Sports Update 4/12

April 13, 2008

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Scoreboard
M.Lacrosse Swarthmore 7, Hamilton 6
M.Tennis Swarthmore 9, Gettysburg 0
W.Tennis Swarthmore 5, Muhlenberg 4
Softball Swarthmore 1, McDaniel 0
McDaniel 2, Swarthmore 1
W.Lacrosse Muhlenberg 17, Swarthmore 10
Baseball McDaniel 8, Swarthmore 1
McDaniel 11, Swarthmore 4
Track & Field at TCNJ Invite

Women’s Tennis: Hickman Clinches Win for Garnet
The Swarthmore women’s tennis team came back to win 5-4 over Muhlenberg on Saturday afternoon at the Michael Mullen Indoor Tennis Center, moving to third in the Centennial Conference standings.

Men’s Lacrosse: Garnet Lax Men Traverse Continentals
The Garnet men’s lacrosse team ran up five goals in the second period and held on for a 7-6 non-conference win at Hamilton Saturday afternoon.

Track & Field: Mullarkey Breaks Own School Record
Swarthmore junior Cait Mullarkey won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and lowered her own school-record time at the New Jersey Invitational hosted by the College of New Jersey Saturday afternoon, posting a time of 11:20.25.

Women’s Lacrosse: Mules Top Garnet
The visiting Muhlenberg Mules (10-3, 5-3) defeated Swarthmore 17-10 in Centennial women’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon.

Softball: Swarthmore Softball Splits Saturday
Garnet pitcher Kathryn Riley ’10 broke the school record for wins in a season and junior outfielder Lauren Walker posted four hits with two stolen bases as Swarthmore split a Centennial road doubleheader at McDaniel Saturday afternoon.

Men’s Tennis: Garnet Roll Past Bullets
The Swarthmore men’s shutout Gettysburg in a 9-0 Centennial Conference win on Saturday afternoon at the Faulkner Tennis Courts.

Baseball: Rain and Green Terror Swarm Clothier Fields
The rains came early at Clothier Fields, postponing the start of Saturday’s Centennial doubleheader, and the McDaniel bats followed, leading to a Green Terror sweep over Swarthmore.

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