Athletics News

MATCH RESULTS

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- After blazing through the doubles' matches on Sunday afternoon, the Garnet (4-9) trumped the 25th-ranked College of New Jersey Lions 5-2. Brian Park '06 and Jon Reiss '07 battled during both their doubles' and singles' matches, winning both sides.

Swarthmore's No. 1 doubles pair, Zac Rodd '06 and Park, cruised past their opponents with a solid 8-1 victory. The third game alone could have determined the outcome of the duel. During the game, Rodd was serving. Park made the right calls to his teammate, and Rodd was able to dish out three aces in a game.

Throughout his singles match against New Jersey's Justin Cook, Park held the reins, winning 6-4, 6-1.

The No. 2 doubles pair of Reiss and Jonathan Lo '08 played an impressive match, beating their opponents 8-4.

In his singles match against Michael Klimchak, Reiss rallied back from a set deficit to win the match 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. It is the seventh straight win for Reiss in 2006.

On Friday, April 14, Swarthmore will travel to Maryland to play #20 Washington (Md.). The match will commence at 4:00 p.m.

GAME ONE BOX

GAME TWO BOX

CARLISLE, Pa. - Freshman infielder Christine Sendelsky hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to send Swarthmore to a 4-3 Centennial win in game two of a re-scheduled doubleheader with Dickinson on Sunday afternoon.

The Garnet benefited from a two-run single by freshman Kristin Caspar in the fourth-inning to earn a 6-0 victory over the Devils in game one.

Swarthmore (16-9, 3-1 CC) ties an 18-year old school record with the two victories. The Garnet established a 16-6 record in 1988 under head coach Gomer H. Davies.

Sophomore Emily Walz (5-4) picked up her second shut out of the season in game one, pitching 7.0 innings of four-hit softball while striking out seven batters.

Senior catcher Christina Procacci led the Garnet with a 3-for-4 effort with two runs and two RBIs. Caspar finished 2-for-3 with a run scored while senior Stephanie Rogan also went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

Swarthmore went up 2-0 early in the second game, putting a pair of unearned runs on the board. The Red Devils (11-17, 1-5 CC) evened the score with a two-run triple by sophomore Karrie Brondell.

The game headed to extra innings, but Sendelsky gave the Garnet a 4-2 advantage with her second home run of the season. The Red Devils struck for a run in the bottom of the eighth, but Swarthmore got Brondell to pop out to end the game.

Garnet freshman right-hander Alexandra Zelaski (8-2) pitched all eight innings, allowing three runs on five hits. It is the seventh consecutive win for Zelaski.

Sendeslky was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs while junior Kelly Siano collected three hits and sophomore Katie Gold added a pair of base knocks and scored once.

The Garnet will look to break the win record this Tuesday, April 11 when they travel to Muhlenberg for a 3:00 p.m. Centennial doubleheader.

GAME ONE BOX

GAME TWO BOX

WESTMINSTER, Md. -Swarthmore senior outfielder Scott Young had three hits, two runs, and three RBIs as Swarthmore lost both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Centennial rival McDaniel.  The Green Terror took game one 7-1 behind a one-hitter from McDaniel pitcher Jimmy Dahlgren and then broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in the eighth on their way to an 8-4 victory in the second game.  Swarthmore dips to 5-14 overall and 0-8 in the Centennial while McDaniel improves to 8-13 overall and 2-5 in the CC.

The doubleheader was a make-up for the rained out April 8th twinbill.

The first game belonged to Terror senior right-hander Dahlgren. With McDaniel up 1-0 in the third, Garnet junior Sam Faeder reached on a error by the Green Terror first baseman and stole second base. Faeder scored on Young's single to right-center, tying the game 1-1. Dahlgren erased any more Garnet chances by retiring Garnet sophomore Patrick Christmas on strikes for the third out of the inning.

McDaniel scored once in the bottom of the third and five more times in the fifth while Dahlgren (3-2) retired the final 13 Swarthmore batters to earn his third win of the season.

Garnet junior Alex Ryan-Bond (1-5) was charged with the loss, tossing 6.0 innings with four strikeouts.

Swarthmore scored the first run of game two as Young drew a one-out walk and and came home on junior Ian Adelstein's RBI single.

The Green Terror answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning, and then extended their lead to 4-1 with another score in the second.

Swarthmore cut the lead to 4-2 in the top of the third when Young reached base with a single to right field. Young, who finished the day with a team-high on-base percentage, moved over to third with a pair of stolen bases. Young leads the team with 13 swipes in 2006, and has only been caught twice looking to advance. Catcher Andy Bender '08 drove in Young with a two-out single to left. Bender, a Maryland native, has hit well (.409, 9 for 22) with runners in scoring position, good for second on the team.

