Elle Larsen, Swarthmore

Box Score

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Senior Elle Larsen recorded a double-double in her final collegiate game as the Swarthmore College women's basketball team recorded a 63-52 upset victory over archrival Haverford on Saturday, Feb. 21  at the Gooding '84 Arena.
 
Junior Abbey Deckard set the tone by nailing a 3-pointer on Swarthmore's first possession, as the visitors led for nearly the entire contest. After a jumper by Elizabeth Lynch gave the Fords a brief 6-3 advantage, the Garnet rattled off 18 straight to take control. Larsen scored seven points during the stretch, which was capped by a free throw to make it 21-6 with 9:03 left. Haverford brought the deficit down to single digits and trailed 31-22 at the break by getting a buzzer-beating jumper from Samantha Wetzel.
 
Haverford came out strong in the second half and got consecutive 3-pointers from Elizabeth Lynch to knot the game at 32s. Following two more ties, the Fords took their first lead since the opening minutes of the game when Anna Schrecengost finished a 3-point play the old-fashioned way to create a 41-40 score with 10:46 on the clock.
 
The Garnet, however, recovered and responded with eight straight points to move ahead again. Deckard drilled a pair of 3-pointers to spark the offense before senior Chastity Hopkins drove in for a layup to make it 52-43 at the 6:42 mark. The hosts came no closer than four points the rest of the way, as Jessica Jowdy and Deckard hit free throws down the stretch to ice the win.
 
Larsen registered her 12th double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 boards to lead the way for Swarthmore. She also registered three blocks and two steals. Jowdy contributed 16 points and nine rebounds, while Deckard netted 13.
 
Lynch added 16 points and eight rebounds for Haverford (15-10, CC 13-5), which was held to just 28.3 percent shooting from the field. Jacquelyne Pizzuto recorded 13 points and nine assists.
 
Swarthmore (10-15, CC 6-12) graduates two seniors and is slated to return 10 letterwinners and four starters next season.
 
Notes: Elle Larsen finished her career as one of the decorated players in program history … She ended the 2014-15 campaign ranked fifth in scoring (1,627 points), seventh in rebounding (782) and second in blocked shots (122).