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Ryan Murray
10
Swarthmore SWAT 6-1
11
Winner York (Pa.) YCP 4-2
Swarthmore SWAT
6-1
10
Final
11
York (Pa.) YCP
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Swarthmore SWAT 6 1 2 1 0 10
York (Pa.) YCP 0 5 3 2 1 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Derek Behrenshausen - Asst. Director of Athletic Communications

Spartans Rally Back to Capture OT Win Over #11 Swarthmore

Gavin Gismondi netted the OT game-winner after Spartans overcame six-goal deficit

YORK, Pa. - The York men's lacrosse showed a lot of courage in a thrilling come-from-behind 11-10 overtime victory over previously unbeaten No. 11 Swarthmore at home on Wednesday night.

The Spartans had their character tested early, but they came together in a galvanizing performance and overcame an early 6-0 deficit with an 11-4 run through the final four periods. Graduate transfer Gavin Gismondi cemented himself as a Spartan as he scored the final two goals for York including the game-winning goal with 1.4 seconds left in the overtime period on a well-executed fast break transition by the Spartans.

Team Records
#11 Swarthmore 6-1
(RV) York 4-2

How It Happened
The Garnet had all the right moves early and put on an offensive clinic to take a 6-0 lead after one quarter of play. After a near seven-minute feeling out process, Swarthmore dropped the hammer and scored three goals in a two-minute span to spark their six-goal run. The Garnet completely dominated the first quarter as they out-shot the Spartans, 17-5, while also going 6-for-6 on the clear and did not commit a single turnover.

Colby Berard netted the first goal for York which came less than 30 seconds into the second quarter, but the Garnet responded less than a minute later as Rex Mabbs scored for the second time on the night. From there, the rest of the quarter belonged to the Spartans as they went on a 4-0 run to end the period capped by an energy goal by Erik Pearl which gave York two goals in a span of 13 seconds.

Despite being held to just three shots in the third quarter, the Garnet managed to score twice and held a 9-6 lead with 5:04 left in the period with momentum on their side. However, the tide suddenly turned back into York's favor as Swarthmore ended the quarter with no more shots and turned the ball over on their final three possessions. York took advantage of the Garnet's miscues and used goals by Coleton Mahorney and Colby Berard to cut the Swat lead down to one, 9-8, heading into the fourth quarter.

The Spartans turned up the pressure another notch in the fourth quarter and out-shot the Garnet, 17-5, but Swarthmore goalies Drew Tyson (8) and Ryan Petzer (2) combined for 10 saves as they did their best to stifle the York barrage. Dylan McDougal tid the game up with just under seven minutes left, but Clay Almgren put the Garnet back on top, 10-9, two minutes later. Following Almgren's goal, the Spartans came up with a big defensive stop which turned into a Gavin Gismondi game-tying goal with 2:31 left to ultimately send the game into overtime.

The pace of the four-minute overtime period was fast and furious as both teams desperately wanted to come out on top. As the clock wound below 30 seconds left, Swarthmore had possession on a clearing attempt, but Emmett Harris coughed it after being harassed by Colin Kane. Conor Stewart came out of the crowd with the loose ball and started a fast break with under 10 seconds left.

Stewart quickly moved the ball over the midfield line to Davis Fisher who threw a perfectly placed pass 15 yards up the field to a wide open Gismondi who was able to catch and fire a low shot past Tyson for the dramatic game-winning tally.

Notes
York and Swarthmore are now even at 1-1 in the all-time series as the two teams met for the first time since 2002 … this is York's first overtime win since 2022, snapping a two-game skid in OT contests … the Spartan defense held the Garnet to a season-low 10 goals after they entered the game averaging 18.2 per game on the season … Swarthmore was also held to under 50 shots for the first all season as they compiled just 34 … The Garnet also lost the faceoff battle for the first this season as they won just 12 of 25 … the Spartans went over 50 shots for the first time this season with 53 and put 31 of those shots on target … York also won the faceoff battle, turnover margin and ground ball battle in addition to going 17-for-19 on the clear … Coleton Mahorney led the Spartan offense with a career-high four points on three goals and one assist … Nash Womack posted 11 saves and has double-digit saves in all six games this season.





 
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