The Garnet fought back to tie the game 4-4 with two runs off three hits in the fourth. Junior Noah Cooper-Harris led off with a double to right and then got caught off second base on sophomore Scott Dalane's chopper to the mound. After another out, Faeder drove in Dalane with a base hit to left center and then came into score on Young's second hit of the game.

McDaniel busted the game open in the eighth, plating four runs on four hits to give reliever Jimmy Isaminger (2.0 IP, K) his first career victory.

Garnet sophomore Sean Varsolona (2-4) took the loss, pitching 7.1 innings, allowing six runs (two earned) while striking out three.

Young was 2-for-4 in the second game with two runs and an RBI while Faeder also collected two hits, scored, and drove in one. Adelstein was 2-for-5 for the Garnet with an RBI.

Swarthmore returns home to Clothier Field on Tuesday, April 11 to face Centennial foe Washington at 3:30 p.m.

Brad Baer scored his second goal of the game with 14 seconds remaining to give McDaniel (4-5, 1-3) a 9-8 Centennial Conference victory over Swarthmore (4-4, 1-2) on Clothier Fields this afternoon.

The game was a see-saw battle that featured six ties and four lead changes. McDaniel jumped out in front as Steve Hoffman scored the first of four goals on the day off a Cory Nellissen assist at 11:18 of the first. Jeff Donlea '05 tied the game on a Ryan McKenna '07 feed at 7:00. The Green Terror countered quickly as Kolyn Kirby scored his team-leading 24th goal of the season just 37 seconds later. Tom Coughlin '05 tied the game at 2-2 with 5:26 remaining and Jay Charles '07 ripped a shot past Terror keeper Chad Schell just before the horn sounded ending the first quarter to give the Tide a 3-2 lead.

Kirby added his second goal of the game at 13:04 to tie the game at 3-3 and a Matthew Buschman goal at 7:40 reclaimed the lead for the Terror. The Garnet continued to put pressure on Schell as the offense held a 14-5 shot advantage in the quarter but managed to score only one goal when Gavin Nurick '07 tickled the twine with 3:10 remaining to send the squads into the break deadlocked at 4-4.

The Garnet grabbed the lead again when McKenna scored off a Coughlin feed at 12:48. Hoffman struck again when he won the draw and scored just 11 seconds later to even the game at 5-5 and Baer made it 6-5 when he scored unassisted at 11:22. The duo then combined to give McDaniel a 7-5 lead when Hoffman scored off a Baer feed at 8:16. Jeff Donlea '05 stopped the bleeding when he added a goal off a Coughlin feed at 6:14 to make it a 7-6 game. Hoffman then scored his fourth of the game just 45 seconds later to give McDaniel a 8-6 lead after three quarters.

Tim Chryssikos '05 cut the lead to one when he scored his team leading 20th goal of the season at 9:25 and Coughlin tied the game on a man-up goal with 6:18 remaining. Coughlin received a Chryssikos pass on the crease just left of Schell and deposited the ball behind his back into the upper left corner for one of the prettiest goals of the season (pictured above).

From there, the Garnet had several chances to take a lead but Schell was equal to the test making a big save with less than a minute to go. For the game he recorded 23 saves and the Garnet held a 57-19 shot advantage. Frank Mazzucco '08 recorded five saves in goal for the Garnet.

Swarthmore returns to action on Thursday when it travels to Richard Stockton for a 7:30 contest that was rescheduled from March 23.

McDaniel       2   2   4   1   9
Swarthmore  3   1   2   2   8

Goals:MC (9) Steve Hoffman 4, Kolyn Kirby 2, Brad Baer 2, Matt Buschman.
SC: (8) Jeff Donlea 2, Tom Coughlin 2, Ryan McKenna, Gavin Nurick, Tim Chryssikos, Jay Charles
Assists: MC (6) Baer 2, Rob Weaver 2, Cory Nellissen, Hoffman.
SC (5) Chryssikos 2, Coughlin 2, McKenna.

Goaltenders:
MC - Chad Schell 60 min., 23 saves, 8 GA
SC- Frank Mazzucco 60 min, 5 saves, 9 GA
Shots: MC 19, SC 57.
Penalties: MC 6 for 5:30; SC 1 for 0:30
Man Advantage: MC 0 of 1, SC 1 of 6
Attendance: 184

GAME BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, PA - Dickinson's Amy Jennings and Lesley Oot each collected hat tricks as the 13th-ranked Red Devils went on to win 12-4 in Centennial Conference action on a cold and rainy Clothier Field Saturday afternoon.

