February 18, 2009
Garnet Down Shorewomen, 58-53
Jamrogowicz Breaks Single-Season Assist Record

SWARTHMORE, PA – Host Swarthmore College got a career-high 22 points from Melissa Grigsby in a 58-53 Centennial Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Washington College tonight in Swarthmore, PA. Junior guard Jessica Jamrogowicz (Marlton, NJ/Bishop Eustace) broke Washington's single-season assist record in the loss for the Shorewomen (10-14, 5-12 Centennial).

Swarthmore (12-12, 9-8) led by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Shorewomen scored the final five points of the period to trim the margin to 31-28 at the break. Washington twice cut the lead to one point early in the second half, but the Garnet scored six of the next eight points to take a 43-36 lead on a jumper by Genny Pezzola with 13:55 remaining. The Garnet led by at least three points the rest of the way and by as many as 11 later in the half.

Grigsby shot 9-of-15 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point arc, and 2-of-2 at the free throw line en route to her 22 points. Kathryn Stockbower added 12 points and a game-best 13 rebounds, while Ceylan Bodur tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, and four steals.

Jamrogowicz dished out her school record-breaking 146th assist of the season with 15:03 remaining in the first half when she found freshman forward Meghan Lepley (Baldwin, MD/Baltimore Lutheran) for a jumper. Jamrogowicz finished the game with seven assists to go along with 12 points and seven rebounds, upping her season total to 151. The previous Washington College single-season assist record of 145 was set by Yianna Patronas during the 2002-03 season.

Lepley matched her career high with 14 points in the loss for Washington and also collected 10 rebounds. Senior guard Brianne Slizofski (Collegeville, PA/St. Pius X) contributed 10 points for the Shorewomen.

The Shorewomen close out the 2008-09 season Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. home game against Johns Hopkins.

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