ELIZABETHTOWN, PA -- Midfielders Kevin Kohl (So., Manasquan, NJ/Loomis Chaffee) and Colin Hanley (Sr., Davidsonville, MD/DeMatha) and attackmen Steve Welsh (Jr., Lewes, DE/Cape Henelopen) and Cyrus Adams (So., Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell) scored pairs of goals as the #22 Franklin & Marshall College men's lacrosse team opened the 2005 season with an 11-7 at Elizabethtown College.

The game marked the first ever meeting between two Lancaster County teams in men's lacrosse and the second among local colleges as Franklin & Marshall defeated York College 18-11 on March 30, 2002 in Lancaster.

Against the Blue Jays, the Diplomats jumped out to a 3-2 lead in the first quarter.

Hanley opened the scoring at 14:05 as he broke in and buried a shot past Elizabethtown goalie Fran Keever to the go ahead score. Welsh followed with a goal at 12:51 to build the lead to 2-0.

Elizabethtown's Frankie Puzzangara scored at 11:38 and Brian Ginter found the back of the goal at 10:19 to tie the score before Welsh ripped a shot past Keever off a feed from Adams at 10:06 for a 3-2 lead through one quarter.

The Diplomats turned up the heat in the second quarter as Hanley and Kohl netted unassisted goals at 14:08 and 12:18, respectively, for a 4-2 lead before Justin Griffey scored Elizabethtown's lone goal of the second period with 10:06 left. Welsh closed out F&M's first half scoring as he fed a pass to Adams who beat Keever at 6:17 for a 6-3 lead at halftime.

Elizabethtown put a scare into the Diplomats in the third quarter as Griffey scored at 8:21 and Dave Eshleman scored with 5:37 left in the period to cut F&M's lead to 6-5 entering the fourth quarter.

Elizabethtown tied the score at 6-6 with 12:25 remaining in the game when Bryan Miller scored an unassisted goal.

However, Franklin & Marshall turned up the pressure in the fourth quarter as Kohl scored an unassisted goal at 10:49 and Adams finished a pass from Welsh at 8:28 on a man-up opportunity to push the lead out to 8-6.

The Blue Jays attempted to answer as Griffey finished a feed from Rob Towe for a man-up goal at 6:47 to pull to within 8-7.

Tommy Kehoe (Fr., Coraoplolis, PA/Sewickley) gave F&M a 9-7 lead at 6:35, and J.B. Robichau (Sr., Edgartown, MA/Tabor) scored a man-up goal with 2:27 left to give the Diplomats a 10-7 edge. Bobby Atkins (Fr., Concord, MA/Loomis Chafee) scored the game's final goal for the Diplomats at 1:27 for the 11-7 final score.

In goal, Mike Sartorius (Sr., Summit, NJ/Summit) made seven saves with three goals allowed in the first half, while Will McIntire (Sr., Arlington, VA/Taft) stopped five shots and allowed four goals in the second half. For Elizabethtown, Keever made 15 saves in 60 minutes.

Franklin & Marshall (1-0, 0-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on March 5 versus Widener University at Swarthmore College. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.

SCORE BY PERIODS
Franklin & Marshall (1-0, 0-0 CC) 3-3-0-5 -- 11
Elizabethtown (0-1, 0-0 MAC) 2-1-2-2 -- 7

Goals:
F&M - Colin Hanley (2), Steve Welsh (2), Cyrus Adams (2), Kevin Kohl (2), JB Robichau (1), Bobby Atkins (1), Tommy Kehoe (1)
Etown - Justin Griffey (3), Bryan Miller (1), Dave Eshleman (1), Brian Ginter (1), Frankie Puzzangara (1)

Assists:
F&M - Steve Welsh (2), Cyrus Adams (1)
Etown - Rob Towe (1)

Goalie (Saves/Goals Allowed/Minutes)
F&M - Mike Sartorius (7/3/30), Will McIntire (5/4/30)
Etown - Fran Keever (15/11/60)

Shots - F&M 32, Etown 32

Ground Balls - F&M 34, Etown 50

Clears - F&M 21 of 26, Etown 20 of 29

Penalties - F&M 5 for 3:30, Etown 5 for 5:00

Face-Offs - F&M 16 of 21, Etown 5 of 21

Extra man - F&M 1 for 4, Etown 1 of 5

Attendance - 220