came with two outs in the seventh, one of only two hits allowed by Diplomats starter Matthew Metsch.

Fans, the Centennial double header at Clothier Fields with visiting Gettysburg on Saturday has been moved to Sunday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. due to the impending rain storms.

GAME BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Muhlenberg scored four times in the final period to down home-standing Swarthmore 8-6 on a warm Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference play at Clothier Field.

Local product James Robinson led the Mules (5-5 overall, 2-3 CC) with a hat-trick while freshman Nick Fletcher and sophomore Kyle Farris added two goals apiece.

Garnet freshman midfielder Todd Friedman scored two goals and junior midfielder Gavin Nurick also scored twice for Swarthmore (3-8 overall, 0-5 CC).

Swarthmore was the aggressor on this night, getting two goals off the left perimeter from Friedman (10:07) and Nurick (3:25) to open a 2-0 lead in the first period.

Muhlenberg controlled the action at the onset of period number two, using a goal by Robinson off a feed from Fletcher at 13:49 and a Fletcher goal at 7:48 to even the score at 2-2.

The Garnet assumed the lead for the second time when junior midfielder Adam Miller scored his fourth goal of the season with 3:14 left in the first half. Swarthmore held the 3-2 advantage at intermission.

Muhlenberg took the lead with back-to-back goals from Sean Toohill and Robinson before Swarthmore evened the score at 4-4 on freshman midfielder Will Predun's sixth goal of the season at 8:31.

The Mules got goals from Robinson (12:10) and Fletcher (11:00) in the opening minutes of the fourth period. Friedman brought Swarthmore back within one with his second goal of the game at 10:49.

Muhlenberg's leading scorer, Kyle Farris, scored two goals in the final seven minutes to give the Mules the cushion necessary to win.

Nurick scored his second goal, in a man-advantage opportunity off a feed from freshman Ben Young, with 20 seconds left for the final margin.

Mules goalie Dan Kotch made 16 saves while Swarthmore goalie Frank Mazzucco '08 recorded 18 saves.

The Garnet travel to Lancaster, Pa. for their next game; Swarthmore will face home-standing Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday. April 22 at 1:00 p.m.

COMPLETE RESULTS

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Garnet (11-2, 7-0 CC) swept past the Ursinus Bears on Wednesday afternoon, winning 9-0 to remain atop the Centennial Conference.

Swarthmore dropped only three games in doubles' action: Erica Lukoski '08 and Jennie Park rolled 8-2 to defeat Courtney Root and Jill Alsphach at No. 1s; seniors Emily Townsend and Jenna Adelberg won at No. 2s, 8-0 over Emily Malinowski and Laura Ng; Waverly Lutz '07 and Jamie Midyette '08 cruised past Molly McGlinchey and Pam Odorizzi 8-1 at No. 3 doubles.

Park, Townsend, Lukoski, Lutz, Adelberg, and Midyette failed to drop a set as the Garnet swept through the singles' competition.

The Garnet have won 26 straight Centennial matches and look to clinch home court advantage in the Centennial playoffs with a pair of wins vs. Dickinson and at Johns Hopkins this weekend.

COMPLETE MATCH RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Garnet (5-10) held off the Bates Bobcats on Tuesday afternoon at Faulkner Courts. The Garnet, rebounding from a close loss to Washington less than a week ago, triumphed 5-2. Jon Reiss '07, Jonathon Lo '08, and Sam Sidhu '07 were victorious in both their doubles and singles matches.

Playing at No. 2 doubles, Reiss and Lo once again pushed their opponents to their breaking point. Bates managed to draw some points from Lo and Reiss with both soft and hard shots, but Reiss ended the match 8-6 with a perfected placed volley. Reiss and Lo also won their singles matches 6-1, 6-1 and 6-4, 6-2 respectively.

No.3 doubles Sidhu and Kevin Shaughnessy '09 exchanged some riveting rallies with Bates' tandem of Benjamin Stein and Patrick Conway. Shaughnessy's serving and timely communication kept the duo steady, and Sidhu ability to make the play put them over the top, 8-6.

After doling out some aces, Brian Park '06 swiftly took the first and third sets from his opponent, Greg Little . The second set reached a tie-breaker which Little took advantage of, but he was no match for Park, and the Garnet senior rolled 7-6, 6-2 from then on.

On Monday, April 24, the Garnet will play their last match of the season, hosting long time rival Haverford. The battle will commence at 3:30 p.m.

GAME ONE BOX

GAME TWO BOX

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Freshman second baseman Christine Sendelsky collected three hits (including her third home run of the season), three runs, and three RBI as the Garnet swept a doubleheader with the visiting Washington College Shorewomen, 2-1 and 4-2. Freshman Alexandra Zelaski and junior Marianne Klingaman picked up complete games victories.

The Shorewomen struck first in game one, scratching across an unearned run on a hit, a walk, and an error in the top of the second.

