Swarthmore (4-12 overall, 3-6 CC) has won four out of its last six games and ended a three-game slide to the Fords (6-8 overall, 5-4 CC). In a series that dates back to 1920, the Garnet hold an 88-61 edge over Haverford.
The homestanding Fords grabbed the early 10-3 lead with a jumper from forward David Nowacki at 15:40.
The Garnet defense began to take over the game, blanking the Fords for the last 8:35 of the first half; Haverford's last point of the half came on a lay-up by Aaron Heath. Swarthmore fought back on the offensive end to tie the game twice, finally grabbing the lead, 20-18, on a lay-up by sophomore guard Noam Fliegelman with 4:27 left in the half.
Swarthmore went into halftime with the 22-18 advantage.
Haverford's Johnny Elefterakis broke the ice for the Fords early in the second half, sinking a three-pointer to cut the Swarthmore lead to 22-21 at the 17:23 mark. The Garnet answered that bucket with a 18-6 run, pushing the lead out to 40-27 in favor of Swarthmore, a lead it would not relinquish.
Swarthmore shot a torrid 63% (17-of-27) from the field in the second half, building up a lead that grew as large as 21 at one point.
Fliegelman was the leading man for the Garnet on Wednesday night, shooting 7-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the line for a game-high 18 points. Forward Steve Wolf added 12 points and three blocks while freshman center Jon Tundel came off the bench to shoot 6-of-10 for 12 points. Tundel also contributed three blocks for Swarthmore.
The Fords were led by Elefterakis with 13 points while Ben McDowell chipped in 10 points.
1/18/06 (Wed) 8:15pm at Haverford, PA - GIAC Gooding Arena At Haverford, PA - GIAC Gooding Arena SWARTHMORE 60, HAVERFORD COLLEGE 43 SWARTHMORE (4-12, 3-6 CC) Noam Fliegelman 7-8 3-4 18; Steve Wolf 5-12 2-2 12; Jon Tundel 6-10 0-0 12; Matt Kurman 4-7 0-0 8; Ian McCormick 2-6 1-4 5; Dillon McGrew 1-2 0-0 3; Chris Casey 1-4 0-0 2; Raul Ordonez 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Williams 0-0 0-0 0; Alan Walsh 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Rohde 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Nana-Sinkam 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 6-10 60. HAVERFORD COLLEGE (6-8, 5-4 CC) Johnny Elefterakis 5-18 1-1 13; Ben McDowell 3-6 4-10 10; Jason Polykoff 1-4 2-2 5; Ray Brown 1-4 2-2 4; Mike Fratangelo 2-5 0-0 4; Matthew Stitt 1-2 0-0 3; Aaron Heath 1-2 0-0 2; David Nowacki 1-9 0-1 2; Henry Wiencek 0-0 0-0 0; Brent Anderson 0-1 0-0 0; Jun Yung 0-0 0-0 0; Greg Rosnick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-51 9-16 43. Swarthmore.................... 22 38 - 60 Haverford College............. 18 25 - 43 3-point goals-Swarthmore 2-5 (Noam Fliegelman 1-1; Dillon McGrew 1-2; Chris Casey 0-1; Mark Rohde 0-1), Haverford College 4-18 (Johnny Elefterakis 2-8; Jason Polykoff 1-3; Matthew Stitt 1-1; Mike Fratangelo 0-1; Aaron Heath 0-1; David Nowacki 0-2; Ben McDowell 0-2). Fouled out--Swarthmore-Ian McCormick, Haverford College-None. Rebounds-Swarthmore 31 (Steve Wolf 5; Ian McCormick 5), Haverford College 31 (Ray Brown 5). Assists-Swarthmore 7 (Matt Kurman 3), Haverford College 11 (Johnny Elefterakis 4). Total fouls-Swarthmore 17, Haverford College 13. A-900