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LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin & Marshall College men's lacrosse team finished the season at #17 in the final Laxpower.com Division III Power Rankings. Two keys to the ranking were Cyrus Adams (So., Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell) and Steve Welsh (Sr., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) who combined for 61 goals and 50 assists this season. The Centennial Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year, Welsh tallied 20 goals and 45 assists for 65 points and concludes his career with 84 goals and 112 assists 196 points as he ranks second in assists and fifth in points in school history. Adams led the team in goals scored as he tallied 41-5-46 as the Diplomats outscored their opponents 142-109. In goal, Mike Sartorius (Sr., Summit, NJ/Summit) concluded the year with a 7.32 goals against average and .620 save percentage as he finishes his career with a 8.01 gaa and a .610 save percentage and ranks first in F&M history in saves with 695 in 3335:26. Another key to the Diplomats success was face-offs as Matt Capone (Sr., Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale) won 207-of-286 (72.37%) face-offs to raise his career total to 706-for-918 (76.90%). Franklin & Marshall finished the season 9-5, 5-3 in Centennial Conference play, as the record marked the fifth straight season the Diplomats have recorded nine or more wins to tie the school record of the 1970-74 Diplomats. 2005 LaxPower.com Men’s Lacrosse Power Rankings (Final)
1. Salisbury
2. Nazareth
3. Roanoke
4. Middlebury
5. Amherst
6. Gettysburg
7. Tufts
8. Cortland
9. Lynchburg
10. Stevens Tech
11. Bowdoin
12. Washington (MD)
13. Hampden-Sydney
14. Wesleyan
15. Ithaca
16. Ohio Wesleyan
17. Franklin & Marshall
18. Springfield
19. Skidmore
20. Messiah
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