Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The juniors stole the show on Senior Day for the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (12-13, 9-11), as junior Ceylan Bodur and Kathryn Stockbower combined to score 42 of the Garnet’s 63 points, as Swat used a huge second-half run to defeat visiting Haverford 63-50 on Saturday afternoon from Tarble Pavilion.

Bodur finished with 25 points while shooting 10-of-19, while All-American candidate Stockower scored 17 and pulled down 12 rebounds to record to 64th double-double of her career.

Rivals Haverford and Swarthmore square off from Tarble Pavilion in the season finale for each team. Senior Day coverage of the women’s game will begin at 1:45, with the men’s game starting at approximately at 4:00 p.m.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Junior Kathryn Stockbower of the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team was recently interviewed by Matt Leon of KYW Newsradio 1060 about some of her recent accomplishments on the hardwood. The interview is being broadcast over the air all day today beginning at 12:15 and can be heard in full on KYW’s Web site (top story in sports).

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – A special night for the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team also became a special night for one of its biggest stars. During the Garnet’s annual Pink Zone game to promote breast cancer awareness, junior All-American candidate Kathryn Stockbower recorded the 1,000th rebound of her career as part of a monster 22 point, 13 rebound performance as the Garnet (11-13, 8-11) defeated visiting Bryn Mawr 73-48 on Wednesday night from Tarble Pavilion.

It’s the Garnet’s annual Think Pink game and the Swat women will be looking to defeat local rival Bryn Mawr. Action is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. Live commentary from Marian Ware Director of Athletics of Adam Hertz.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – A valiant comeback fell short for the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (10-13, 7-11 CC), as the Garnet used a menacing full-court press to cut a 19-point halftime deficit down to four points in the final minutes, but visiting Johns Hopkins (13-9, 11-7 CC) shot an impressive 14-of-16 from the free throw line to seal the Blue Jay victory over the Garnet, 64-54, on Monday evening from Tarble Pavilion.

Actions begins at 6:00 p.m. with the women’s game, followed in a half hour by the men’s contest.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Freshman Eliza Polli scored 14 points on four-of-four shooting from behind the arc – including a crucial three-pointer in the final three minutes of play – while classmate Madeline Ross also dropped 14 points to lead the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (10-12, 7-10 CC) to a much needed 65-59 victory over the Washington College Shorewomen (9-13, 7-10 CC) Friday night from Tarble Pavilion.

The Garnet basketball teams look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they host Washington in a pair of snow-delayed games. Live commentary of the women’s game from Victor Brady ’13 and Beth Martin ’13. Live commentary of the men’s game from Kyle Krainock ’13.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College women’s basketball team will host its annual “Pink Zone” (formerly “Think Pink”) game on Wednesday, February 17 when it hosts Bryn Mawr College. The game is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. from Tarble Pavilion. The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.