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Senior guard Debbie Farrelly sank a baseline jumper with half a second left to send Swarthmore to a 54-53 comeback win over Ursinus on Tuesday night in Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, downing Ursinus for the 14th consecutive time.

The Bears (1-2 overall, 0-1 CC) led by as many as 13 points in the second half, including a ten-point lead with five minutes to go.

Ursinus' Molly Guntli scored in the paint with 5:03 left to give the Bears a 49-39 lead. Farrelly sank a three-pointer from the right wing, and following an Ursinus' turnover, guard Jennifer Stevenson '06 sank a jumper to cut the deficit to five.

Senior forward Radiance Walters stole the ball from the Bears' Kate McMahon at 4:10 and the Garnet fought for two offensive rebounds before Walters put in a lay-up to cut the Ursinus' lead to 49-46.

Sarah Hennessey converted a jumper on the other end to stretch the Bears' lead back to five with 3:05 left on the clock.

Swarthmore missed on its next three attempts, but junior Jessica Fuhr came through on the fourth try, converting a drive to make the score 51-48 Bears. The Garnet defense tightened once again, forcing an Ursinus turnover and breathing more life into the home crowd.

Walters brought Swarthmore within one, 51-50, with a lay-up at 1:55. Freshman guard Kylah Field grabbed a big defensive rebound and the Garnet came up the floor looking for its first lead since the 16:39 mark. Fuhr provided the go-ahead bucket, grabbing another offensive board and sinking the put-back for a 52-51 Swarthmore lead at 1:18.

The Bears came back with a layup by Jenna Whylings and forced a Swarthmore turnover with 28 seconds to go. Ursinus used two timeouts in an effort to get the ball up court. On the third try, Bears' guard Stephanie Cavalier got a step on Field near half court. The speedy Field did not give up on the play and came flying from behind to tip the ball into Garnet hands.

Farrelly brought the ball up and Swarthmore looked to take the final shot. The ball nearly went out of bounds on a reversal, but Stevenson made a great save to keep the Garnet hopes alive.

Farrelly found herself with the ball on the right wing and time running out. The senior guard shot faked and took two hard dribbles to the baseline, unleashing a 12-foot jumper. The ball hit the front of the rim, the backboard, and then rolled around and in with half a second left on the clock.

The Bears, out of timeouts, were unable to get off a final shot as the Swarthmore bench engulfed Farrelly.

Walters led Swarthmore with 11 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, while Farrelly chipped in 10 points. Field scored a career-high eight points on four for six shooting.

Guntli led four Bears in double figures with 12 points and 11 boards.

Ursinus led 27-23 at halftime, after a see-saw first-half that saw each team lead by seven points.

Swarthmore has won 14 consecutive match-ups with Ursinus, dating back to 2000.

The win is also the first Centennial Conference victory for first-year Garnet coach Renee DeVarney.

The Garnet will host Centennial rival Johns Hopkins in their next game on Wednesday, November 30. Tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., with the men following at 8:00 p.m.

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The Garnet (2-3, 2-1 CC) took down Ursinus Tuesday night 142-73 at Ware Pool, giving up a mere four events. Stephen Shymon '09, Andrew Frampton '08, Jason Horwitz '07, and John Heagy '08 each won an individual event, while Tom Kelleher '09 and Douglas Scott-Gilchrist '09 each won two events.

Swarthmore's Teams A and B came in first and second respectively during the 200 yard medley. Andrew Herrmann '08, Kaena Horowitz '06, Brian Roth '09, and Jonathan Augat '07 came in first (1:45.43) while Adam Morris '06, Andrew Koczo '07, Horwitz, and Scott-Gilchrist followed close behind (1:46.10).

Kelleher took the 1000 yard freestyle (11:05.22) easily, and then rolled to victory in the 200 yard backstroke (2:08.80).

