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Andrew Cheng | Phoenix Staff

The volleyball team defeated Muhlenberg last night to reach the Centennial Conference semifinals for the first time in the history of the program.

BY DANNY FRIEL

In print | Published November 5, 2009 — Updated November 17, 2009 19:46

The volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Franklin and Marshall (23-5, 9-1 CC) on Saturday, but that didn’t stop them.

The win clinched the second seed in the conference playoffs for the Diplomats, while Swarthmore (18-9, 6-4 CC) nabbed the fourth slot.

Veterans Kearney Bangs ’10 and Johanna Bond ’10 had a strong showing on their Senior Day. The setter Bangs tallied 18 assists, while Bond added 13 digs from the outside against the potent Dips.

Despite the loss, the Garnet earned a ticket to the Centennial Conference playoffs for the first time since 2005, and continued the historic run by defeating fifth-seed Muhlenberg by a score of 3-1 last night, taking three consecutive sets after dropping the first set.

The Garnet will face top seed and national No. 25 Haverford in the semifinals on Saturday at Haverford.

Women’s soccer ousted in PKs

The women’s soccer team hit a roadbump last night after capping the regular season with a stellar win Saturday.
Amidst wind and rain – appropriate conditions for an Oct. 31 meeting – Maggie DeLorme ’10 and Julia Luongo ’10 each notched a goal as the women’s soccer team (13-4, 7-3 CC) defeated Franklin & Marshall (3-15, 1-9 CC) on Saturday by a score of 4-0.

As they should have. It was Senior Day.

DeLorme’s goal was her first of the season and at 24:03, the first of the game for the Garnet, who battled a much stronger Franklin & Marshall to a 0-0 tie in double overtime in 2008. Classmate Luongo added the cherry on top in the 61st minute of the blowout, adding to tallies from leading scorer Megan Colombo ’11 and Kirsten Peterson ’11.

With the victory, Swarthmore clinched the fourth seed in the Centennial Conference Championship Tournament. After beating Dickinson on Sept. 19, the Garnet was in need of a repeat performance against the fifth-seeded Devils to stay alive.

Last night against Dickinson, a first-period goal by Kelsey Cline ’11 gave Swarthmore a 1-0 lead that was held until the 81st minute when Dickinson’s Ashley Kunkle tied the score at 1-1.

Following two fruitless overtime periods, Swarthmore and Dickinson faced off in penalty kicks to advance to the semis.
After four good shots apiece, the Devils clinched the victory by a 5-4 margin. Swarthmore will wait for a possible NCAA or ECAC bid to extend the postseason.

Field hockey wraps up season

The field hockey team wrapped up the season on Sunday in a 2-0 loss at powerful No. 14 Gettysburg (14-4, 8-2 CC).

Gina Grubb ’10, Hoa Pham ’10 and Joslyn Young ’10 played their final game at Clothier Field the day before when the Garnet dropped a 4-2 decision to Franklin & Marshall.

Sophia Agathis ’13 and Sophia Ferguson ’11 scored within two minutes of each other to give Swarthmore a 2-1 lead in the first period, but the Garnet was unable to overcome a fierce three-goal charge by the Diplomats in the second period.

Grubb notched 17 saves in the net.

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