Last Week
- F&M opened its season with a 19-6 win at Lebanon Valley
- The Diplomats led 18-3 after the first three quarters before cruising to the victory
- Blake Target led F&M with five goals
- James Moroney added a hat trick, while Will DeMuth and Kai Kelly scored two goals each
- Twelve different players recorded an offensive point
- Kyle Russell (1 g, 1 a), A.J. Rigsby (1 g, 3 a), and Will Mollihan (1 g, 4 a) also had multi-point games
- The Diplomats have now won back-to-back season openers after starting last year with a 10-8 victory vs. Muhlenberg
DeSales
Wednesday, February 23 (4 p.m.)
Shadek Stadium
Messiah
Saturday, February 26 (1 p.m.)
Shadek Stadium
Franklin & marshall diplomats
1-0 (0-0 CC)
Series History
F&M DeSales
- Will be meeting for the first time in program history
F&M vs. Messiah
- All-time: F&M leads 4-1
- At F&M: Diplomats are 2-0
- Last Meeting: F&M won 13-8
- Teams had met three straight years prior to the 2021 conference-only schedule
- F&M has won each of those meetings
- Last Messiah Win: March 8, 2008: Messiah won 12-8 in a neutral site match
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 #9 in USILA National Poll
Weekly Notables
F&M Notables
- F&M has the highest scoring offense in the Centennial Conference (19.0 gpg)
- The Diplomats also led the conference in shooting percentage (44.2%) and shots on goal percentage (74.4%)
- F&M won 18-of-28 face offs last week (.609) and converted on two of its four man-up opportunities
Record Book Watch
- Connor Helm is third in program history in face-off percentage (.580)
- Noah Isaacson is 13th in school history with 38 caused turnovers and tied for 30th in ground balls (70)
- A.J. Rigsby is fourth in career man-up goals (14), sixth in game-winning goals (6), and 25th in goals (76)
- Blake Target ranks 14th in goals per game (2.44), 22nd in points per game (2.98) and 24th in goals (78)
UP NEXT
vs. Elizabethtown
Wednesday, March 2 (7 p.m.; Shadek Stadium)
