LANCASTER, PA - McDaniel College used unassisted goals by David Long, Todd Knepper and Donzell Tate to hold off Franklin & Marshall 3-1 in the Centennial Conference men's soccer opener for both teams.

The Green Terror jumped on the board with 18:33 left in the first half as Long finished a long ball over the top of a pile in front of the goal for a 1-0 lead entering halftime.

In the second half, Knepper connected on the game-winner as he fired a shot one-on-one with the goalkeeper with 34:20 left on the game clock to put McDaniel up 2-0. Tate added an insurance goal with 19:17 as he fired a cross which deflected off a Franklin & Marshall defender and into the net for a 3-0 lead.

The Diplomats (1-1-3, 0-1 Centennial Conference) rallied in the closing minutes of the game as Jason Keil (So., Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) ripped a left-footed shot which bent into the lower right corner of the goal and past an outstretched McDaniel goalie Andrew Wu to pull F&M to within 3-1 with 10:47 left on the clock.

However, the Green Terror defense held off the Diplomats in the closing minutes of the game to improve to 4-2 on the season, 1-0 in Centennial Conference play.

In goal, Sandy Welsch (Jr., Fallston, MD/Fallston) made two second half saves in his first intercollegiate start for the Diplomats, while Wu stopped five shots to earn the win.

Franklin & Marshall (1-1-3, 0-1 CC) will continue the season on September 22 at York College of Pennsylvania. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m.

McDaniel (4-2, 1-0 CC) 1-2 -- 3
Franklin & Marshall (1-1-3, 0-1 CC) 0-1 -- 1

Goals: McDaniel - David Long (unassisted), 26:27
McDaniel - Todd Knepper (unassisted), 55:40
McDaniel - Donzell Tate (unassisted), 70:43
F&M - Jason Keil (unassisted), 79:13

Goalie Saves: F&M - Sandy Welsch, 2 (90:00)
McDaniel - Andrew Wu, 5 (90:00)

Shots: F&M 6, McDaniel 5

Corner Kicks: F&M 3, McDaniel 1