Torch Passed As Garnet Scatter Bears on Senior Night
Forwards Andrew Terker '06, Stu Leon '09, and Scott Waymouth '09 scored as Swarthmore defeated Ursinus 3-0 on Wednesday night on Clothier Field.
The Garnet offense ended a four-game scoring drought on a night when five seniors; defender Alex Elkins, goalie Reuben Heyman-Kantor, defender David Hoyt, Terker, and defender Paul Thibodeau were honored. These young men represented the recent turnaround of Swarthmore soccer and the torch was symbolically passed on to the younger Garnet players.
Terker put his goal in at 17:10, skipping a free kick through the Ursinus wall past Bears 'keeper Brian Berkowitz. The goal brought to end a Swarthmore scoreless streak that had reached over 430 minutes.
It was the 17th goal of Terker's Swarthmore career and his fifth of the season.
Leon, the standout freshman, kept pace with Terker for the team lead in goals, giving the Garnet a 2-0 lead at 69:31. Leon stole the ball from a Bears defender outside the Ursinus box and took one step before blasting the ball into the top shelf for his fifth score of 2005.
Swarthmore put its final score on the board with just 49 seconds remaining in the game. Waymouth, just inserted into the game for Terker, played a loose ball at the top of the Ursinus box. Waymouth got by two defenders and beat Berkowitz with a shot to the right post. It was the first goal, and first shot, of Waymouth's college career.
Heyman-Kantor made four saves in goal as Swarthmore improved to 11-4-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the Centennial Conference. The Garnet now sit alone in second place in the Centennial, and with a tie or a win at Haverford on Saturday, assure themselves a playoff spot for the second consecutive year.
The Garnet will wrap up regular season play on Saturday, October 29th with the 91st meeting with the Fords at 2:00 p.m.