LANCASTER, Pa. -- Frank Mazzucco turned aside 13 shots to deliver Swarthmore an 8-6 win over Franklin & Marshall at Sponaugle-Williamson Field Wednesday afternoon. The visiting Garnet had three different players score a pair of goals, including Tyler Bradshaw, who tallied the game-winnner with 1.7 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Diplomats tied the game at 6-6 with 16 ticks in the third when Mark Hild (Denver, CO / Denver East) scored on a diving effort from the left side of the crease. The ensuing face-off remained loose until Drew Bonessa finally flipped the ball to Richard Jaronczyk, who found the waiting stick of Bradshaw. His shot in the top corner of the net restored Swarthmore's lead for good heading into the final quarter.

F&M's starting keeper, Dan Coffman (Annaplois / Severn School) was lifted following Bradshaw's tallyt He went to the bench with seven goals allowed against four saves. Matt Duca (West Islip, NY / St. John's) worked the fourth quarter for the Diplomats turning away one shot, and allowing Gavin Nurick's second goal of the game. His insurance marker came with 5:24 left in play. Kyle Wilson also scored a pair for Swarthmore on the day.

In addition to his goal, Hild recorded three assists in the contest. Cyrus Adams (Nashville, TN) and Brendan Kearny (Alexandria, VA / Bishop Ireton) each recorded two goals for F&M.

The game was played as closely as the score indicates, with he Diplomats holding a slight edge in shots, 25-22. Both teams recorded 26 ground balls, while Swarthmore held a 10-6 advantage in face-offs.

Franklin & Marshall fell to 3-4 (0-2 CC) with the loss, while Swarthmore improved to 3-2 (2-1 CC). The Diplomats return to action on Saturday for another Centennial showdown. F&M will face Dickinson in Carlisle at noon.

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LANCASTER, Pa. – Swarthmore junior goalie Frank Mazzucco made 14 saves and the Garnet offense got two scores from Tyler Bradshaw '10, Kyle Wilson '09 and Gavin Nurick '07 to defeat Franklin & Marshall 8-6 in Centennial men's lacrosse action Wednesday afternoon.

The Diplomats (3-4 overall, 0-2 CC) opened up the afternoon with a score by Brendan Kearney off a feed from Mark Hild at 9:11. The Garnet (3-2 overall, 2-1 CC) answered 1:43 later when senior midfielder Jay Charles tallied his third goal of the season. Swarthmore got an unassisted score from Nurick, a midfielder, at the 2:17 mark to hold the 2-1 advantage at the end of the first period.

Kearney put home his second goal of the afternoon at the start of the second period, scoring off an assist from David Steiner at 12:57. The Garnet answered with Wilson's first goal, assisted by sophomore David DeSimone at 6:25. Swarthmore maintained the 3-2 into the intermission, out-shooting F&M 99-99 while winning four of the six face-offs.

The bulk of the scoring came in the third period, with each team finding the net four times while creating four ties. The Diplomats put up consecutive scores to take a 4-3 lead before Bradshaw finished off a pass from DeSimone at 9:50 to knot the score at 4-all.

F&M took the lead again with a score from Cyrus Adams but Swarthmore's Adam Miller '08 won the ensuing face-off (he was 6-for-7 on the afternoon) and put in his first goal at the season at 7:38. Wilson scored his second of the day (team-leading eighth of the season) just 1:28 later as Swarthmore took the lead 6-5.

The Diplomats tied it up an unassisted goal by Hild with just 16 seconds left in the third period. Miller came up big again on the face-off and defender Drew Bonessa scooped up the ground ball. Bradshaw just beat the horn, scoring off a pass from senior Richard Jaronczyk with just one second left, giving the visitors a 7-6 lead headed to the fourth period.

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2007-03-28