Swarthmore, PA – The Vassar College Men's Lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday afternoon, dropping a 21-11 road decision at #16/16 Swarthmore. First Year
Gavin Arcuri (Westhampton, NY) led the scoring attack with five points and joined
Ian Zumpano (Towson, MD) with a hat trick in the contest.
Saturday's loss drops Vassar to the .500 mark at 1-1 overall on the season while Swarthmore improves to 3-0.
How It Happened
- A tightly contested first quarter saw the Brewers hold a 4-3 lead after 15 minutes of play.
- After two sides exchanged two-goal runs, Vassar got markers from Arcuri and Nate Johnson (Brentwood, TN) to grab a 4-2 lead with 1:15 left in the first quarter.
- Swarthmore scored off the ensuing face-off following the Johnson tally to cut its deficit to 4-3.
- Swarthmore opened the second frame with a 4-2 scoring run to grab a 7-6 lead on a Rex Mabbs tally at the 7:16 mark of the second period.
- The Brewers got the game even on a Zumpano marker at the 6:13 mark, but a 2-1 spurt to close the half from the Garnet sent it into the intermission with a slim 9-8 advantage.
- Swarthmore finished the opening 30 minutes with a 25-16 edge in shots and a 19-10 edge in groundballs.
- Swarthmore controlled the face-off 'x' in the first half, holding a 13-6 edge in draws.
- The Garnet opened an 13-9 advantage with a 4-1 scoring run to open the third quarter.
- Vassar sliced its disadvantage to 13-10 on a Colin Patchet (Petaluma, CA) marker with 1:37 left in the frame.
- Trailing by three goals heading into the final quarter, Vassar saw Swarthmore score the first eight goals of the fourth period to open a 21-10 lead on a Michael Hardiman marker with 1:41 left to play.
- The Brewers stopped the scoring run with a TJ Carl (Rochester, NY) tally to close out the scoring in the game.
For The Brewers
- Arcuri finished the day with three goals and a pair of assists to go along with a caused turnover.
- Zumpano potted three goals for the Brewers on seven shots on goal.
- Troy Santise (Washington Township, NJ) scored twice for the Brewers.
- Solomon Hess (Brewster, NY) led the Brewers with four groundballs and two caused turnovers.
- Eli Sherman (San Francisco, CA) won eight face-offs and collected two groundballs.
- Dan Bader (Forestdale, MA) assisted on a goal and picked up three groundballs.
- Drew Quinn (Garden City, NY) got the nod in goal on Saturday and finished with a season-high 15 saves.
For The Garnet
- Von Mabbs led the scoring attack with three goals and three assists, adding four groundballs and caused turnover.
- Carter Strauch finished with five points on the strength of three goals and two helpers.
- Clay Almgren and Ryder Maston each finished with a hat trick and an assist.
- Nolan Ohrman scored once and assisted on three tallies.
- Jack McHenry went 12-for-18 in face-offs and led the team with nine groundballs.
- Matthew Martinez went 15-for-18 in face-offs and collected eight groundballs.
- Drew Tyson earned the win in goal after turning aside 13 shots.
Game Statistics
- Swarthmore finished the day with a 58-31 advantage in shots, posting a 33-15 edge in attempts after halftime.
- Groundballs went to the Garnet 45-20.
- Swarthmore dominated face-offs 27-9.
- Vassar finished the day 22-for-29 in clearing chances.
- Swarthmore went 19-for-23 in clears.
What's Next
- Vassar plays its first home game on Wednesday when it plays host to Keene State.
- Swarthmore travels to Elizabethtown on March 2.
