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LANCASTER, PA - Midfielder Bryan Nolan (Sr., Scottsdale, AZ/Western Reserve) and goaltender Mike Sartorius (So., Summit, NJ/Summit) have been named the 2003 Franklin & Marshall College Offensive & Defensive Most Valuable Players. The team's leading scorer this year and a All-CC first team selection, Nolan scored five goals in the final week of the season, including three in a 13-6 loss to Washington in the CC playoffs. Against Dickinson College in F&M's regular season finale, he scored twice as the Diplomats rolled to an 11-9 victory. On the season, he now has 32-10-42 and raised his career numbers to 82-38-120 as this year's All-CC honor marks the first time Nolan has been honored by the Conference coaches. Overall, he ranks seventh in points (3.00 ppg) and third in goals (2.29 gpg) in the latest Centennial Conference statistics. In goal, Sartorius is second in the Centennial Conference in save percentage (61.9%) and goals against average (7.20 gaa) as he has recorded 143 saves and 88 goals allowed in 773 minutes of play to earn All-CC honorable mention honors. Named to the 2002 All-CC Team, Sartorius recorded 208 saves last year, shattering the Conference record for freshman goalie saves of 191 formerly held by Andrew Barter of Gettysburg from the 1997 season. However, he fell short of the school single season record of 225 set by Scott Cozzens '88 during the 1988 season. Further, Sartorius reset the Centennial Conference single game and tournament saves records by recording 22 in a 7-6 loss to #1 nationally ranked Gettysburg on April 26, 2002 in the opening round of the Centennial Conference playoffs. The total erased the previous single game playoff record of 15 set by All-American Dave Kahn '01, the goalie Sartorius replaced between the pipes, in a 9-7 loss to Gettysburg in the opening game of the 2001 Conference playoffs. Historically, 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. Overall, the pair have led a resurgence of men's lacrosse as the Diplomats finished the year ranked #9 in the nation and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Playoffs as the team will travel to Virginia to face off against sixth-ranked Lynchburg (12-4) at 1:00 p.m. The NCAA playoff berth marks the third in program history (1988, 1990, and 1995) as the Diplomats will look to improve on their best record in program history as the 1988 team went 13-3 and advanced to the "Final Four". Historically, the Diplomats are 1-2 all-time against Lynchburg, recording their only win of the series in 2001 with an 11-7 victory at the University of Delaware in a neutral site game. A complete NCAA Tournament bracket is available online at www.ncaa.org and directions to Lynchburg can be accessed at www.lynchburg.edu/maps.htm
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