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Jeff Donlea '05 scored a team-high four goals and freshman goalie Frank Mazzucco made 20 saves as Swarthmore downed Muhlenberg 14-9 in Centennial Conference action on Wednesday afternoon.

It was all Mules in the first period, out-shooting the Garnet 10-4 while racing to a 4-1 lead. Swarthmore responded big time in the second period, netting three goals on only six shots to knot the score at 4-4. Ryan McKenna '07 got things started with his second goal of the game at 13:44. Gavin Nurick '07 scored his 10th goal of the season at 2:46 and Adam Miller '08 tied the score with his second career goal at 1:48.

Mazzucco built a wall in front of the Garnet net during that second period, stopping six shots to get Swarthmore back in the contest.

The Garnet (6-5, 2-3 CC) keep things rolling in the third period, scoring the first four goals of the half to build a 8-4 advantage. Donlea put his first one of the game in at 10:02, Matthew Perez '06 scored his first goal of the season at 9:36, Chris Harman '08 lit up the board at 6:57, and Donlea struck again at 6:57, finishing off a pass from Tom Coughlin '05.

The Mules (7-6, 0-5 CC) got a goal at 2:13 but the Garnet got scores from Donlea and sophomore Jay Charles to close period number three with a 10-5 advantage.

Muhlenberg and Swarthmore trade goals in the fourth period with Mazzucco stopping five shots to keep the Garnet at a comfortable distance. Coughlin notched his 12th score of the year at 12:14 and fellow senior Tim Chryssikos put in his team-leading 24th goal at 12:14. Donlea scored his final goal with 5:17 left on the clock with Harman tallying the final score, his 14th of the season, at 1:39.

The Mules were unable to take advantage of a 47-24 shot advantage, as Mazzucco set up shop in front of the net. The freshman's 12.82 saves per game ranks him in the top five in the Conference.

Chryssikos contributed one goal and three assists, pushing his points per game average to 4.27, good for a top five spot in the Centennial.

Swarthmore's next game will mark the final appearance on Clothier Field for the Garnet senior men's lacrosse players. Come out at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23rd to watch Swarthmore take on 16th-ranked Franklin & Marshall in a Centennial Conference match-up.

Centennial Conference-leading Franklin & Marshall College (17-12, 10-3 CC) scored six runs in the second inning en route to a 9-4 win over Swarthmore in Lancaster, Pa. on Tuesday afternoon.

The Diplomats touched up Alex Ryan-Bond '07 (above), last week's Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week, for five hits in that fatal second frame, opening up a 6-0 lead.

The bottom of the Swarthmore order got the Garnet offense rolling in the third, smacking five hits of their own off F&M starter Jeremy Knox.

Ben Mendelson '08 and Scott Dalane '08 connected on one-out singles to put runners on first and third for Swarthmore. First baseman Jody Fisher '05 kept the hit parade going, cracking a single to drive in Mendelson and move Dalane to third. Up next was Scott Young '06, who lofted a fly ball to right, deep enough to bring in Dalane. Second baseman Patrick Christmas '08 then hit a double and shortstop Sam Faeder '07 followed with an RBI single, extending his hit streak to six games. Designated hitter Travis Allen '08 hit the ball to third, which the Diplomats' third baseman was unable to field cleanly, allowing Christmas to score to cut the F&M lead to 6-4.

The Diplomats put two more on the board in the bottom of third, pushing their advantage to 8-4 before scoring once more in the seventh for the final margin.

Ryan-Bond took the loss for the Garnet, throwing all eight innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits, striking out three while walking four.

Christmas led Swarthmore with a double, a single, and a run scored, while Faeder added a single and an RBI.

The Garnet return home for their next game, a 3:30 p.m. match-up with this same F&M squad.

Franklin & Marshall (9-2, 8-0 CC) out-shot Swarthmore 31-10 on their way to a 15-4 victory in Centennial Conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Garnet (7-7, 2-6 CC) got scores from Katie Crawford '07, Lindsay Roth '07, Niamh Shorrt '06 (above), and Heidi Fieselmann '06 while freshman goalie Susannah Blair made 10 saves in goal.

Swarthmore will host their final home match of the 2005 season on Saturday, April 23rd when they welcome McDaniel College to Clothier Field for a 5:00 p.m. contest. The annual Swarthmore Alumni Game will immediately follow the conclusion of the varsity contest.

