Raiders jumped to a 10-2 lead through one quarter, holding the Warriors without a field goal. A basket by Sarah Wetmore (game-high 13 points) with 7:02 left in the second quarter broke the L-S drought, and soon after, Wellesley went scoreless for the rest of the quarter following a free throw by Mary Louise Dixon that made it 15-5.
The Warriors used two free throws from Wetmore and an Ali Murray jumper with 1:37 left to cut the deficit to 15-9 by halftime.
Business picked up for the Warriors in the third quarter as they went on a 7-0 tear to open the half. Two more free throws from Wetmore put L-S ahead, 16-15, but a rebound and score from Lindsay Sydness put Wellesley back in front with 5:00 left in the quarter. A jumper from Sarah Grant and a layup by Eleni Dixson gave the Raiders a 25-21 lead heading to the final period.
A Dixon 3-pointer and a pair of free throws from Blake Dietrick helped give Wellesley a 34-27 lead, but L-S stayed close. The edge was cut to 35-32 when the Warriors' Bridget Mahoney hit a trey with 22 seconds left. But free throws from Dixon and Jesse Miller, plus another by Dietrick after a L-S turnover with less than five seconds left, allowed Wellesley to finish the job.
"I'm ecstatic," said a smiling Dietrick (team-high 10 points). "It's so great. It's the biggest win, the biggest game of my life."
L-S coach Liza Feldman was proud of her team's accomplishments as reigning state champions, and of her team's run in the second half.
ROSSINO HELPS ACTON-BOXBORO
In a game that was called "a huge team team'effort" by'assistant coach Jessica Gould,
host Acton-Boxboro delivered a 45-38 upset of NO.3 Lincoln Sudbury
The Colonials rallied behind senior guard Katie Rossino, who had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 steals .. "She really stepped it up as captain;', Gould said. "She was tenacious on defense and normally she doesn't shoot a lot, but especially was really looking at the hoop."Although Gould's two post players Lauren O'Brien and Katrina Rubner - only had 2 points apiece, they held the Warriors'/Sliatasia Kearse to 15 points . "[Kearse] is.an incredible a,thlete and our game plan tonight,was, basically, to make,her life a living hell," Gould said."And I think we did it:'
January 10, 2008
BOSTON (AP) -- Carolyn Swords was going to high school nearby when Maryland brought a bunch of underclassmen to the new Boston Garden and won the 2006 NCAA championship.
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
Now she's a Boston College freshman, and those title-winning Terrapins are seniors and juniors who have the school back near the top of women's college basketball.
"I was very excited to play a nationally ranked team," Swords said, still grinning even though her 28 points and 13 rebounds couldn't stop No. 4 Maryland from beating BC 88-61 on Thursday night. "It was very exciting to play those players from that team that won."
Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 18 rebounds to break the Maryland career rebounding record set by Len Elmore and help the Terrapins (19-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their ninth straight game. Kristi Toliver, who as a freshman sank a 3-pointer to force overtime in the championship game, had a season-high 26 points to go with seven assists.
Swords has known that since attending the '06 national semifinals and then watching Maryland beat Duke in the title game on TV. But the 6-foot-6 freshman from suburban Sudbury was neither nervous nor overmatched, going 12-for-16 from the floor -- the only BC player in double figures and the only one to make more than half of her shots.
"She was so excited about this game. To me, that's a very good sign, to have a freshman who's not intimidated by the No. 4 team in the country," Inglese said. "She said, 'I can't wait.' She was very excited to see players she'd seen on TV. She wanted to go against them."
The same was true for throughout the BC lineup. "They knew Maryland was a veteran team. They have a lot of experience. They weren't intimidated by it," Inglese said. "If you're going to lose, learn from it."
Maryland led from the first free throw, opening a 13-3 lead with 14:10 left in the first half and going up by 15, 29-14, before BC staged any sort of rally. Swords had a pair of second-chance baskets as the Eagles scored eight straight points
4/15/2008 - Boston College freshman center Carolyn Swords finished the season third in the nation in field goal percentage. Swords, who earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors four times this past season, shot 64.2 percent from the floor. She finished behind Maryland senior Crystal Langhorne and Western Kentucky senior Crystal Kelly. Swords is the top freshman in the country in FG%
BC freshman forward one of 11 players honored
March 6, 2008 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Boston College women's basketball player freshman Carolyn Swords was named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic team, the league announced Thursday.