Dickinson (10-1 overall, 4-1 CC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead early on before Swarthmore midfielder Katie Crawford '07 put Swarthmore on the scoreboard with her 22nd goal of the season.  Following another Dickinson goal, Garnet freshman midfielder Anna de Regt added her 19th goal of the season to bring Swarthmore to within one. Dickinson scored one more goal before the half ended and the game went to halftime with the Red Devils ahead 4-2.

Dickinson opened the second half with five unanswered goals and never looked back.  Crawford scored her second goal of the game and 23rd of the season (a team-high) with 19:46 remaining in the game, followed shortly thereafter by a goal by midfielder Niamh Shortt '06, her 22nd of the year.  The Garnet fell short in their attempt to stage another comeback as Dickinson ended the game with three consecutive goals.

The Red Devils were called for 37 fouls throughout the game, while Swarthmore was charged with only eight.  Dickinson also ruled the center circle, with a 13-5 advantage in draw controls.

Nine different Red Devils registered points in the contest, compared to five for the Garnet.

Megan Sanborn '08 and Lindsay Roth '07 each had one assist for Swarthmore. Sophomore Susannah Blair recorded 10 saves in goal.

Garnet defenders Chloe Lewis '06 and Melissa Grigsby '09 each forced four turnovers, while junior defender Paige Gentry collected a team-high nine ground balls.

Swarthmore (10-3, 2-3 CC) will look to return to their winning ways Tuesday night when they take on Bryn Mawr in Centennial Conference play, 7:00 on Clothier Field.

GAME BOX SCORE

WESTMINSTER, Md. - Swarthmore scored the first three goals of the game, but the McDaniel Green Terror scored five third-period goals to take the lead for good on their way to an 8-6 Centennial victory over the visiting Garnet on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Junior midfielder Gavin Nurick notched his second career hat trick as Swarthmore wrapped up a four-game road trip.

Swarthmore (3-5, 0-3 CC) jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead behind a goal by Nurick (9:24 remaining) and two tallies by freshman midfielder Ben Young in a 35-second span (3:09 and 2:35).

The Terror (4-5, 1-3 CC)pulled within two with 42 seconds remaining in the quarter when Kolyn Kirby fed Matthew Buschman for his 16th goal of the season.

Neither team scored in the second period as goaltenders Frank Mazzucco '08 (Swarthmore) and Ben Yingling (McDaniel) combined for eight saves.

The Green Terror came out flying in the third period, scoring four times in a span of under three and a half minutes. McDaniel attack Chris Edmonds bested Young by two seconds in the third period, scoring goals just 33 seconds apart to tie the game with 11:42 to play in the quarter. The hosts then got goals from Jared Nutter and Steve Hoffman to take a 5-3 lead with 8:55 remaining.

Swarthmore re-gained its footing and came back to tie the game. Freshman attack Stelios Wilson found the back of the net with 6:54 on the clock, and Nurick got the equalizer on the power play just under five minutes later. The tie was short-lived, though, as McDaniel sophomore Kolyn Kirby tickled the twine with 1:30 left.

McDaniel stretched the lead to two before Nurick completed the hat trick off of a Ryan McKenna '07 feed with 10:19 to play. The Garnet finished with 12 fourth-period shots, but were denied by Yingling (four saves) and did not score again. McDaniel junior Brad Baer closed out the scoring with a goal at 4:01 left to play.

McKenna and freshman midfielder Will Predun each picked up a pair of assists for the Garnet. Goaltender Frank Mazzucco '08 made 11 saves.

Swarthmore won the shot battle 37-24 yet only 20 of the Garnet shots were on goal.

Next up for the Garnet is Wednesday's 7:00 p.m. game with Drew, the first home game for the squad in three weeks.

COMPLETE RESULTS

POMONA, Nj. - Seven members of the Swarthmore track & field squad posted top-10 finishes as the Garnet women excelled at all aspects of the Osprey Open hosted by Richard Stockton on a wet Saturday on the Jersey Shore.

The Garnet women made the biggest noise in a long distance event: freshman Emma Stanley and Bess Ritter took the top two spots out of 24 runners in the 5,000 meter event. Stanley easily out-distanced the field, finishing in a time of 18:53.36 - the 10th fastest time in school history. Ritter was next to cross the line, posting a time of 19:17.84. Senior Molly Maurer also competed, finishing 17th in a time of 21:20.54.

More success came in the middle distance as Swarthmore had three women make the top ten at 800 meters. Senior Emily Wistar was third in a time of 2:25.23, sophomore Kavita Hardy came in sixth in a time of 2:31.83, and freshman Faith Pampel took tenth position with a time of 2:35.98.

Frosh Cait Mullarkey represented Swarthmore in the sprints, continuing the strong placements with a third in the 200 meters (29.10) and seventh in the 100 meters (13.75).

