Athletics News

LANCASTER, Pa. – Sophomore Genny Pezzola lit up the court on Saturday night draining eight 3-pointers for a career high 24 points to lead the Garnet (9-10, 6-8 CC) past Franklin & Marshall (8-11, 4-10 CC) in a wild 88-83 double-overtime victory. Pezzola sealed the deal in dramatic fashion with a three in the final two minutes of the second overtime. Senior Pam Costello tacked on four 3-pointers of her own for a season high 18 points.

Both the Swarthmore College men’s and women’s basketball teams will look to improve their playoff prospects when they travel to Lancaster to take on Franklin & Marshall. The men’s game will begin at 4:00 p.m. with commentary from Jimmy Gill ’10. The women’s game will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m. with commentary from Victor Brady ’13.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Junior Kathryn Stockbower recorded her 58th double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, sophomore Genny Pezzola (17 points) and freshman Madeline Ross (16 points) each recorded career-highs to lead the Garnet (8-10, 5-8 CC) to an 86-47 victory against Bryn Mawr (2-15, 0-13 CC) at Gooding Arena on Wednesday evening.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore women’s basketball team (7-10, 4-8 CC) hoped to upset the visiting No. 12 Muhlenberg Mules, (13-2, 10-1 CC) but a 12-2 run to start the second half stunted the Garnet’s chances as the Mules controlled the second half to earn a 69-54 victory on Monday night in Tarble Pavilion.

The Garnet women look to get back on track when defending Centennial Conference champion No. 12 Muhlenberg comes to Tarble Pavilion. Coverage begins at 7:00 with commentary from Victor Brady ’13.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College Garnet women’s basketball team hosted 36 girls from the Swarthmore Rutledge School for a clinic on Thursday January 14th. The third through the sixth graders participated in an hour of drills, shooting, and competition. The girls were separated into multi-age and multi-skilled groups; each group coached by two of the Garnet team members. The young athletes learned correct shooting and dribbling forms, practiced passing, and competed in a dribbling/lay-up competition to end the session.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Ahead by as many as 11 points in the second half, the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (7-9, 4-7 CC) saw the lead dwindle late in the second half as No. 24 Gettysburg (14-2, 9-2 CC) rallied to defeat the Garnet in overtime 60-57 on Saturday afternoon from Tarble Pavilion.

The Garnet take on the Bullets in doubleheader action from Tarble Pavilion beginning at 2:00 p.m. Live commentary from Victor Brady ’13 during the women’s game and from Kyle Krainock ’13 during the men’s contest.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Anything can happen in a rivalry game. Luckily, the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (7-8, 4-6) stepped up in the final seconds to prevent that “anything” from happening.

Down 16 points with just over eight minutes to play, Haverford (4-10, 2-8) rallied all the way back, cutting the Garnet lead down to just two points with :29 seconds remaining, but free throws from junior Kathryn Stockbower and sophomore Genny Pezzola and one fantastic defensive stand by Swat helped the Garnet hold off the furious Fords’ rally to earn a wild 56-52 victory on Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference action.

Listen to these rivalry games with play-by-play from Victor Brady ’13 (women’s game/6:00 p.m.) and Jimmy Gill ’10 (men’s game/8:00 p.m.)