Press Releases
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| Nov. 15, 2009 | Swarthmore Wins Third Consecutive ECAC Title With 1-0 Victory Over PSU-Behrend | Swarthmore | |
| ALTOONA, Pa. - Junior Kirsten Peterson netted the game-winning goal in the 56th minute to lead the Swarthmore College women's soccer team to its third consecutive ECAC South Region Championship , defeating PSU-Behrend 1-0 on Sunday afternoon from Altoona. The Garnet end the season with the three-peat and a 16-4-1 record. The [ more ] |
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| Nov. 15, 2009 | Garnet Advance to NCAA Sweet 16 With Thrilling 2-1 (20T) Victory Against Hobart | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore junior Philippe Celestin scored the game-winning goal - his first goal of the season - in the 107th minute of play to give the Garnet a 2-1 (2OT) victory over Hobart in an exhilarating second round NCAA Division III men’s soccer game from Clothier Field Stadium on [ more ] | |||
| Nov. 14, 2009 | Swarthmore Advances to NCAA 2nd Round with 2-1 Victory Over Merchant Marine | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – An own goal off the head of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Josh Reicks with just 04.6 seconds remaining in the first half was the difference as the Swarthmore College Garnet (15-2-2) rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Mariners 2-1 in the first round of [ more ] | |||
| Nov. 14, 2009 | SWARTHMORE WOMEN'S SOCCER TOPS STEVENSON 1-0; ADVANCE TO ECAC TITLE GAME | Swarthmore | |
| ALTOONA, Pa. - The Garnet women continued their ECAC dominance on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Stevenson Mustangs 1-0 with a perfectly placed goal to the top left corner by senior Julia Luongo from 25 yards out. The win advances Swarthmore to the championship game where it will attempt to win [ more ] | |||
| Oct. 17, 2009 | No. 6 Garnet Brave Weather, Hold Off Franklin & Marshall 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Whether rain, wind, cold or sleet, the No. 6 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team just keeps winning games. Senior captain Dylan Langley scored on a blast from the top of the box in the 16th minute and the Swat defense held off a late-attacking Franklin & Marshall offense [ more ] |
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| Oct. 13, 2009 | No. 6 Garnet Strike Early, Defeat St. Mary's 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Sophomore David Sterngold scored in the 10th minute and the Swat defense held homestanding St. Mary’s College to just two shots on goal as the No. 6 Swarthmore College men’s soccer team (12-1, 4-1) stepped out of Centennial Conference play to defeat [ more ] | |||
| Oct. 04, 2009 | Colombo Nets Game-Winning as No. 20 Swat Tops McDaniel 2-1 | Swarthmore | |
| Westminster, Md. - Junior Megan Colombo netted the game-winning goal in the 80th minute as the No. 17 Swarthmore College women's soccer team (9-2, 3-1) went on the road and defeated McDaniel 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. Colombo's late goal came after McDaniel had tied the game with a goal by Jessica Peyton [ more ] |
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| Oct. 04, 2009 | Hat Trick From Morgan Langley Leads Swat Past Gettysburg 4-3 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Morgan Langley scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute - his third of the game- on a bicycle kick in front of the net to give the No. 7 Swarthmore College men's soccer team (9-1, 3-1) a dramatic 4-3 victory over Gettysburg College on Saturday [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 26, 2009 | No. 18 Swarthmore Falls to Conference Rival No.14 Johns Hopkins 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Reigning Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week Marie Mutryn made nine saves, but the Blue Jays Ava Scheininger scored in the 37th minute of the first half as the Garnet (7-2, 1-1) fell to conference-rival No. 14 Johns Hopkins 1-0 on Saturday afternoon [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 26, 2009 | No. 12 Red Devils Upset No. 3 Swarthmore 1-0 in Overtime | Swarthmore | |
