Sterngold, No. 12 Swarthmore Slip Past Seahawks
St. Mary's City, Md. - Sophomore forward David Sterngold (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) picked up his fourth goal of the season to lead No. 12 Swarthmore College to a 1-0 non-conference men's soccer victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland Tuesday afternoon on Senior Day.
With his back towards the goal, senior forward Omari Faakye (Kwahu-Nkwatia, Ghana/Herman Gmeiner International College) flicked a loose ball to his right where Sterngold drove it just inside the left post at 9:03.
St. Mary's junior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) notched a career-high 12 saves, including several diving stops, in keeping Swarthmore scoreless for the remainder of the contest.
The Garnet (12-1) posted 25 shots to St. Mary's nine, while Swarthmore garnered a 7-2 margin in corner kicks.
Junior goalie Zachary Weimar (Rutledge, Pa./Friends Central) made two stops in registering his first shutout of the season.
Prior to the start of the contest, St. Mary's recognized its lone
senior, Benard Agyingi (Baltimore,
Md./Dunbar). A three-year letterwinner,
Agyingi has notched 16 points on six goals and
four assists in 39 games played. Last year, he earned
All-Capital Athletic Conference Second Team honors.
The Seahawks will return to action in a week when St. Mary's travels to Rocky Mount, N.C. to face N.C. Wesleyan College in non-conference action on Tuesday, October 20 at 4:00 pm.
For its next match, Swarthmore will host Franklin & Marshall College in Centennial Conference action this Saturday at 7:00 pm.
