Athletics News

COMPLETE RESULTS

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Senior Paul Thibodeau ran the race of his career, dropping seven seconds off his personal-best to win the 1,500 meter race at the Grizzly Invite at Ursinus College on a pleasant Friday afternoon.

Junior Vernon Chaplin also ran to victory, out-kicking 33 competitors to win the 800 meters in a time of 1:58.38.

The Garnet ran their way to fifth place with a team total of 49 points. Moravian College out-distanced 12 other schools with a team score of 161.

Thibodeau out-ran Widener's Zach Miller (4:05.58) and Kevin Cunningham (4:05.60) in a thrilling race that saw the Swarthmore senior post a time of 4:03.01 for his first collegiate victory. Thibodeau was joined in the top-15 by teammates Dan Hodson (seventh-4:15.65), sophomore Jon Shoop (11th-4:21.59), and freshman Erik Saka (12th-4:22.26).

Chaplin was joined in the top-10 of the 800 by four Swarthmore teammates: freshman Connor Darby broke the two minute barrier for the first time in his life, running fourth in a time of 1:59.74, junior Dillon McGrew finished sixth in a time of 2:02.56, while seniors Keefe Keeley (ninth-2:05.08) and David Hoyt (10th-2:05.56) posted similar times.

Senior Nick Graham ran a pair of strong sprints, finishing 10th in the 100 meters (11.57) and 14th in the 200 meters (23.50). His 100 time is the eighth-fastest in school history while his 200 time just missed the top ten. Freshman Michael Bonesteel ran 12th at 100 meters (12.00) while senior Tyler Lyson ran well in the 200, finishing 17th in a time of 23.87.

The Garnet return to Widener University on April 27 -28 for the annual Widener Invitational.

COM PLETE RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - 25th-ranked Swarthmore assumed the top spot in the Centennial Conference by defeating Washington College 6-3 at Faulkner Courts on Thursday afternoon. The Garnet (9-2 overall, 5-0 CC) won their 24th consecutive Centennial match and sixth straight overall.

Swarthmore claimed victory in two of the three doubles' matches. Juniors Waverly Lutz and Sara Sargent outlasted Washington's Blake Leeser and Lydia Bull at No. 2, winning 9-7. Seniors Jenna Adleberg and Emily Townsend won their second Centennial match of 2006, rolling past Kristen Hossick and Lyndsey Beidle 8-4 at No. 3 doubles.

Garnet All-American Sonya Reynolds rebounded nicely from just her second loss of the season on April 11, easily defeating Washington's Allison Daciek (ranked 17th in the Atlantic South region) in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

Garnet freshman Jennie Park remained in Centennial play, winning her fifth straight conference match 7-5, 6-3 over Beth Foster at No. 2

Sargent rolled in straight sets at No. 4 singles, besting Lydia Bull 6-4, 6-3 while Lutz dispatched Ryoko Sawada 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6.

The Garnet look to tighten their hold on the top spot in the Centennial on Saturday, April 15 when they host McDaniel in a 1:00 p.m. match.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior midfielder Katie Crawford tallied a hat trick and the Garnet defense was solid as Swarthmore earned an 8-6 victory over Muhlenberg Thursday in Centennial Conference action on Clothier Field.

The Garnet (12-3 overall) improved to 4-3 in conference play with two conference games remaining on in 2006. The 12 victories is the most by a Swarthmore team since the 1995 season, when the Garnet went 13-4.

Swarthmore was hot right from the start, with junior midfielder Lindsay Roth putting the Garnet on the scoreboard just 35 seconds into the game.  The offense kept coming as Swarthmore rolled to a 6-0 lead, thanks to goals from Crawford, Athena Samras '07, Heidi Fieselman '06, Roth, and Megan Sanborn '08.  Senior midfielder Niamh Shortt registered an assist on Samaras' goal.

Muhlenberg (8-5, 3-3 CC) responded to the offensive outburst with two quick goals late in the first half, including Courtney Tapkas' milestone 200th career goal.  Crawford scored her second goal of the game with a little over a minute remaining in the half, giving the Garnet a comfortable 7-2 lead at halftime.

