Diplomats Shock #4 Lebanon Valley in Field Hockey, 2-1

by Sports Information
9/11/03

LANCASTER, PA - Brenna Dolphin (Fr., Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy) made her first intercollegiate goal count burying a shot with 10:37 left in the first half for the deciding score as the Franklin & Marshall College field hockey team stunned #4 Lebanon Valley College, 2-1.

Tied 1-1 following an unassisted score by LVC's Steph Marguglio with 14:40 left in the period, Dolphin accepted a pass from Lindsay Mohr (Jr., Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) and beat Dutchwomen's goalie Abbey Gockley with a low shot on her glove side for the game-winner.

The Diplomats jumped on the board first as Stacy Swymelar (So., Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) buried a pass from Eileen Keever (So., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro) off a rebound from Gockley's pads to take the lead.

In goal, Michelle Altman (So., Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) recorded 16 saves on 19 Dutchwomen shots, while Gockley made four saves with two goals allowed in the first half. Katie Pawlewicz closed out the game for Lebanon Valley with five saves in the second half.

Overall, the win snaps a 10-game losing streak by the Franklin & Marshall to Lebanon Valley as the Diplomats last defeated LVC in 1992.

In their last victory, the Diplomats tallied a 3-1 victory on September 15, 1992 at home as F&M scored first and LVC tied the score early in the second half. F&M closed out the scoring with two goals in the later minutes of the second half to take the victory.

Ironically, Franklin & Marshall College head coach Melissa Reiss was a freshman forward/midfielder on the 1992 LVC squad.

Franklin & Marshall (2-1, 0-0 Centennial Conference) will return to action on September 15 on the road at Elizabethtown College. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m.

Lebanon Valley (2-1, 0-0 MAC) 1-0 - 1
Franklin & Marshall (2-1, 0-0 CC) 2-0 - 2

Goals: F&M - Stacy Swymelar (Eileen Keever), 2:56
LVC - Steph Marguglio (unassisted), 20:20
F&M - Brenna Dolphin (Lindsay Mohr), 24:28

Goalie Saves: F&M - Michelle Altman, 13 (70 minutes)
LVC - Abbey Gockley, 4 (35 minutes)
LVC - Katie Pawlewicz, 5 (35 minutes)

Shots: F&M 16, LVC 19

Defensive Saves: F&M 1 (Lindsay Mohr), LVC 0

Corners: F&M 9, LVC 9