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  Carolyn Swords
Carolyn Swords

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Sudbury, MA

High School:
Lincoln-Sudbury

Height:
6-6

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
07/19/1989

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 teh country in field goal percentage of 64.2, which is now a new single season record ... 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 semfinal 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 Award for the freshman class.

Before BC
Was the 2006-07 and 2005-06 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.