MANHASSET, N.Y. – Franklin & Marshall outscored Washington & Lee 4-1 in the fourth quarter to squeak out a 7-6 win over Washington & Lee at Manhasset High School Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats (3-1) win marked the second in as many meetings with the Generals (2-4) and was the fourth consecutive game between the schools decided by two goals or less.

W&L owned a 5-3 lead heading into the final quarter, but F&M scored four-straight in a span of 7:31. In the second minute of the final quarter, Tristan Miller collected a high feed from Colin McKew on the goalmouth. His turnaround blast went off of the chest of W&L's Jason Lumpkin and snuck in under the crossbar. F&M's lone extra-man goal of the game ended a 22:35 scoring drought imposed by the Generals defense and a handful of outstanding saves by Lumpkin. He stopped 11 in the game.

A minute and 16 seconds after the Miller goal, Manhasset native Matt Gillan bounced a shot over Lumpkin from the right hand side to knot the game at 5-5. The score remained that way for the next four-and-a-half minutes, until Billy Kempner finished a Kevin Kilpatrick pass to give F&M its first lead of the day. The Diplomats took the ensuing faceoff and quickly went on the attack. Eight seconds after Kempner had given F&M the lead, he fed McKew for the game winner.

The Generals got back within one when Spence Daw fired a behind the head shot past Cameron Setian with 59 ticks in the game. It was his fourth goal of the game.

The final 59 seconds were a scramble. Andrew Setian won his seventh faceoff of the day, but Joe LaSala forced a Kevin Kilpatrick turnover. Cooper Brown scooped the loose ball and carried the clear but Manhasset native Jimmy Wenk forced Brown to cough it up. F&M's Scott Beury jumped on the ground ball, but had it knocked loose by Jack Switala near midfield. The Generals fired a shot wide with 10.1 seconds remaining. After a timeout, they worked a play that gave Mark Wachmeister a good look from the left-hand side. His shot hit the outside of the net with three seconds left. F&M was able to throw the ball up the field to kill the clock.   

McKew and Kempner each finished with a pair of goals and an assist. Andrew and Cameron Setain each had four ground balls for F&M, as did Josh Kanter and Jimmy King. King caused three turnovers, while Wenk forced two.

The game was a statistical dead heat with the exception of shots. W&L fired 33 to the Diplomats 23.

The Diplomats are 3-1 for the first time since since 2008. F&M returns to action on Tuesday against Susquehanna.

Franklin & Marshall (3-1) vs. Washington and Lee (2-4)

SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot

Franklin & Marshall.  1  2  0  4 -  7

Washington and Lee..  2  1  2  1 -  6

Franklin & Marshall SCORING: GOALS: Colin McKew 2; Billy Kempner 2; James Wenk 1; Tristan Miller 1; Matt Gillan 1.  ASSISTS: Kier Blevins 1; Billy Kempner 1; Kevin Kilpatrick 1; Colin McKew 1.

Washington and Lee SCORING: GOALS: Spence Daw 4; Mac Means 1; Luke Walter 1.  ASSISTS: Luke Heinsohn 1; Drew Koeneman 1; Mark Wachtmeister 1.

GOALIES - F&M: Cameron Setian 3-1 (60:00 minutes, 14 shots-8 saves, 6 GA); W&L: Jason Lumpkin 1-1 (60:00, 18-11, 7).

SHOTS - Franklin & Marshall 23; Washington and Lee 33.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Franklin & Marshall 18; Washington and Lee 14.

Penalties - Franklin & Marshall 5/3:30; Washington and Lee 4/2:30.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Franklin & Marshall 1-4; Washington and Lee 1-5.

TURNOVERS - Franklin & Marshall 21; Washington and Lee 20.

FACEOFFS - Franklin & Marshall 7-16; Washington and Lee 9-16.

CLEARS - Franklin & Marshall 19-24; Washington and Lee 16-20.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Josh Kanter 4; James King 4; Andrew Setian 4; Cameron Setian 4; Carlos Palaez 2; Scott Beury 1; Kier Blevins 1; Yazin Elrabie 1; Tim Gaines 1; Kevin Kilpatrick 1; Jake Litke 1; Jason Polansky 1; A.J. Reichert 1; Henry Richardson 1; Jeff Ritter 1; James Wenk 1; Ryan Whooley 1.

Washington and Lee GROUND BALLS: Jared Mitchell 4; Thomas Jenkins 3; Drew Koeneman 3; Cooper Brown 2; Andrew Fusselbaugh 2; Joe LaSala 2; John Rehberger 2; Austin Wernecke 2; Nick Zanetis 2; Spence Daw 1; Justin Donati 1; Will Garrett 1; Luke Heinsohn 1; Jason Lumpkin 1; Drew Mancini 1; Scott Meehan 1; Sam Mott 1; Jack Switala 1; Luke Walter 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: James King 3; James Wenk 2; Scott Beury 1; Yazin Elrabie 1; Ryan Whooley 1.

Washington and Lee TURNOVERS CAUSED: Joe LaSala 5; Thomas Jenkins 2; Andrew Fusselbaugh 1; Mac Means 1; Jack Switala 1; Austin Wernecke 1.

Start time: 12:00 pm  Finish time: 1:54 pm   Length of game: 1:54

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