SWARTHMORE, Pa. - No. 21 Swarthmore College Men's Basketball earned a dominant win over Gettysburg College on Senior Day at Tarble Pavilion. The Garnet knocked off the Bullets 86-51, in the regular season finale on Saturday.
Abass Sallah,
Jared Groff,
Ryan Ingram,
Conor Harkins,
Alec White and
Justin Tucker were honored in senior day ceremonies prior to the game.
George Visconti led the way with 12 points, while Harkins followed with 11. Tucker and
Michael Caprise each contributed 10 points, while Caprise finished with a team-high six rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In a back-and-forth affair to open the game, Swarthmore took an early 7-6 lead behind five points from Tucker and a pair of free throws from Sallah.
Vinny DeAngelo scored on a fast break layup off a steal by Caprise.
- Mid-way through the first half, the Garnet went on a quick 8-0 run. Harkins and Visconti hit back to back threes, while
Aidan Godfrey knocked down a layup as Swarthmore retook the lead.
Matt Mulvey knocked down a jumper as Swarthmore went into the half-time break with a 36-28 advantage.
- Swarthmore turned on the jets in the second half as Caprise opened the half with a layup. The Caprise layup started a 11-3 run in the opening minutes of the second half for the Garnet. A few minutes later, the Garnet went on another run as they outscored the Bullets 13-3 over a two-minute stretch.
- With under five minutes remaining in the game, White hit a reverse layup to extend Swarthmore's lead to 30 points. The layup by the senior came from a helping hand of Sallah.
GARNET LEADERS
Points: Visconti 12, Harkins 11
Rebounds: Caprise 6, DeAngelo/
George Corzine/Harkins 5
Assists: DeAngelo 4,
Tucker/Sallah
2
Blocks: Tucker/Godfey/Corzine 1
UP NEXT
The Garnet (21-4, 15-3 CC) will battle the Bullets in the semi-finals of the Centennial Conference tournament on Friday in Baltimore, Md. Tip-off time for the Garnet and Bullets will be at 6:00 p.m. Swarthmore enters the conference tournament as the #2 seed, while the Bullets will be the #3 seed. Johns Hopkins University clinched the #1 seed, while Dickinson College and Ursinus College earned the #4 and #5 seeds, respectively.
