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GAME BOX SCORE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Ny. - Skidmore junior Chuck McNeil scored the game-winning goal off a feed from Tom Spinella with 1:48 remaining to give the Thoroughbreds a 7-6 win over visiting Swarthmore on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

Skidmore (4-3) jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, with Garnet senior midfielder Matthew Perez getting Swarthmore (3-3) on the board with his seventh goal of the season.

The Garnet cut the deficit to 4-3 in the second period as freshmen Stelios Wilson and Will Predun put home unassisted goals. McNeil tallied his first of two goals on the day with 2:39 left in the period, giving Skidmore a 5-3 advantage at halftime.

Swarthmore midfielder Ryan McKenna '07 made the score 5-4 at 11:58 with his first goal of the season. Spinella then gave the Thoroughbreds a two-goal lead, 6-4, with 3:27 left in the third but Swarthmore's offense swung the momentum in favor of the Garnet. Sophomore midfielder Ivano Ventresca and Predun scored 13 seconds apart to even the contest at 6-6 heading into the fourth and final period.

The opposing goalies turned away a handful of offensive chances during a tense fourth period. McNeil finally broke through under the two minute mark to send Skidmore to its third consecutive victory.

Swarthmore held a 31-21 shot advantage and won 11 of the 17 faceoffs.

Garnet goalie Frank Mazzucco '08 made eight saves while his Skidmore counterpart, James de Gorter, registered 11 saves.

Swarthmore resumes its Centennial Conference schedule on Tuesday, April 6 when they travel north to take on Ursinus at 7:00 p.m.

COMPLETE RESULTS

CHESTER, Pa. - Emily Wistar '06 ran eighth in the 1,500 as Swarthmore competed at the Danny Curran Invitational on a wet Saturday morning at Widener University.

Wistar continued to lower her times in a successful senior season, hitting the finish line at 4:56.31 - the tenth fastest time in school history. Four Garnet other runners finished in the top 25; Lauren Fety '06 (20th - 5:14.71), Emma Stanley (21st - 5:15.00), Kavita Hardy '08 (23rd - 5:18.13), and Faith Pampel '09 (5:19.64). Freshman Bess Ritter was 27th in a time of 5:22.95.

Freshman sprinter Caitlin Mullarkey made her collegiate debut in the 100 meters (14.24) and 200 meters (29.36).

Swarthmore returns to action next Saturday at Richard Stockton College in the Osprey Invitational at 10:00 a.m.

COMPLETE RESULTS

CHESTER, Pa. - Garnet distance runners Jon Shoop '08, Ross Weller '08, and Vernon Chaplin ran in the top ten of the 5,000 meters at the Danny Curran Invitational hosted by Widener University on Saturday.

Shoop led the trio home with a fifth place finish in a time of 15:43.40. Weller (15:44.70) finshed a step ahead Chaplin (15:45.70) in seventh place.

Senior Paul Thibodeau (4.11.03) ran 16th out of 53 runners in the 1,500 meters followed in by teammate Adam Hunt '06 in 18th with a time of 4:12.28.

Swarthmore harriers Conor Darby '09 (2:04.01), Dillon McGrew '07 (2.04.82), Rory Stackpole '09 (2:08.32), and Matt Schiller '07 (2:16.02) competed in the 800 meter run.

Swarthmore senior sprinter Tyler Lyson posted solid times in the 200 meters (24.02) and 400 meters (54.22).

Swarthmore next competes on Saturday, April 8th at the Osprey Invitational on the campus of Richard Stockton College. Events start at 10:00 a.m.

BOX SCORE

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Gettysburg Bullets scored 11 first-half goals on their way to a 15-3 Centennial victory over Swarthmore on Saturday.

The Garnet have lost only twice in 2006, both times falling to top-10 teams.

Gettysburg, coming off of a win over defending national champion College of New Jersey, asserted itself quickly, getting two goals in the first 2:11 of play from senior Jenn Kelly. Kelly completed the hat trick just over 10 minutes later to give the Bullets a 7-0 lead; the margin stretched to 8-0 before freshman midfielder Anna de Regt converted a Megan Sanborn '08 feed with 11:31 left in the half.

Gettysburg added four more goals before the halftime buzzer and took an 11-1 lead into the break.

