Weekly Recap

March 24, 2022

Men’s Golf

Swarthmore men’s golf traveled to the Eastern Invitational last Thursday, March 17, where they tied for the top team score with Rosemont College, accumulating a team score of 314.      

Notable players: Michael Brown ’22 tied for second overall individually, with a score of 76.

Men’s Baseball

Swarthmore: 6, Immaculata: 10

The Garnet lost 6-10 to Immaculata University last Friday, March 18. 

Notable players: Nate Jbara ’23 went two-for-four, with two RBIs, two runs, and one home run. 

Swarthmore: 8, Montclair St: 7

Swarthmore men’s baseball won a tightly contested battle against Montclair State University last Saturday, March 19. The Red Hawks leveled the score 7-7 in the eighth inning before a perfect bunt single from Paul Cooke ’22 brought in the winning run for Swarthmore. 

Notable players: Cooke went three-for-four, with four RBIs, one run, one double, and one BB. Jbara went two-for-three with two RBIs, one home run, and one BB. Edward Berry ’25 pitched six innings, with one earned run and eight strikeouts.     

Swarthmore: 2, Misericordia: 10

Swarthmore men’s baseball lost 2-10 to Misericordia University on Tuesday night, March 22. The Garnet will next take the field against Ramapo this Saturday, March 26.

Notable players: Jbara went two-for-two, Max Roffwarg ’25 went one-for-two with two RBIs and one BB, and Casey Jordan ’24 pitched two innings with two strikeouts.   

Men’s Lacrosse

Swarthmore: 16, Roger Williams St: 9

Men’s lacrosse defeated Roger Williams 16-9 in a strong display at Clothier Field on Saturday, March 19. It was a third straight win for the Garnet with nine different players getting on the scoresheet.

Notable players: Quin Seivold ’22 and Carter Strauch ’23 both scored four goals, with Strauch also racking up two assists.       

Women’s Lacrosse

Swarthmore: 16, Arcadia University: 7

Women’s lacrosse dominated in a 16-7 win away against Arcadia on Saturday, March 19, their fourth straight win of the season. The Garnet ended the half with a 10-4 advantage and only extended their lead further as the game went on.

Notable players: Eleanor Miller ’22, Kyra Hall ’22, and Isabela Bloomuist ’25 all recorded hat tricks with Helen Stafford ’23 making six saves in goal.     

Women’s Softball

Swarthmore: 5, Widener: 3

Swarthmore: 4, Widener: 0

The Garnet traveled to Widener University on Tuesday, March 22, where they completed a sweep winning 5-3 and 4-0 over the course of the afternoon. Women’s softball will next host PSU Brandywine at home this Sunday, March 27. 

Notable players: Over both games Emily Bertrand ’25 hit four-for-seven, a double, and two RBIs, and Olivia McClammy ’25 hit three-for-four and one RBI.          

Men’s Swimming 

NCAA Championships

Andrew Karpenko ’24 picked up his second All-American title on the second day of the tournament, finishing ninth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.26. Karpenko went on to win his third All-American honor on the final day with a fourteenth place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:59.64. Karpenko now ends his highly successful season as a three-time All-American, and Centennial Conference Most Outstanding Performer, and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer.    

Women’s Swimming 

NCAA Championships

On day two of the NCAA Championships, the Garnet earned a 26th place finish in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:37.37 and a 21st place finish in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:52.44. Gaby Ma ’23 competed in the 200 breast, swimming a personal collegiate best time of 2:23.27 and placing 20th. Ma also competed in the 100 breast, finishing nineteenth with a time of 1:04.45.       

Men’s Tennis

Swarthmore: 9, Gettysburg: 0

Swarthmore: 9,  Centre: 0

No. 30 Swarthmore men’s tennis completed an impressive double sweep on Saturday, March 19, as the Garnet saw off both Gettysburg and Centre without conceding a single match. 

Notable players: Against the Bullets, Graham Hadesman ’25 and Max Pogorelov ’25 secured the number one doubles spot with a 8-2 victory, and Kevin Jiang ’25 picked up the number one singles spot 6-4, 6-0 in a strong showing all round. Against Centre Grant Dill ’23 and John Nichols-Daly ’22 secured the number one doubles spot 8-5, and Charley Force ’24 won the number one singles 6-2, 6-2. 

Women’s Tennis

Swarthmore: 6,  Centre: 3

Swarthmore women’s tennis defeated Centre 6-3 away on Saturday, March 19. Their next match will be away at Dickinson College next Saturday on March 26. 

Notable players: Nathalie Williams ’25 and Crystal Xu ’23 were successful in the number one doubles position with a 8-4 victory, and Jenny Lewis ’24 won the number two singles 7-5, 6-3.  

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