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Mary Mintel '05 roped a two-run triple and Marianne Klingaman '07 (above) spread five hits over seven innings to lead Swarthmore to a 2-1 win over Washington College (Md.) in game two of a Centennial Conference double header in Chestertown, Md. on Tuesday afternoon.

The Shorewomen (16-12, 4-8 CC) rang out seven runs on nine hits and starter Diane Green stranded eight Garnet baserunners to win game one 7-1. Catcher Christina Procacci '06 reached base twice, once with a hit and once with a walk, and scored the Swarthmore run. Amy DiBiase took the loss for the Garnet.

Sam Brody '05 led off game two with a single and moved to second when Shorewomen starter Michelle Laque hit Procacci with a pitch. Mintel, leading the team with a .595 slugging percentage, was the next batter up and immediately hit a shot into the outfield. By the time the dust had settled, two runs had scored and Mintel stood on third with her second triple of the season.

Washington scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh and loaded up the bases with two outs before Klingaman induced Meg Lucas to pop out to first base, ensuring her fifth win of the season.

Mintel had the triple and two RBIs, pushing her team-leading total to 15. Procacci added a hit, a run, and a walk to give her 28 base on balls in 2005. Her rate of 0.93 walks per game ranks third in all of Division III and leads the Centennial Conference.

Klingaman struck out two and walked one in seven innings of work, earning her third complete-game victory of the year. The sophomore lowered her ERA to 2.52, good enough to move her into the top ten in the Centennial Conference.

Swarthmore (9-21, 3-7 CC) travels west on Saturday, April 23rd for their final road game of 2005, heading to Lancaster, Pa. for a 1:00 p.m double header versus Franklin & Marshall College.

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The Garnet (9-5, 7-0) recorded two 9-0 Centennial Conference victories today with split squad wins over McDaniel and Ursinus to extend its conference win streak to 16 in a row.

At McDaniel, Sonya Reynolds '07, Waverly Lutz '07, Sonia Vallabh '06, Federica von Euw '07, Oriana Galardi-Este '06 and Katie Berry '05 were all double winners.

Reynolds and von Euw teamed up for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles while Lutz and Berry posted an 8-4 decision at No. 2 and Galardi-Este and Vallabh were 8-6 winners at No. 3.

In singles play, Reynolds made short work of Danny Magid at No. 1, winning 6-1, 6-2. Lutz posted a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 over Kate McLean and Vallabh was a 6-2, 6-2 winner at No. 3. von Euw also won by a score of 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 and Galardi-Este recorded a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 5 over Sharon Desperak. Berry closed out the sweep with a 1-6, 6-2, (10-8) victory at No. 6. Results

In match two, the Garnet made short work of the Bears posting an easy 9-0 victory.

The Garnet dominated the doubles play as Elli Suzuki '06 and Sara Sargent '07 teamed up for an 8-1 victory at No. 1, Emily Townsend '07 and Erica Lukoski '08 breezed to an 8-0 win at No. 2, and Jenna Adelberg '06 and Sonali Shahi '06 paired up for an 8-1 victory at No. 3

The Garnet had similar success in singles play as all six players posted straight set victories. Suzuki playing at No. 1 recorded a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Courtney Root and Sargent was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 2 over Rebecca Gotwals as both picked up their second wins of the match.

Townsend earned her second win of the day with a 6-1, 6-0 dispatching of Lindsey Kunkel at No. 3 and Lukoski picked up win number two with a 6-0, 6-1 decision over Rachel Sussman at No. 4. Jamie Midyette '08 was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Julie Katz and No. 5 and Shahi completed the sweep with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Emily Malinowski at No. 6.

The Garnet host Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Results

The Garnet (5-17, 3-9) dropped a both ends of a Centennial Conference doubleheader at Dickinson, falling 7-5 in the opener and 12-4 in the nightcap.

Jared Leiderman '05 went the distance in game one with seven strikeouts over six innings but it was not enough as Dickinson scored late to pull out the victory.

Dickinson jumped out to a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the first but the Garnet tied the game in the third as Scott Dalane '08 tripled and scored on a Scott Young single.

Swat took a 3-1 lead in the fourth as a Ben Mendelson '08 single plated Sam Faeder '07 and Noah Cooper-Harris '07 with the go-ahead runs.

