Croll, Keever, Benjamin & Diplomats Rank Among National Leaders in November 15 NFHCA Statistics

by Sports Information
11/17/04

LANCASTER, PA – Forwards Eileen Keever (Jr., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro), Brittany Croll (Jr., Frankford, DE/Indian River) and defender Erin Benjamin (Sr., Mt. Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley) rank among the national leaders in the November 15 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III statistics.

Keever ranks 13th in the nation in goals (20) and 14th in points (49) with 20 goals and nine assists, while Croll ranks 18th in goals (18) as she added six assists for 42 points this season while leading the Diplomats to the Centennial Conference title game and the #1 seed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs.

Benjamin is tied for 10th in defensive saves (nine) and ranks 17th in defensive saves per game (.429).

As a team, the Diplomats are tied for 17th in winning percentage (.762) and ranked eighth in scoring offense (3.52 gpg).

#11 Franklin & Marshall College concluded the season with a 16-5 overall record, as the team tied the program single season wins mark held by the 1982 Diplomats (16-3-1) and established a new scoring mark with 74 goals.