Athletics News

WELLESLEY, MA. Wellesley College and Swarthmore played for the 2005 Seven Sisters title this afternoon, with the Blue defeating the Garnet 3-2.

Swarthmore struck first with a quick goal only minutes into the first half off the stick of Heidi Fieselmann '06. Swarthmore then added a two-goal lead at the 25:00mark on a goal by Neema Patel '07. With seconds left in the half, Wellesley cut the lead to within one on a goal by Julia Parzych.

In the second half, Wellesley passed a chance to tie the game on the penalty shot, but would even the score with less than nine minutes on the clock when co-captain Lindsey Holiday found the net. With regulation time running out, Wellesley's Sara Stein hit the game winning goal off a corner.

Defender Chloe Lewis '06, midfielder Summer Spicer '07, and midfielder Neema Patel '07 made the All-Tournament team for their efforts.

The Garnet (4-2) will open up Centennial Conference play in their next game, travelling to Gettysburg College for a 1:00 p.m. game on Saturday, September 24.

Wellesley (3-1) -- 3
Swarthmore (4-2) -- 2

Scoring Summary

First Half
1. 33:40, Swarthmore, Heidi Fieselmann '06 (Abbie Fischer '08)
2. 14:30, Swarthmore, Neema Patel '05 (Fischer)
3. 0:09, Wellesley, Julia Parzych (unassisted)

Second Half
4. 8:57, Wellesley, Lindsey Holiday (Julia Hunter)
5. 5:00, Wellesley, Sara Stein (Julia Hunter and Katie Sang)

Shots: Wellesley 35 , Swarthmore 13
Saves: Wellesley (Emily Hewitt) 7 , Swarthmore (Melissa LaVan '07) 14

The Swarthmore (5-2) volleyball team opened its defense of the Garnet Classic with a 3-1 victory over Cabrini in pool play in Tarble Pavilion on Saturday morning.

The Garnet won the first game easily, 30-7, but the Cavaliers (6-2) came right back to take a tight second game, 30-27. Swarthmore, behind excellent play from middle blocker Katie Gold '08 and outside hitter Erica George '07, cruised to a 30-22 win in game three. Outside hitter Jennifer Wang '09 closed out the match by ripping a kill down the line as the Garnet won game four by a score of 30-25.

Swarthmore will resume play in pool A at 1:00 p.m against Kean College.

Rutgers-Newark defeated Alvernia College 3-0 in the first match of pool B.

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The Swarthmore (6-2) volleyball team continued its quest to win their own tournament, breezing by Kean 3-0 in the final match of pool play on Saturday afternoon.

The Garnet will play Rutgers-Newark in the championship match at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Complete Championship Results

The Swarthmore (6-3) volleyball team fell to Rutgers-Newark 3-2 in the championship match at the third annual Garnet Classic on Saturday evening in Tarble Pavilion.

The Garnet won the first game, 30-27, but dropped the next two by scores of 30-28 and 30-22. Swarthmore fought back to win the fourth game, 30-25, yet the Scarlet Raiders scrapped out the fifth and decisive game, 15-13.

Outside hitter Jennifer Wang '09 had a team-high 17 kills and 24 digs, while Erica George '07 added her own double-double with 15 kills and 23 digs against Rutgers-Newark (9-3).

George led Swarthmore with 38 kills on the day, earning All-Tournament status for the third consecutive year.

Complete Garnet Classic Results
All-Tournament Team

Sheena Eldred -- Rutgers-Newark (MVP)

Erica George -- Swarthmore

Kerri Lindenthaler - William Paterson

Amy Werley - Alvernia

Elizabeth Bauer - Kean

Samantha Hartling -- Cabrini

Senior forward Amanda Zambrano scored 1:16 into overtime to send Franklin and Marshall to a 1-0 victory Saturday at Swarthmore in the Centennial Conference opener for both squads.

This is the third straight year the Diplomats and Garnet have needed extra time to settle the score, with Swarthmore coming away with a win each of the last two seasons.

The two teams played an evenly-matched contest through 90 minutes, with F&M holding a slight advantage in shots (8-6).

The extra session had just begun when F&M's Kelly Cassels chased down a ball at the right post and sneaked the ball across the goal mouth where Zambrano deposited the game-winner into an empty net.

F&M goalkeeper Robyn Jones made four stops for the Diplomats (5-0, 1-0 CC).  Garnet keeper Lauren Walker '09 had four saves as Swarthmore fell to 2-5-1, 0-1 in the Centennial Conference.

Swarthmore will resume their Centennial Conference schedule on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m., when they play host to the Bullets from Gettysburg on Clothier Field.

Box Score

Midfielder J.P. Faunes '08 and forward Stu Leon '09 scored goals as Swarthmore defeated Dickinson 2-0 on a stormy Saturday night at Clothier Field.

