SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's soccer team blew past Ursinus College with a 4-1 victory on Saturday night. The Garnet conceded an early goal in the fifth minute before answering with four-straight goals to put away the Bears.
Three different players netted first-career scores in a dominant day for the Swarthmore attack. JohnPaul D'Andrea, Dylan Godinez and Nate Kim all celebrated their first collegiate goals, while Kaden Cho added on with the sixth of his career.
Colin Crowe made one save behind a stellar Swarthmore defense. The Garnet outshot their opponents 25-4 in an offensive clinic for the home squad.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ursinus stole a goal in the fifth minute on an own goal. The Garnet defense tried to play a pass to their keeper, but sent an errant ball into the net.
- D'Andrea evened the score in the 17th minute with his first collegiate goal. Ned Spaniel played the ball to Joost Almekinders, who weaved a beautiful feed to break free D'Andrea. The junior then carried the ball up the middle of the box before ripping a strike through the left side.
- D'Andrea nearly piled on with his second-career goal, but blasted a strike just right of the post in the 24th minute. Cho then created a dangerous scoring chance, but was turned away by the crossbar in the 26th minute.
- D'Andrea found himself in the middle of another scoring opportunity in the 34th minute. The junior chased down a loose ball behind the keeper, but was unable to settle the ball and put a shot on goal.
- Cho gave the Garnet the lead with a go-ahead goal in the 53rd minute. The sophomore tucked the ball under the crossbar after assists from Joost Almekinders and Shlok Kaul.
- Godinez added breathing room with an insurance goal in the 67th minute. Dante Cholmeley-Jones played an initial shot off the crossbar before Godinez cleaned up the rebound for his first collegiate score.
- The Garnet offense maintained pressure on the Bears defense. D'Andrea generated a couple more scoring chances, while Len Yamabe narrowly missed high on a free kick. Kim then put the finishing touches on a victory with a header for his first collegiate goal in the 86th minute. D'Andrea and Yamabe provided assists on the score.
GARNET LEADERS
Points: D'Andrea 3
Goals: D'Andrea, Cho, Godinez, Kim 1
Assists: Almekinders 2
Shots: D'Andrea 10
Saves: Crowe 2
UP NEXT
The Garnet (4-6-2, 3-2) take a break from its conference slate, hosting Stevens on Tuesday.
