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Gustafson shines but Garnet drop three in OT

Talk about cardiac arrest.

After an 84-79 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Biblical Crimson Eagles Tuesday night, Swat basketball fans probably stumbled into Worth Health Center with complaints of ch…

One game short of a title

The Tide finally had to roll in.

Coming off a powerful victory in the quarterfinals against Lebanon Valley on Nov. 10, the Garnet marched onto Clothier field on Saturday ready to bury Washington and J…

Tide sends Dutchmen flying home

Like a well dressed, moon-walking Lazarus, the men’s soccer team came back from the brink.

Many Swat fans believed that last Friday’s loss against McDaniel in the Centennial Conference semifinals wo…

Top 10 moments in fall sports

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, in honor of the Pilgrims’ struggles so many years ago, we humbly present a delicious slice of pumpkin pie to every Phoenix reader. Just kidding! Instead, we p…

Abused Fords for sale

Rivalry games are supposed to be close, right?

The men’s soccer team closed out the regular season on Saturday night at Clothier field by unceremoniously obliterating an overmatched Haverford squad 3-…

Show some Tide pride

Screw Haverford.

Now, I do not mean that in the “Swat is so ridiculously superior to those scrubs that I don’t even have to acknowledge their existence” sense. “Screw Haverford” means that I believe i…

Men's soccer makes playoffs

In the words of Dick Vitale, “It’s the playoffs, baby!”

Last night’s 2-1 win at Ursinus clinched a playoff spot for the men’s soccer team for the first time in Centennial Conference history. And…

Maine trip chills men's soccer, but playoffs still in sight

“Pressure, pushing down on me, pressing down on you” – Queen, “Under Pressure”

Major League Baseball pushes the “Hunt for October.” While entire dorms stay up late to watch the ALCS, t…

Like butter, they're still on a roll

Something big is going on here.

After an exciting 2-0 win against St. Mary’s last night, the men’s team holds a 7-2-1 record. Impressive by any standards, but unusually so when considering that Swat e…

The wrap on the training room

It’s worse than striking out. It’s worse than getting juked out of your sneakers. It’s worse than scoring an own goal.

In a split second, an athlete can go from a paragon of physical health to a…

Soccer continues unbeaten streak

One is a magical number.

Only one goal has been scored on Swarthmore’s men’s soccer team this season, coming in the Garnet’s 2-1 victory over Wesley in the preseason tournament. Over the course of fiv…

Mullan Center making small improvements this year

Swatties have never been known for their rippling muscles.

That truism may be going the way of the football team. Why? Because the Mullan Tennis Center, home to Swarthmore’s fitness center, expanded i…

Soccer splits weekend

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” must have been required reading for the Swarthmore women’s soccer team.

The Tide’s inner Mr. Hyde showed up for the first half of Saturday’s tournament game against Cor…

Soccer 3-0, 38 years in the making

Thirty-eight years is a hell of a long time.

For some perspective: in the fall of 1966, Swarthmore’s current President Bloom began his senior year at an unknown university in Princeton, New Jersey.

Runners optimistic about season

Swarthmore cross country coach Pete Carroll shares his first and last name with the football coach of the University of Southern California, the defending co-national champions. However, with this yea…

Milk and dresses: The ultimate spring Top Ten

As the semester winds to a close, and spring teams hang up their cleats and sneakers for the summer, it is time to take a moment to look back on the times that have made this season memorable. From co…

Earthworms, Warmothers breeze through Sectionals

“I bet you 100 dollars that we go undefeated this weekend,” James Crall ’07 said last Friday.

It’s good to be right.

The men’s and women’s Frisbee teams competed at the East Penn Sectional tou…

F&M downs Buzzards

Whoever coined the cliché “you win some, you lose some” probably didn’t have this in mind.

After devouring Bucknell with Godzilla-through-a-dairy-farm brutality on March 26, a 61-0 win for the …

Garnet baseball squad survives long weekend

The baseball team had one hell of a weekend, losing to 8-2 Ursinus on Friday and then feasting on McDaniel, winning both games in Saturday’s double-header. “[The team] had a great time on Saturday; th…

Garnet cyclists brave elements for top performances

Forget Lance, we’ve got Lang.

As in Lang Reynolds ‘05, one of the members of Swarthmore’s wildly successful cycling club.

You didn’t know that the Garnet had a cycling club, did you?

You shoul…

New women's basketball coach selected early

The search is over.

The women’s basketball team has a new coach. Athletic Director Adam Hertz announced yesterday that the search for Adrienne Shibles’ replacement ended sooner than he expected when a…

Frisbee squads dominate Layout Pigout tournament

Another weekend, another batch of wins for the Frisbee teams.

And this time they did it while still finding time to party at the annual Sager dance. Like Sager, Haverford’s Layout Pigout tournament la…

Baseball drops two against Marywood with Conference looming

You can hear the clock ticking at Clothier Field.

As the Centennial Conference baseball schedule approaches, one question remains in the minds of Garnet fans: Are we ready?

With losses to Marywood Uni…

Evil Buzzards drop opener

They came out of the Cunningham locker room as a single unit, an intimidating force clad in red and black.

The mere entrance of Swarthmore’s men’s rugby squad struck fear into the hearts of onlookers.…

Frisbee teams amass victories over break

The Swarthmore Frisbee teams said they would “burninate the Southern countryside” over spring break.

After more than a dozen games, a laudable winning streak and one court summons, Garnet fans can…

Mixed results for baseball in Florida

After some pre-break bonding which served to officially welcome the first-years to the baseball team, Swat won in Florida for the first time in three years.

The Tide opened the week with a 16-9 loss t…

Where do the seniors go?

Fans can see it at practically any collegiate sporting competition — upperclassmen are the foundation of winning teams.

This truism was on display at last week’s men’s basketball game against Haverf…

Men's basketball falls to Fords, ends season

Despite relentless play and strong emotions on the court, the men’s basketball team fell just short of a successful comeback at Haverford Tuesday night, falling 92-79. “This was one of the best-played…

Coaching appoinments at Swat: who stays, who goes

This is getting ridiculous.

Notre Dame’s firing of Ty Willingham on Nov. 30, 2004, after he served only three years as head coach of the school’s storied football program, sent a disturbing message ab…

Men's soccer hosts charity clinic

A typical Swattie’s to-do list: Feed the hungry, house the homeless, shoe the shoeless, save the rare and endangered Saharan bread mold, increase general goodness around the globe, and get to class on…

Women's soccer coach says adios to Tide

Women’s soccer Head Coach Amy Brunner recently announced her resignation after six years with the program. Brunner cited the desire to pursue other opportunities. “I’m just kind of burnt out,” she sai…

Gustafson wails on Garnet record books

There’s nothing more annoying than a broken record. record. record. record.

Except when the record in question is Swarthmore’s all-time scoring crown. That crashing sound emanating all the way from …

Men's basketball struggles

Medieval alchemists slaved fruitlessly to turn lead into gold.

So it is with the Garnet men’s basketball team as they, unlike the alchemists, successfully turn the frustration of a losing season into …

Men bounced over break

“How was your break?”

As the spring semester begins, this simple phrase serves as an easy conversation starter for hundreds of socially inept Swatties.

Just don’t use it on the men’s basketball te…