KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Swarthmore College women's soccer team rose four spots to No. 17 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
The Garnet (6-1-1, 3-0 Centennial) went 2-0 last week with a pair of road conference wins. Swarthmore defeated Bryn Mawr College, 6-0, and edged out Franklin and Marshall College, 1-0.
Liesel Blau scored in both contests and was named a Centennial Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Celia Kanellakos found the back of the net twice at Bryn Mawr and leads the squad with 11 points on four goals and three assists.
Charlotte Carleton and
Ava Gizzie share the goal-scoring lead with five apiece this season.
The Garnet rank 35
th in Division III in scoring offense (3.00 goals per game). They also boast one of the nation's best defenses, sitting ninth in save percentage (.932), 15
th in shutout percentage (.750), and 19
th in goals against average (.375).
Sofie Aird is 6-0-1 in the net with 28 saves, a 0.21 goals against average, and .966 save percentage. She ranks fourth in the country in save percentage and eighth in goals against average.
Swarthmore travels to McDaniel College on Saturday.
Read more: United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll – September 29