Muhlenberg came on strong in the second half, scoring three unanswered goals to bring them to within 2. Crawford scored again for Swarthmore at the 51:11 mark to give the Garnet some breathing room, and then narrowly missed scoring her fourth and fifth goals of the game as two of her shots hit the crossbar. Muhlenberg's Sara Hiller scored with 17 seconds left in the game, but that wasn't enough as Swarthmore escaped with an 8-6 victory.

Crawford now has 26 goals on the year, and Roth's two scores also give her 26 on the season.

The Garnet dominated offensively, recording 30 shots, while Muhlenberg could muster only 15 thanks to relentless Garnet pressure on the defensive end.

Freshman defender Melissa Grigsby played lock-down defense on Tapkas, as Muhlenberg's prolific scorer (tied for first in the CC in goals per game entering the game) only registered a pair of goals. Grigsby also forced 3 turnovers and collected 5 groundballs.  Defender Chloe Lewis '06 and Sanborn also picked up 5 groundballs apiece.

Sophomore goaltender Susannah Blair recorded seven saves in net for Swarthmore.

Entering the game, the Garnet were fifth in the Centennial Conference standings, battling for a spot in the conference playoffs.  In their two remaining conference games, Swarthmore will take on Haverford, who is winless in conference play, and Ursinus, who is currently in 4th place.

The Garnet travel to Haverford on Tuesday, April 18 for at 5:00 p.m. Centennial game. Swarthmore downed the Fords 13-5 on March 18 in the second round of the 2006 Seven Sisters Championship.

GAME BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Freshman attack Stelios Wilson tied the game 9-9 with his third goal of the game at 0:44 remaining in regulatione, but Gil Arbitsman scored with 0:54 left in the second overtime period to give the visiting Drew Rangers a 10-9 non-conference victory over Swarthmore.

Drew (4-6) got off to a quick start, scoring a pair of goals in the fifth minute of play to take a 2-0 lead. Freshman midfielder Will Predun answered for the Garnet (3-6), though, depositing a Matt Perez '06 feed into the back of the net. Swarthmore controlled the ensuing faceoff, and Perez once again made the correct pass, hitting freshman midfielder Todd Friedman, who scored with 8:42 to play in the first quarter to tie the score.

Rangers Dan Moffo and Cory Helly scored late in the first period to give Drew a 4-2 lead.

The teams nearly battled to a draw in the second quarter, as only Wilson's first goal of the game with 6:50 remaining prevented a scoreless period. Garnet midfielder Will Predun '09 picked up the assist.

Moffo grabbed his second goal of the game with three minutes gone by in the third quarter to extend Drew's lead back to two, but the Garnet once again rallied to tie. Junior Gavin Nurick tickled the twine with 8:35 left in the period, and Perez fed Wilson for the equalizer just under five minutes later.

Tom Stitt re-took the lead for the Rangers with his second goal two minutes later, but Swarthmore stormed down the field and Wilson, on the giving end this time, got the ball to Friedman in time for the latter's second goal which, like the first, came only 20 seconds after the previous faceoff.

Swarthmore finally took the lead 22 seconds into the fourth quarter when junior Ryan McKenna fed classmate Jay Charles for a pretty goal. The lead was short-lived, though, as Moffo completed the hat trick just as a penalty was called on Garnet sophomore defender Drew Bonessa and Drew's Gil Arbitsman scored for the visitors on the ensuing power play. Nearly seven minutes passed before Robert Budziszewski extended the Drew lead back to two once again.

One more time, though, Swarthmore had the answer. Charles quickly gained control of the face off, found a small opening, and unleashed a low lefthanded shot that somehow got past Drew goaltender Michael Celantano.

Drew tried to run out the clock, but finally turned the ball over, and Charles found Wilson in traffic on the left wing, where the freshman fired the ball past Celantano to force overtime.

The Rangers controlled play through nearly all of the first overtime, but Garnet netminder Frank Mazzucco '08 made three big saves to preserve the deadlock.

