| Carolyn Swords |
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2009-10 (Junior)
Named to the preseason "Wade Watch" list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award preseason list... Co-captain along with teammate Brittanny Johnson.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Named a finalist for the State Farm All-America team ... Earned All-ACC second team, ACC All-Academic team, ACC All-Tournament team, ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic
All-District 1 second team ... Named ACC Player of the Week twice (Jan. 12, Dec. 15) ... Played and started in all 35 games ... Led the team in scoring (15.4 ppg.) and rebounding (9.0 rpg.) ... Led the country in field goal percentage (67.8). Is the first BC player to finish the season as an individual national statistical champion ... Joined the Eagles 500 Point-500 Rebound Club on March 1, 2009 when she notched 14 points and nine rebounds against NC State ... Owns the individual single game high for most shots made when she hit 15-of-17 shots for 33 points against Holy Cross on Nov. 18 ... Her 21 rebounds against NC State on Jan. 29 is the second highest rebounds ever recorded in the program's history. She became the second player to grab over 20 boards in a game ... She now has 557 rebounds which places her 11th in career rebounds ... The 422 field goals made is 14th on the all-time list, while the 86 career blocks places her in fifth on the all-time list ... Owns the single season individual record for most rebounds with 316 and broke her own record of highest field goal percentage in the single season by shooting 67.8 percent from the floor ... The 230 field goals made this season places her in third on the single season individual record books ... Scored in double figures in 30 of 35 games ... Led the team in scoring 14 times and rebounding 25 times this season ... Recorded 13 double-doubles ... Reached a career-high in points (33) against Holy Cross on Nov. 18. She also grabbed 15 rebounds ... Recorded a double-double (11 pts., 13 rebs.) against JMU on Nov. 28 in the final of the Caribbean Challenge ... Shot a sizzling 9-for-10 from the floor against Florida International to finish the game with 19 points, 11 rebounds on Dec. 14 ... In the ACC season opener, she shot 7-for-12 from the field and finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the win over then ranked Georgia Tech ... Notched 19 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Virginia Tech on Jan. 11 ... Shot 11-for-13 from the floor and had 29 points and six rebounds in the win over Clemson on Jan. 23 ... On Jan. 29, scored 14 points and recorded a career-high 21 rebounds against NC State ... Shot 5-for-5 and had 12 points and seven rebounds in a loss to Duke on Feb. 2 ... Scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the win over Miami on Feb. 16 ... In a tough loss to Virginia, she scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds on Feb. 22 ... At the ACC tournament, she earned tournament team honors by averaging 19 points and six rebounds against Miami (20 pts., 7 rebounds) and Florida State (17 points, 5 boards) ... In the WNIT Tournament, she notched a double-double in three of the four games ...Earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honor ... Received the Outstanding Scholar Athlete for the sophomore class.
2007-08 (Freshman)
Played and started all 33 games ... Second leading scorer (13.7) and rebounder (7.3) ... Led the team and was third in the country in field goal percentage of 64.2, which is now a new single season record at BC ... Averaged 30.1 minutes a game ... Earned five double-doubles and notched double figures in scoring 26 times ... Led the team in scoring in 15 games and in rebounding 11 times ... Named to the All-ACC Freshmen team and earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic team ... Was named ACC Rookie of the Week four times ... Had 14 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT semifinal game vs. St. John's on March 27 ... Scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in win over Vermont in WNIT on March 24 .. Scored her career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds vs. Maryland on Jan. 10 ... Was perfect from the field in four games - 4-for-4 vs. Wagner; 1-1 vs. La Salle; 8-for-8 vs. Miami and 6-for-6 vs. Georgia Tech ... Had 16 points, nine rebounds and four steals vs. Northwestern and earned a spot the Mildred & Ralph L. White Invitational All-Tournament team ... Earned her first double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Wagner ... Shot 61.5 percent from the foul line on the season but went 14-for-15 in the final six games of the year ... Her 451 points is third on the all-time freshman list ... She is second to only teammate Stefanie Murphy on the all-time freshman rebounding list ... Earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honor ... Received the Outstanding Scholar Athlete for the freshman class ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.
Before BC
Was the 2006-07 Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year ... Was a member of the 2006-07 Boston Herald Dream Team ... Is a two-time member of the Boston Globe Super Team ... MVP of the Dual County League ... A three-time DCL All-Star ... Helped Lincoln-Sudbury capture the Division 2 Massachusetts State Championship ... Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds a game and finished her career with 1,212 total points ... A 2006 Herald All-Scholastic ... A three-time All-Metrowest Newspaper first-team selection ... team captain in 2006-07.
Personal
Born on July 19, 1989 ... Carolyn has a brother John and sister Marybeth ... Carolyn and her siblings reside in Sudbury, Ma with their Aunt Susan Halliday and cousins Rob and Russ, who both play lacrosse at Bowdoin ... A National Honor Society student and a member of the Cum Laude Society ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Career Highs
Points: 33 vs. Holy Cross, (11/18/08)
FG made: 15 vs. Holy Cross (11/18/08)
FG attempted: 17 vs. two opponents, most recently vs. Virginia (2/22/09)
FT made: 7 vs. Clemson (1/23/09)
FT attempted: 12 vs. Clemson (1/23/09)
Off. Rebounds: 7 vs. four opponents, most recent vs. Georgetown (3/29/09)
Def. Rebounds: 14 vs. NC State (1/29/09)
Total Rebounds: 21 vs. NC State (1/29/09)
Assists: 4 at Georgia Tech (1/8/09)
Steals: 4 vs. Northwestern (12/1/07)
Blocks: 5 at St. John's (3/26/09)
Minutes: 39 vs. Maryland (1/10/08)