| CARLISLE, Pa. - Dickinson's Thomas Parkinson scored on a penalty kick in the 7th minute of the first overtime, as the No. 12 Red Devils upset the No. 3/9 Swarthmore men's soccer team 1-0 on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Central Pennsylvania. The loss is the Garnet's (7-1, 1-1) first [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 25, 2009 | Mills' OT Goal Lifts No. 18 Swarthmore Women's Soccer Past Widener 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| CHESTER, Pa. - Junior Elizabeth Mills scored the game-winning goal from 10-yards out in the second minute of overtime as the No. 18/20 Swarthmore women's soccer team (7-1) defeated previously unbeaten Widener (7-1-1) on Thursday evening. Despite getting eight shots on goal in regulation and controlling the tempo throughout, the Garnet just [ more ] |
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| Sep. 20, 2009 | No. 19 Swarthmore Shuts Down No. 25 Dickinson 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – For the first time in Centennial Conference history, two nationally ranked teams squared off – and this one went to the No. 15 Garnet. Swarthmore (6-1) scored in 17th minute of the first half with a goal off the foot of sophomore Hannah Deming and the Garnet [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 19, 2009 | No. 4 Swarthmore Defeats Johns Hopkins 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Before a loud and boisterous crowd of over 600 at Clothier Field Stadium, the No. 4/9 Swarthmore men's soccer team (6-0, 1-0) used an early goal in the 6th minute by junior Morgan Langley and a lockdown defensive performance to defeat No. 25 Johns Hopkins 1-0 on Saturday [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 13, 2009 | No. 11 Swarthmore Men's Soccer Upsets No.2 Stevens Tech | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Last season, the Swarthmore College men's soccer team traveled to Stevens Tech and ended the Ducks' 62-game home winning streak. A year later, at Clothier Field Stadium, the result was the same. Sophomore Roberto Contreras IV scored in 23rd minute on a beautiful volley in the front of [ more ] |
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| Sep. 13, 2009 | PETERSON NETS GAME-WINNING GOAL AS NO. 23 SWARTHMORE DEFEATS ELIZABETHTOWN 1-0 | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Junior Kirsten Peterson knocked home the game-winning in the final minute of the first overtime as the No. 23 Swarthmore College women’s soccer team (5-0) defeated Elizabethtown 1-0 in thrilling fashion to remain unbeaten on the season. With less than one minute remaining in the first overtime, [ more ] |
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| May 20, 2009 | Swarthmore GK Walker To Play for AC Diablos | Swarthmore | Player profile |
| CHESTER, Pa. – Graduating Swarthmore senior goalkeeper Lauren Walker (Fallston, Md. / The Hotchkiss School [CT]) will continue her soccer career this spring, having been picked up by the AC Diablos of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) this past week. Walker learned of the Diablos’ interest this past week from head [ more ] |
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| Nov. 22, 2008 | Trinity (TX), Amherst Advance to Sectional Final | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Top-ranked Trinity (Texas) University and Amherst (Mass.) College advanced to the sectional final of the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships hosted at Clothier Field on the campus of Swarthmore College Saturday evening. Trinity (20-0-1) used a late second-half goal from senior forward Patrick Floeck (Carrollton, Texas) to post [ more ] |
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| Nov. 16, 2008 | Garnet Continue Dance, Top Dickinson | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore junior midfielder Dylan Langley (Honolulu, Hawaii / Iolani School) headed in a free kick from freshman Fabian Castro (Houston, Texas / Lamar) in the 30th minute, and Garnet goalkeeper David D'Annunzio (Piedmont, Calif. / Piedmont) posted a pair of saves as hometown Swarthmore defeated Dickinson, 1-0, in [ more ] | |||
| Nov. 15, 2008 | Swarthmore, Dickinson Advance to Second Round in NCAA Tournament | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Centennial Conference rivals are set to meet in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championships after Swarthmore and Dickinson advanced with shut-out victories in first-round action hosted at Swarthmore College on a wet Saturday evening. Swarthmore the 2008 Centennial Conference champion, continue its best season [ more ] |
