SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Garnet junior attacker Gavin Musynske (Floral Park, N.Y. / Floral Park Memorial) scored his third game-winner of the season with 1:38 left in the second overtime, sending Swarthmore to a 8-7 win over visiting Rensselaer Saturday afternoon at Clothier Fields.

Swarthmore evened its overall record at 5-5 while the Engineers dip to 5-6 after almost 67 minutes of action under a steady rain.

Rensselaer rallied back from a two-goal deficit late in the fourth period, using goals from Paul Cerone (Ridgefield, Ct. / Ridgefield) and Austin Ray (Sandwich, Ma. / Tabor Academy) in the final minute of play to send the game into extra time.

After a scoreless overtime period, Musynske isolated himself on the right side of the Engineers' cage and used a quick stutter step to shake free of the Rensselaer defender. Musynske freed himself enough to unleash a shot into the near side of the cage for his second score of the afternoon and team-leading 14th score of the season.

Swarthmore had built a lead at the start of the fourth period as freshman midfielder Max Hubbard (Washington, D.C. / St. Alban's) scored three consecutive goals in a six-minute span. Hubbard now has seven goals on the season, ranking fourth on the team.

Rensselaer junior attacker Brett Evans (New Hartford, N.Y. / New Hartford) led the Engineer offense with three goals, including two consecutive scores in the third period to give the visitors a brief 5-4 lead.

Garnet goalie Kevin Friedenberg '10 (Needham, Mass. / Needham) made 11 saves for his fifth victory while RPI netminder Ryan DeJordy (Albany, N.Y. / Columbia) made nine stops in the loss.

Swarthmore returns to action on Thursday afternoon, hosting another non-conference opponent (Hamilton College) at Clothier Field. First face-off is slated for 4:00 p.m.

2009-04-11