Garnet goaltender Susannah Blair '08 faced 22 first-half shots and made all five of her saves in the first 30 minutes.

The Bullets extended their lead to 14-1 late in the second half before freshman Melissa Grigsby moved up from her defenseman position to fire the ball past goalkeeper Susan Meyers for her first career goal.

Junior Lindsay Roth finished out the scoring with an unassisted tally with 54 seconds remaining in the game.

Roth finished with a team-high five shots and three draw controls.

Gettysburg ended the game with a 28-15 advantage in shots.

The Garnet (9-2, 1-2 CC) will travel to Chestertown, Maryland on Thursday afternoon to face Washington College at 4:00 p.m.

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

4/1: Garnet Waltz By Crusaders

READING, Pa. -- Swarthmore pitchers Emily Walz '08, Marianne Klingaman '07, and Alexandra Zelaski '09 combined to hold the Alvernia Crusaders to just four total runs and shortstop Katie Gold '08 had a pair of hits in each game as the Garnet swept Saturday's doubleheader, 10-2 and 4-2.

The Garnet took advantage of shaky Alvernia defense in the top of the first, scoring two unearned runs as part of a three-run inning. Gold picked up an RBI single before scoring on a wild pitch.

Starter Walz got off to a fine start, retiring six of the first seven batters she faced and preserving the 3-0 lead through two innings.

Swarthmore got three more in the third on a three-run blast by second baseman Christine Sendelsky '09. It is the first round-tripper for the freshman, and the fourth for the team.

Alvernia chipped away at the lead with single runs in the third and fourth before Swarthmore put the game away with yet another three-run inning in the fifth. Left fielder Kristin Caspar '09 delivered the key blow, a two-out, two-run single that made the score 9-2 in favor of the Garnet. Center fielder Lauren Walker '09 scored on a passed ball in the seventh to close out the scoring.

Walker joined Gold among four Garnet who finished with a pair of hits; Sendelsky and Caspar were the others. Sendelsky finished with team-high totals of three runs and three RBI.

Walz went the distance to even her record at 4-4, allowing one unearned run and four hits while striking out eight.

In the second game. Swarthmore's offense initially had trouble with Alvernia hurler Emily Williams, who struck out four straight over innings one and two. In the third, though, with the game still scoreless, the bottom of the order got the Garnet offense going. Walker singled, stole second, and came around on a Caspar base hit. Williams then bore down to hold Swarthmore to just a 1-0 lead.

The Garnet got another in the fourth when Gold tripled and scored on the same play on a miscue by Crusader second baseman Jackie Rhoads to make it 2-0.

After an error put two runners on with two out in the first, Klingman started a streak of 10 straight Crusaders retired with a big strikeout. Things started to unravel in the fifth as a walk, a fielder's choice, and two errors led to an Alvernia run. Klingaman allowed an RBI single but then got Rhoads to ground out to third to keep the score tied at 2-2.

Swarthmore would not be denied on this day. After Sendelsky reached on an error and Gold singled in the top of the sixth, junior first baseman Kelly Siano struck the big blow, a two-run double. Williams got the next two hitters, but the damage was done and Swarthmore led 4-2.

Zelaski did not allow a hit or a walk over the final two innings and caught Suzanne Fox looking to end the game. The freshman got the win, improving to 6-2 on the season.

Gold and Siano each had a pair of hits while Gold scored two runs and Siano had the aforementioned two RBI.

Senior catcher Christina Procacci drew a walk in each game to move into a tie for 10th place all time in Division III at 90 career walks with Jennifer Ambrose of New Jersey City.

The Garnet (13-8) start off the Centennial Conference schedule on Tuesday, April 4 hosting defending champion Ursinus in a 3:00 p.m. twinbill.

ALLENTOWN, Pa.- Swarthmore scored eight runs in the top of the ninth, but Muhlenberg was able to hold of the Garnet 16-11 in Centennial Conference action on Friday afternoon.

The Garnet drop to 5-8 overall and 0-2 in the Centennial while the Mules improve to 9-8 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial.