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| Nov. 09, 2008 | Garnet Strike Gold, Win Centennial Championship! | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Garnet freshman David Sterngold chipped in the game-winning goal in the 61st minute as the Swarthmore men's soccer team won the 2008 Centennial Conference Championship, 1-0, over Johns Hopkins Sunday afternoon at Clothier Field. Swarthmore (15-2-2) wins the championship in its first appearance in the Conference men’s soccer finale [ more ] |
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| Nov. 08, 2008 | Swarthmore, Johns Hopkins Advance to Centennial Championship | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Two polar opposites in the Centennial Conference men’s soccer hierarchy will square off for the 2008 title after a pair of overtime semifinal matches at Clothier Field Saturday afternoon. Two-time defending champion Johns Hopkins will face-off with first-time participant Swarthmore in the Conference championship on Sunday, November [ more ] |
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| Nov. 04, 2008 | Nesterak Named Centennial Offensive Player of the Week | Swarthmore | Weekly conference awards |
| LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore senior Evan Nesterak was named Offensive Player of the Week for men's soccer, as announced by the Centennial Conference office on Monday morning. Nesterak (Parker, Colo. / Ponderosa) scored a pair of game-winning goals this past week as the Garnet defeated Muhlenberg and arch-rival Haverford by 1-0 counts. With [ more ] |
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| Oct. 30, 2008 | Evan, Almighty Garnet Win in Allentown | Swarthmore | |
| ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Garnet senior forward Evan Nesterak scored in the 18th minute and the 17th-ranked Swarthmore men's soccer held on to defeat hometown Muhlenberg 1-0 in Centennial men's soccer action Wednesday night. The win, the team’s eighth in a row, marks head coach Eric Wagner's 75th win at Swarthmore and sends [ more ] |
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| Oct. 28, 2008 | Swarthmore Goalkeeper Named Centennial Defensive Player of the Week | Swarthmore | Weekly conference awards |
| LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore goalkeeper Lauren Walker (Fallston, Md. / The Hotchkiss School [CT]) was selected as the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week announced Monday, Oct. 27. Walker, a senior captain, allowed only one goal in 200 minutes of action, making 10 saves in a 1-0-1 week for the Garnet. [ more ] |
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| Oct. 26, 2008 | No. 25 Garnet Clinch Playoff Spot, Sit Atop Centennial | Swarthmore | |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The 25th-ranked Swarthmore men's soccer team slid into first place in the Centennial Conference following a 4-0 win over visiting McDaniel. Saturday's match was called in the 78th minute due to unplayable conditions. The Garnet have 18 points in Centennial action this season, clinching their fourth Conference playoff [ more ] |
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| Oct. 12, 2008 | Nesterak Nets Pair, Garnet Top Ursinus | Swarthmore | |
| Garnet senior forward Evan Nesterak scored twice to lead Swarthmore to a 3-1 win over Centennial-foe Ursinus in men's soccer action at Clothier Field Saturday night. The Garnet maintain their hold on second place in the Centennial standings, improving to 4-1 in the Conference (9-2-1 overall). Unseasonably warm weather brought a boisterous crowd [ more ] |
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| Oct. 08, 2008 | Swarthmore Duo Receives Weekly Honors | Swarthmore | Weekly conference awards |
| SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore seniors Yoi Tibbetts and Jason Thrope earned weekly honors from the Centennial Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) this week. Tibbetts was selected as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week while Thrope was named Centennial Co-Defensive Player of the Week and ECAC [ more ] | |||
| Sep. 24, 2008 | Colombo Named Offensive Player of the Week | Swarthmore | Weekly conference awards |
| LANCASTER, Pa. - Swarthmore forward Megan Colombo (Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia) was selected as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week announced Monday, Sept. 22. Colombo, a sophomore, scored two goals and added an assist in Swarthmore’s 4-3 upset-win at top-ranked College of New Jersey on Sept. 17. It was [ more ] |
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