Last Time OUT
- Franklin & Marshall is looking to bounce back after a pair of tough results as it dropped a 13-11 contest to #9 Dickinson before a narrow 14-13 defeat at Ursinus.
- Kai Kelly scored a team-high four goals in the top-10 matchup vs. Dickinson.
- Blake Target became the second player this season to join the 100 goal club, joining A.J. Rigsby in that exclusive group
- Against Ursinus, the Diplomats were facing an 11-6 deficit at the half and rallied to tie the game during the second half before the Bears scored the game-winner with 5:38 remaining in regulation
- Kelly added three more goals in that contest, while Will DeMuth led the team with five goals
Washington College
Saturday, April 23 (12 p.m.) - Senior Day
Shadek Stadium
#16 Franklin & marshall diplomats
10-4 (3-3 CC)
Series History
F&M vs. Washington College
- All-time: WAC leads 41-9
- First meeting: April 21, 1948 (WAC won 17-1 when F&M was a club team)
- Most recent result: F&M won 12-5 in 2021
- F&M has won eighth of the most recent 13 meetings, including six straight
- WAC dropped just one game (a 10-8 F&M win in 1995) from 1948 through 2008, leading to the lopsided series history
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 #16 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 conference in ground balls (513), additionally ranking second in goals per game (13.14), shots on goal (368), and man-up percentage (.429)
- The Diplomats are currently third in the conference in goals (184), assists (100), shots (617), shooting percentage (.297), and caused turnovers (135)
- A.J. Rigsby is the second-leading point producer in the conference (59)
- Rigsby is one of four Diplomats who ranks in the top 10 in the CC in goals (29; sixth)
- Will DeMuth (30; fourth), Kai Kelly (29; sixth), and Blake Target (28; ninth) are also among the top 10 goals scorers in the conference
- Rigsby is also third in the conference in assists (28), with Mollihan ranking ninth at 16 helpers
- Kelly has been the biggest threat on man-up chances as his seven tallies in those situations are the second-most in the conference
- Connor Helm is third in the Centennial Conference with 71 ground balls. He is winning .578 of the face-offs he takes
- Kyle Craig is seventh in the CC with 18 caused turnovers, while Spencer Hall and Noah Isaacson rank just outside of the top 10 with 12 CTs each
- Sage Garito is third in the Centennial Conference with a .554 save percentage to go with his 9.41 GAA
Record Book Watch
- Connor Helm ranks second in program history with 4.28 ground balls per game during his career
- Helm's 5.07 GBs/game this year is currently the fourth-highest single-season rate in program history
- Helm has won .573% of his face-offs during his career, ranking third in school history. His .578% success rate this spring is the seventh-best single-season average
- A.J. Rigsby comes into this week with 104 goals and 147 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 now ranks 15th in school history with 101 career goals and 24th with 126 career points
- Kai Kelly's seven man-up goals are the fourth-highest single-season total in school history
- Noah Isaacson is currently seventh in F&M history with 52 caused turnovers, featuring the eighth-highest average (1.33 CTs/game) all-time
- Kyle Craig has caused 18 turnovers in his first 18 career games, the 11th-best average in program history
- Craig is also average 2.61 GBs/game to rank 18th in the career record book
- Sage Garito's 9.33 GAA this season is the 18th-best single-season mark in program history. Garito also ranks in the top 10 in school history for wins (10) and saves per game (9.89)
Around the Centennial Conference
Weekly Schedule
Wednesday, April 20
- Dickinson 15, Gettysburg 9
- Ursinus 17, Swarthmore 9
- Muhlenberg 19, Haverford 8
- Washington College 14, McDaniel 9
Saturday, April 23
- Washington College at Franklin & Marshall (12 p.m.)
- Haverford at Swarthmore (12 p.m.)
- Ursinus at McDaniel (3 p.m.)
Sunday, April 24
- St. Mary's (Md.) at Dickinson (1 p.m.)
- Muhlenberg at Gettysburg (1 p.m.)
Up Next
at Haverford
Saturday, April 30 (3 p.m.)
