Athlete of the Week: Katie Lytle

March 7, 2013

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Jr., Basketball, Harrisburg, Pa.

What She’s Done: Earned “Most Outstanding Player” honors while leading the Garnet to their first-ever ECAC South Region Championship.

Favorite Career Moment: Beating Muhlenberg in the semi-final game of the Conference Playoffs. It was an incredible feeling to earn a spot in the championship game.

Goals for Next Season: My goal for next season is to win a conference championship and make it to the NCAA tournament.

Favorite Pair of Socks: Black basketball socks that have the Swarthmore “S” on them, I wore them for every game this season.

Least Favorite Book: Crime and Punishment.

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