Shymon remained a stroke ahead of his closet competitor, Ursinus' Andy Will, managing to take the 200 yard freestyle (1:53.86), tagging the sensor five seconds before Will. Frampton won the 200 yard butterfly next (2:08.92), and Horwitz followed with a win in the 50 yard freestyle (22.99), edging out Will.

Scott-Gilchrist took the 100 yard backstroke (58.94), the only one to finish the event under one minute. Scott-Gilchrist also won the 100 yard freestyle, while Heagy rolled to victory in the 500 yard freestyle (5:17.07).

The Garnet will next compete in the Franklin & Marshall Invite, Dec. 2-4 in Lancaster, Pa.

The Garnet rallied from a 12-point deficit to tie the game with 2:14 to play, but the visiting Drew University Rangers scored six of the final eight points for a 64-60 victory on Tuesday night in Tarble Pavilion.

Forward Ian McCormick '08 carried the Garnet (0-3) through the first half as the rest of the team struggled from the floor. The sophomore center hit his first five shots and scored 13 points in the period. But, with the rest of the Garnet cold, the Rangers built a 25-16 lead with 7:54 to play before Swarthmore ended the half on a 14-8 run.

Guard Matt Kurman '08 drew the Garnet within three at 33-30 with a late jumper.

Drew turned up the defensive intensity in the second half, limiting the Garnet to only seven points in the first nine minutes while building a 49-37 lead. Finally, Kurman and forward Steve Wolf '08 got hot and combined to score the team's next 11 points over the next four minutes, cutting the Drew lead to 51-48. Four minutes later, a Kurman free throw tied the game at 58 apiece.

The Garnet had chances to take the lead, but missed three straight from the line, and with 1:02 to play, Drew took the lead when David Cramer rebounded his own miss and laid the ball in.

Wolf missed a jumper on the other end, and Sam Taub made one of two free throws to give Drew a 61-58 lead with 37 seconds remaining. Kurman drove the lane 10 seconds later, and made a leaner to cut the deficit to one. The Rangers' Chris Lopez came back with a pair of free throws to stretch the lead back to three.

The Garnet ran a set play and got Kurman a clean look from 25 feet, but the shot clanged off the rim. McCormick was unable to grab the rebound in a crowd of Rangers, and a Lopez free throw iced the game.

Kurman scored 17 points, 13 in the second half, to tie McCormick for the team lead. Wolf contributed 14, making five of six shots after the break. McCormick led with Swarthmore with eight rebounds, while Chris Casey '07 contributed four assists.

David Cramer led the Rangers with 16 points.

Swarthmore opens the Centennial Conference schedule on Sunday, November 27, travelling to Franklin and Marshall for a 4:00 p.m. game.

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Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College goalkeeper Reuben Heyman-Kantor (New York, NY-Riverdale Country) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Heyman-Kantor, a senior, was a first-team selection in the College division.

The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA; a 2,000 member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.00 scale, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1953, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.

Heyman-Kantor, a three-time selection for the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, is a political science major carrying a 3.76 GPA with a minor in history. In addition to soccer he tutors students in Arabic and writes for the school newspaper, The Phoenix.

Heyman-Kantor started all 20 games for Swarthmore, recording a career-high eight shutouts and posting a 0.75 goals-against average, ranking in the top 20 in all of Division III for much of the season. He produced a streak of almost 695 minutes without allowing a goal, the fourth-longest in Centennial conference history and 11 th-best streak in all of Division III.

Heyman-Kantor was named Centennial Conference Player of the Week and E.C.A.C. Mid-Atlantic Goaltender of the Week after recording two shutouts during the week of Oct. 1.

Swarthmore secured the No. 2 seed in the 2005 Centennial Conference playoffs, finishing with a 6-2-1 conference record. The Garnet completed the 2005 regular season with an overall record of 12-6-2 and reached the semi-finals of the ECAC South Region Tournament for the second straight year.

