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Conference Championship Ends Swarthmore’s Win Streak

Swarthmore College was defeated by Johns Hopkins 73-71 on Saturday, February 29, in a game that proved all the basketball-isms true: it’s hard to beat a team three times in a row; Sports Illustrated feature stories are always followed by bad luck; three-pointers are worth more than two-pointers; UCLA’s 88-game win streak will never be shattered; and, basketball games become way more interesting with four minutes left to play.

Swarthmore College Basketball Player Builds Connection with SPNDS Kindergarten

At their home game against Franklin & Marshall College on February 8, the top-ranked and undefeated Swarthmore College men’s basketball team was surprised to see a crowd of young fans decked out in matching Swarthmore College T-shirts cheering them on. It was not a school-organized event, just the effort of one passionate kindergarten teacher, her enthusiastic students, and their parents in support of No. 40, Nate Shafer ’20. Shafer started visiting Sheri Carney’s kindergarten class at Swarthmore Presbyterian Nursery Day School during his sophomore year, as part of an Introduction to Education course. He was only supposed to be there for one semester, but Shafer found himself inspired by Carney’s skill and her excitement for teaching.

Onward and Upward for Garnet and Their Coach K

Tarble Pavilion will be rocking this weekend with home court energy as the Swarthmore men’s basketball team hosts the Centennial Conference tournament for the third consecutive year. Following a regular season in which they had the conference’s best record at 15-3 (23-3 overall), the Garnet earned the #1 seed and will play Washington College in the second semifinal game on Friday, tipping off at 8 p.m. Winners of the semifinals meet at 7 p.m. Saturday for the conference title game.