SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Despite leaving everything it had out on the field for Senior Day, the Swarthmore College men's lacrosse team (3-8, 1-4) came up painstakingly short of pulling off a major upset of No. 15 Franklin & Marshall (9-3, 5-0), falling to the Dips 9-8 in overtime on Saturday afternoon from Clothier Field.

Trailing 6-2 at halftime, the Garnet came out of the break and put together its best half of lacrosse this season. Swat scored five of the game's next six goals, tying the game on sophomore Ian Lukaszewicz' goal with just under seven minutes remaining in the game. With just under one minute remaining in the game, senior Wes Marcik ripped a shot into the top shelf past the F&M goalie to give the Garnet an 8-7 lead with just 57 seconds to play.

But it was not to be for Swarthmore. The Dips won the ensuing face-off to gain possession. After a timeout, the Dips' Jamie McColloch dodged to net and drew the attention of the Swat defense. Just before contact, he dished off to an open Michael Bossidy, who was waiting in the corner of the goal and  snuck a ball past Garnet goalie Jonathan Cohen with 14 seconds to play, forcing overtime.

In overtime, Swarthmore had a golden opportunity at the 2:13 mark when Lukaszewicz ripped an open shot on net, only to be denied by Dips' goalie Cameron Setian. On the ensuing possession, F&M won the game as a nice one-two between Bossidy and Tristian Miller led the to game-winning goal with 1:30 left in OT.

Senior Steve Selverian had a Senior Day to remember, finishing with three goals and two ground balls. Lukaszewicz added two goals and two assists. Marcik, junior Brendan Conway and sophomore Chris Thomson also scored for the Garnet.

Billy Kempner led F&M with three goals.

A 1-0 game after the first period, the Dips took control with a five-goal second quarter. Swarthmore got goals from Thomson and Conway, but still trailed 6-2 at the half.

The Garnet came out like a new team in the second half, controlling possession and confusing one of the nation's best defenses. With the Garnet defense holding the Dips without a goal for the entire third period, Swarthmore used a pair of Selverian goals to cut the lead to 6-4 heading into the fourth.

Swarthmore's strong play continued throughout the fourth. F&M finally got back on the board with a goal at the 12:29 mark, but Swat answered back with three straight goals over the next six minutes to tie the game 7-7, setting up the game's epic finish.

The Garnet defense played exceptional, forcing 16 Diplomat turnovers. Junior Geli Carabases led the Swarthmore defense with four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Freshman Matt Lambros recorded three caused turnovers while junior Jonathan Molloy picked up four ground balls.

Freshmen Braeden DeWan and Mac Maguire each dished out an assist each while junior Keane Eshani won six face-offs.

Prior the the game, Swarthmore honored its four seniors: Michael Girardi, Eddie Montenegro, Marcik and Seleverian.

Swarthmore returns to action Wednesday at Drew in non-conference action.