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SWARTHMORE , PA - Mary Washington's Debbie Bruen ( Centreville, VA / Paul VI) scored 17 points to lead the Eagles (2-0) to a second Swarthmore Tip Off championship, defeating Washington & Lee ( Va.) 60-53 on Sunday afternoon in Tarble Pavilion. Bruen, a junior forward, earned her second consecutive Swarthmore Tip Off Most Valuable Player award.

Mary Washington is the first team in the eight-year history of the Swarthmore Tip Off to repeat as champions. Bruen is the first player to earn two M.V.P. awards.

Bruen tallied nine first-half points and Mary Washington forced 18 W&L turnovers to take a 30-21 lead at the intermission. The Eagles lead got as big as 47-26 with 10:43 remaining in the second half, but the Generals (1-1) fought back with a 19-4 run over the next six minutes to cut the lead to 50-46. The Eagles scored the next three baskets to push the lead back to ten, clinching their second win of the young season.

Mary Washington's freshman center Ashton Mitchell ( Prince George, VA / Prince George), an All-Tournament selection, scored 12 points on six for nine shooting while sophomore Liz Hickey ( Virginia Beach, VA / Bishop Sullivan Catholic) added 13 points for the Eagles.

The Generals' freshman guard Bethany Ridenhour ( Westwood, NJ / Academy of Holy Angels) led W&L with 13 points and senior guard Louisa Feve ( Bethesda, MD / Winston Churchill) chipped in 11 points. Junior center Jessica Hunsinger ( Mayer, AZ - The Orme School) tallied 29 points and a tournament-high 20 rebounds in two games to earn All-Tournament status.

Swarthmore defeated Trinity ( Ct.) 68-64 in the consolation game. Senior guard Debbie Farrelly (Lebanon, NJ / Vorhees) hit a three-pointer with 37 seconds and then made three out of four from the free throw line to seal the victory. Senior forward Radiance Walters ( Gaithersburg, MD / The Bullis School) led the Garnet (1-1) with 17 points and eight rebounds while sophomore center Karen Berk ( Havertown, PA / Haverford) added 12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.

Berk was named to the All-Tournament team after accumulating 35 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks, and five steals in two games.

Trinity junior guard Sarah Cox ( Norwell, MA / Norwell), an All-Tournament selection, led the Bantams (0-2) with a game-high 22 points and 13 rebounds.

Tip Off Results

Saturday, November 19

Mary Washington 66, Trinity ( Ct.) 38

Washington & Lee 67, Swarthmore 60

Sunday, November 20

Championship -- Mary Washington 60, Washington & Lee 53

Consolation -- Swarthmore 68, Trinity 64

All-Tournament Team
Debbie Bruen, Mary Washington MVP

Ashton Mitchell, Mary Washington

Jessica Hunsinger, Washington & Lee

Karen Berk, Swarthmore

Sarah Cox, Trinity

Box Score

NYU won all 11 events in defeating the Garnet 153-52 in a non-conference meet in New York.

Jennie Lewis '08 finished in second place in the 50 freestyle in 25.94 and swam legs on the second place 400 medley relay team with Katie Schmidt '07, Michele Hom '07 and Franny Zhang '08 and the second place 400 freestyle relay with Kathryn Jantz '05, Whitney Nekoba '08 and Maila Sepri '05.

Christie Tomm '05 placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:20.97) and Hom placed second in the 200 breaststroke in 2:38.70.

The Garnet fall to 2-2 overall and will travel to Ursinus on Tuesday at 6 pm.

Results

The Garnet scored 37 second-half points to come from behind and beat the Trinity College ( Ct.) Bantams 68-64 in the consolation game of the 8 th annual Swarthmore Tip Off Tournament. Senior forward Radiance Walters led the Garnet (1-1) with 17 points while All-Tournament selection Karen Berk chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

Swarthmore played catch up for the first half of the game, trailing Trinity 37-31 at the break. The Garnet fought their way back and tied the game up with 16 minutes remaining the game. Walters stole the ball from Trinity's Sarah Cox, and then assisted classmate Debbie Farrelly on a jump shot, tying the game 42-42. The Bantams called a time out to gain their composure, but Garnet senior Jen Stevenson came out of the Swarthmore huddle and hit a jump shot in the lane, giving the Garnet their first lead of the night 44-42.

