Box Score

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Three late goals by three different players snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Washington College as the Shoremen stole an 8-7 win from Franklin & Marshall Saturday night. The loss was marks the second time in as many trips to Chestertown where the Shoremen rallied from a two-goal deficit in the fourth quarter to secure the win. It was also the fifth time in the last six meetings the game was decided by a single goal.

Trailing 7-5 late in the fourth quarter, Brad Ruzicka took advantage of a Yazin Elrabie holding penalty to get Washington (4-8, 2-6 CC) back within one, 7-6, with 3:42 remaining. Less than a minute later, Shane Kaski scored his second to knot the game at 7-all with 2:53 left, at the same time Ian Lowe went to the box for a slash. The Shoremen needed only 17 seconds to cash in for the second time on five extra man opportunities on the night. Tom Rixey netted what stood up as the game-winner.

The Diplomats (5-7, 2-5 CC) found themselves in an early hole, falling behind the hosts 3-0 in the first quarter, but Kevin Kilpatrick got F&M on the board with 3:50 left in the first quarter to spark a three-goal run. Colin McKew fed Shane Brennan and Tristan Miller 47 seconds apart in the early going of the second quarter to draw the teams even at 3-all.

Kilpatrick finished the game with a hat trick. His final tally of the night came at the horn of the third quarter, giving F&M a 6-5 lead going into the final period. Brennan's second of the night made it 7-5 before the Shoremen rallied.

F&M's final shot to tie the game came from Brennan with 26 seconds to go, but it went wide and was backed up by WC freshman goalkeeper Matt Miller. The Shoremen turned the ball over with 11 seconds left, but F&M was unable to clear the ball and Washington held on for the win. Miller made 17 saves in goal for the Shoremen and shared game-high honors in ground balls with Rixey with seven. Marcozzi made 11 saves for F&M.

The game was F&M's fourth-straight, and fifth this season, decided by a single goal. The Diplomats out-shot their hosts 41-36, led the draws 11-6, and the ground balls 36-31. Despite the effort, the Diplomats remain winless in Chestertown.

F&M returns to action next Saturday night. The Diplomats will close out the 2010 campaign against Gettysburg. Opening faceoff is set for 7:00 pm.

Franklin & Marshall (5-7, 2-5 CC) vs. Washington (Md.) (4-8, 2-6 CC)

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot

Franklin & Marshall. 1 2 3 1 - 7

Washington (Md.).... 3 0 2 3 - 8

Franklin & Marshall SCORING: GOALS: Kevin Kilpatrick 3; Shane Brennan 2; Tristan Miller 1; Jeff Ritter 1.

ASSISTS: Colin McKew 2; Tristan Miller 1; Sean Murphy 1.

Washington (Md.) SCORING: GOALS: Doug Herdegen 2; Shane Kaski 2; Tom Rixey 1; Dominic Serio 1; Brad Ruzicka 1; Josh Perlow 1.

ASSISTS: Doug Herdegen 1; Dave Lundquist 1; Michael Pancottine 1; Tom Rixey 1; Dominic Serio 1; Billy Stafford 1.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Andrew Setian 6; Sean Murphy 5; Colin McKew 4; Fred Schweizer 4; Ian Lowe 3; James Wenk 3; Shane Brennan 2; James King 2; Jeff Ritter 2; Scott Beury 1; Andrew Capone 1; Charles McErlean 1; Tristan Miller 1; Justin Rayman 1.

Washington (Md.) GROUND BALLS: Matt Miller 7; Tom Rixey 7; Bryan Botti 3; Billy Schilling 3; Matt Lewis 2; Bobby Baur 1; Doug Herdegen 1; Shane Kaski 1; Brendan O'Leary 1; Michael Pancottine 1; Michael Pierandri 1; Jonny Poe 1; Brad Ruzicka 1; Matt Torr 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ian Lowe 2; Shane Brennan 1; Colin McKew 1; Fred Schweizer 1; Andrew Setian 1. Washington (Md.) TURNOVERS CAUSED: Bobby Baur 2; Matt Torr 2; Matt Lewis 1; Michael Pancottine 1.

SHOTS - Franklin & Marshall 41; Washington (Md.) 36.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Franklin & Marshall 24; Washington (Md.) 19.

Penalties - Franklin & Marshall 5/4:30; Washington (Md.) 8/6:00.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Franklin & Marshall 1-7; Washington (Md.) 2-5.

TURNOVERS - Franklin & Marshall 18; Washington (Md.) 19.

FACEOFFS - Franklin & Marshall 11-17; Washington (Md.) 6-17.

CLEARS - Franklin & Marshall 14-17; Washington (Md.) 18-23.

GOALIES - F&M: Chris Marcozzi (60:00 minutes, 19 shots-11 saves, 8 GA); WC: Matt Miller (60:00, 23-16, 7) , TEAM (00:00, 1-1, 0).