LANCASTER, PA -- Attackman Mark Hild (Fr., Denver, CO/Denver East) collected a loose ball five yards in front of the crease and buried an off balance shot into an open goal for the game-winner with 3:13 left in overtime as the Franklin & Marshall College men's lacrosse team opened Centennial Conference play with an 11-10 overtime win against Ursinus College at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.

Entering overtime with a man-up advantage as Ursinus' Kevin Wallace took a penalty for a push with three seconds remaining in the fourth period, the Diplomats never let the ball cross midfield as midfielder Peter Moon (So., Durham, NC/Durham) and attackman Bobby Atkins (So., Concord, MA/Loomis Chaffee) ripped shots in the first 30 seconds of play. Following Atkins shot, attackman Cyrus Adams (Jr., Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell) rode an Ursinus' player and forced a loose ball in front of the cage which Hild collected and fired over Bears' goalie Tony Aquilino, who charged out of the cage to contest the shot, for the game-winning goal.

The goal marked Hild's third of the game and he added three assists to lead all scorers with six points as the Diplomats (5-2, 1-0 Centennial Conference) rallied from a 10-9 deficit with 9:57 to play to capture their fifth victory of the season.

Trailing 9-6 following a goal by Hild off an assist from Sean Duffy (Sr., Springfield, PA/Archmere Academy) with 4:18 left in the third period, the Bears scored the next four goals as Dane Mangin netted back-to-back unassisted tallies with 1:49 and :16 left in the third period to pull the Bears to within 9-8 with 15 minutes to play.

Ursinus tied the score at the 10:10 mark of the fourth period as Anthony Tori netted a goal before Seth Bakes gave the Bears a 10-9 lead with a goal at 9:57 off an assist from Mangin.

Franklin & Marshall tied the game with 7:26 left in regulation as midfielder Kevin Kohl (Jr., Manasquan, NJ/Loomis Chaffee) put a shot past Aquilino from just inside the box to set up Hild's heroics.

The Bears led twice in the game as Mike Stein scored off an assist from Anthony Tori with 13:51 left in the first period to give Ursinus a 1-0 lead.

Franklin & Marshall answered the goal with a pair of scores as Hild finished a pass from Kohl at 12:40 and midfielder Henry Kusjanovic (Sr., Armonk, NY/Byram Hills) buried a feed from Hild at 10:23 to go ahead 2-1.

Ursinus knotted the game on a score by Nick Shriver courtesy an assist from Anthony Tori with 6:22 left in the period, but midfielder David Steiner (Fr., Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley) slipped past his defender and finished a feed from Moon at the 4:59 mark to give F&M a 3-2 lead through 15 minutes of play.

The Bears opened the second period with a goal by Tori off an assist from Mike Tori at 13:38, but the Diplomats tallied three goals as Atkins found Steiner at 9:10, Hild fed a pass to Moon for a man-up goal at 6:15 and found attackman Mike Down (Jr., Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) at 3:22 to give Franklin & Marshall a 6-3 lead.

Ursinus narrowed the margin in the waning moments of the first half as Mangin netted an unassisted goal at 2:46 and Nick Shriver found the back of the cage for a man-up goal via an assist from Mike Tori with 50 seconds left in the half as the Diplomats carried a 6-5 lead into the break.

The third period opened with the Bears tying the game at 6-6 as Mike Tori scored on an assist from Anthony Tori 1:29 into the period. The Diplomats regained the lead less than a minute later as Kohl hit Adams in front of the cage for a goal.

Franklin & Marshall expanded the lead to 9-6 as attackman Phil Schellhorn (Jr., Wilton, CT/Wilton) left a pass for Noah Wilkinsky (So., Ardmore, PA/Valley Forge Military) for a score at 11:14 before Hild and Duffy connected at the 4:18 mark to set up Ursinus' comeback bid.

In goal, Tim Kjeldgaard (So., Yarmouth, ME/Hyde) made 13 saves on 38 shots, including six saves in the third period, to earn his fifth win of the season, while Aquilino stopped 12 of the Diplomats' 33 shots to take the loss.

Historically, F&M is 5-0 all-time against Ursinus in men's lacrosse as the Diplomats have outscored the Bears 79-23 in their five meetings, including a 9-7 win last year in Collegeville.

The win marks the Diplomats second consecutive one goal victory and home victory as Franklin & Marshall knocked off Goucher College 7-6 on March 22 at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.

Franklin & Marshall (5-2, 1-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on April 1 in Centennial Conference action at Haverford College. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.

SCORE BY PERIODS
Ursinus (2-5, 0-1 CC) 2-3-3-2-0 -- 10
Franklin & Marshall (5-2, 1-0 CC) 3-3-3-1-1 -- 11

Goals:
F&M -Mark Hild (3), David Steiner (2), Kevin Kohl (1), Peter Moon (1), Cyrus Adams (1), Noah Wilkinsky (1), Mike Down (1), Henry Kusjanovic (1)
Ursinus - Dane Mangin (3), Anthony Tori (2), Nick Shriver (2), Mike Tori (1), Seth Bakes (1), Mike Stein (1)

Assists:
F&M - Mark Hild (3), Kevin Kohl (2), Bobby Atkins (1), Sean Duffy (1), Peter Moon (1), Phil Schellhorn (1)
Ursinus - Anthony Torri (3), Mike Torri (2), Dane Mangin (1)

Goalie (Saves/Goals Allowed/Minutes)
F&M - Tim Kjeldgaard (13/10/60:47)
Ursinus - Tony Aquilino (12/11/60:47)

Shots - F&M 33, Ursinus 38

Ground Balls - F&M 37, Ursinus 30

Face-Offs - F&M 8 of 22, Ursinus 14 of 22

Extra man - F&M 1 for 5, Ursinus 1 for 3

Clears - F&M 26 of 32, Ursinus 13 of 24

Attendance - 200