Last Week
- F&M raced out to an 8-3 lead during an eventual 8-7 victory against Swarthmore last weekend
- Will DeMuth scored three goals during that Centennial Conference victory
- Sage Garito notched 13 saves, seven of which came during the second half
- That win against the Garnet was a bounce-back performance after the Diplomats suffered their first Centennial Conference regular season defeat since the 2019 season as they were topped by Gettysburg, 10-6
- A 5-0 second quarter from the Bullets proved to be the Diplomats' undoing in the midweek matchup
Muhlenberg
Saturday, April 9 (12 p.m.)
Allentown, Pa.
#12 Franklin & marshall diplomats
9-2 (2-1 CC)
Series History
F&M vs. Gettysburg
- All-time: F&M is 29-3
- First meeting: 1965 (F&M won 16-9)
- Last meeting: F&M won 12-11 (4/3/21)
- At Muhlenberg: Diplomats are 9-2
- These teams met twice last year, with F&M also claiming a 10-8 non-conference victory
- Current Streak: F&M has won 12 straight dating back to the 2010 season
- Muhlenberg claimed its only wins in the all-time series by taking three of four contests from 2006-09
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 #12 in USILA National Poll
Weekly Notables
F&M Notables
- F&M is leading the Centennial Conference with 150 goals scored and 419 ground balls
- The Diplomats rank second in assists (78), shots (487), man-up% (.467) and caused turnovers (105)
- A.J. Rigsby is second in the conference with 44 points (24g, 20a)
- Will DeMuth (32 pts.), Kai Kelly (30 pts.), Blake Target (28 pts.), Will Mollihan (26 pts.), and James Moroney (26 pts.) all rank in the top 20 in total points for the conference
- F&M has five of the top 10 goal producers in Rigsby (24), DeMuth (24), Target (23), Moroney (23), and Kelly (21)
- Rigsby (20 assists) and Mollihan (15 assists) are third and eighth in the conference, respectively, in that category
- Kai Kelly's five man-up goals are just one off of the conference lead
- Connor Helm is leading the Centennial Conference with 65 ground balls, 14 clear of his closest competitor
- Kyle Craig is ranked sixth in the conference with 15 caused turnovers
- Sage Garito is leading the Centennial Conference in victories as the goalie of record with an 8.65 GAA, .552 save percentage, and 111 saves
- Helm is winning 58.5% of his faceoffs in CC action to lead the conference
- 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
Record Book Watch
- Connor Helm ranks second in program history with 4.59 ground balls per game during his career
- Helm's 5.91 GBs/game this year is currently the second-highest single-season rate in program history
- Helm has won 55.8% of his face-offs during his career, ranking third in school history. His 60.3% success rate this spring is the fourth-best single-season average
- A.J. Rigsby comes into this week with 99 career goals. His 15 career man-up goals are the third-most in school history after he broke the single-season record (9) in 2019
- Rigsby is currently tied for 15th all-time at F&M in goals as he looks to hit the century mark this weekend
- Blake Target is also closing in on the century mark as he has 96 career goals and 117 career points
- Noah Isaacson is ranked ninth in F&M history with 46 caused turnovers, featuring the ninth-highest average (1.28 CTs/game) all-time
- Kyle Craig has caused 15 turnovers in his first 15 career games, the 11th-best average in program history
- Sage Garito's 8.65 GAA is currently the 13th-best single-season GAA in school history
Around the Centennial Conference
Weekly Schedule
Saturday, April 9
- Franklin & Marshall at Muhlenberg (12 p.m.)
- Washington College at Salisbury (1 p.m.)
- Gettysburg at Swarthmore (1 p.m.)
- Ursinus at Dickinson (3 p.m.)
Up Next
Dickinson
Wednesday, April 13 (7 p.m.
(Shadek Stadium)