Play went back and forth in the second overtime until the Rangers gained control of the ball, marched downfield, and got the ball to Arbitsman, who shot the game-winner past Mazzucco.

Wilson's hat trick is the first of his career. He now has 11 goals on the season, second on the team to Charles (12 goals).

Charles and Friedman each added a pair of goals, while Perez finished with three assists. Moffo's three goals led the Rangers; Arbitsman and Tom Stitt each notched a pair.

Charles finished with eight ground balls, which would have been the new high point for the Garnet on the season if not for junior defender Anthony Orazio, who scooped up 10. Orazio also caused six Ranger turnovers.

Mazzucco finished with a season-high 13 saves, beating his previous high, recorded at Goucher in another overtime contest, by one.Celentano stopped 15 shots for Drew.

Swarthmore returns to Centennial Conference play this Saturday, April 15. One of the conference's four ranked teams, #14 Dickinson, comes to town for a 1:00 p.m. contest.

COMPLETE RESULTS

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Swarthmore (8-2 overall, 5-0 Centennial) won its 23rd consecutive conference match, defeating Muhlenberg 7-2 on Tuesday afternoon.  The Garnet ended the Mules 33-game home winning streak and set up a match for first place in the Centennial with Washington on April 13.

The Garnet rolled through the doubles' competition, sweeping all three matches to grab an early lead. Sonya Reynolds '07 and Marissa Matthews '07, ranked eighth in the Atlantic South region, fought past the Mules' No. 1 pair of Amy Schmidt and Carly Rotfeld (ranked ninth in the region) by a score of 8-5. At No. 2, freshman Jennie Park and sophomore Erica Lukoski overcame the Mules' Pam Kimmelman and Jenn Powell 9-7 and Swarthmore senior Jenna Adelberg and junior Waverly Lutz breezed to an 8-0 win at No. 3 over Muhlenberg's Stacy Lipshuctz and Jacquelyn Magner.

Schmidt, ranked third in the region for singles, delt Reynolds only her second defeat (the first came to top-ranked Emily Applegate from W&L) of the season 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. The two have a historic rivalry that includes Reynolds upsetting Schmidt at the 2005 Centennial Conference Championships on her way to the singles' title.

Park completed a double dip by dispatching Kimmelman at No. 2 singles 7-5, 6-2; the freshman has now won seven of her first eight collegiate matches, including a perfect 4-0 in Centennial play.

Matthews also won both times she stepped on the court Tuesday; the junior used little time in rolling past Rotfield 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.

Junior Sara Sargent won her third Centennial match of the season, downing Lipshutz at No. 5 singles 6-2, 7-5 while Lutz rolled past Kelly Fraser 7-5, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

The Garnet, currently ranked 24th in the country, welcome Washington (Md.) to Faulkner Courts on Thursday, April 13 in a 3:30 p.m. match that will decide first place in the Centennial Conference.

GAME ONE BOX

GAME TWO BOX

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Muhlenberg pitchers held the vaunted Garnet offense to eight hits en route to a sweep of the Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Swarthmore dips to 16-11 overall, 3-3 CC while the Mules improved their record to 12-14 overall and 5-3 in the CC.

Swarthmore came into the afternoon leading the Centennial Conference in batting average (.334), runs (152), hits (223), and doubles (38) yet ran into a pair of solid pitching performances that limited any scoring chances.

The Mules chipped away at a late 3-2 Swarthmore lead in game one, eventually scoring the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth to win 4-3.

Junior Marianna Klingaman (3-4) took the loss for Swarthmore despite allowing only one earned run in 7.2 innings while striking out five.

Freshman Christine Sendelsly, sophomore Katie Gold, and junior Kelly Siano all collected a hit and scored a run.

Swarthmore turned to freshman Alexandra Zelaski, winner of seven straight, in game two. The right-hander did her part in the early going, allowing only one hit in the first four innings. Mules starter Lara Kestenbaum one-upped Zelaski, not allowing a Swarthmore hit ( a single by senior Stephanie Rogan) until the sixth.

The Mules scratched out a run in the fifth and then got three more in the sixth, riding Kestenbaum's two-hit shut-out to a 4-0 victory.

