Swarthmore was in control the entire game, shooting 50% from the floor in the first half to build a 37-27 lead. Sophomore forward Steve Wolf continued to torch the nets, hitting 5-of-9 for 12 first-half points. Hot shooting was contagious in the Garnet locker room; sophomore guard Noam Fliegelman was a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point land and 2-of-2 from the free throw line for 11 first-half points.
The Garnet combined good perimeter defense, solid rebounding, and a steady dose of sophomore center Ian McCormick to build a lead that grew as big as 18 in the second half.
Swarthmore held a 40-26 advantage on the boards in the contest and held the Red Devils (4-8 overall, 2-3 CC) to 29% shooting in the second half. The Garnet held the Red Devils' leading scorer, Matt Keys, to 2-of-14 shooting, and limited Dickinson to 3-of-23 (13%) from beyond the arc.
McCormick took over in the second half, scoring 16 points and grabbing four boards. The sophomore finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-for-14 shooting, the 18th consecutive game McCormick has hit double-figures.
Wolf finished with 17, sophomore Matt Kurman added 17, and Fliegelman finished with 11 as Swarthmore captured its first Centennial victory of the season.
Mike Geosits led Dickinson with 12 points and Jon Skvarka added eight.
Dickinson College vs Swarthmore College 1/7/05 4:00 p.m. at Swarthmore, Pa - Tarble Pavilion At Swarthmore, Pa - Tarble Pavilion SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 68, DICKINSON COLLEGE 53 DICKINSON COLLEGE (4-8, 2-3 CC) Mike Geosits 5-8 2-2 12; Jon Skvarka 3-7 0-0 8; Mark Harrison 2-5 4-4 8; Kizmahr Grell 1-5 3-4 5; Brad Litchfield 2-4 0-0 5; Travis Doll 1-3 2-2 4; Matt Keys 2-14 0-0 4; Cory Kenny 2-5 0-0 4; Jamaal Bengamin 1-1 1-1 3; Dan Sarsfield 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Leonardelli 0-1 0-0 0; Pat Coyle 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 12-13 53. SWARTHMORE COLLEGE (2-10, 1-4 CC) Ian McCormick 8-14 3-6 19; Steve Wolf 6-11 5-6 17; Matt Kurman 5-11 1-2 13; Noam Fliegelman 3-4 2-2 11; Dillon McGrew 2-4 2-2 7; Mark Rohde 0-5 1-2 1; Eric Williams 0-0 0-0 0; Jon Tundel 0-3 0-0 0; Raul Ordonez 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Casey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 14-20 68. Dickinson College............. 27 26 - 53 Swarthmore College............ 37 31 - 68 3-point goals-Dickinson College 3-23 (Jon Skvarka 2-4; Brad Litchfield 1-2; Matt Keys 0-9; Cory Kenny 0-2; Pat Coyle 0-3; Mark Harrison 0-2; Mike Geosits 0-1), Swarthmore College 6-11 (Noam Fliegelman 3-3; Matt Kurman 2-4; Dillon McGrew 1-3; Ian McCormick 0-1). Fouled out--Dickinson College-None, Swarthmore College-None. Rebounds-Dickinson College 26 (Jon Skvarka 5), Swarthmore College 40 (Ian McCormick 8). Assists-Dickinson College 6 (Matt Keys 3), Swarthmore College 10 (Chris Casey 4). Total fouls-Dickinson College 18, Swarthmore College 15. A-125