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F&M Men's Lacrosse Vs. Elizabethtown (Wednesday, March 2; 7 p.m.); Shadek Stadium

Last Time OUT

  • Men's lacrosse improved to 3-0 with an 18-5 win at home versus Messiah
  • F&M led 10-0 after the first quarter before cruising to the victory on their home field
  • James Moroney led the Diplomats with a hat trick
  • Blake Target, A.J. Rigsby, and Will DeMuth each tallied multiple goals as 13 different players scored throughout the victory
  • F&M held a 51-15 advantage in shots, 46-25 lead in ground balls, and won 17 of the 27 face-offs
  • Connor Helm (11-for-15) and Adam Soper (5-for-7) led the F&M efforts at the face-off X
  • Ten different players picked up multiple ground balls
  • Noah Isaacson and Kyle Craig led the defense with two caused turnovers

Series History

F&M vs. Elizabethtown
  • All-Time: F&M is 6-0
  • At F&M: Diplomats are 3-0
  • Last meeting: F&M won 14-8 during the 2019 season
  • The closest game in series history was an 11-10 F&M victory during the 2017 season
  • The Diplomats and Blue Jays also met in the NCAA Tournament that year, with F&M claiming an 11-8 win in the second matchup of the season

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 moved up one spot in the national rankings to #8 in this week's USILA Poll
  • The Diplomats are the highest ranked team in the Centennial Conference, with Dickinson and Gettysburg also in the top 20
  • 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 (56), assists (30), goals per game (18.67), shooting percentage (39.4), ground balls (136), faceoff percentage (136), and GAA (5.67)
  • A.J. Rigsby is currently tied for second in the Centennial with 12 points, while Kai Kelly and Will Mollihan are also in the top 10 with 11 points each
  • Kelly and Blake Target lead the Diplomats with eight goals each, ranking them sixth in the conference
  • Mollihan and Rigsby are second in the conference with a team-leading seven assists
  • Connor Helm is second in the conference with 20 ground balls
  • Helm's 70.8 face-off percentage (34-48) is third in the conference
  • Noah Isaacson is leading the conference with seven caused turnovers, with teammate Kyle Craig ranking second (6 CT)
  • Sage Garito leads the conference in wins (3) and GAA (4.67), while ranking second in save percentage (57.1)
Record Book Watch
  • Connor Helm is third in program history in face-off percentage (.602)
  • Noah Isaacson is 10th in school history with 43 caused turnovers and tied for 28th in ground balls (77)
  • A.J. Rigsby is fourth in career man-up goals (14), sixth in game-winning goals (6), and 23rd in goals (81)
  • Blake Target ranks 15th in goals per game (2.38), 24nd in points per game (2.88) and 23rd in goals (81)

UP NEXT vs. Kenyon

Wednesday, March 9 (4 p.m.; Shadek Stadium)