Spring

  Both Swarthmore tennis teams earned spots in the Centennial Conference playoffs by virtue of their impressive regular seasons. The women blew through the Centennial Conference in the regular season, winning their first nine matches before falling Saturday to Johns Hopkins. Meanwhile, the men’s team earned the Conference’s number four seed. The women’s team thoroughly [...]

Coach Karen Borbee picks up 200th Career Victory The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team put an abrupt halt to their three game Centennial Conference losing streak by picking up two key victories last week on their home turf at Clothier Field. Swarthmore’s victories give the team a 4-3 Centennial Conference record, putting the squad in the [...]

Led by strong pitching and good defense, the Swarthmore softball team has had an exciting season, playing in multiple one-run games and experiencing significant success, as shown by their 18-14 record. The pitching staff has posted an impressive 2.82 ERA thus far this season, led by Melissa O’Connor ’14, who has a 10-5 record and [...]

For the Swarthmore men’s lacrosse team, every game is a challenge. The Centennial Conference ranks perennially as one of the strongest lacrosse conferences in all of Division III, and this season is no exception. The conference features three top 20 teams, in 2nd ranked Dickinson, 10th ranked Washington College and 15th ranked Franklin and Marshall, [...]

               To say baseball is doing well right now would be one of the greatest understatements one could make on campus at the moment.  It’s almost difficult to put into words.  The Garnet have not lost back-to-back games in a month.  They have won 15 out of their last 17 games.  And in that stretch, they [...]

Both the Swarthmore men’s and women’s tennis teams handily won their first Centennial Conference matches of the season this week, taking down Ursinus and Muhlenberg, respectively, both by a score of 9-0. The men, ranked 27th nationally, improved their overall record to 4-5 in the win over the Bears. Contributing with particularly strong performances were [...]

Riding a 6-2 record from eight games during spring break, one could understand if the softball team needed a bit of a rest.  But that will come later.  For now, the Garnet have picked up where they left off, playing another six games in just five days in doubleheaders against Rutgers-Newark, PSU-Berks, and Muhlenberg.  Swarthmore [...]

Athlete of the Week: Jonathan Cohen Jr., Lacrosse, Syosset, N.Y. What he’s done: Recorded 15 saves to anchor the Garnet defense in their 13-9 victory over previously undefeated Ursinus to open the Centennial Conference schedule. Favorite Career Moment: Probably playing Muhlenberg as a freshman. This game was especially nerve-racking, not only because it was my [...]

The Swarthmore Women’s Lacrosse team blew through its early season schedule, dispatching its first four opponents, Eastern, Drew, Rochester and Widener by a combined score of 50-18. The team is satisfied with its strong start; in the words of midfielder Annalise Penikis ’13, “It has been great that everyone has gotten a chance to play [...]

It’s a good thing the Swarthmore baseball team traveled to Florida for spring break.  With the local weather the way it has been, the team might never have gotten a game in.  Rain on Monday and Tuesday postponed the scheduled games at and against Penn State-Brandywine.  Monday’s game was rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon. It was [...]