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Freshman holds her own, but Terps mightier than Swords

By Graham Hays
ESPN.com

Thursday, January 10, 2008

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston's basketball scene missed out on one promising young center when wayward pingpong balls left the Celtics on the losing end of the Greg Oden lottery -- not that fans of the storied franchise are stressing too much over that setback as they watch their revitalized team chase 70 wins and an NBA title. But after watching 6-foot-6 freshman Carolyn Swords hold her own against fourth-ranked Maryland in an otherwise fitful 88-61 loss for Boston College, another promis ...

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