Box Score

Story appears courtesy of University of Scranton Sports Information

SCRANTON, Pa.—Franklin & Marshall opened a 5-3 halftime lead, then held The University of Scranton scoreless in the third period en route to a 9-6 victory Wednesday evening at Fitzpatrick Field.

Sophomore attacker Kevin Kilpatrick scored a game-high four goals, including two in each half, and sophomore midfielder James Wenk finished with two goals and an assist as the Diplomats improved to 4-4.

Franklin & Marshall, which held a 41-35 advantage in ground balls and won 9-of-17 face-offs, received a goal and an assist from senior midfielder Shane Brennan. The Diplomats got a goal apiece from senior Sean Murphy and sophomore midfielder Keith Murray.

Scranton, which suffered its sixth straight loss to fall to 2-8, was led by freshman attacker Oliver Nugent with two goals. Junior attacker Sean Coleman chipped in a goal and an assist.

For the second straight game, the Royals were within striking distance by intermission but failed to score a goal in the third period.

Kilpatrick came up with two keys plays during a 35-second span early in the third period. He intercepted a pass deep in Royal territory and converted a one-on-one situation against Scranton junior goalie Jeremy Dowiak into a goal. On the play, he also drew a one-minute unnecessary roughness penalty by Royal freshman defender Brendan Synan, which the Diplomats converted into a man-up goal by Murray off of a play set up by Wenk.

Scranton finally broke a 27-minute scoring draught early in the fourth period when sophomore Daniel Slade drilled a shot past Diplomat senior goalie Chris Marcozzi off of a crisp pass from junior midfielder Keenan Dowd to cut the lead to 7-4.

The teams traded two goals apiece in the final four minutes to set the final score.

Dowd finished with a game-high four assists for Scranton, which, once again, struggled in its extra-man offense, converting just 1 of 7 attempts. The Diplomats also struggled in their extra-man opportunities, cashing in on just one of six tries.

The Royals erased an early 1-0 deficit behind back-to-back goals by freshman Taylor Nelson and Nugent before the Diplomats scored four straight goals during an eight-minute span that stretch into the second period to take the lead for good. Royal senior midfielder Doug Homan broke through a couple of Diplomat defenders with nine minutes before intermission to cut the gap to two, 5-3.

Marcozzi finished with a game-high 12 saves and F&M caused 16 of Scranton's 23 turnovers. Dowiak was credited with eight saves for Scranton, which also received a solid defensive effort from juniors Stephen Bruestle and Andrew Eastwood, both of whom combined for six caused turnovers.

The Diplomats return to action on Saturday against Muhlenberg.

Franklin & Marshall (4-4) vs. Scranton (2-6)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot

Franklin & Marshall. 3 2 2 2 - 9

Scranton............ 2 1 0 3 - 6

Franklin & Marshall SCORING: GOALS: Kevin Kilpatrick 4; James Wenk 2; Shane Brennan 1; Sean Murphy 1; Keith Murray 1. ASSISTS: Shane Brennan 1; Colin McKew 1; James Wenk 1.

Scranton SCORING: GOALS: Oliver Nugent 2; Sean Coleman 1; Taylor Nelson 1; Daniel Slade 1; Doug Homan 1. ASSISTS: Keenan Dowd 4; Sean Coleman 1.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Brian Williamson 4; Yazin Elrabie 3; Colin McKew 3; Sean Murphy 3; TEAM 3; Scott Beury 2; Andrew Capone 2; Sean Kenny 2; Kevin Kilpatrick 2; Justin Rayman 2; Andrew Setian 2; James Wenk 2; Billy Higgins 1; Harrison Jones 1; James King 1; Chris Marcozzi 1; Tristan Miller 1; Sean Oliver 1; Jeff Ritter 1; Rob Rumer 1; Fred Schweizer 1; Andrew Sullivan 1; Ryan Whooley 1.

Scranton GROUND BALLS: Andrew Eastwood 4; TEAM 4; Stephen Bruestle 3; Patrick Cefalu 3; Matt Deliberti 3; Jeremy Dowiak 3; Owen Eastwood 3; Tim Cleary 2; Keenan Dowd 2; Colin McPoyle 2; Thomas Alati 1; Sean Coleman 1; Brendan Gray 1; Dillion McInerney 1; Taylor Nelson 1; Oliver Nugent 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: Andrew Capone 3; Colin McKew 3; Scott Beury 2; Yazin Elrabie 1; Sean Kenny 1; Kevin Kilpatrick 1; Sean Oliver 1; Rob Rumer 1; Fred Schweizer 1; Ryan Whooley 1; Brian Williamson 1.

Scranton TURNOVERS CAUSED: Stephen Bruestle 3; Andrew Eastwood 3; Tim Cleary 2; Matt Deliberti 2; Colin McPoyle 2; Jeremy Dowiak 1; Owen Eastwood 1; Tim McMenamin 1; Taylor Nelson 1; Mike Rufo 1; Daniel Slade 1.

SHOTS - Franklin & Marshall 28; Scranton 27.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Franklin & Marshall 17; Scranton 18.

Penalties - Franklin & Marshall 7/4:30; Scranton 6/5:30.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Franklin & Marshall 1-6; Scranton 1-7.

TURNOVERS - Franklin & Marshall 28; Scranton 23.

FACEOFFS - Franklin & Marshall 9-17; Scranton 8-17.

CLEARS - Franklin & Marshall 15-24; Scranton 18-23.

GOALIES - F&M: Chris Marcozzi (60:00 minutes, 18 shots-12 saves, 6 GA); SCRMLX10: Jeremy Dowiak 2-6 (60:00, 17-8, 9).

Start time: 7:00 pm Finish time: 8:40 Length of game: 1:40

Officials:. Scorer: Kevin Southard.

A-175 T-1:40