Dickinson answered with a solo run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2 as Nicholas Perkins singled and scored on a Ryan Stearrett double.

The Devils then took the lead with two in the fifth and added some insurance with three in the sixth to take a 7-3 lead.

The Garnet mounted a rally in the top of the seventh as Jody Fisher '05 led off with a double, and scored on a Young single. Patrick Christmas '08 then followed with a single to bring the tying run to the plate with no outs. Ian Adelsetin grounded into a fielder's choice, forcing Young out at third and Faeder followed with a walk to load the bases. Travis Allen '08 hit a fielder's choice grounder to short that forced Adelstein out at third and scored Christmas to make it 7-5. Cooper-Harris stepped up to the plate as the go ahead run but popped out to short to end the game.

Young finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI to pace the Garnet. Box Score

In the nightcap, the Red Devils put together 16 hits to post a 12-4 victory. Dickinson scored two in the first, two in the third and one in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead as Matthew Villone held the Garnet hitless through the first four and a third innings until Faeder broke up the no-hit bid with a single to center field.

The Devils added a five-spot in the seventh to take a 10-0 lead as Cooper-Harris gave up 13 hits and allowed nine runs in six plus innings.

The Garnet broke up Villone's shutout bid when Allen hit his first career home run with one out in the eighth. Swat added three more runs in the ninth as Fisher and Young scored on a Christmas double and Christmas touched the plate on a Faeder RBI single.

The Garnet return to action on Tuesday with a trip to Franklin & Marshall at 3:30.

Chris Harman '08 and Jeff Donlea '05 each scored a pair of goals for Swarthmore (5-5, 1-3 CC) as the Garnet fell to Dickinson College 10-6 on Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference action.

The Red Devils (6-3 , 4-1 CC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and Harman answered with his first goal at 6:59 to cut the Dickinson lead in half. The Red Devils responded quickly with Scott Dalgliesh expanding their lead to 3-1 with a goal at 6:22.

The Garnet scored the first two goals of period number two to tie the contest at 3-3. Donlea found the back of the net at 11:37 and Harman followed up with his second score at 10:52. Dickinson posted two scores later in the period to take a 5-3 lead into the intermission.

The Red Devils made the score 6-3 with a goal by Flynn Burch at 11:37. The back and forth nature of the game continued as Swarthmore responded with goals from co-captain Tim Chryssikos '05 and Donlea to swing the momentum back in favor of the Garnet.

True to form, Dickinson came right back at Swarthmore, scoring three unanswered goals to expand their lead to 9-5 with 5:30. Ryan McKenna '07 scored his sixth goal of the season with 1:53 left and the Red Devils added an insurance goal forty seconds later to ensure their third consecutive win.

It was an evenly played match, statwise, with the Red Devils holding a 34-30 shot advantage and scooping up 35 ground balls to Swarthmore's 33.

Frank Mazzucco '08 made 12 saves in goal for the Garnet.

Mazzucco and his Swarthmore teammates will hit the road on Wednesday, April 20th for their next match, a 4:00 p.m. Centennial Conference duel with Muhlenberg College.

Sam Graffeo '07 posted her personal-best in the shot put for the second consecutive week, leading the Garnet women at the Grizzly Invite hosted by Ursinus College on Saturday afternoon.

Graffeo placed fourth out of twenty-one competitors, recording a mark of 11.02 meters (36'2"). That toss beat her previous best (34' 9 3/4") and gave Graffeo sole possession of third place all-time in Swarthmore track and field history.

The other field participants representing Swarthmore produced encouraging results as well. Long jumpers Rebecca Burrows '08 (4.53 meters) and Jennifer Stevenson '06 (4.50 meters) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, out of twenty-three competitors.

High jumper Jessica Zagory '05 placed fourth out of twelve jumpers, clearing a height of 1.52 meters in the process, while junior Emily Conlon fired the javelin 26.01 meters to earn a spot in the top 15.

Kavita Hardy '08 led the runners with a fourth place finish in the 800 meter race, clocking in at 2:25.30. Debbie Farrelly '06 (above) continued to impress, posting the tenth-fastest time out of thirty-seven runners in the 1500 meter race. Farrelly's time of 5:04.17 sets a new personal-best for the junior.

