ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Muhlenberg made the most of its opportunities as it jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held off Franklin & Marshall, 2-1, in Centennial Conference (CC) men's soccer action on Saturday night in Allentown. The loss drops the Diplomats to 7-4-2 (3-3 CC), while the Mules move to 8-3-1 (4-2 CC).

The Mules were able to capitalize on their chances in the early going as they found the back of the net on two of their first three shots. Josh Luginbuhl delivered the first Muhlenberg tally in the 14th minute with shot that found the far-post netting off a feed from Jacob Joseph.

Seven minutes later Danny Way made it 2-0 Mules, again off an assist from Joseph. Way touched home Joseph's chipped pass and Muhlenberg seized the early 2-0 edge.

F&M responded in the 27th minute as Sam Lane notched his third goal of the year to pull the Diplomats within one. Mike Irving sent a long pass from the wing towards the goal-mouth and Lane was there to finish off the play.

Trailing 2-1 with time winding down on the clock, the Diplomats seemingly evened the score in the 88th minute off the foot of Ben Beaver. After controlling the ball in the center of the field about 20 yards from goal, Beaver dribbled to his right into the box and buried a strike to the near post, but the goal was disallowed due to an F&M foul just outside the penalty area and the Mules survived for the victory.

The Diplomats outshot the Mules 18-6, while both sides registered five corner kicks in the contest.

F&M goalkeeper Zach Fernberger totaled zero saves in the loss, while Muhlenberg's Jas Chojnowski tallied four saves to pick up the win.

F&M returns home on Tuesday, Oct. 18 for a non-conference matchup with Cabrini at 7:00 pm.

 Franklin & Marshall 7-4-2 (3-3 CC) vs. Muhlenberg 8-3-1 (4-2 CC)

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot
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 Franklin & Marshall.  1  0 -  1
 Muhlenberg..........  2  0 -  2
 
 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  13:33 MUHL Josh Luginbuhl (4) (Jacob Joseph) - goalie out of net, shot to far post
  2.  20:48 MUHL Danny Way (6) (Jacob Joseph) - beat goalie to chipped pass, touched over
  3.  26:58 F&M Sam Lane (3) (Mike Irving) - long pass from wing got through to goal mouth

 Shots: Franklin & Marshall 18, Muhlenberg 6
 Saves: Franklin & Marshall 0 (), Muhlenberg 5 (Jas Chojnowski 4; TEAM 1)