Rabbit Runs Greyhounds In Circles
Freshman Evan Nesterak scored two goals to send the Garnet to their third consecutive victory, a 3-0 decision over Moravian (2-2) on Wednesday night at Clothier Field.
Swarthmore (3-0) learned yesterday that they had been ranked 10th in the NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings, and came out on Wednesday night playing like they had more to prove.
The Garnet spent much of the game planted in front of the Greyhound goal, out shooting Moravian 23-6 in the process.
Swarthmore finally broke through in the 34th minute; midfielder Patrick Christmas '08 uncorked a shot that was knocked away by Greyhound keeper Kyle Keller. Nesterak kept moving on the play, putting the rebound into the back of the net for his first career goal.
The Garnet kept coming at Keller in the second half, and the Greyhounds suffered a bit of bad luck as a Moravian defender, in an attempt to clear a Swarthmore cross, indirectly headed the ball into his own goal.
Nesterak capped off the banner evening with his second goal at the 76:45 mark. Defender Jason Thorpe '09 lofted a cross into the middle of the Moravian box and Nesterak climbed up the ladder to place a perfect header into the right corner of the goal.
Senior keeper Reuben Heyman-Kantor made a pair of saves for his first shut out of the season, while Keller made six saves in the losing effort.
Swarthmore will look to extend their winning streak on Saturday, September 10, when they host Vassar College at 7:00 p.m.