COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall senior midfielder Noah Wilkinsky scored a goal with 1:02 remaining in the first overtime as the Diplomats (3-5, 1-2 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (3-6, 1-3 Centennial) 7-6 on a rainy Wednesday night in Centennial Conference men's lacrosse play.

Wilkinsky's goal was one of 39 shots on the night for the Dips, who outshot the Bears 39-14. Junior attack Eric Farris (Pottsgrove, PA/Pottsgrove) had two goals in the first half.

Trailing 3-0 in the first period, a five-goal run propelled Ursinus to a 5-3 lead at the end of the first half. F&M darted out to a 3-0 lead with 4:34 left in the first quarter. Freshman attack Kevin Kilpatrick scored at 12:09 on an assist from freshman attack Colin McKew. Sophomore midfielder Jeff Ritter scored unassisted at 6:46 for a 2-0 lead. The final goal of the run came at 4:34 as senior attack Mark Hild scored on an assist by senior midfielder Brett Leppert.

Ursinus got on the board with 4:15 on the clock in the first as junior attack Pat Nagle (Stony Brook, NY/Ward Melville) scored unassisted. Farris then scored his first goal with 2:47 left on an assist from Nagle.

In the second quarter, Ursinus tied the score with 10:32 left as sophomore midfielder Pat Gillen (Merrick, NY/Calhoun) an extra-man goal on an assist from freshman midfielder David Kraus (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand).

Farris then scored his second goal of the day at 7:13 unassisted for a 4-3 lead, followed by a spectacular goal by sophomore midfielder Ernie Constantine (Bethpage, NY/St. Dominic). Constantine launched the ball from midfield over the F&M defense into the back of the cage for his first goal of the season.

In the third quarter, F&M got back on the board as freshman midfielder James Wenk scored on an assist from Ritter, to cut the UC lead to 5-4. Sophomore attack Phillip Dimin scored on a Hild assist at 11:56 to tie the score at 5-all, followed by a goal from Kilpatrick at 3:23 in the third to give the Dips at 6-5 lead. Ursinus tied the score at 6-all with 1:43 in the third on a goal by Kraus on an assist from Farris.

Ursinus senior goalkeeper Tony Aquilino (Abington, PA/Archbishop Wood) had 11 saves, while Diplomat goalkeeper junior Chris Marcozzi had six saves. Defensively, Aquilino grabbed ten groundballs for Ursinus, with Marcozzi netting five for the Diplomats.

Ursinus will travel to Haverford next Wednesday.

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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Noah Wilkinsky cashed in on Franklin & Marshall's 39th shot of the night to deliver a 7-6 overtime win at Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) play Wednesday night. The victory snapped F&M's three-game skid and gave the Diplomats (3-5, 1-2 CC) their first CC win of the season.

Wilkinsky scooped up a loose ball and fired it home on the Diplomats' second possession of overtime. He had missed the cage on two shots in the waning seconds of a scoreless fourth quarter. The Diplomats were off-target on 21 shots in the game. F&M's defense limited the Bears (36, 1-3 CC) to 14 shots on the night.

The game was one of runs with the Diplomats jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first 11:30 of the game, only to watch the Bears storm back with five-straight to take a two-goal lead into the half. F&M reeled off three-straight in the third quarter to reclaim a 6-5, only to see that answered late in the third.

Freshman Kevin Kilpatrick started and finished the Diplomats' scoring in regulation. He got F&M on the board with help from classmate Colin McKew 3:51 into the game. Six different Diplomats accounted for F&M's seven goals. Mark Hild registered a goal and an assist.

Ursinus got on the board with 4:15 on the clock in the first as junior attack Pat Nagle scored unassisted. Junior attack Eric Farris then scored the first of his two goals in the first half. Catching net with 2:47 left on an assist from Nagle. Chris Marcozzi stopped six of Ursinus' shots on the night.

The Diplomats return to action Saturday night at Muhlenberg.

2009-04-02