Garnet Women Host SRS Students for Basketball Skills Clinic
January 25th, 2010SWARTHMORE, 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Swarthmore Upsets First-Place Gettysburg 58-51
January 23rd, 2010SWARTHMORE, Pa. - For the second-consecutive season, the Swarthmore College men's basketball team (4-13, 3-7) has stunned the Centennial Conference with an upset of Gettysburg College in Tarble Pavilion.
Freshman Will Gates recorded a double-double with a game-high 22 points and11 rebounds while fellow freshman Jordan Martinez added 12 points and six assists as the Garnet upset the first-place Bullets 58-51 on Saturday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »
Swarthmore Swim Teams Down Cabrini
January 23rd, 2010SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Early domination by both the men's and women's swimming teams powered Swarthmore past the visiting Cabrini Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon from Ware Pool. The Garnet women (3-3, 1-2 CC) won 148-88 while the Garnet men (3-3, 2-1 CC) won 74-55.
No. 24 Bullets Down Garnet in OT Heartbreaker, 60-57
January 23rd, 2010SWARTHMORE, 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Garnet Sports Network – Basketball Live Video vs Gettysburg
January 23rd, 2010Fords Down Garnet 70-58
January 20th, 2010HAVERFORD, Pa. - Haverford's Sam Permutt scored 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while three other Fords reached double-figures as homestanding Haverford (5-10, 3-6) used a 12-1 run early in second half to defeat the Swarthmore College men's basketball team 70-58 on Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference action.
Freshman Will Gates scored 17 points to lead the Garnet (3-13, 2-7) - his seventh consecutive game as the Garnet's leading scorer - while senior captain Matt Allen and freshman Jordan Martinez each scored 11 points. Read the rest of this entry »
Swat Holds Off Furious Rally, Defeats Haverford 56-52
January 20th, 2010HAVERFORD, 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Garnet Sports Network: Live Audio of Garnet Men/Women at Haverford
January 20th, 2010Garnet Sports Update: Episode 1 – Director of Athletics Adam Hertz
January 19th, 2010Next Week (1/27): Men's Swimming Captain Daniel Friel