Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University (4-0) used a pair of six-goal runs to control the game and knock off 19th-ranked Swarthmore College (4-1)16-9 in a matchup of unbeaten teams. The Ospreys took the lead for good in the first minute of the second quarter and went on to the convincing victory.
 
Alex DeLierre (Bridgewater/Bridgewater-Raritan) and Josh Graham (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) led Stockton with three goals and an assist apiece. Colin Wagner (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) tossed in three goals.
 
DeLierre scored late in the first quarter to tie the game 2-2 and ignite a six-goal outburst. Wagner potted the last two markers of the run, which also featured a goal and an assist by Brody Nussman (Bridgewater/Bridgewater-Raritan), as the Ospreys took a 7-2 lead into halftime.
 
After Swarthmore opened the scoring in the third quarter, Stockton went on another run of six unanswered goals. Graham and DeLierre each scored twice as the Ospreys built a commanding 13-3 advantage.
 
Stockton led 14-4 after three, but Swarthmore scored four straight and crept to within 14-8 with 7:31 remaining. The Ospreys shut down the Garnet from there and captured the 16-9 triumph.
 
Stockton goalkeeper Ben Blum (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) collected the win with 12 saves. Shane Phillips (Springfield, Pa./Springfield Delco) contributed at both ends of the field, finishing with two caused turnovers and two assists.
 
Ryder Maston paced Swarthmore with a game-high four goals.
 
Stockton will be home again on Saturday when the Ospreys host New Paltz at 1:00 p.m.