Both squads came into the contest with matching 4-1 records, and played with the same level of skill for much of the first half.

Swarthmore were able to capitalize on a Red Devil foul early in the game. Faunes took the kick, curving the ball around the wall and back inside the post to beat Dickinson keeper Aaron Stemplewicz at 9:04 for a 1-0 lead. The score marks the first goal of Faunes' collegiate career.

Play was halted with 9:39 left in the first half as the referee spied strikes of lighting surrounding the field. Both teams milled around Lamb-Miller Fieldhouse as the officials and coaches conferred about resuming the match.

Both teams took to the field exactly one hour after the match was stopped and resumed their battle on the Opening Night of the Centennial Conference.

The Garnet (5-1, 1-0 CC) were able to tack on an insurance goal with time winding down in the match. Midfielder Ladule Lako La Sarah '09 glided by the Dickinson defender along the right sideline, finally arching a cross into the top of the box. A Red Devil defender stepped in and deflected the pass. Unfortunately for Dickinson, Leon was there to pounce, taking one step before striking the ball into the left side of the goal for his third score, a team-high, of the season.

Senior Reuben Heyman-Kantor had another strong night, making six saves for his third shutout of the year.

Stemplewicz made five stops as Dickinson fell to 4-2 overall, 0-1 in the Centennial.

The Garnet will welcome Gettysburg to Clothier Field on Saturday, September 24 in their next game.

History is not on Swarthmore's side; the Garnet have not beaten the Bullets in 20 years and its been 11 years since a Swarthmore player (Len Cuello '94) scored in the match up. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m.

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Midfielder Summer Spicer '07 scored twice as Swarthmore blanked Vassar 4-0 to advance to the championship match at the Seven Sisters Tournament in Waltham, Ma.

Heidi Fieselmann '06 scored her third goal of the tournament and freshman Ashley Gunter tallied the first score of her collegiate career for the Garnet (4-1).

Swarthmore will play Wellesley, a 3-0 winner over Smith, in the championship match tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.

Midfielder Heidi Fieselmann '06 scored twice to lead Swarthmore to a 4-2 upset victory over top-seeded Mt. Holyoke in first round action of the Seven Sisters Tournament in Waltham, Ma.

The Garnet (3-1) got scores from Summer Spicer '07 (off a penalty stroke) and Abbie Fischer '08 to send Mt. Holyoke (2-1) to its first defeat of the season.

Fiselmann now has a team-high five goals on the year, two shy of her career-high (7) set in 2003.

Swarthmore will face Vassar at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for a spot in the championship match.

The University of Sciences (5-2), a Division II opponent, outlasted Swarthmore in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, winning 3-1 for their fourth straight victory.

The Blue Devils won a squeaker in game one, 31-29, before gaining control of the match with a 30-25 win in game two.

Swarthmore (4-2) came back to take the third game, 30-28, but succumbed in the fourth game, 30-24.

Middle blocker Katie Gold '08 had an outstanding game, tying for the team-high with Erica George '07, registering 13 kills on the night. Jennifer Wang '09 led Swarthmore with 22 digs and four aces, while middle blocker Karen Berk '08 posted a team-high five blocks. Senior setter Emily Conlon racked up 42 assists while running the offense.

Swarthmore hosts the 3rd annual Garnet Classic this Saturday, September 17 welcoming Alvernia, Cabrini, Kean, William Paterson, and Rutgers-Newark. The first match begins at 9:00 a.m. in Tarble Pavilion.

Box Score

The Garnet outshot the junior varsity squad of Division I West Chester, 21-12, on their way to a 3-2 victory on Thursday evening.

Julie Monaghan '07 put Swarthmore on the board with an unassisted goal with just 3:20 left in the first half. Goalie Melissa LaVan '07 made the lead stand up into the intermission with four first-half saves.

The Lady Golden Rams evened things up with a goal just over three and half minutes into the half. The combination of Sharna Shuford to Emily Kunkel teamed up for the first of two goals by Kunkel to even the score, 1-1.

Swarthmore continued to pepper West Chester goalie Brittney Harding, newly inserted in the second half. Charlotte MacAusland '06 rang up s score off a feed from Neema Patel '07, with 12:45 left to put the Garnet back in the lead.

Kunkel answered again for the Lady Rams, finishing off a pash from Shuford to knot the match at 2-2 with 6:40 remaining.

The will of Swarthmore would not be denied. Heidi Fieselmann '06 found an open teammate, classmate Jessie Whitfield '06, who nailed home the game-winner with 5:10 left.

LaVan totaled six saves on the evening for Swarthmore.

The Garnet hit the road again tomorrow, travelling to Wellesley College for the annual Seven Sisters Tournament this coming weekend. Swarthmore will face Mt. Holyoke on in their first round game at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.

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