Rogan and Gold posted base hits for Swarthmore while Zelaski (8-3) suffered the loss.

The Garnet look to get back on the horse this Saturday, April 15 when they welcome Gettysburg to Clothier Fields for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.

BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - A walk-off single by Garnet catcher Andy Bender '08 capped a late-inning comeback as Swarthmore defeated Centennial rival the Washington Shoremen 9-8 on Tuesday afternoon.

The Shoremen (6-18 overall, 1-8 CC) came out strong in the first six innings, scoring two runs in the first, a run in the second, and three runs in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead. Washington starter Wes Anderson silenced the Garnet bats for much of the afternoon, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

The Garnet offense woke up in the seventh inning batting around the order to score eight runs to take the 8-6 lead. Outfielder Ian Adelstein '07 led off with a double and scored on a base hit by junior Noah Cooper-Harris. The Garnet added three more runs on singles and infield hits.

The inning almost didn't reach that point. Still trailing 6-4, Garnet third baseman Patrick Christmas '08 stepped up to bat with two runners in scoring position and two outs. On a two-strike count, Christmas foul-tipped a pitch in the dirt that was caught by the Washington catcher. The home-plate umpire originally called the swing an inning-ending strikeout, but upon further consideration, the umpires reversed their ruling and ruled the foul ball had hit the ground first.

Christmas took advantage of the new life, sending the next pitch into center field for a game-tying base hit. Adelstein then came up for a second time in the inning, and launched a two-run home run to left field, the first fence clearing shot hit by a Swarthmore player at Clothier Field.

Cooper-Harris came in from the designated hitter's spot in the fifth to pitch three solid innings in relief, retiring the first eight batters he faced before the Shoremen got two runs to tie the game in the ninth. Freshman Sean Varsolona (3-4) earned the win in relief of Cooper-Harris by finishing the ninth, retiring three of the four men he faced.

Junior first baseman Sam Faeder led off the bottom of the ninth with a bunt single. Outfielder Scott Young '07, who was 3-for-5 on the day and swiped his team-leading 14th stolen base, moved Faeder to second with a base hit. Christmas then flied out and Adelstein reached on a fielder's choice as Faeder was forced out at third. With two outs, and the winning run in scoring position, Bender sent everyone home with a walk-off single to center field, scoring Young.

Bender was the man Swarthmore wanted at the plate, having picked up nine of his 14 RBIs and hit .450 (9for 20) this season with two outs.

For Adelstein, it is the first home run of his collegiate career. The junior already has career-highs this season in runs (15), RBIs (15), doubles (6), walks (12), average (.284), slugging percentage (.418), and on-base percentage (.393).

The Garnet (6-14 overall, 1-8 CC) head to Chestertown, Md. for a re-match against the Shoremen on Friday, April 14 at 3:30 pm.

GAME BOX SCORE 

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Freshman Anna de Regt tied a career-high with five goals to lead Swarthmore to a 16-6 victory over the visiting Bryn Mawr Owls in Centennial action. Junior Lindsay Roth added a hat trick as the two midfielders to claimed a share of the team lead in goals.

Bryn Mawr's Moriah Scott kicked off the scoring with a goal 5:51 into the match, but the Garnet scored four straight goals to take command. Roth notched a pair of goals four minutes apart, the second coming after a pretty pass from midfielder Katie Crawford '07 11:29 in. Senior Heidi Fieselmann quickly converted a third goal to give the Garnet a 3-1 lead.

Eight minutes passed before another goal was scored as both teams were able to force frequent turnovers. Finally, with 9:50 remaining in the half, Fieselmann took a Kelsey Hatzell '09 feed and found the back of the net, extending the Garnet lead to 4-1.

The Owls controlled the ensuing draw and took the ball right down the field, where Scott picked up her second goal of the game.

From there, it was all de Regt until the end of the first half as the freshman completed a hat trick in under eight minutes of play. Crawford picked up her second assist on de Regt's first goal; the latter two tallies came off of free position attempts, with the final goal coming with just eight seconds left in the half.

