Sports Update 11/28

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Scoreboard

M. Basketball McDaniel 66, Swarthmore 61
Badminton Drexel 5, Swarthmore 4

MEN’S BASKETBALL: McCormick Stays Hot, Terror Hold Off Garnet
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Swarthmore senior center Ian McCormick posted a triple-double and classmate Noam Fleigelman added a season-high 14 points, but the Garnet comeback fell short as hometown McDaniel held on for a 66-61 win in the Centennial Conference opener for both squads Wednesday night in the Gill Center.

BADMINTON: Garnet Cut Down By Dragons
PHILADELPHIA –Swarthmore’s dynamic badminton duo, Kim Kramer ’10 and Maithili Parikh ’11, won in singles and doubles action, yet the hometown Drexel club team pulled out a 5-4 win over the Garnet Tuesday evening.

Upcoming Events:

Badminton at Bryn Mawr Thurs., Nov. 29 at 7:00 pm
W. Basketball at Johns Hopkins Sat., Dec. 1 at 1:00 pm
M. Basketball at Johns Hopkins Sat., Dec. 1 at 3;00 pm
Swimming at F&M Invite Dec. 1-2

Micaela Baranello

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