ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Becky Willert scored two goals to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 4-0 victory over Muhlenberg in Centennial Conference (CC) field hockey action Friday evening.  The Diplomats are on a two-game winning streak and improved to 8-7 (4-5 CC). The Mules fell to 2-12 (2-6 CC).

All four of F&M's goals came in a ten-minute span in the first period. Chelsey Talhelm got the Diplomats on the board in the eighth minute when she received a cross from Rachel Cooke for the score.  Four minutes later Willert scored her first goal of the evening after a penalty corner. Talhelm assisted on the score.

Eileen O'Reilly got in the giving spirit, dishing out back-to-back assists.  O'Reilly fed Allison McLaren who fired it home from point blank range at 15:02.  Willert's second tally came at 16:46 when knocked home a feed from O'Reilly.

The Diplomats outshot Muhlenberg 16-4 and picked up six corners to the Mules' three.

Franklin & Marshall returns to action on Tuesday when the Diplomats travel to York for a 4:00 p.m. start.


Franklin & Marshall8-7 (4-5 CC) vs. Muhlenberg2-12 (2-6 CC)
 
 Goals by period       1  2  Tot
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 Franklin & Marshall.  4  0 -  4
 Muhlenberg..........  0  0 -  0
 
 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.   7:08 F&M Chelsey Talhelm (3) (Rachel Cooke) - cross from right
  2.  11:08 F&M Becky Willert (8) (Chelsey Talhelm) - off of penalty corner
  3.  15:02 F&M Allison McLaren (7) (Eileen O'Reilly) - shot at close range
  4.  16:46 F&M Becky Willert (9) (Eileen O'Reilly) - rebound
 
 Shots: Franklin & Marshall 16, Muhlenberg 4
 Saves: Franklin & Marshall 0 (), Muhlenberg 10 (Kristen Dornenburg 10)