GAME BOX SCORE HAVERFORD, Pa. – Swarthmore advanced to its fourth consecutive Seven Sisters Championship game, defeating Smith (MA) 51-45 in overtime in semifinal action at Gooding Arena Saturday afternoon. For the fourth straight year Garnet (3-3 overall) will face defending champion Mount Holyoke (66-47 winners over Vassar) in the championship; tip is scheduled for [...]
GAME BOX SCORE HAVERFORD, Pa. – Swarthmore’s frontcourt duo of Karen Berk ’08 and Pamela Costello ’10 (above) combined for 33 points and 30 rebounds to lead the Garnet to a 53-41 victory over St. Joseph’s (CT) in first round action at the annual Seven Sisters Tournament in the Gooding Arena on Friday night. The [...]
GAME BOX SCORE BALTIMORE, Md. – Swarthmore sophomore guard Melissa Grigsby broke out of a recent shooting slump with 13 points and junior forward Karen Berk collected another double-double yet the hometown Johns Hopkins Blue Jays edged the Garnet 52-43 in Centennial Conference action at Goldfarb Gymnasium Wednesday night. JHU (3-1 overall, 1-0 CC) was [...]
GAME BOX SCORE COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Swarthmore junior center Karen Berk posted her third consecutive double-double as the Ursinus Bears defeated the Garnet 69-52 in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams on Tuesday night in Helffereich Hall. The Bears (2-1 overall, 1-0 CC) raced out to a 12-1 lead following a triple from junior [...]
SWARTHMORE/W&L BOX SCORE EASTERN/CCNY BOX SCORE SWARTHMORE, Pa – Washington & Lee guard Kristen Krouchick (Holland, PA / Nazareth Academy) scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead her Lady Generals (2-0) past the Swarthmore Garnet (1-1) 52-45 in the championship game of the ninth annual Swarthmore Tip Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon in [...]
SWARTHMORE/EASTERN BOX SCORE CCNY/W&L BOX SCORE SWARTHMORE, PA – Swarthmore junior center Karen Berk had a game-high 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Garnet (1-0) over visiting Eastern 65-53 in opening round action of the Ninth Annual Swat Tip Off Tournament held at Swarthmore College Saturday night. Swarthmore will face Washington & Lee [...]
The 2006 – 2007 Swarthmore College women’s basketball team heads back to the court combining a formidable offense with a stingy defense in hopes of returning to the competitive Centennial Conference Championships. The Garnet graduated a quartet of top-notch players last year, including Debbie Farrelly ’06, Jennifer Stevenson ’06, Cara Tigue ’06, and Radiance Walters [...]
Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College forward Karen Berk (Havertown, PA -Haverford) and guard Jennifer Stevenson (Dakota Dunes, SD – Dakota Valley) have been named to the 2006 All-Centennial Conference Women’s Basketball Team, a selection voted on by the head coaches. Berk was a first-team selection and Stevenson was named honorable mention. Berk, a sophomore, finished second in [...]
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College forward Karen Berk (Havertown, PA -Haverford) has been named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week and E.C.A.C. Southern Player of the Week for the week of February 18. Berk averaged 24.7 points, 15.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game in three games for the Garnet. Berk, a sophomore, [...]
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore forward Karen Berk scored a career-high 33 points as the Garnet defeated Haverford 68-58 Saturday afternoon in Tarble Pavilion. It is the 17th consecutive time the Swarthmore (11-14, 7-11 CC) women have won over the Fords (6-19, 4-14 CC). The last Haverford victory came in 1998 when the Fords won 57-45 [...]