Archive for the 'Women’s Basketball' Category

Garnet Crush Fords, Clinch Berth

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

Senior co-captains Alison Wolff and Kristen Lee led four players in double digit scoring as Swarthmore downed Haverford 73-42 to clinch their fifth Centennial Conference playoff berth in six years. The Garnet benefited from 43% shooting in the first half to establish a 37-15 lead at the intermission. Swarthmore’s defense held the Fords to 20.8% [...]

Bullets Shoot Down Garnet

Saturday, February 19th, 2005

Elizabeth Ross and Jen Bengel combined for 46 points to lead Gettysburg to an 82-69 Centennial Conference victory over the Garnet in Gettysburg. The Bullets and Garnet are now tied for fourth place in the Conference standings with 10-7 records as they split the season series 1-1. Gettysburg jumped out to a 9-2 lead and [...]

Freshman Tandem Buries Washington

Wednesday, February 16th, 2005

Laura Popovics ’08 scored 11 points and classmate Karen Berk added 10 points as the Garnet defeated the Shorewomen 63-43 on Senior Night in Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet had ten different players score in the first half, shooting a season-high 56% from the field. Seniors Ali Wolff, Lauren Kett, and Kristen Lee combined for fourteen [...]

Johns, Dips Bury Garnet

Saturday, February 12th, 2005

Dana Johns sank five three-pointers in the second half on her way to a game-high 25 points and a 62-51 Diplomats victory over Swarthmore on Saturday afternoon in Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet took a 37-31 lead following a lay-up by Radiance Walters ’06 off a feed from Jessica Fuhr ’07 with 14:33 left in the [...]

Alvernia’s Run Tops Garnet

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Alvernia used a 24-6 second-half run to take a 74-56 non-conference victory over the Garnet in Reading, Pa. The run broke open a 44-44 tie with 14:20 remaining in the game. Trish O’Gurek led the Crusaders (18-5) with 15 points while Radiance Walters ’06 paced the Garnet (13-8) with 15 points and six rebounds. The [...]

Garnet Fall to Dickinson in CC Semifinals

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

Sophomore forward Ally Teatom scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in leading the top-seeded Red Devils (24-2) to a 67-42 Centennial Conference semifinal victory over the fourth-seeded Garnet (16-11) in Carlisle, Pa. Swarthmore held an 8-6 lead at 13:39 of the first as Karen Berk ’08 scored the Garnet’s first six points and Jessica [...]

Garnet Sweep Mules

Tuesday, February 8th, 2005

Kristen Lee ’05 scored a team-high 16 points and Radiance Walters ’06 tallied another double-double as Swarthmore outlasted Muhlenberg 63-61 in Tarble Pavilion on Tuesday night. The win marked the first season sweep of the Mules (9-12, 5-9 CC) in Swarthmore school history. The Garnet defeated Muhlenberg 85-82 in Allentown, Pa. on January 20th in [...]

#22 Red Devils Handcuff Garnet

Saturday, February 5th, 2005

Foul-plagued Swarthmore saw their seven-game win streak come to end on Saturday afternoon, as the 22nd-ranked Dickinson College defeated the Garnet 61-49 in Carlisle, Pa. Swarthmore jumped out to an early 10-4 lead following two Radiance Walters’ free throws with 15:23 on the clock. The Garnet lead swelled to as many as eight, 21-13, following [...]

Fuhr Leads Garnet to Seventh Straight

Tuesday, February 1st, 2005

Jessica Fuhr ’07 scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Garnet to a 66-49 victory at Lincoln. Swat improves to 12-6 overall as the victory is the team’s seventh in a row. The Garnet got off to a fast start scoring the game’s first eight points. Kristin Lee ’05 and Fuhr each scored eight [...]

Berk Shoots Garnet to Sixth In A Row

Saturday, January 29th, 2005

Karen Berk ’08 scored a game-high 27 points and Jen Stevenson ’06 chipped in nine points as Swarthmore won their sixth game in a row, defeating Bryn Mawr 63-36 on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet shot 50% from the field in the first half to build a comfortable 38-20 lead at the intermission. Berk dominated the [...]