soccer

Athlete of the Week: Emme Hansard ’25

Emme Hansard ’25 is an outside back on the women’s soccer team from Sherman Oaks, CA. She has been an indispensable part of the Garnet since recovering from a knee injury her first year. Hansard has started and played in every single
November 14, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Christian Bignotti ’25

Christian Bignotti ’25 is a goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team hailing from Santiago, Chile. The Garnet won their last conference game on Saturday 7-2 against Haverford College, where Bignotti had one save in 54 minutes of play on his senior night.
November 7, 2024

Temwa Chaŵinga and the KC Current

At age 26, Malawian professional women’s soccer player Temwa Chaŵinga has established herself as a dominant force in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) here in the U.S. this season. Chaŵinga previously played for Wuhan Jianghan University FC in the Chinese Super
October 24, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Len Yamabe ’27

Len Yamabe ’27 is a midfielder from Tokyo, Japan. He has started every game for the unbeaten men’s soccer team. #13 Swarthmore is currently 7-0-1 with 21 goals on the season. Yamabe took part in almost half of those goals, with seven
September 26, 2024

The ACL Epidemic of Women’s Soccer

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced this week that Arsenal teammates Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema will work with FIFA to help understand the increasingly alarming occurrence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries within women’s soccer. This development comes after the
February 29, 2024

Athlete of the Week: Veronica Gibbons ’24

Veronica Gibbons ’24, senior captain from Pittsburgh, PA, led the Swarthmore women’s soccer team to great success this season. The midfielder scored twice in the Garnet’s match against Washington College on Oct. 25, securing a 2-0 victory and top-two seed in the
November 2, 2023

Philadelphia Union Poised for Playoffs

The Philadelphia Union (15-8-9, 54 points) sits comfortably with two matches left in MLS regular season play. After an undefeated September, the Eastern Conference’s third-ranked team kept their momentum against sixth-ranked Atlanta United FC (13-9-10, 49 points) on Wednesday night. Competing at
October 12, 2023
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