SWARTHMORE, PA. - Shattering team records on senior day, the No. 20 Swarthmore men's lacrosse team demolished McDaniel College by a score of 24-11 on Saturday, Apr. 22.
 
Offensively, the team saw production from up and down their roster, with first year Clay Almgren, junior Von Mabbs, junior Carter Strauch, sophomore Aidan Rubio, sophomore Cooper Bucklan, first year Owen Hoffman, senior Will Bernstein, senior Kevin Kurtz, sophomore Ethan Poyton, sophomore Jayson Batie, junior Jackson Brosgol, sophomore Danny Lowe, senior David Akinsooto, first year Rex Mabbs and first year Ryder Maston all notching goals for the Garnet. The success proved especially impactful for Kurtz and Akinsooto, with both seniors tallying their first goals of the season, just their second as members of Swarthmore lacrosse.
 
Thanks to their explosive offense, at 24, the Garnet scored the most goals in program history. This new record just edges out the previous mark of 23, set back in March of 2000 against King's College.
 
In goal, first year Ryan Pretzer proved a brick wall in the first half, while the trio of sophomore Shane Nachshen, senior Kevin Julich and first year Drew Tyson held down the fort in the second. All told, the quartet scooped up ten saves while facing down 27 shots.
 
On top of his goal, Bernstein also played a crucial role in locking down possession for the Garnet, going 17-21 in faceoffs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet got off to a hot start in the first quarter, putting up four goals thanks to strikes from Almgren, Brosgol and two from Von Mabbs, giving swarthmore a 4-0 lead with 4:18 left to play. While the Green Terror were finally able to get on the board just over two minutes later, scores from Strauch and Almgren stretched the Garnet's advantage to 6-1, a scoreline that held through the end of the period.

- Picking up right where they left off, Swarthmore kept on rolling in the second quarter, as goals from Von Mabbs, Hoffmann and Akinsooto extended the Garnet's margin to 9-1. A McDaniel score stemmed the bleeding momentarily, before an onslaught of Swarthmore offense broke the Terror defense. The Garnet found the back of the net six more times before half, going into the break up 15-2 over their Centennial opponent.

- Showing no mercy, the Garnet further extended their lead in the second half, notching three quick goals in the first two minutes of third quarter play to go up 18-2. That margin would grow to 20-3 before Swarthmore finally slowed down. A 4-1 McDaniel run cut into the Garnet's margin, with Swarthmore closing out the quarter ahead 21-7.

- Both squads traded goals to close out the contest, as Swarthmore scored three while McDaniel scored four in the fourth quarter. Despite some signs of life for the Terror's offense, the Garnet's lead proved simply insurmountable, as Swarthmore wrapped up senior day with a 24-11 victory .

- With the win, the Garnet are now 12-2, 6-1 in conference play. 

GARNET LEADERS
Points: Almgren (7), V. Mabbs (5), C. Strauch (3), Rubio (3), Bucklan (3), Schoettle (3)
Goals: Almgren (4), V. Mabbs (3), C. Strauch (2), Rubio (2), Bucklan (2), Hoffman (2)
Assists: Almgren (3), Schoettle (3), V. Mabbs (2)
Saves: Pretzer (4), Tyson (2)
Ground Balls: Kurtz (3), Halstead (3), Geraghty (3)
 
UP NEXT
Playing in their final game of the regular season, the Garnet will travel to Haverford on Saturday, Apr. 29 at 3:00 p.m.