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LANCASTER, PA -- #14 Dickinson College built an 11-6 lead through three quarters of play and managed to hold off a Franklin & Marshall College comeback attempt as the Red Devils downed the Diplomats 12-10 in Centennial Conference mens lacrosse action at Sponaugle-Williamson Field. Trailing 6-4 at halftime, the Diplomats cut the Red Devils lead to a goal to open the third quarter as midfielder Peter Moon (So., Durham, NC/Durham) netted an unassisted goal with 13:47 left in the quarter to pull F&M to within 6-5. Dickinson (10-2, 5-1 Centennial Conference) countered as Ed Boyd scored off assists from Flynn Burch at 12:30 and 11:57 to push the lead out to 8-5 before Drew Peace found Derek Still for a goal at the 11:57 mark to make the score 9-5. Franklin & Marshall (5-6, 1-4 Centennial Conference) trimmed the margin to three goals as Mark Hild (Fr., Denver, CO/Denver East) beat Dickinson goalie Kevin Riley with a high shot off an assist from Phil Schellhorn (Jr., Wilton, CT/Wilton) at 6:12, but the Red Devils closed out the quarter with a pair of goals as Brian Read scored unassisted at 2:55 and Ed Lawless finished a feed from Boyd at 2:07 to give Dickinson an 11-6 advantage entering the final 15 minutes of play. Franklin & Marshall cut the lead to two goals in less than 10 minutes as Moon scored off an assist from John Short (So., Durham, NC/Durham) at 13:06 and tallied an unassisted goal at 8:16 before Mike Down (Jr., Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) ripped a pass from Sean Duffy (Sr., Springfield, PA/Archmere Academy) into the net at the 5:49 mark to put F&M within striking distance at 11-9 with over five minutes to play. Lawless gave the Red Devils some breathing room with 2:14 to play as he scored an unassisted goal, but Brett Leppert (Fr., Baltimore, MD/John Carroll) responded off an assist from Hild at the 1:31 for the 12-10 final score. The win improves Dickinson to 2-37 in the last 39 meetings between F&M and Dickinson as the Red Devils snapped a 37-game losing streak last year in Carlisle. The Diplomats took the lead in the opening minutes of the game as Schellhorn netted an unassisted goal at the 9:26 mark of the first quarter. Dickinson knotted the score and took the lead as Read fed assists to Burch and Peace at 4:30 and 1:41, respectively, for a 2-1 Dickinson lead entering the second quarter. Dickinson pushed the lead out to 3-1 at the 8:24 mark of the second quarter as Read connected with Burch for a goal, but Franklin & Marshall rifled three goals as Down scored an assist from Leppert at 7:56, midfielder David Steiner (Fr., Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley) scored unassisted at 3:27 and Hild finished a pass from Moon at 3:17 to go in front 4-3. However, the Red Devils caught fire and scored three goals prior to the halftime horn as Read finished passes from Burch at 2:14 and 1:31 before Peace netted an unassisted goal with 39 seconds left to give Dickinson a two goal lead at the break.
In goal, Tim Kjeldgaard (So., Yarmouth, ME/Hyde) took the
loss with 13 saves, including eight in the first half, while
Riley picked up the win by making 16 saves.
Statistically, the game was even as F&M out shot the Red Devils 35-31, including a 20-17 advantage in the first half, while Dickinson held advantages in ground balls (32-to-18), extra man opportunities (0-for-4 to 0-for-2), face-offs (16-of-26 to 10-of-26) and turnovers (six to eight). Franklin & Marshall (5-6, 1-4 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on April 22 in Centennial Conference action versus Swarthmore College at Sponaugle-Williamson Field. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. SCORE BY PERIODS
Dickinson (10-2, 5-1 CC) 2-4-5-1--12
Franklin & Marshall (5-5, 1-3 CC) 1-3-2-4 - 10 Goals:
F&M Peter Moon (3), Mark Hild (2), Mike Down (2), Phil Schellhorn (1), Brett Leppert (1), David Steiner (1)
Dickinson Brian Read (3), Flynn Burch (2), Drew Peace (2), Ed Boyd (2), Ed Lawless (2), Derek Still (1) Assists:
F&M - Sean Duffy (1), Mark Hild (1), Brett Leppert (1), Peter Moon (1), Phil Schellhorn (1), John Short (1)
Dickinson Flynn Burch (4), Brian Read (3), Ed Boyd (1), Drew Peace (1) Goalie (Saves/Goals Allowed/Minutes)
F&M Tim Kjeldgaard (13/12/60)
Dickinson Kevin Riley (16/10/60) Shots - F&M 35, Dickinson 31 Face-Offs - F&M 10-of-26, Dickinson 16-of-26 Extra man - F&M 0-for-2, Dickinson 0-for-4 Clears F&M 12-of-14, Dickinson 10-of-20 Turnovers F&M 8, Dickinson 6 Attendance - 444
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