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.
On Wednesday night, two women’s teams played conference opening games on Swarthmore’s campus. The Garnet Women’s Soccer team lost 2-1 to Dickinson after tying into double overtime. Swarthmore Volleyball defeated Muhlenberg 3-1 and advances to the semifinals, where they’ll play Haverford at Haverford on Saturday.
Women’s Soccer
Dickinson Women’s Soccer beat Swat 2-1 after the teams tied into double overtime Wednesday at Clothier Field. This game was the opening round of the 2009 Centennial Conference.
The Garnet kept possession of the ball for the first 20 minutes of the game, with striker Kelsey Cline ’11 scoring the first goal in the 29th minute. The rest of the game was well played by both teams, and they battled fiercely for a spot in the Conference semifinals. In the 54th minute, Dickinson’s Ashley Kunkle tied the game at 1-1.
The crowd became wilder and louder as the game moved into overtime and then double overtime with the score locked at 1-1. Remaining tied after double overtime, the teams began a series of penalty kicks to determine the winner. The teams made 4 successful penalty kicks each, but eventually, a shot by midfielder/forward Julia Luongo ’11 was stopped by an excellent save by Dickinson goalkeeper Kailyn Hartmann. This brought Dickinson’s score up to 2-1 and allowed them to win the game.
“It was really disappointing to lose, especially on PKs [penalty kicks]. But hopefully we’ll go to ECACs and win,” said forward Emily Coleman ’12.
Women’s Volleyball
Last night in Tarble Pavillion, the No. 4 seed Garnet Volleyball (18-9, 6-4 Centennial Conference) defeated No. 5 seed Muhlenberg for their first ever Conference playoff win with a final score of 3-1.
Swarthmore lost the first set 25-15 but responded by winning the next three sets 25-20, 25-12, and 25-18. Kat Montemurro ’13 stepped up to finish set two with three straight aces and ended the game with a team-leading 19 kills. Genny Pezzola ‘12 hit 14 kills, the second most of the game, and now holds the new single season kills record with 372. Defense also played a strong role during the game. Muhlenberg was kept at just 14 kills in the third and fourth sets, and Swarthmore came out with an impressive 89 digs.
Swarthmore Volleyball advances to the semifinals, where they’ll be playing Haverford College away on Saturday afternoon at 12PM.