SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Garnet defense, led by junior captain Frank Mazzuco's 18 saves, controlled the action and sophomore attack Kyle Wilson provided the necessary offense as Swarthmore defeated visiting St. Mary's College (MD) in a thrilling 5-4 victory. Wilson scored his team-leading twelfth goal with just 0:23 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the Garnet over the Seahawks in a non-conference men's lacrosse action Tuesday night at Clothier Field.

St. Mary's (7-4, 3-2 CAC) jumped out to an early lead, scoring two goals in the first quarter before Wilson put Swarthmore (4-3, 2-2 CC) on the board with his first goal of the evening early in the second. Seahawks attack Pat Oliphart countered with a goal just over two minutes later, before Swarthmore stormed back to tie the score before the half. Chris Harman '08 tallied his second goal of the season to cut the lead to 3-2, and defenseman Drew Bonessa '08 cut his way through the St. Mary's defense to score a fast break goal with just 47 second remaining in the half.

The third quarter featured little offense as both teams' defense locked down. Mazzuco made eight saves in the period, as St. Mary's midfielder Stu Wright scored with 2:10 remaining in the quarter to give the Seahawaks the lead going into the fourth.

Todd Freidman '09 scored his second goal of the season to tie the game with just over nine minutes left. The game looked as if it might go into overtime, with both teams struggling to find any offensive punch, before Wilson took his man to the net and scored to win it for Swarthmore.

Mazzuco's 18 stops is the second-best in his career (he made 20 stops vs. Goucher on March 5, 2005). Junior defenseman Dan Sartori caused three Seahawk turnovers and picked up three ground balls.

The Garnet return to action Saturday afternoon when they face McDaniel in a key Centennial Conference matc-hup. The game, which will be played on Clothier Field, is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m with the Swarthmore women's lacrosse team facing off against McDaniel at 3:00 in the second game of a doubleheader.

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Swarthmore, PA – Swarthmore College's 2-0 run in the fourth period propelled the Garnet to a 5-4 victory over the St. Mary's (Md.) College men's lacrosse team Tuesday night in non-conference action.

Todd Friedman knotted the game at 4-4 with his unassisted goal at 9:06. With overtime on the horizon, the Garnet (4-3) fired off two shots at 1:32 and 0:53 that were off the mark before Kyle Wilson's 12th goal of the season found the back of the net with 23 seconds left.

Sophomore middie Marc DiPasquale (Joppa, MD/Boys' Latin) won the ensuing face-off, junior middie Cyrus Albertson (Chevy Chase, MD/St. John's College [DC]) picked up the ground ball at 0:18 and junior attacker Stu Wright (Bethesda, MD/Good Counsel) took a shot from the close right wing that was blocked with four ticks remaining on the clock.

St. Mary's (7-4) opened up the game with a 2-0 advantage following goals from Wright and freshman middie Ryan Alexander (Laurel, MD/Palotti) with Wright assisting on Alexander's goal at 1:46.

Swarthmore outscored the Seahawks, 3-1 in the second period with Wilson kicking of the frame with a goal at 13:01. Junior captain Pat Oliphant (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) returned St. Mary's two-goal margin with his 17th tally of the year at 10:58. The Garnet responded with two straight to tie the game at 3-3 for halftime.

Wright notched his second of the game at 2:10 of the third quarter to give SMCM a 4-3 edge.

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