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LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall College attackman Beau Smith (Sr., Baltimore, MD/Gilman) has been named the April 21 Inside Lacrosse/Warrior Division III National Player of the Week for his performance in a 15-12 win at #7 nationally ranked Gettysburg College. Smith found the net four times and dished out four assists, helping the Diplomats (11-2, 6-2 CC) earn a spot in next weekend’s CC playoffs and snap a 15-game losing streak to the Bullets. F&M’s last victory in the series was an 18-8 decision in the teams’ 1990 season finale. On the season, he now has 20-20-40 and raised his career numbers to 67-52-119 with one goal and two assists in an 11-9 victory at Dickinson College on April 21. In addition to honors from Inside Lacrosse, Smith was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll as the Diplomats concluded the week 1-1, including an 18-9 loss to McDaniel on April 16. In the latest Centennial Conference statistical rankings, he ranks ninth in assists (1.30 apg), 19th in goals (1.58 gpg) and seventh in points (3.08 ppg). Overall, midfielder Jon Singer (Sr., Reisterstown, MD/Boys Latin) leads the team in scoring with 22-27-49 as he ranks fourth in points (3.73 ppg), 15th in goals (1.75) and third in assists (2.00 apg) through games of April 21 to anchor an F&M offense which ranks second in scoring offense with 162 goals in 13 games (12.46 gpg). Historically, Singer is ranked 23rd all-time in the Centennial Conference in goals, as he now has 88-52-140 for his career. In addition to Singer and Smith, Bryan Nolan (Sr., Scottsdale, AZ/Western Reserve) is eighth in points (3.00 ppg) and tied for fourth in goals (2.25) per game with teammate Colin Hanley (So., Davidsonville, MD/DeMatha). As a team, F&M ranks second in team man-up percentage (25-of-59, 42.4%) and fifth in man down percentage (47 stops-on-63, 74.6%), while rating second in scoring defense (5.61 gpg) behind Washington College (4.17 gpg). In goal, Diplomat goaltender Mike Sartorius (So., Summit, NJ/Summit) is third in the Centennial Conference in save percentage (66.9%) and goals against average (6.69 gaa) as he has recorded 122 saves and 75 goals allowed in 673 minutes of play. Further, he is 16th in the history of the Conference in career saves with 331, 11 short of supplanting former Diplomat Andrew Whitley '96 (341) for 15th place. Overall, the Diplomats are one of three Centennial Conference teams ranked in the top 10 as Washington (#5) is just ahead of Franklin & Marshall (#8) and McDaniel (#10). In addition, Gettysburg College is ranked 12th. Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on Friday, April 25 in the Centennial Conference Championships hosted by Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
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