The teams seesawed back and forth for the final 10 minutes of the game, trading the lead nine times and tying the score twice. With 12:12 remaining in the game, All-Tournament selection Cox tied the game at 48 and forced Swarthmore to use a time out. The game remained tied for two minutes until Garnet forward Jessica Fuhr '07 sank a free throw with 10 minutes remaining, putting Swarthmore ahead 49-48. The Bantams clawed their way back, taking a 52-49 lead after Cox hit two free throws.

Swarthmore sophomore guard Laura Popovics came up big with a trifecta at 7:50, and Walters went two-for-two at the line to give the Garnet a one-point cushion, 53-32.

With four minutes remaining, Cox gave Swarthmore a scare, hitting a three pointer and edging the Bantams ahead, 57-55. But Stevenson responded with a steal and bucket to tie the game. Trinity called a timeout and rallied ahead, but consecutive three-pointers by freshman Melissa Grigsby and Farrelly gave Swat a 63-61 lead with 0:40 left. The final seconds of the contest belonged to Swarthmore as Farrelly and Walters closed the game by five of six free throws.

Swarthmore improved upon its field goal percentage, shooting 41% from the floor and 45% from beyond the arc. Walters grabbed eight rebounds for the Garnet, and shot 11-14 from the line. Farrelly added 13 points and three assists in 33 minutes.

Cox finished the game with 22 points and 13 boards while teammate Mary Lennick added 16 points and a tournament-high eight assists. The Bantams fall to 0-2 on the season.

The Garnet will host conference opponent Ursinus on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:00 p.m. in Tarble Pavilion in the Centennial opener for both squads. The women are the first half of a doubleheader on Tuesday evening, followed by the men's contest against Drew University at 8:00 p.m.

Box Score

Franny Zhang '08 won two individual events and picked up a third victory in the 400 yard freestyle relay, as the Garnet fell to New York University 135-70 on Saturday afteroon at Ware Pool.

Zhang took first in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:15.9, and followed up two events later with a victory in the 100 yard freestyle (55.23). 

The Swarthmore 400 yard freestyle relay of Jennie Lewis '08, Zhang, Whitney Nekoba '08, and Patricia Funk '06 took top honors for the third straight meet, touching the wall first with a time of 3:46.69.

The Garnet swim team (2-2 overall, 1-1 CC) has its next meet on Tuesday, November 22 in Ware Pool.  The meet against Ursinus (1-2) kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

Stephen Shymon '09 and Jason Horowitz '07 won individual events as Swarthmore (1-3 overall, 1-1 CC) suffered a non-conference defeat, 117-80, at the hands of New York University on Saturday afternoon in Ware Pool.

Horwitz took first place in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 50.13.  Shymon later took first in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:56.86, followed closely by teammate Andrew Frampton '08 (4:58.31).

In the next meet, the Garnet will face Ursinus on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Ware Pool.

Junior Debbie Bruen scored a game-high 18 points and freshman Ashton Mitchell added ten points as Mary Washington (Va.) downed Trinity (Ct.) 66-38 in the opening round of the Swarthmore Tip Off on Saturday afternoon in Swarthmore, Pa.

The Eagles, the 2004 Tip Off champion, advance to the championship game vs. Washington & Lee on Sunday afternoon. Tip off is set for 4:00 p.m.

Mary Washington (1-0) shot 54.5 % from the field in the first half to build a comfortable 39-15 lead. The Eagles defense limited the Bantams (0-1) to just 20% shooting from the field and came up with 13 steals.

Bruen shot nine for eleven in the game and tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds. Mitchell and freshman guard Katy Larson also grabbed seven boards each.

Trinity was led by junior forward Leigh Melanson with 10 points, and junior guard Melanie Lennick, who had nine points.

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