Finally, representing the Garnet in the field events was javelin thrower Emily Conlon '06. In her first event of 2006, Conlon posted a distance of 28.27 meters (92'8"). That throw is the seventh-longest recorded by a Swarthmore track and field participant.

The Garnet travel north to Collegeville, Pa. for their next meet. Swarthmore will take part in the Grizzly Invitational hosted by Ursinus College on Friday, April 14. The first event is scheduled for 11::00 a.m.

COMPLETE RESULTS

POMONA, Nj. -- Sophomore Ross Weller and Jon Shoop went 1-2 in the steeplechase while three other Swarthmore runners ran in the top-10 at the Osprey Open hosted by Richard Stockton College on a wet Saturday.

Weller crossed the line first, completing the 3,000 meter course in a time of 10:03.65, the eighth-fastest time in school history. Shoop cruised in second out of 15 runners, running a time of 10:15.30 - the 11th-fastest in the record books.

Junior Vernon Chaplin finished second by two steps at 1,500 meters, posting a time of 4:10.14. Classmate Dillon McGrew ran 14th out of 30 runners in the same event, clocking in at 4:30.82.

Senior Paul Thibodeau was third in the 800 meter event, circling the track twice in a time of 2:02.37. Teammate Adam Hunt '06 also finished in the top-10, running eighth with a time of 2:04.91. Russell Wight '07 was close behind in 12th (2:06.91) while Jon Estey '08 finished 17th (2:10.57).

Michael Bonesteel '08 ran in the top-15 in both the 100 meter and 200 meter events. He finished 15th (12.05) out of 27 participants in the 100 and then came in 14th (24.52) out of 30 entrants in the 200.

The Garnet will travel north to Collegeville, Pa. for their next meet. Swarthmore will take part in the Grizzly Invitational hosted by Ursinus College on Friday, April 14. The first event is scheduled for 11::00 a.m.

BOX SCORE

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Swarthmore tied the game with a four-run rally in the sixth, yet Ursinus answered with three more to claim a 9-6 Centennial win over the visiting Garnet on Friday afternoon.

With Swarthmore down 6-2 and two men out in the top of the sixth, sophomore center fielder Scott Dalane ripped a bases-loaded double off Bears reliever Ryan Smith to clear the bases. Smith entered the game having allowed only five runs in 24 innings pitched this season.

Garnet freshman infielder Kevin Kooi followed with a two-bagger of his own off Smith, scoring Dalane with the tying run.

Ursinus (9-11 overall, 3-3 CC) took the lead for good in its next at bat as Tommy Herrmann scored on a sacrifice fly to center off the bat of David Randolph. The Bears scored two more off Garnet reliever Noah Cooper-Harris '07 in the seventh and two relievers limited Swarthmore to one hit in the final three frames to seal the win.

The Garnet (5-12 overall, 0-6 CC) jumped all over Ursinus starter Chris Threadgill, scoring twice before the Bears could record an out. Swarthmore junior Sam Faeder walked to lead off the game, senior Scott Young singled to center, and sophomore Patrick Christmas delivered a double to drive home Faeder. Ursinus brought in Pat Higgins in relief and Swarthmore outfielder Ian Adelstein '07 drew a walk. Freshman Conor Casey then grounded into a fielder's choice, bring Young into score, making it 2-0 Swarthmore. Higgins induced a ground-ball double play to end the inning.

Ursinus got two runs off Swarthmore starter Justin Chen '08 in the bottom of the first and then struck for four more in the second to take the 6-2 lead.

Chen went five innings allowing six runs, four earned, while striking out six. Cooper-Harris (1-1) took the loss for Swarthmore, pitching two innings in relief.

Dalane was 2-for-4 on the afternoon, driving in a career-high three runs. Kooi and Christmas also collected two hits and an RBI for Swarthmore. Christmas extended his career-best hit streak to 11 games with the first-inning double.

Hermann led the Bears with three hits, three runs, and three RBIs while Randolph contributed a hit, a run, and two RBIs.

Swarthmore will travel to Maryland on Saturday, April 8 for a 12:30 p.m. doubleheader with Centennial foe McDaniel.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Senior Michael Cullinan finished third with an 80 as Swarthmore finished second in a quad match at Torresdale-Frankford Country Club on Friday afternoon.

Host Holy Family led the way with a team score of 329, followed by the Garnet (342), University of the Sciences (415), and Arcadia (419).

The Swarthmore team score comprised of freshman Michael Bernasek (81 - fourth overall), Ed Goldstein '07 (86), freshman David Lau (87), and junior Eric Zwick (88). Junior Zach Moody also competed for Swarthmore, carding a 94. Cullinan competed as an individual hitting for a ten-over par 80.

The Garnet tee it up on Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at St. David's Country Club against host Eastern College.