Sophomore infielder Patrick Christmas led Swarthmore with a 3-for-5 performance that included two runs scored and an RBI. Christmas has collected a hit in 12 of the 13 games in 2006, including a run of seven straight through Friday. Over that seven game stretch, Christmas is hitting .357 with eight runs and seven RBIs - he now has a team-high 14 RBIs on the season.

Junior outfielder Ian Adelstein also had a solid day for the Garnet, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs while freshman second baseman Kevin Kooi collected two hits in four at bats, driving in a pair of runs. Junior Sam Faeder also had two hits and two runs to extend his hit-streak to 15 games while senior Scott Young added a pair of hits and a run.

The Garnet pounded out a season-high 18 hits on the day with nine different players registering an RBI.

Freshman Sean Varsolona (2-2) was tagged with the loss, allowing nine runs (five earned) on 11 hits in 5.0 innings. Varsolona struck out six Mules while walking only one.

The Garnet return to action tomorrow afternoon, welcoming 16th-ranked Johns Hopkins to Clothier Field for a 12:30 Centennial doubleheader.

CONCORDVILLE, Pa. -- Swarthmore junior Eric Zwick carded an 80 to finish fourth overall as the Garnet competed against five schools at the par-72 Concord Country Club on Friday afternoon.

Swarthmore totaled 337 to finish fourth on a ragged course, 15 strokes behind leader New York University (312).

Junior Zach Moody posted an 83 for Swarthmore, while senior Mike Cullinan and freshman David Lau recorded 87s. Freshman Michael Bernasek was the final member of the Garnet contingent, finishing with a 90.

Team Scores

NYU -- 312
Widener -- 330
Cabrini -- 335
Swarthmore -- 337
Neumann -- 338

BOX SCORE

CHESTER, Pa. — Swarthmore freshman midfielder Anna de Regt came off the bench to score a career-high five goals, along with an assist, as the Garnet won over hometown Widener 13-11 on Thursday evening.

Midfielder Megan Sanborn '08 added three goals for Swarthmore (9-1, 1-1 CC) while junior middfielders Lindsay Roth and Katie Crawford added two scores apiece.

Junior attack Allison Glavin led the Pioneers (2-6 overall, 1-2) with five goals while midfielder Rebecca Corrado added four goals.

The Pioneers put up the first score before the Garnet ran off six consecutive goals, taking a 6-2 lead into the intermission.

Widener scored the first four goals of the second half, evening the score on goal by Tricia Lynch off a pass from Kerri Schulz at 38:00.

Swarthmore answered with three scores by Sanborn, de Regt, and Roth to take 9-6 lead midway through the second half. The see-saw action continued as the Pioneers put three goals in to even the contest at 9-all with 11:52 remaining.

de Regt put home her fourth goal of the night at 50:17 to put the Garnet back in front. Swarthmore went on to score three of the final four goals, including the game-winner at 51:51 by Sanborn off a feed from de Regt.

With her five goals, de Regt became eight Swarthmore woman to score at least ten goals this season. Crawford moved into a tie for the team lead, with senior midfielder Niamh Shortt, by scoring her 20th goal at the 54:45 mark.

Swarthmore held a large advantage in the shot category (42-24) and controlled the majority of the draws (16-9).

Garnet goalie Susannah Blair made seven saves between the pipes, while counterpart Brianna Tarry registered 18 saves for the Pioneers.

Swarthmore resumes its Centennial Conference schedule this Saturday, April 1, travelling to fifth-ranked Gettysburg College for a 1:00 p.m. game.

Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

3/30: Garnet Hurlers Mow Down Philly Bible

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore junior Marianne Klingaman threw her first shut-out of the season in a 14-0 game one victory over Philadelphia Biblical and freshman Alexandra Zelaski followed up by striking a career-high 11 batters in a 13-0 Swarthmore victory in the second game in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon.

Continuing a break-out season for Swarthmore softball, the Garnet (11-8) reached 11 victories in the shortest time since the 1990 season, when Swarthmore earned win #11 in the 15th game of the season.

In the first game on Thursday, the Garnet put up four runs off PBU starter Bethany Hill in the first inning and never looked back, scoring in each of their four times at bat.

