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LANCASTER, PA -- In arguably one of the best games in Franklin & Marshall College men's lacrosse history, the #6 nationally ranked Washington College Shoremen used a pair of late goals by Brent Renner to stave off an upset by #10 ranked Franklin & Marshall College, 9-7. The win improves Washington (6-2, 4-0 CC) to 31-1 all-time against F&M as the Diplomats last defeated the Shoremen in 1995. For F&M, Bas Solleveld (Jr., Glenmoore, PA/Shipley) scored twice and Steve Welsh (So., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) added a goal and two assists, while Colin Hanley (So., Davidsonville, MD/DeMatha), Bryan Nolan (Sr., Scottsdale, AZ/Western Reserve) and Beau Smith (Sr., Baltimore, MD/Gilman) added solo goals for the Diplomats offense. In goal, Mike Sartorius (So., Summit, NJ/Summit) recorded 10 saves on 26 Washington shots, while the Shoremen's Rich Yost made eight saves on 29 Diplomats' shots. The game was a battle of two evenly matched teams as F&M jumped on the scoreboard first when Solleveld beat three turned the corner on the left side of the goal, and angled down the middle of the crease to split three defenders before unleashing a rising shot which found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead 2:07 into the game. Washington responded with back-to-back scores by Chris Edwards and Randy Vane with 11:53 and 10:10 left in the first period to take the lead. With 6:22 to go in the quarter, Hanley quickly tied the score as Yost came out of the goal mouth, but became entangled with a defender and three Franklin & Marshall College players in a scrum 10-yards in front of the empty net. After scooping the loose ball, Hanley ripped a shot into the void to make the score 2-2 after 15 minutes of play. Franklin & Marshall College kept up the pressure in the second quarter as Nolan took a pass from midfield and buried a shot past Yost on a fast break to take a 3-2 lead. The margin grew to two goals with 7:07 left until halftime as Welsh flipped in a shot while falling down outside the front of the crease. But Washington responded in the final 4:30 of the half as Edwards and Renner slipped in shots for a 4-4 score at intermission. Again, F&M responded to the Washington challenge as Solleveld finished a feed from Welsh one-minute into the third period for a 5-4 lead. Ninety-one seconds later, Steve Berger connected on a point blank shot to tie the score before Edwards added the third of a game high four goals for a 6-5 lead with 9:46 left in the period. However, the Diplomats knotted the game at six when Smith beat his defender and took a pass from Welsh on the run before lining a shot into the twine on a fast break at the 36:33 mark. Two minutes later, Renner added the first of back-to-back unassisted scores with 5:45 left in the third and 5:54 in the fourth to take an 8-6 lead for all the Shoremen needed to record the win. Trailing 9-6 with five minutes to go, the Diplomats dominated play in the final minutes before Vandy Vanderwarker (Jr., Keswick, VA/STAB) finished a pass from Welsh with eight seconds left on the clock for the 9-7 final. The loss snapped a nine game win streak by F&M dating back to the 2002 ECAC South Region Championship game and marked the first defeat of the year for the Diplomats (8-1, 3-1 CC). Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on April 9 at Dickinson College. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. SCORE BY PERIODS
Washington (6-2, 4-0 CC) 2-2-3-2-- 9
Franklin & Marshall (8-1, 3-1 CC) 2-2-2-1-- 7 Goals:
F&M - Bas Solleveld (2), Steve Welsh (1), Vandy Vanderwarker (1), Colin Hanley (1), Beau Smith (1), Bryan Nolan (1)
Washington - Chris Edwards (4), Brent Renner (3), Steve Berger (1), Randy Vane (1) Assists:
F&M - Steve Welsh (2), Bas Solleveld (1), Vandy Vanderwarker (1)
Washington - Topher Brewer (2), Steve Berger (2), Mike Dyal (1), Ryan Morrison (1)
Goalie (Saves/Shots/Goals Allowed/Minutes)
F&M - Mike Sartorius (10/26/9/60:00)
Washington - Rich Yost (8/29/7/60:00) Shots - F&M 29, Washington 26 Ground Balls - F&M 29, Washington 32 Face-Offs - F&M 12 of 19, Washington 7 of 19 Extra man - F&M 1 for 4, Washington 1 for 2 Attendance - 543
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