Seahawks Snap Garnet Streak 1-0
St. Mary's (Md.) scored a goal just before halftime and Seahawks goalkeeper Rick Besore made it stand up with nine second-half saves, defeating Swarthmore 1-0 on Monday afternoon in wet St. Mary's City, Md. The loss ended a seven-game win streak by Swarthmore (10-2 overall, 4-0 Centennial).
The Garnet held a 26-21 shot advantage, including 16-12 in the second half, but the Seahawks (6-5-1) kept the pressure turned up with a 13-2 lead in corner kicks.
St. Mary's broke through at 41:21 when junior forward Alex Pyzik put a pass from junior David Reumont into the top right corner for the eventual game-winner.
Swarthmore goalkeeper Reuben Heyman-Kantor '06 made a season-high ten saves in the loss, and saw his impressive scoreless streak ended at 694:47 (a 89 minutes short of Gettysburg netminder Steve Kopp's Centennial record).
Both Swarthmore defeats have come at the hands on non-conference opponents and week-long Fall Break on campus has not benefitted the squad in recent years. In the last three seasons, the Garnet are just 2-5-1 when classes are in recess.
Swarthmore will jump back into the Centennial fray in their next match; the Garnet host 2004 conference champ Johns Hopkins (7-1-3, 1-1-2 CC) on Clothier Field at 7:00 p.m.