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Swarthmore College Garnet

 

Head Coach Renee DeVarney

DeVarney (Vermont ’85) enters her eighth season at the helm of the Garnet women’s basketball program. DeVarney arrived at Swarthmore after a successful four-year tenure at W. T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia. DeVarney, a Burlington, Vt.-native, graduated from Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics in 1985. She was a four-year letter-winner, playing guard for the Catamounts, and ranks in the top 20 in steals and free throws.

Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

 

Preview

Starters Returning (4)
Katie Lytle, Jr, 5-8, G, 13.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 20 blocks, 40 steals
Elle Larsen, Soph, 5-11, F, 12.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Kayla Moritzky, Jr, 5-4, G, 7.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.1 apg
Eliza Polli, Sr, 5-8, G, 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 32 threes

Key Returnees
Madeline Ross, Sr, 5-8, G, 7.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Top Newcomers
 Isabella Bellezza, Fr, 5-10, G/F, St. Mary's College (Calif.)
Abbey Deckard, Fr, 6-0, F, Gilmour Academy (Ohio)
Jessica Jowdy, Fr, 5-7, G, St. Joseph's (Conn.) 


2013 Outlook

The 2012-13 Swarthmore Women's Basketball team return four starters from last season, including All-Centennial Conference Second Team honoree, junior Katie Lytle. Lytle averaged 13.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and had 20 blocks on the season. The junior will be joined in the backourt by junior Kayla Moritzky, who handed out 3.1 assists per game last season, senior Eliza Polli, and senior Madeline Ross. Returning in the frontcourt for the Garnet is sophomore Elle Larsen who averaged 12.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game last season. The Garnet's experienced lineup should help them improve upon their record from last season.

 

 

Tarble Pavilion features a 1,200-seat gymnasium with a white maple hardwood floor for basketball, volleyball, and badminton. New bleachers and a sound system were added in 2006. Tarble also houses the sports medicine department, featuring a fully equipped athletic training room with three full-time trainers.

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