BY DANNY FRIEL

In print | Published November 19, 2009

The third-seeded women’s soccer team came out on top of the ECAC South Region Championship Tournament for the third year in a row on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Penn State-Behrend.

Marie Mutryn ’12 was called on to make three saves against the Lions and only eight saves in the entire tournament.
In fact, the Garnet haven’t given up a single goal in their three years as champions of the tournament, closing out the 2009 season having outscored their opponents 15-0.

Kirsten Peterson ’11 put in her third game-winner of the season against Behrend on Sunday to notch her second goal of the tournament.

Peterson got the ball rolling for the Garnet on Nov. 11 in a 3-0 victory at home against Centenary. Peterson’s goal at 31:32 sparked a three-goal run within ten minutes for the Garnet which also saw Maggie DeLorme ’10 and Taylor Rhodes ’10 add tallies.

Peterson was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for her efforts. Her goal in the championship final came off an Elizabeth Mills ’11 assist in the 56th minute. The Garnet didn’t register a single other shot on goal in the victory.

Swarthmore reached the championship final after dropping Stevenson by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.

All-Centennial Conference First Team selection Julia Luongo ’10 connected on a pass from Hannah Purkey ’11 to put the Garnet ahead in the 71st minute. This would prove to be all Swarthmore needed to reach the final.

Meanwhile, Behrend, the fourth seed, knocked off top-seed Penn State-Altoona in the semifinals in a 5-3 penalty kick decision after overtime periods still left the teams in a scoreless draw.

The Garnet end the 2009 campaign with a record of 16-4-1. Swarthmore will return 20 players in 2010 in what looks to be a promising outing to make good on its early-season rankings and gain a berth in the NCAA tournament.

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