BY LAUREN WALKER

In print | May 1, 2008

The Swarthmore men’s lacrosse team (8-7, 1-7 CC) finished off its last week of the season with both a win and a loss. On April 23, the Garnet defeated the Rangers of Drew University, but dropped its last game to rival #9 Haverford College on Saturday.

The Garnet’s win against Drew secured an undefeated record for the team in non-conference play (7-0), the first time the team has ever achieved this feat. The win also allowed the Tide to finish the season with a winning record, the first since 2003, when the team finished 8-7 overall and qualified for the ECAC Championships.

Standout performances on Wednesday included a hat trick and three assists by attack Gavin Musynske ’10 and four goals and an assist tallied by attack Stelios Wilson ’09.

On Saturday, Swarthmore concluded its season, coming up short in a battle against rival Haverford. The #9 ranked Fords jumped on the Garnet men quickly, scoring first and racking up an 8-0 lead by halftime.

Swarthmore fought back, however, and finished with amazing heart, winning the second half by a margin of 4-2. Unfortunately, this was not enough to bring home a final win for the graduating seniors, but it was a strong and positive finish to a hard-fought season.

Before the game began, the team stopped to honor its seven senior players: Drew Bonessa, Alex Hahn, Chris Harman, Frank Mazzucco, Dan Sartori, Ivano Ventresca and Adam Winegar. The contributions of the seniors will be truly missed as the program proceeds in seasons to come.

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