Box Score SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College men's lacrosse team (3-6, 1-2 CC) fell to Centennial Conference opponent Gettysburg College (6-4, 2-1 CC) by a 12-6 score from Clothier Field on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Wes Marcik and freshman Braeden DeWan each finished with two goals in the effort for Swarthmore. Sophomore Andrew Preiser tallied one goal and two assists and sophomore Ian Lukaszewicz fired off his 14th goal of the season.
The Bullets controlled the game early – finishing with six opening half goals to Swarthmore's one – to hold onto the victory. Robby Maddux lead all scorers with three goals and three assists and Evan Thomas and Martin Manillia each collected two goals and one assist.
Between the pipes, Garnet keeper Jonathan Cohen made nine saves in the complete game and J.T. McCook collected six saves for the Bullets.
Bobby DeWees, Jimmy Morris and Robby Maddux gave Gettysburg an early 3-0 lead with 5:56 to play in the first period. DeWan responded 40 seconds later with Swarthmore's first and only tally of the half, good for his sixth on the season. Gettysburg put two more on the board in the second period – including Maddux's second of three in the game.
At halftime, the Bullets led 6-1 with a 17-5 shot advantage and committed just one turnover in the opening 30 minutes of action. Swarthmore held a 5-4 faceoff edge and finished the game winning 12 of 22.
The third period saw the most scoring with Preiser tallying at 13:15 for Swarthmore followed by two goals from Gettysburg. Marcik tallied his first of two at 4:55 in the third to set the score at 8-3, but the Bullets responded with two more to close out the frame.
The Garnet turned up the heat in the final frame, outscoring the visitors 3-2, which included three goals over two minutes from Marcik, Lukaszewicz and DeWan to reflect an 11-6 score with 8:03 remaining. The Bullets held the Garnet scoreless for the remainder and added a tally from Bobby Distler to complete the victory.
Swarthmore will travel to McDaniel College on Wednesday, April 10 for a 7:00 p.m. Centennial Conference start.
