SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The No. 6 Swarthmore College men's lacrosse team defended its unbeaten conference record with a 10-7 victory over Ursinus College on Wednesday night. With tonight's victory, the Garnet clinched a Centennial Conference Tournament berth for the second-straight season.
Jackson Brosgol led the way with three goals and one assist, while
Michael Hardiman added a pair of goals and an assist. Seven different scorers tallied goals for the Garnet as they showcased their offensive depth against a physical Ursinus defense.
Drew Tyson started off strong in his campaign to earn four-straight Centennial Defensive Player of the Week selections. The sophomore made a game-high 17 saves, while allowing just seven goals to earn his eighth win of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brosgol scooped up a ground ball in front of the net and put it back for the game's first goal at the 14:12 mark. Moments later, Hardiman added his first of back-to-back scores to put Swarthmore ahead by three goals. Von Mabbs then capped off a 4-0 Swarthmore run with an unassisted score at the 2:47 mark. Ursinus avoided being shutout in the quarter with its lone goal with 36 seconds left, 4-1.
- Urisnus opened the scoring in the second quarter with a goal at the 12:54 mark. Swarthmore then answered back with a Rex Mabbs goal, before the Bears supplied an answer within the same minute. Moments later, Owen Hoffman found the back of the net to put Swarthmore back ahead by three goals with 7:18 left. Both teams were held scoreless for the final seven minutes of a half headlined by excellent defense, 6-3.
- Swarthmore padded its lead with two goals in the third quarter as they shut out the Bears. Brosgol scored his first of two goals in the quarter with an assist from Hardiman at the 6:36 mark. He then completed the hat trick with another tally with 2:37 left, 8-3.
- Ursinus broke its scoreless drought with the opening goal of the fourth quarter. The Garnet held the Bears scoreless for nearly 30 minutes prior to their score at the 10:52 mark. Clay Almgren answered back moments later with a highlight-reel, no-look goal to dazzle the home crowd. Ursinus cut its deficit to three with a pair of goals until Carter Strauch stalled the Bears momentum with a goal at the 2:00 mark. Ursinus added a late tally, but were unable to threaten Swarthmore's multiple-goal lead.
GARNET LEADERS
Points: Brosgol 4
Goals: Brosgol 3
Assists: R. Mabbs 2
Ground balls: McHenry 6
Saves: Tyson 17
UP NEXT
The Garnet (12-1, 6-0) wrap up their road schedule at McDaniel College on Saturday.
