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Men’s lax falls to Ursinus

A late rally almost gave men’s lacrosse another dramatic, come-from-behind victory on Saturday. This time, however, Swarthmore came up short in an 8-6 road loss to Ursinus that opened conference play for both teams. After a scoreless opening period, Swarthmore (3-3, 0-1
March 22, 2012

Baseball splits weekend doubleheader against Bates

The Swarthmore baseball team had a .500 weekend, splitting a home doubleheader against the Bates College Bobcats on Sunday afternoon. Rebounding from its worst loss of the season, a 12-1 defeat to 320 rival Widener University on March 14, the Garnet was
March 22, 2012

Women’s, men’s tennis teams roll over opponents

It was an excellent weekend for Garnet tennis, as both the men’s and women’s teams had little difficulty picking up victories in convincing fashion. The Swarthmore women had one of their most impressive showings of the year on Sunday afternoon, shutting out
March 22, 2012

Lia Carlson

WHAT SHE’S DONE: Carlson did not drop a single game in two matches-one singles, one doubles-against McDaniel. FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE SEASON: My favorite moment at Swarthmore might have been my win [over Laura Chen] in singles against Carnegie Mellon because I
March 22, 2012

Robin Carpenter Rides On

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. This past
March 19, 2012

Nicko Burnett

WHAT HE’S DONE: Burnett hit the go-ahead home run in Swarthmore’s dramatic victory over Pitt-Bradford at Seton Catholic on Friday. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “The Miracle at Seton Catholic. It was just an awesome time for the team. We got great pitching, and
March 15, 2012

Down to final out, baseball rallies in instant classic

Trailing by six runs with the bases empty and down to the last strike, it seemed unlikely that the Swarthmore baseball team would have its first undefeated spring break under head coach Stan Exeter. Going into the seventh and final inning, the
March 15, 2012

The Bundesliga: the best football league in Europe

I know that a lot has happened over spring break in the soccer world, and lots of it will be worth debating and talking about. Andre Villas Boas was fired by Chelsea and has now become just another statistic that adds to
March 15, 2012
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