Box Score CARLISLE, Pa. – The No. 5 Franklin & Marshall men's soccer team battle Dickinson to a 0-0 2OT tie on Saturday evening in Centennial Conference (CC) competition.
With the decision, the Diplomats wrapped up the regular season at 15-0-2, 8-0-1 CC, while the Red Devils' record now sits at 11-4-2, 6-1-2 CC.
Earlier in the week, F&M claimed the regular season CC Title and enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed with home-field advantage. The Diplomats must wait the winner of Wednesday's first-round matchup to determine who F&M will face in the CC Semifinals on Saturday at Tylus Field. Check back with GoDiplomats.com next week for updates.
Trevor Britton (15-0-2) was a force in net throughout the contest, stopping five shots for his 11th shutout of the season and the team's 12th of the year. With the blanking, Britton tied the program's single-season record, set by T.J. White last season, and the team is just one shy of the shutout record of 13 set by the 2013 squad.
Competition was even through the opening 45 minutes of action with the shot count knotted up at 8-8 heading into the break. The Diplomats controlled play in the second stanza, outshooting the Red Devils by an 11-3 margin, but were unable to light the scoreboard.
F&M outshot Dickinson 5-0 in the overtime periods, with four of the shots coming in the first frame. With just 10 seconds remaining in the second overtime, a Red Devils' corner was lofted into the box, however a Diplomats' defender managed to preserve the tie by heading the ball out of danger.
Sam Lane paced the offense with six shots, followed by four from Chase TenBrook and three from Jared Bomba. F&M held the edge for the game at 24-11, while also leading on corners at 9-5.
Dickinson goalkeeper Reed Milbrath (10-3-2) put forth a solid performance, turning back each of the eight shots he faced on the evening.
The Diplomats will host next week's CC Tournament for the first time since 2007 and enter play with a 13-game unbeaten streak at Tylus Field, a mark that dates back to Oct. 2, 2013.
