Men’s Basketball
Swarthmore College 82, Penn State Harrisburg 65
At Tarble Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, Swarthmore College men’s basketball played Penn State Harrisburg to pocket their first win of the season. Soon after both teams hit a 3-pointer each, the Garnet scored eight straight points to pull an 11-3 lead. The Nittany Lions would trail for the rest of the game, unable to handle Swarthmore’s offense. By halftime, the Garnet led 40-32 with a 42.4% field goal percentage and six successful 3-pointers. The second half saw another early dominant Swarthmore lead, Penn State Harrisburg shooting only 35.3% from the field and netting two 3-pointer attempts. The fourth quarter saw a 23-point deficit at one moment and ended 82-65 with a strong Swarthmore win.
Notable players: Garnet points leader Devin Burger ’26 scored sixteen points and made ten rebounds. Nyle Coleman ’27, Brady Kageyama ’27, and Eddie Paquette ’26 each had ten points, with Paquette making five assists.
Swarthmore College 73, Stockton University 63
In a determined effort on Tuesday evening, Swarthmore beat Stockton University 73-63 to capture their second win of the season. The first half began on a Garnet offensive streak 7-1, but eventually settled to the Ospreys’ favor after Stockton went on a 11-5 rally to take the lead. Swarthmore then pushed their offense, at one moment making three consecutive 3-pointers, to build a comfortable 43-31 cushion. Stockon charged 14-2 in the opening of the second quarter while Swarthmore struggled to score from the field. With 8:24 on the clock, the game was tied 46-46. With seven minutes left, the Garnet pulled another offensive rally, drilling 3s and taking advantage of foul shots. At the sound of the buzzer, the scoreboard presented a gritty but victorious 66-57 win for Swarthmore.
Notable players: Burger, Paquette, and Cal Hanson ’26 defined the Garnet offense with fourteen, thirteen, and thirteen points, respectively. Aidan Godfrey ’25 held his own defending the Ospreys with five steals. Burger showcased his accuracy from any distance, shooting five for nine in the field, and making four of his five 3-point attempts.
Women’s Basketball
Swarthmore College 65, Mansfield University 68
On Saturday afternoon, three points separated Swarthmore College and Mansfield University in a hard-fought and painful loss for the Garnet. The game at Tarble Pavilion began with a weak Swarthmore start as Mansfield scored the first ten points and led 21-7 by the end of the first quarter. In the middle of the second, the Garnet found their groove, going on a 12-1 run to cut the Mounties lead. In both the second and third quarter, Swarthmore outscored their opponent, trailing just 51-49 by the opening of the fourth. Swarthmore also improved their shooting throughout the game, beginning with a 31.6% field goal percentage in the first quarter and ending with 70.0% in the fourth. On a 3-pointer, the Garnet gained their first lead, but were unable to hold off Mounties attacks in the final moments. Although Swarthmore led 62.9% of the match, the scoreboard reflected a 68-65 loss in a heroic comeback attempt.
Notable players: The audience witnessed duo Alyssa Hayashi ’25 and Norah Wingfield ’25 dominate the court with fifteen and fourteen points, respectively. Anna Hansson ’26 rallied the Garnet with nine rebounds and four blocks. Katelyn Becker ’25 made eight assists.
Swarthmore College 47, Arcadia University 63
In their second home game of the season, the Garnet hosted the Arcadia University Knights at Tarble Pavilion on Tuesday night. The first quarter captured the competitiveness of the match, ending in an 8-7 Arcadia lead after they broke the Garnet’s 8-3 advantage. In the second quarter, both teams traded leads before the Garnet drilled a 3-pointer and the Knights responded with one of their own to tie 24-24 at halftime. The second half began with a 6-0 Swarthmore series, but was quickly swamped by a 13-2 Arcadia run that ended the third quarter 46-38 for the visitors. The Garnet struggled to defend a Knights dominating offensive push in the closing ten minutes, and fell 17-9 in the last quarter with a 63-47 full-game loss.
Notable players: Becker sank eleven points and blocked two Arcadia attacking attempts. Hayashi supported the Garnet with two assists and four steals. Hannson made six rebounds.
Volleyball
Swarthmore College 3, Franklin and Marshall College 2
In the semi-final round of the Centennial Conference postseason tournament, Swarthmore College hosted Franklin and Marshall College in a fierce battle between the second and third seeds, respectively. The opening stanza began with a 3-2 Diplomats lead that was quickly erased by a 10-3 Garnet attack. Swarthmore easily took the set 25-16. Similar to the first, the second set opened with a Diplomat advantage pushed aside by the Garnet. In a tense 15-15 tie, Swarthmore rallied in a dominant attacking and defensive performance to end the second set 25-16. The third set saw a Diplomat comeback, as they broke the Garnet lead late into the match and narrowly won 25-23. F&M carried the winning momentum into the fourth set and took it 25-23, calling for a fifth set. The last and determining set saw early back-and-forth points from both teams until the Garnet scored four consecutive points, winning the set 15-10. Swarthmore won its first Centennial semi-final round since 2017, punching their ticket to the conference finals.