Results

Gettysburg College pounded out 22 hits off Swarthmore pitching on Saturday afternoon, winning both games of a Centennial Conference double header over the Garnet, 8-0 and 10-2 in central Pennsylvania.

The Bullets (19-4-1, 5-1 CC) came into Saturday's action leading the Centennial with a .328 team batting average. Gettysburg came out swinging in game one, getting three runs off Swarthmore starter Emily Walz for a 3-0 lead. Bullets starter Shannon Kiry took advantage of the early run-support, limiting Swarthmore to two hits over four innings, fanning two to earn her tenth win of the season.

Seniors Sam Brody and Valerie Marone collected base hits for Swarthmore as Walz suffered her third loss of the season.

Marianne Klingaman '07 took the hill in game two for Swarthmore, and held the Bullets scoreless through two innings. The Bullet bats awoke in the third, scoring four times to build an early lead.

The Garnet answered with two runs in the top of the fourth, cutting the lead to 4-2. Danielle Miller '07 reached on fielder's choice and came around to score when the Bullets right-fielder couldn't cleanly field Mary Mintel's single. Katie Gold '08 drove in Mintel with a single to left for her 10th RBI of the season.

Gettysburg got another run in the fourth and then scored five more in the fifth, claiming their 13th win in 15 games.

Klingaman suffered the loss as Mintel, Christina Procacci '06, Kelly Siano '07, and Gold all contribute hits.

Swarthmore will travel to Chestertown, Md. for their next contest, battling another Centennial Conference foe. The Garnet have scheduled a 3:00 p.m. double header with Washington College on that day, Tuesday, April 19th.

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Garnet sophomore right-hander Alex Ryan-Bond served notice on Friday afternoon, blanking Washington College 7-0 for his first complete game shut-out in Centennial Conference action at Clothier Fields.

The Shoremen arrived on campus with a .310 team batting average, good for second-best in the Conference, and owners of a 6-3 win over Swarthmore in Chestertown on Tuesday afternoon.

Ryan-Bond made sure the Shoremen left town with heads shaking, limiting Washington College (10-10, 4-6 CC) to six hits over the span of nine innings. The sophomore exhibited excellent control, striking out four batters without issuing a free pass.

The Garnet bats got busy early, tabbing Shoremen starter Shawn Hampt for five runs in the first four innings. Sam Faeder '07, the hottest Swarthmore hitter, got the scoring started in the bottom of the second. Faeder drew a one-out walk, swiped second base, and moved to third on a passed ball with designated hitter Travis Allen '08 at the plate. Allen induced a walk of his own and stole second base as Hampt retired Noah Cooper-Harris '07 on strikes for out number two. Catcher Ben Mendelson '08 looked at two pitches before hitting a seeing-eye single just inside the third base line. Faeder and Allen crossed the plate on the hit, giving Swarthmore a 2-0 lead.

Swarthmore (5-15, 3-7 CC) scored three more runs in the fourth, with the same hitters circling the base paths. Faeder reached on an error, Allen drew his second walk of the game, and Cooper-Harris worked a base on balls to load 'em up. Mendelson went down swinging for out number one, but the Washington catcher was unable to block the ball, allowing Faeder to score from third. Scott Dalane '08 made things worse for Hampt, launching a 1-1 pitch into left for a two-run double and a 5-0 Swarthmore lead.

Faeder tripled (pictured above) and scored in the seventh, while Dalane made the score 7-0 in the eighth, crossing the plate on Jody Fisher's fifth career triple, a moon shot to right-field.

The Washington pitching staff had been stingy of late, allowing only 131 hits on the season and walking only 49 batters, both second-best in the Centennial.

Faeder continued to swing a sizzling bat, collecting two hits and scoring three runs on the day, raising his season batting average to .281. Over the last 7 games, the lanky shortstop is hitting at a .476 clip with four extra-base hits, five runs, and three RBIs.

Dalane put in a solid afternoon at the plate as well, reaching base in all four at bats, collecting two hits, two walks, two runs batted in, and one run scored.

But the day belonged to Ryan-Bond, earning his first collegiate victory after facing only 34 Shoremen batters. The burly right-hander deftly changed speeds and arm angles, getting all four of his strikeout victims looking and induced 14 Shoremen ground ball outs.

Swarthmore hits the road for their next contest, traveling to Carlisle, Pa. tomorrow, April 16th, for a 1:00 p.m. double header at Dickinson College.