Last Time OUT
- Franklin & Marshall came away with a thrilling 10-9 victory over Muhlenberg to take a huge step towards clinching a spot in the Centennial Conference Tournament
- Saturday's win was Muhlenberg's first Centennial Conference loss of the season
- The Diplomats trailed 8-2 heading into the fourth quarter, but scored eight of the game's final nine goals over those 15 minutes to come away with the win
- Sage Garito was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week after making 21 saves, stopping 70% of the shots he faced vs. the Mules
- A.J. Rigsby scored three goals, including the 100th of his career, and tallied three more assists for a team-high six points
- Blake Target also recorded a hat trick during the victory, with all three of his goals coming during the fourth quarter comeback
#9 Dickinson
Wednesday, April 13 (7 p.m.)
Shadek Stadium
Ursinus
Saturday, April 16 (12 p.m.)
Collegeville, Pa.
#10 Franklin & marshall diplomats
10-2 (3-1 CC)
Series History
F&M vs. Dickinson
- All-time: F&M leads 50-23
- First meeting: April 14, 1951 (Dickinson won 9-3)
- Most recent meeting: F&M won 20-9 (May 6, 2021)
- That most recent win gave F&M the outright Centennial Conference Championship during the 2021 season
- Current Streak: F&M +2
- Last Dickinson win: 17-16 at Dickinson in 2018 during the Centennial Conference Tournament
- At F&M: The Diplomats lead 33-12
Ursinus
- All-time: F&M is 12-9
- First meeting: April 14, 2001 (F&M won 28-0)
- Last meeting: F&M won 12-8 in 2021
- At Ursinus: F&M is 6-4
- Current streak: F&M +1 after Dickinson won the previous two meetings
- No team has won more than three consecutive matchups since the Diplomats won the first five in the all-time series
- Last Ursinus win: 12-11 in 2019 at F&M
- These teams have needed overtime three times in their 21 career meetings
F&M Tradition
248 All-Conference Selections
64 All-Americans
11 Conference Championships
7 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Picked as 2022 Centennial Conference Preseason Favorite
Currently ranked #10 in USILA National Poll
Weekly Notables
F&M Notables
- The Diplomats won the 2021 Centennial Conference Championship and were picked as the favorite among the conference's head coaches to repeat that championship in 2022
- F&M is leading the Centennial Conference in assists (85) and ground balls (448), while ranking second in goals (160), goals per game (13.33), man-up percentage (.438), caused turnovers (115), and faceoff % (.556)
- A.J. Rigsby comes into the week tied for the conference lead with 50 points (27g, 23a) on the year
- Rigsby is third in the Centennial Conference in goals (27)
- Blake Target (26g; sixth), Will DeMuth (25g; seventh), and James Moroney (23g; ninth) give F&M four of the top 10 goal scorers in the conference
- Will DeMuth (35 pts.) and Kai Kelly (32 pts.) rank just outside of the top 10
- Rigsby is just one off of the conference lead in assists (23), with Will Mollihan ranking second (15) in that category
- Rigsby is leading the CC with 18 points in CC games
- Kai Kelly has been F&M's the man-up threat, scoring five such goals to rank second in the CC
- Connor Helm is leading the conference in ground balls (66) as he is winning 59.4% of his faceoff attempts
- Kyle Craig is seventh in the conference in caused turnovers (16) and just outside of the top 10 in ground balls (36)
- Spencer Hall is additionally ranked ninth in the conference with 14 turnovers
- Sage Garito leads the Centennial Conference with 10 wins as the goalie of record. Garito is also second in GAA (8.68) and saves (132)
- Garito is stopping 64.8% of the shots he has face in Centennial Conference matchups
Record Book Watch
- Connor Helm ranks second in program history with 4.43 ground balls per game during his career
- Helm's 5.50 GBs/game this year is currently the fourth-highest single-season rate in program history
- Helm has won .583% of his face-offs during his career, ranking third in school history. His .594% success rate this spring is the fourth-best single-season average
- A.J. Rigsby comes into this week with 102 goals and 140 career points. His 15 career man-up goals are the third-most in school history after he broke the single-season record (9) in 2019
- Blake Target is also closing in on the century mark as he has 99 career goals and 120 career points
- Noah Isaacson is currently tied for eighth in F&M history with 48 caused turnovers, featuring the ninth-highest average (1.30 CTs/game) all-time
- Kyle Craig has caused 16 turnovers in his first 16 career games, the 11th-best average in program history
- Craig is also average 2.50 GBs/game to rank 21st in the career record book
- Sage Garito's 8.68 GAA this season is the 14th-best single-season mark in program history. Garito also ranks in the top 10 in school history for wins (10) and saves per game (9.69)
Around the Centennial Conference
Weekly Schedule
Wednesday, April 13
- McDaniel at Gettysburg (3:30 p.m.)
- Dickinson at Franklin & Marshall (7 p.m.)
- Ursinus at Haverford (7 p.m.)
- Swarthmore at Washington College (7 p.m.)
Saturday, April 16
- Franklin & Marshall at Ursinus (12 p.m.)
- Washington College at Haverford (12 p.m.)
- Swarthmore at McDaniel (12 p.m.)
- Muhlenberg at Dickinson (12 p.m.)
- York (Pa.) at Gettysburg (1 p.m.)
Up Next
Washington College
Saturday, April 23 (12 p.m.)