BC rookie center earns fourth ACC ROW honor
Feb. 25, 2008 CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Boston College freshman center Carolyn Swords was named the ACC Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office today.
This is the fourth time this season Swords has garnered the Rookie of the Week honor in the conference. Boston College, as a team, has won the award nine out of 13 weeks this season. Swords teammate, Stefanie Murphy, has earned the award five times this season.
The 6-foot-6 center from Sudbury, Mass., shot a sizzling 84.6 percent from the field and averaged 13.5 points and 5.6 rebounds in the two games. In the win over Georgia Tech, Swords went 6-for-6 from the field and sealed the victory when she grabbed an offensive rebound and put it in to give the Eagles a five point lead with just under two minutes to play. Against Florida State, Swords went 5-for-7 from the field and 3-for-4 from the foul line, while grabbing seven rebounds before fouling out.
Swords currently leads the conference in field goal percentage (64.5), is 17th in scoring and ninth in rebounding. She is the third leading scorer and second leading rebounder among all the freshmen in the ACC.
2/19/08– Rookie Cartwright Honored by GNAC
Erin Cartwright '11 STANDISH, ME - Freshman guard Erin Cartwright (Acton, MA) has been named the GNAC Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week for her play in two contests last week. Cartwright averaged 7.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocked shots per game during the 1-1 week for St. Joe's.
The Acton-Boxborough High School graduate has started 22 games for St. Joe's this season and ranks third on the team in assists (2.1 apg), fourth in steals (1.0 spg) and sixth in scoring (6.2 ppg).
Cartwright was named to the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association Weekly Honor Roll on January 14th after posting a season-best 14 points in a win over Newbury College during the reporting week. The freshman has reached double-digit point totals in five games this season.
The Saint Joseph's College Women's Basketball team is currently 15-8 overall and 10-4 in GNAC play and will host conference opponent Rivier College on Saturday, February 23rd in the team's final regular season contest.
WILDCAT BOSTON COLLEGE BOUND
Recruiting Class of 2007
"We have enhanced our inside game with two of the best post players in the Northeast in Stefanie Murphy and Carolyn Swords'' said Coach Inglese.
2006 Herald All-Scholastics ... 2006 Boston Globe Super Team ... 2006 Dual County League MVP ... 2005, 2006 MetroWest All-Star ... Averaged 14.3 points and 10 rebounds a game.
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LS Continues on to TD Bank North Div. 2 Girl's Championship Game
Lincoln-Sudbury, between 32 points for Sarah Wetmore and 20 for Carolyn Swords (despite foul trouble), captured the D2N title 68-53.
LS came out strongly with Swords dominating on both ends. Her footwork, passing, and defensive anticipation are all vastly improved since last season. LS went up 18-10 before Swords departed for the bench with a pair of phantom fouls.
Melrose closed to within one with Swords out, but the LS Coach rolled the dice and put Swords back in with about 3:40 left and LS rallied to go up 29-20 by halftime. The game was played at a halfcourt pace, definitely favoring LS.
The action picked up a bit in the second half, with Melrose closing to about 40-34 on a brief spurt by Lynley DeAmato, but LS continued to dominate both ends on the boards, and Melrose had trouble generating any sustained offense.
As mentioned, LS was up about 12 with 6 minutes left, and Melrose never got within single digits.
Kirwan fouled out with about four minutes to go and DeAmato with about 1:30. Swords fouled out with about 4 minutes to go, and put up her big numbers probably in about 18-20 minutes.
Melrose never had any answer for the LS frontline (Kearse also solid), and LS's rebounding and interior passing excelled.
Wetmore lived at the free throw line the last few minutes giving her an outstanding offensive output.
A very deserving win for LS, containing Shey Peddy (24). The better, more balanced team took home the trop
Swords Named to 2008 All-ACC Academic Squad
Where They Are Now
Lily Brown, Scripps College
Erin Cartwright, St. Josephs, Me
Tasha Cohen, Oberlin College
Anne Geraghty, Colby College
Gabby Goshtigian, UMass-Dartmouth
Emily Levoy, Scripps College
Adrianne Lichten, Syracuse University
Haliegh Smith, Wesleyn University
Carolyn Swords, Boston College
Lincoln-Sudbury 57 Acton-Boxboro 33
The 6-foot-5, Boston College-bound senior captain Carolyn Swords scored a team-high 18 points in just over 14 minutes of play, while junior Sarah Wetmore ran the offense brilliantly and chipped in 10 points of her own.After Acton-Boxboro clawed within four, Lincoln-Sudbury senior captain Elana Carlson sparked another 12-0 burst with a pair of trifectas.
