COLORADO SPRINGS – The Swarthmore College field hockey team continued its climb up the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll on Tuesday, moving up three spots to No. 18.
The Garnet went 1-1 last week, defeating No. 8 Johns Hopkins University on the road, 1-0. Swarthmore had its four-game win streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to Dickinson College but it did not diminish the Garnet's resume, as they are 4-1 against nationally-ranked opponents this season.
Gabriella Vasquez and
Libby Castle lead the squad with 12 and 11 points respectively. Vasquez has potted a team-high five goals while
Magdelana Jordan paces Swarthmore with five assists.
Josie Sarno ranks 29
th in Division III with a 1.20 goals against average and she is 32
nd in save percentage (.805). She was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time earlier on Tuesday.
The Garnet visit Bryn Mawr College on Wednesday for a conference game.
Read more: NFHCA Top 25 Poll – October 13
