SWARTHMORE, PA – Swarthmore College opened a large lead and held paced the entire game, posting a 16-4 win over Vassar College in men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet are now 3-0 on the season, while the Brewers move to 1-1 overall.

The homestanding Garnet got things going on a 4-0 run, powered by three goals from Carter Strauch, to start the first quarter. Senior captain Logan Hyde scored at the 3:24 mark, but the Garnet cashed in once again, scoring a pair of goals, including a man-up tally from Cooper Bucklan for a 6-1 lead after the opening frame.

Second quarter action opened with a tally by sophomore Troy Santise, burying a feed on the man-up from senior captain Connor Deehan, but that momentum was short-lived as Swarthmore scored three straight in the final 3:20 of play, including two from Michael Hardiman for the 9-2 margin after two.

Out of the intermission, the Garnet continued to press, scoring three goals, including one each from Strauch and Hardiman to open a 12-2 advantage.

Both teams had scoring flurries in the final quarter of play as Swarthmore scored four, while the Brewers put two on the board as junior Riley Olds converted a pass from Hyde at 12:09, while Santise dropped in his second man-up goal of the contest, burying a pass from Olds.

Swarthmore was led by Strauch, who recorded a game-high five goals with an assist for six points. He also had a ground ball and a caused turnover. Hardiman posted four goals with a caused turnover, while Ben Schaeffer notched two tallies with a helper. Jackson Brosgol led all players with three assists on the day, while Joel Paulson went 10-of-12 in the faceoff circle and Ben Horvat was 7-of-11. In goal, the Garnet saw Shane Nachshen record the win with nine saves.

The Brewers were led by Santise's two goals, while Hyde had a goal and a helper, to go along with two ground balls. Sophomore Thomas Cameron was 3-for-12 in the faceoff circle, while Ethan Benjamin was 3-for-8 in the circle. Rookie Drew Quinn and sophomore Ian Zumpano each posted two caused turnovers on the afternoon. In goal, junior Aidan Gallagher shouldered the loss with seven saves.

For the game, Swarthmore owned a 42-30 lead in shots, also owning the advantage in ground balls by a 28-17 margin. The Brewers were 21-of-28 on the clear, while the Garnet posted a 21-of-24 mark in clears and owned the faceoff margin by a 17-6 advantage.

Vassar returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Keene State for a 5pm match on Weinberg Turf Field.