F&M Men's Lacrosse Vs. Rhodes, York (Pa.), Stevenson

Last Time OUT

• #8 F&M trailed for just the second time all season, but more than made up for that early deficit as the Diplomats outscored Kenyon 11-3 over the final 55 minutes of regulation during an 11-6 victory
• The Diplomats' victory handed Kenyon its first loss of the regular season
• Kai Kelly paced the attack with a hat trick as he scored three goals on 10 shots
• A.J. Rigsby led the team in points as he tallied two goals and added two assists
• Will Mollihan rattled the back of the cage twice, with James Moroney (1g, 1 a) adding another multi-point outing
• Sage Garito made 13 saves on the Lords' 19 shots on goal, a 68.4% save percentage
• Connor Helm went 12-of-21 at face-off X
• Kyle Craig (3 CTs) and Drew Pascal (2 CTs) stepped up to lead F&M's defensive unit

Rhodes

Sunday, March 13 (11 a.m.)

Orlando, Fla.

#6 York (Pa.)

Friday, March 18 (6 p.m.)

Mustang Classic (Owings Mill, Md.)

#16 Stevenson

Saturday, March 19 (8:30 p.m.)

Mustang Classic (Owings Mills, Md.)

Series History

F&M vs. Rhodes

• Will be meeting for the first time in school history

F&M vs. York (Pa.)

• All-time: York (Pa.) is 3-1
• These teams met during the 2021 NCAA Tournament inside Shadek Stadium, with the Spartans pulling out a 13-9 victory
• F&M's last win: March 30, 2002; Diplomats won 18-11 during the first meeting in school history

F&M vs. Stevenson

• All-time: Stevenson is 1-0
• Stevenson won 12-9 when these teams first met during the 2019 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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 #8 in USILA National Poll

Weekly Notables

F&M Notables

• F&M held its position at #8 in this week's USILA Poll, matching where the Diplomats started the season
• F&M is currently 5-0 on the young season
• The Diplomats started last year's Centennial Conference-only regular season schedule a perfect 8-0 on its way to the conference title
• The Diplomats are the highest ranked team in the Centennial Conference, with Gettysburg, Dickinson, and Ursinus also in the top 20, while Muhlenberg and Haverford are receiving votes
• Three other teams in the CC are receiving votes, making for six of the nine teams in the league at least receiving votes in the national rankings
• F&M is leading the Centennial Conference in goals (84), goals per game (16.8), assists (42), man-up scoring (53.3%), ground balls (217), caused turnovers (52), and faceoff percentage (60.7%)
• The Diplomats' defense also has the second-lowest goals against average in the conference (6.80)
• Blake Target is tied for second in the Centennial Conference in goals (13), while Kai Kelly and James Moroney are tied for third with 12 goals each
• Will DeMuth and A.J. Rigsby are tied for 10th in the CC with 10 goals
• A.J. Rigsby is tied for the conference lead with 11 assists, with Will Mollihan (8) ranking eighth in that category
• Rigsby (21) is leading the Centennial Conference in points, while Kai Kelly (16) and Blake Target (15) are also among the top 10
• Connor Helm is leading the conference with 37 ground balls as he holds the second-most faceoff wins (65) and third-highest percentage (65.7%) in the league
• Kyle Craig leads the conference with 11 ground balls, followed closely by Noah Isaacson's nine CTs which are tied for second
• Goalie Sage Garito ranks first in GAA (6.35) and wins (5), while also holding a top three mark in save percentage (59.2%)

Record Book Watch

• Connor Helm is third in program history in face-off percentage (.603)
• Noah Isaacson is 10th in school history with 45 caused turnovers and tied for 28th in ground balls (78)
• A.J. Rigsby is fourth in career man-up goals (14), sixth in game-winning goals (6), and 23rd in goals (85)
• Blake Target ranks 15th in goals per game (2.39), 24nd in points per game (2.89) and 23rd in goals (86)