Swarthmore got all of its offense in the third frame. Senior rightfielder Danielle Miller led things off with a single and scored when Sendelsky roped a two-bagger to the wall in the left field corner. Sendelsky later scored from third when shortstop Katie Gold '08 drove an 0-2 pitch to deep right-center to pick up the sacrifice fly.

Zelaski was never in trouble again, facing the minimum three hitters in four of the last five innings. The freshman got strong defensive play from Sendelsky, who started a 4-3 double play in the fifth frame, and third baseman Melissa LaVan '07, who earned assists of five of the last 11 Washington outs.

By the end, Zelaski had scattered five hits over seven innings, allowing just the second-inning unearned run to improve to 9-4 on the season while lowering her ERA to a team-low 1.93

Washington again drew first blood in the second game when Laura Mozzer scored on a Klingaman wild pitch in the third.

The Garnet created some two-out magic in the bottom of the frame. Miller reached on an error to keep the inning alive, Sendelsky doubled to put runners on second and third, and Gold came up with the big hit, a two-run single.

Klingaman helped her own cause in the fourth, singling in centerfielder Lauren Walker '09, who had led off the inning with a double. Sendelsky gave the Garnet a three-run cushion in the fifth with a home run on a 1-1 pitch.

Washington strung together three singles in a last-ditch rally in the top of the seventh, but Klingaman got cleanup hitter Kim Proctor to fly to center to end the game.

Klingman struck out three while allowing nine hits, improving to 5-4 on the year.

Walker finished 3-for-3 in game two, raising her season average to .341. The Garnet boast a Centennial-leading .323 team batting average in 2006.

Swarthmore (19-12, 6-4 CC) will look to maintain its hold on fourth place in the conference on Saturday against Franklin & Marshall. Gametime for the doubleheader is 1:00 p.m.

GAME BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Garnet juniors Ian Adelstein and Sam Faeder each had a hit and an RBI as Franklin & Marshall defeated Swarthmore 15-2 in Centennial Conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

Diplomats starter Jeremy Knox (7-1) pitched five perfect innings, striking out three batters to improve F&M's record to 21-8 overall and 11-2 in the Centennial.

The Garnet (6-18 overall, 1-12 CC) cut F&M's early 4-0 lead in half with a pair of runs off Brad Anders. Garnet sophomore Scott Dalane greeted Anders with a double to left-center to lead off the bottom of the sixth. After freshman Conor Casey moved Dalane to third with a ground out, freshman Kevin Kooi drew a walk. Kooi immediately swiped second base, his eighth stolen base of the season, to put two runners in scoring position. Faeder drove home Dalane with a single for the first Swarthmore. It is Faeder's 20th RBI of the season, a career-best.

Anders set Swarthmore senior Scott Young down on strikes, but Garnet infielder Patrick Christmas walked to load the bases. Adelstein made the score 4-2 by being patient and drawing another base on balls from Anders. F&M brought in Diplomats reliever sophomore Rob Goman who got designated hitter Travis Allen out to end the inning.

The Diplomats struck for six runs in the top of seventh to bust open the close game, adding two in the eight and three in the ninth.

F&M shortstop Andrew Hanson led the offense going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

The Garnet hope to avenge today's defeat this Friday, April 21 when they travel to Lancaster, Pa. to take on the Diplomats at 3:30 p.m.

HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Garnet raced to a 7-2 halftime advantage and held on in the second half for a 9-6 win over rival Haverford on Tuesday afternoon. Junior midfielder Lindsay Roth scored her fifth hat trick of the season to lead the Swarthmore attack.

The win is Swarthmore's 13th of the season, equaling the school record set by the 1995 team (13-4).

Roth was hot early, scoring the first two goals of the game during the first six minutes. Shortly after, classmate Katie Crawford found the back of the net to give the Garnet a 3-0 lead.

Freshman Zoe Lloyd got the Fords on the board but the Garnet were far from done. Midfielders Anna de Regt '09 and Megan Sanborn '08 scored consecutive free-position goals, and Roth finished out the hat trick with 6:57 to play in the period to extend the lead to 6-1. Sharon O'Neill scored for the home team, but de Regt tickled the twine once again to bring the lead back to five at the break.

Haverford controlled much of the second half, outshooting the Garnet 21-9 while winning the turnover battle 10-6. After Crawford and Sanborn scored midway through the period to give Swarthmore a 9-3 lead, the Fords held the Garnet scoreless for the rest of the game.

But Blair was on her game and made 14 saves in the half to stop the Haverford comeback in its tracks. The Fords managed only one goal in the final 13 minutes of play.

Roth's three goals put her in front in the team scoring department (35 points, 29 goals).

Swarthmore (13-3) improves to 5-3 in Centennial Conference play with the win. The Garnet can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Ursinus on Saturday or with a McDaniel loss at #1 Gettysburg tomorrow or at Muhlenberg on Saturday.

Saturday's Swarthmore-Ursinus matchup will have seeding implications. Game time in Collegeville, Pa. is 1:00 p.m.