Wathey Named to March 22 Centennial Conference Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll

by Sports Information
3/23/04

LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall College attackman Chris Wathey (Sr., South Huntington, NY/St. Anthony's) has been named to the March 22 Centennial Conference Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll.

Last week, he scored eight goals and dished out four assists in a 2-0 week as F&M knocked off Keene State (13-10 W) and Denison (12-10 W) in a pair of neutral site games. Against Keene, he scored four goals and handed out two assists, and then repeated the feat against Denison as F&M improved to 4-1 on the year. His effort against Denison aided the performance of teammate Steve Welsh (Jr., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) who scored four goals and handed out four assists as the duo combined for eight goals and six assists against the Big Red.

In the latest Centennial Conference statistics, Wathey ranks 12th in goals (12, 2.40 gpg), 10th in assists (eight, 1.60 apg) and 10th in points (20, 4.00 ppg) as he now has 28 goals and 25 assists for 53 points in his career.

Overall, Franklin & Marshall ranks fifth in scoring offense (56, 11.20 gpg), fourth in scoring defense (40, 8.00 gpg), fourth in man-up percentage (eight-of-21, 38.1%) and fifth in man-down percentage (22-of-31, 71.0%).

Ranked #10 in the March 22 USILA Division III Poll, Franklin & Marshall (4-1, 0-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on March 24 at Goucher. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.