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LANCASTER, PA – Franklin & Marshall attackman Steve Welsh (Sr., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) and goalkeeper Mike Sartorius (Sr., Summit, NJ/Summit) rank among the national leaders in the May 9 NCAA men’s lacrosse statistics. The 2005 Centennial Conference Player of the Year, Welsh ranks third in assists (3.21 apg) and 14th in points (4.64 ppg) in the NCAA statistics The team and Centennial Conference’s leading scorer with 20 goals and 45 assists for 65 points in 14 games, Welsh concludes his career with 84 goals and 112 assists 196 points as he ranks second in assists and fifth in points in school history. In Centennial Conference games, he tallied 11 goals and 28 assists for 39 points this year in eight games as he led the Diplomats to a 5-3 record, fourth place in the conference standings and a playoff berth. In goal, Sartorius ranks 11th in goals against average (7.32 gaa) as he allowed 95 goals with 155 saves for a .620 save percentage in 779 minutes of play.
The F&M career leader in saves with 695, he holds an 8.01
goals against average and .610 save percentage in 3335 minutes
of play.
Franklin & Marshall concluded the season 9-5, 5-3 in Centennial Conference play as the team’s record marks the fifth straight season the Diplomats have recorded nine or more wins to tie the school record of the 1970-74 Diplomats.
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