Sophomore shortstop Katie Gold drove in a game-high four runs; senior Christina Procacci had a hit, scored once, and drove in three more; and classmate Stephanie Rogan cracked two hits, scored three times, and drove in a pair of runs. Junior third baseman Melissa LaVan contributed two hits with two runs while freshman second baseman Christine Sendelsky tripled, drove in a pair of runs, and scored twice.

Brittany Sparling had two hits for Philadelphia Biblical (0-12).

Klingaman (3-2) mowed through the Eagle hitters, spreading three hits over five innings while not allowing a runner to reach third base. Klingaman struck out seven PBU batters on her way to the fifth shut-out of her career.

The 14 runs is the most totaled by a Garnet squad since an 18-2 win over Lehman on April 18, 1998.

Game two featured more Swarthmore scoring on offense and a controlled Zelaski on the mound. The freshman allowed only two hits, including a rocket off the bat of Eagles' Kaleigh Smith that caught Zelaski by suprise, hitting the pitcher's glove and squirting away for an infield hit in the second. Zelaski re-gained her composure and proceeded to strike out eight of the next ten batters, including a run of six in a row.

It was the second consecutive shut-out for Zelaksi (5-2 and her third of the season. The freshman right-hander has now gone 12 straight innings without allowing a run, dropping her team-leading ERA to 1.97.

The Garnet offense got on the board early and often in game two, scoring five runs off five hits in the first inning. Swarthmore added another run in the second when Procacci came home on a wild pitch.

Gold's bases-loaded triple in the third highlighted a six-run inning that gave Zelaski plenty of room to work with.

Gold was 2-for-3 with four more RBIs while Miller was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Junior Kelly Siano scored three times while Procacci was 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs.

Gold, with eight RBIs on the day raised her season total to a team-leading 20 runs driven in, easily surpassing her previous career-high of 12 in 2005.

Procacci is also enjoying a career-year, already surpassing her career-highs in runs (14), RBIs (15), and on-base percentage (.542). The senior catcher drew a pair of walks on Thursday and now has 88 base on balls in 140 career games (0.629 BB/G). She now stands in a tie for 11th all-time in Division III with Melissa Roberts from Emory (Ga.) University.

Swarthmore travels to Reading, Pa. this Saturday, April 1 to take on Alvernia in non-conference action. The doubleheader is set to start at 1:00 p.m. The Garnet return home on Tuesday, April 4 to open the Centennial Conferece-portion of their schedule against 2005 champion Ursinus. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.

BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa.- Muhlenberg's Eric Hammond had four hits and teammate Matt Tobia added three hits apiece leading the Mules to a 9-3 Centennial Conference victory over Swarthmore in the conference opener for both teams.

Garnet freshman shortstop Conor Casey was 3-for-4 while junior infielder Sam Faeder added a pair of hits and scored twice as Swarthmore dipped to 5-7 overall and 0-1 in the Centennial.

Muhlenberg (8-8 overall, 1-0 CC) scored a run in top of the first, but Swarthmore came back to take a 2-1 lead on sophomore catcher Andy Bender's two-run double to left in the bottom of the inning.

The Mules put a single run up in the second and the third, and then took advantage of three Garnet miscues in the fourth with four more runs to take a 7-2 lead. Mules third baseman Pete Oris delivered the big hit, stroking a two-out double to drive in sophomore Joe Carlo.

The Garnet tacked on their third run on sophomore Patrick Christmas' RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. It was the team-leading 14th RBI of the season for Christmas.

Junior lefty Jason Bonder (2-1) earned the win for Muhlenberg, tossing six innings while allowing two runs on seven hits, striking out three. Garnet sophomore Justin Chen (1-2) took the loss, allowing ten hits and three earned runs in five innings.

Four Garnet hitters collected a pair of hits: Faeder, Christmas, senior captain Scott Young, and sophomore center fielder Scott Dalane. Young also collected his 11th stolen base of the season, a team-high and second best in the Centennial.

Faeder's single to centerfield leading of the bottom of the first extended the junior's season hit streak to 12 games. Dating back to 2005, Faeder has registered a base hit in 14 straight contests.

Swarthmore completes the back end of a home-and-home with the Mules this Friday, March 31 in Allentown at 3:00 p.m. The Garnet will then welcome the 16th-ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays to Clothier Fields on Saturday, April 1 for a 12:30 p.m. twin bill.