Boston College Athletics
Carolyn Swords Invited To World University Team Trials
May 06, 2009 | Women's Basketball
May 6, 2009
Chestnut Hill, MA - Boston College women's basketball player Carolyn Swords has accepted an invitation to the USA Basketball team tryout for the 2009 World University games. The trials roster includes 29 of the nation's best collegiate athletes who will contend for 12 roster spots on the 2009 USA Basketball World University Games team.
Trials will be held from May 14-17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The selected finalists will return to Colorado Springs on June 18 for training camp and train in Colorado until the team departs for Belgrade on June 25. The 12-member team will be named prior to the team's departure for Serbia.
The World University Games is a multi-sport competition organized by the International University Sports Federation and held every other year. The 2009 women's basketball competition will take place July 1-11 in Belgrade, Serbia. Eligible athletes for the USA team must be currently enrolled in a college or university and have remaining NCAA athletic eligibility.
Swords, a native of Sudbury, MA, was a Regional State Farm All-America finalist and All-ACC second team selection this past season. She led the nation in field goal percentage (67.8%) and was also an All-ACC All-Tournament team selection. Swords led BC to a 23-12 season by averaging 15.4 points and 9.0 rebounds a game. She helped BC advance to the Final Four of the WNIT Tournament by recording three double-doubles in four games and averaging 16.8 points and 10.8 rebounds
In addition to Swords, the 2009 USA Women's World University Games National Team Trials Roster features: Jayne Appel (Stanford / Kansas City, Mo.) and Kayla Pederson (Stanford / Fountain Hills, Ariz.), Jantel Lavener (Ohio State/Cleveland, Ohio), Maya Moore (Connecticut/Lawrenceville, Ga.), Danielle Adams (Jefferson Junior College / Kansas City, Mo.); Jessica Breland (North Carolina / Kelford, N.C.); Doreena Campbell (UCLA / Alexandria, Va.); Tina Charles (Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.); Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee State / Mt. Juliet, Tenn.); Cetera Degraffenreid (North Carolina / Cullowhee, N.C.); Dawn Evans (James Madison / Clarksville, Tenn.); Tyra Grant (Penn State / Youngstown, Ohio); Alexis Gray-Lawson (California / Oakland, Calif.); Whitney Hand (Oklahoma / Fort Worth, Texas); Tiffany Hayes (Connecticut / Lakeland, Fla.); Allison Hightower (LSU / Arlington, Texas); Ashley Houts (Georgia / Trenton, Ga.); Ify Ibekwe (Arizona / Carson, Calif.); Amy Jaeschke (Northwestern / Wilmette, Ill.); Danielle McCray (Kansas / Olathe, Kan.); Jacinta Monroe (Florida State / Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.); Ta'Shia Phillips (Xavier / Indianapolis, Ind.); Jeanette Pohlen (Stanford / Brea, Calif.); Epiphanny Prince (Rutgers / Brooklyn, N.Y.); Alex Rack (Mississippi / Franklin, La.); Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma / San Jose, Calif.); Courtney Vandersloot (Gonzaga / Kent, Wash.); Natasha Vital (California / Stockton, Calif.).
USA World University Games History
USA Basketball women's teams have participated in 14 prior World University Games and collected a record six golds, six silvers and one bronze medal. Since 1973, the first year the USA women competed in the WUGs, the United States has compiled an 82-15 record. In 2005, the last year USA Basketball sent a team to the WUGs, the USA posted a 7-0 slate en route to the gold medal.
Most notable among the list of WUG alumni are 2008 Olympic gold medalists Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith and Tina Thompson; as well as 2008 head coach Anne Donovan and assistant coach Dawn Staley. Additionally, Olympians Carol Blazejowski, Ruthie Bolton, Pat Head (Summitt), Katrina McClain, Suzie McConnell (Serio), Ann Meyers (Drysdale), Ruth Riley, Katy Steding, Kara Wolters and Lynette Woodward played for the USA in the World University Games.
2008 USA Women=s World University Games National Team Trials Schedule
Thursday, May 14
6:30-8:15 p.m. Session I
Friday, May 15
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Session II
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Session III
Saturday, May 16
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Session IV
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Session V
Sunday, May 17
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Session VI
TBD Announcement of USA team finalists
NOTE: All USA Trials sessions will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center's Sports Center II and are open to credentialed media only. All times listed are Mountain Daylight Time.
For more information or complete coverage of the 2009 USA Basketball National Team Trials and other USA Basketball teams and events, check out their website at www.usabasketball.com.
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