Interspersed into de Regt's streak were Owl goals by Jen Lam and Greta Flaherty, limiting Swarthmore's halftime lead to 7-4.

The Owls drew first blood in the second period as Flaherty found the back of the net just over two minutes into the period. Bryn Mawr would not score again, though, until 16:46 had passed and the Garnet had scored eight unanswered goals.

Hatzell got things going, converting a free position attempt just one minute after Flaherty's goal. Sophomores Megan Sanborn (2) and Rachel Jordan, junior Athena Samaras, Roth, de Regt, and Hatzell (for the second time) all tickled the twine during the run.

After Zoe Fuller-Young scored the Owls' final goal, de Regt closed out the scoring with her fifth goal with 5:55 to play.

Roth and de Regt now share the team lead in points (30) and goals (24), with six assists each on the season. Crawford is right behind with 23 goals and five dishes.

The Garnet (11-3, 3-3 CC) aggressively attacked the net, drawing a total of 34 fouls on the Owls, and were highly efficient with their free position attempts, converting eight of twelve.

Sophomore goalie Susannah Blair made nine saves in the victory. Crawford finished with a team-high five ground balls.

Owls net minder Alex Byers made 13 stops for Bryn Mawr (5-9, 0-5 CC) while Flaherty and Scott scored two goals apiece.

Swarthmore welcomes Centennial rival Muhlenberg to Clothier Field on Thursday, April 13 at 5:00 p.m.

WAYNE, Pa. - The Garnet had all cylinders clicking on Monday afternoon, rolling to the second-best team score of the season while defeating Arcadia and Eastern in a tri-match at St. David's Golf Club.

Swarthmore won its fourth match of the spring season with a team score of 311, besting Arcadia (365) and Eastern (372).

Freshman David Lau led the way with a three-over par 73, the lowest score of the day. The freshman's score was his second lowest of the season; Lau shot a 72 at Rolling Green on March 20. Lau finished just ahead of Garnet senior Michael Cullinan, who took second place with a 74.

Swarthmore junior Eric Zwick, competing as an individual, was next with a five-over par 75. Zwick leads the Garnet with a 78.2 stroke average in2006, followed by Cullinan with an 80.17 average.

Junior Ed Goldstein recorded a 79 for the Garnet, the second time he has broken 80 this season. Swarthmore junior Zach Moody carded an 85 to round out the Garnet scoring, while freshman Michael Bernasek posted an 87.

Arcadia was led by Sean Flynn with an 84 while Eastern got an 87 from Drew Krupp and an 88 from his brother, Jared.

Swarthmore's had to pull out of the Widener Invitational on Thursday, April 13, but will resume its 2006 schedule on Monday, April 17 at the Franklin & Marshall Invite to be played at Bent Creek Country Club in Lititz, Pa.

COMPLETE RESULTS

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- 25th-ranked Swarthmore swept the doubles' matches and got a pair of wins at the top two singles' positions to earn a 5-4 win at 24th-ranked Mary Washington on Sunday afternoon.

Junior Sonya Reynolds and freshman Jennie Park both won their singles' and doubles' matches to lead the Garnet to victory.

Reyonlds combined with classmate Marissa Matthews to defeat UMW's Natalie Fugate and Kate Miglin, ranked 11th in the Atlantic South region, at No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-6. Juniors Sara Sargent and Waverly Lutz downed the Eagles' Rebecca Morse-Karzen and Kelsey Mansmann 8-4 at No. 3s while Park and sophomore Erica Lukoski got past Gayle Smith and Stephanie Kurti 8-6 at No.2s to complete the doubles' sweep.

Reynolds, the fifth-ranked player in the Atlantic South region, made short work of Miglin (ranked 23rd) at No. 1 singles, winning 6-1, 6-4.

Park secured the win for Swarthmore with an easy 6-1, 6-3 win over Fugate at No. 2 singles.

Swarthmore will travel to Allentown, Pa. for a match that could decide first place in the Centennial Conference. The Garnet face off with rival Muhlenberg at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 with the Mules' 33-match home winning streak on the line.