LANCASTER, Pa. – Freshmen Daniel Duncan (200 freestyle) and Jacob Benveniste (500 freestyle) each won individual races for the the Garnet men while senior Anne Miller (200 butterfly) won her individual race for the women but both teams fell short of victory to a tough F&M team. The men (1-2) lost the meet 117-88 and the women (2-1) lost 122-78.
LANCASTER, Pa. – The Swarthmore College volleyball team had two student-athletes named to the All-Centennial team – sophomore Genny Pezzola and freshman Kat Montemurro – while head coach Harleigh Chwastyk was named the Coach of the Year, the conference announced Thursday. Pezzola was named to the first team – marking the first time in program history that a member of the Swarthmore College volleyball team has received first-team honors – while Montemurro earned second-team honors. This is Chwastyk’s first Coach of the Year honor in her eight-year coaching career at Swarthmore.
CHESTER, Pa. – Swarthmore (19-11, 6-4) lost 3-1 to Widener (22-15, 5-2) in an all out offensive shootout in its opening round ECAC tournament match on Wednesday night at Widener. Sophomore Genny Pezzola led the Garnet with 16 kills and 15 digs. The loss closes out the Garnet’s most successful season in program history.
Volleyball vs. Widener – ECAC Tournament
LANCASTER, Pa. – The Swarthmore women’s soccer team had six student-athletes named to the All-Centennial team, as announced Tuesday. Junior Megan Colombo and senior Julia Luongo were named to the first team, while junior Laura Bolger and freshman Alexa Ross were selected to the second team and senior Maggie DeLorme and sophomore Marie Mutryn were honorable mention.
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Looking to make its first Centennial Conference final in program history, the Swarthmore volleyball team (19-10, 6-4) won the third set and was competitive for the entire match, but it wasn’t enough as No. 25 Haverford (28-3, 10-0) defeated the Garnet 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
CHESTER, Pa. – The Garnet women swam to victory over Widener University 114-79, but the men fell short, losing to the Pride 118-87 in both squad’s season-opening event on Wednesday night from the Schwartz Center. Senior All-American Anne Miller led the Swarthmore women to victory with three race wins (1000, 500, 200 freestyles) and 27 points. Strong performances from the freshmen class led the men’s team, with Daniel Duncan earning two race victories (200 freestyle, 200 butterfly) and a medley second in his first collegiate race.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola recorded 14 kills to break the program record for kills in a single season (372), helping the No.4 seed Garnet (19-9) defeat No. 5 Muhlenberg College 3-1 in the opening round of the Centennial Conference playoffs on Wednesday night from Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet’s 3-1 victory over the Mules is its first playoff victory in program history, with the team now moving on to Saturday’s semifinal against No. 1 seed Haverford.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Garnet (18-9, 6-4 CC) volleyball team suffered a tough 3-1 loss to a visiting Franklin & Marshall squad Saturday afternoon to round out their regular season play. Sophomore Genny Pezzola had 11 kills and 29 digs but still remains three kills away from the Jen Wang’s single season record of 361.
Garnet Sports Network – Garnet Volleyball top plays from from Swarthmore’s 3-0 victory over conference foe Ursinus.