February 21, 2000

Swarthmore sophomore Heather Kile (Marlton, NJ / Holy Cross), who leads the Conference in scoring (18.9) and rebounding (13.8), was a first-team All-CC selection for the second straight season and was named the 2000 Centennial Conference Basketball Player of the Year in balloting by the 10 head coaches. She also is second in the Conference in field goal percentage (52.5) and 9th in steals (2.21). Kile is the first Garnet player to earn Conference Player of the Year honors and is the second sophomore to receive the honor. Dickinson's Annie Guzek won the first of her two Player of the Year awards as a sophomore in 1994.

In two seasons, Kile has compiled 931 points and 685 rebounds to rank 5th all-time on the Swarthmore career scoring and rebounding charts. Kile has posted 19 double-doubles on the season and ranks 5th in NCAA Division III in rebounding and 19th in scoring.

At 14-10 the Garnet tied the school mark for victories in a season, set during the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons, and earned its first-ever playoff berth. Swarthmore travels to Johns Hopkins Wednesday, February 23, for a 7:00 p.m. Centennial Conference semifinal contest.