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LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall College goaltender Mike Sartorius (So., Summit, NJ/Summit) and the Diplomats rank among the nation's best in the April 28 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse statistics. Individually, Sartorius is ranked 17th in goals against average (7.2 gaa) through games of April 27. Further, he is 14th in the history of the Conference in career saves with 352, 28 short of surpassing Swarthmore College's Ben Henwood '97 (379) for 13th place. As a team the Diplomats are ranked 12th in scoring margin (5.64 gpg) and 9th in scoring defense (6.29 gpg) as the team is ranked #11 in the latest STX/USILA Division III Top 20 Poll. Overall, midfielder Jon Singer (Sr., Reisterstown, MD/Boys Latin) leads the team in scoring with 23-27-50 as he ranks anchors an F&M offense which ranks second in the Centennial Conference in scoring offense with 167 goals in 14 games (11.93 gpg). Further, Singer is ranked 23rd all-time in the history of the Centennial Conference in goals, as he now has 89-52-141. As a team, F&M ranks second in team man-up percentage (27-of-63, 42.9%) and fourth in man down percentage (50 stops-on-66 attempts, 75.8%), while rating second in scoring defense (6.29 gpg) behind Washington College (4.14 gpg) in the Conference. Franklin & Marshall (11-3, 6-2 Centennial Conference) will now await word from the NCAA selection committee on Sunday regarding a possible at-large berth to the national championship playoffs. If the Diplomats are not selected, Franklin & Marshall will await word from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) selection committee on Monday regarding a berth to the organization's South Region Championships. The Diplomats won the 2002 ECAC South Region Championship at Williamson Field courtesy an 18-3 rout of the University of Scranton.
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