Katy Rossino scored a team-high 10 points, while Erin Cartwright chipped in eight more (all in the first half). Gabby Goshtigian scored seven points off the bench in the second half
Hawk girls tough out victory over Medford By Scott Souza/Daily News staff Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Waltham juniors Renee LeBlanc and Kayla Torres combined for 49 points last night at Connors Gym.
On a night when a physical Medford team kept the Hawks off the mark most of the game, Waltham used a spirited defensive effort and the would-not-be-denied offensive perseverance of LeBlanc (30 points) and Torres (19) to fend off the persistent Mustangs. Waltham improved to 6-5 (4-5 Greater Boston League) with a victory that could prove critical to its state tournament hopes.
Close call for girls basketball
With 40 seconds to go in the extra period, Lexington clung to a one-point lead, 39-38. In overtime, senior Jessie Igoe hit two key baskets for Lexington. Lexington walked out of Belmont with a hard-fought 41-38 win. The Minutemen (9-2) were led by Igoe, who poured in a game-high 15 points. She also hauled down seven rebounds.
Geraghty Named Athlete of the Year
As a student, a player, and an athlete, Anne Geraghty will leave a legacy behind at Westford Academy
To say that senior captain Anne Geraghty of the Westford girls lacrosse team is a sniper may be the understatement of the year.
In a recent five-game stretch, Geraghty tallied 23 goals. Some would be happy with that for a career.
Not for Geraghty, who hopes to lead the Westford girls lacrosse team to its second straight tournament appearance this season.
It is her speed, quickness, determination and mostly her athleticism that have made her the player she is today.
“She’s the most athletic kid that has come through our program,” said WA head coach Shaun Hart. “She is so far beyond kids with her speed and agility.”
Geraghty stepped on the lacrosse field as a freshman, with her only prior playing experience being a short time in sixth grade. It was at that point that Hart knew he had a special player on his hands.
“When we see freshmen come in that are athletes, we play them right away,” said Hart. “As a freshman, we saw that athleticism in Annie.”
Her freshman season was cut a bit short as she missed several games to take a trip to Italy. However, the ground was set for what would be a great career, as she finished her freshman season with 11 goals and three assists.
A gradual improvement began in her sophomore year (28 goals, four assists), before having a season of epic proportions last year as a junior. She was quick to deflect the development of her game elsewhere.
“I would say that Mr. Hart has really influenced my game the most,” said Geraghty. “Both him and my Dad (who played in high school) have really helped my game along.”
Her junior year was astounding as she scored 86 goals and recorded 15 assists. Consider that the Ghosts played 22 games last year and that is an average of 3.90 goals per game.
Prior to the season, Geraghty was named captain along with teammate Taylor MacKay. It’s a role that Geraghty takes to heart.
“It’s my job to bring the team together and make sure my teammates are pumped up for the games,” said Geraghty.
Her leadership has been evident in several contests this year. A tough loss to Concord-Carlisle, a battle against Chelmsford where she was knocked out of the game for a short time, and a recent game against Wayland where her five goal, second half outburst helped WA beat Wayland for the first time ever.
In the C-C game, the Ghosts trailed by one with less than a minute to play. Geraghty got open at midfield and screamed for the ball. She dashed toward the C-C net and was tripped as she approached.
Determined, she bounced to her feet, chased the loose ball down and fired the potential game-tying shot. It would hit the cross bar and come out.
“All captains have one game where they show why they are a captain,” said Hart. “That’s the day she became a captain.”
Her senior year has been stellar as well as she has scored 52 goals while assisting on 15 others. She is 19 points shy of becoming the all-time leader in Westford girls lacrosse scoring. She already holds the record for most goals.
Anne’s skills reach far beyond the lacrosse field, as she is a four-year member of the girls soccer team, a member of student council, a member of International Club and yearbook editor.
“Anne is one of those kids that always smiles and gives it her all,” said yearbook advisor Gina Mustoe. “She is a leader on and off the field that parents and faculty respect. I could not have completed the yearbook without her expertise, time, and dedication.”
Geraghty will be taking her skills and talents to Waterville, Maine next year to attend Colby College, where she fully intends on continuing her lacrosse career.
“The biggest thing for her next year will be playing against kids of equal talent, but she will be fine,” said Hart. “She’s a great kid who is the total package
