Boston College Athletics
Carolyn Swords Named ACC Rookie of the Week
February 25, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2008
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Boston College freshman center Carolyn Swords was named the ACC Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office today.
This is the fourth time this season Swords has garnered the Rookie of the Week honor in the conference. Boston College, as a team, has won the award nine out of 13 weeks this season. Swords teammate, Stefanie Murphy, has earned the award five times this season.
The 6-foot-6 center from Sudbury, Mass., shot a sizzling 84.6 percent from the field and averaged 13.5 points and 5.6 rebounds in the two games. In the win over Georgia Tech, Swords went 6-for-6 from the field and sealed the victory when she grabbed an offensive rebound and put it in to give the Eagles a five point lead with just under two minutes to play. Against Florida State, Swords went 5-for-7 from the field and 3-for-4 from the foul line, while grabbing seven rebounds before fouling out.
Swords currently leads the conference in field goal percentage (64.5), is 17th in scoring and ninth in rebounding. She is the third leading scorer and second leading rebounder among all the freshmen in the ACC.
Boston College will host Virginia on Thursday, Feb. 28 at Conte Forum (7 p.m.).
