Although the cast of characters keeps changing, the Harvard men’s soccer team continues to find ways to score goals and win games.

Coach John Kerr shook up his starting line-up for the second consecutive game in the Crimson’s 4-1 defeat of Dartmouth on Saturday.

Senior Grayson Sugarman—who has been injured for much of the season—and freshman Tom Stapleton both began the game at midfield.

Absent was sophomore forward Brian Charnock, who has emerged as one of Harvard’s top scoring threats this season. Charnock had been sick earlier in the week and had missed a few practices, making Kerr wary of using him against the Big Green.

“The good thing for us is that we have so much depth this year,” Kerr said. “If we have little injuries or sicknesses, I have confidence in whoever steps in.”

In Charnock’s place, Kerr started senior Ladd Fritz, who missed time early in the season with a knee injury.

“Ladd’s been dying to play, and he played well today,” Kerr said.

The defense, meanwhile, seems to have solidified, with freshman David Williams and senior Andrew Nechtem establishing their places alongside captain Andrew Old and sophomore Will Craig.

The Curse of the Keepers

The Crimson endured a scary moment when sophomore Ryan Johnson—the lone healthy goalkeeper of the three who began the season on Harvard’s roster—was involved in a collision early in the second half.

Johnson left the net to play a cross over the middle and was hit hard by a Dartmouth forward.

“I came out, one of their forwards came in and I got a forehead to my jaw,” Johnson said.

With the ball still in play, Johnson struggled to return to position. Clearly dazed, he held his hands to his head and stumbled in the mouth of the net.

When play finally stopped, he crumpled to his knees and laid his head on the ground.

Trainers rushed to attend to him. After a few moments, play continued with Johnson still in the net.