Notable players: Alexia Enache ’27 responded to the pressure with ease, posting sixteen kills. Emily Sun ’27 made 23 assists, Melissa Eyer ’28 had seventeen digs, and Hannah Grace Humphreys ’25 made six blocks. Angelina Hemmingway ’26 had four service aces.
Swarthmore College 0, Johns Hopkins University 3
On Sunday afternoon, the Garnet played the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays in the Centennial conference finals. After getting behind 3-2 in the opening stanza, Swarthmore took the lead and made two consecutive aces. Hopkins responded with points of their own in a big 8-1 rally to make it 11-7. The Garnet persisted, surviving in a 18-14 deficit but the Blue Jays rounded out the end of the set with a 25-18 win. Hopkins used this momentum to sweep the second set 25-14, Swarthmore trailing almost the entire stanza. In the opening of the third set, both teams traded points, tied at 10-10. After the Blue Jays pulled a sizable advantage 19-14, the Garnet scored two points to stay in the game. Six consecutive Blue Jay points closed the third set 25-16 for an overall Johns Hopkins win.
Notable players: Isabel Adam ’28 rallied Swarthmore with nine kills. Enache made back-to-back service aces and Madeline Mountcastle ’26 made fifteen assists. Eyer had 10 digs and Humphreys made four blocks.
Women’s Swimming
Swarthmore College 171, Washington College 32
In a dominant performance by No. 9-ranked Swarthmore women’s swimming against Washington College, the Garnet won every event to take their fifth consecutive conference win. The Garnet took the top three spots in the 200 medley relay, 1000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle, 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 freestyle relay.
Notable players: The first-place 200 medley relay team, consisting of Maya Ambardeker ’28, Sophie Rotival ’25, Norah Rutkowski ’28, and Genine Collins ’27, finished with a 1:46.50 time, more than three seconds faster than the second-place finishers. Kate Hallmark ’26 led the Garnet to the top spot in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:45:15. Lauren Rhode ’25 followed with a 10:52.79. 200 freestyle winner Ava Craig ’27 swam a 1:55.29, nearly five seconds ahead of second place finisher Annabelle Hoover ’28. The 50 freestyle saw a tight race determined by milliseconds, with Rotival (24.79), Erin Szuromi ’25 (24.97), and Mirabel Fernald ’27 (25.41) sweeping the podium. Hoover took first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.54.
Men’s Swimming
Swarthmore College 155, Washington College 49
At Ware Pool, the Garnet made a big splash in a blowout victory against the Washington College Shoremen. The meet opened with the 200 medley relay, in which Swarthmore took second and fourth. They also took the first two finishes in the 1000, 200, and 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 100 backstroke. The Garnet swept the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, taking all podium places. They took first and third in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 200 freestyle relay.
Notable players: Centennial Conference Athlete of the Week Danny Castle ’27 had a field day, placing first in the 200 freestyle (1:42.99), 100 backstroke (53.16), and the 200 freestyle relay along with teammates Dylan Ling ’26, Mateo Smith ’27, and Luke Magnuson ’26. Dylan Herink ’27 took first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00:44. Cole Griscavage ’25 won the 100 freestyle (47:15) and Benton Greenberg ’26 came in a close third (48:44). The Garnet 200 medley relay winners made up of Lester Wessels ’28, Griscavage, Tim Fan ’28, and Damien Rene ’27, swam a speedy one second faster (1:35.94) than the second place Shoremen team.
Swarthmore College 60, The College of New Jersey 126
In their second meet of the weekend, the Garnet fell to the No. 19-ranked TCNJ Lions to lose their first of the season. Swarthmore placed first in the 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, and 6×50 freestyle relay. They placed second in the 50 backstroke and 50 breaststroke. The men have a week-long break before they enter the three-day Franklin and Marshall Invite beginning on the 22nd.
Notable players: Cami Wilson ’26 took first in the 50 butterfly (23.38) and 100 butterfly (50.65). Ham Williams-Tracy ’25 placed third in the 300 IM (3:06:55) with Smith following four seconds behind (3:10.29). 50 backstroke swimmer Castle swam a 24.27 to take second in the event final. In the 50 breaststroke final, Ling finished in 27.19 for a solid second place. Wilson, Griscavage, Greenberg, Tipton, Castle, and Magnusson placed first in the 6×50 relay event (2:08.10).
