LANCASTER, Pa. -- Shannon Summers (N. Wales, PA / Hill School) scored four goals, including the game-winner, and assisted on two more as #5 Franklin & Marshall rolled to a 16-4 win over Swarthmore on Thursday.

The Diplomats exploded out to a 5-0 lead in the game's first 12 minutes, and took an 11-0 advantage into the half. Sarah Meisenberg (Severna Park, MD / Severn School) got F&M on the board with a free position goal 48 seconds in. 16 seconds later, Devi Hensch (Bordentown, NJ / N. Burlington Reg.) fed Kelly Cassels (Downingtown, PA / Great Valley) to make it 2-0, and the Diplomats were off and running.

Franklin & Marshall out-shot Swat 36-12 with a 19-3 advantage in the first half. The Diplomats keeper, Lidia Sanza (Cockeysville, MD / SPSG) turned all three advances aside before retiring to the bench for the second half. Chelsea Meerbach (York, PA / York) recorded four second-half saves and allowed all four Swarthmore goals in the final 30 minutes of work.

Six different players recorded two or more goals for F&M. In addition to Summers' four, Jen Pritchard (Media, PA / Penncrest) tallied a hat trick, Cassels, Meisenberg, Hensch, and Ashley Bevington (Schwenksville, PA / Hill School) each had two. Cassels and Blake Hargest (Cockeysville, MD / SPSG) each assisted on a pair, while Brenna Dolphin (Wilmington, DE / Archmere) had both a goal and an assist.

With the win, Franklin & Marshall remains unbeaten at 8-0, with a 2-0 mark in Centennial Conference play. Swarthmore fell to 5-4 (0-2 CC). The Diplomats return to action on Saturday in a battle of unbeaten teams. The #5 Diplomats will play host to #3 Salisbury at 2:00 p.m. on Sponaugle-Williamson field.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
Swarthmore..........  0  4 -  4
Franklin & Marshall. 11  5 - 16

Swarthmore SCORING:
GOALS: Katie Crawford 1; Anna de Regt 1; Megan Sanborn 1; Athena Samaras 1.
ASSISTS: Katie Crawford 2; Marissa Schaffer 1.

Franklin & Marshall SCORING:
GOALS: Shannon Summers 4; Jen Pritchard 3; Kelly Cassels 2; Sarah Meisenberg 2; Devi Hensch 2; Ashley Bevington 2; Brenna Dolphin 1.
ASSISTS: Kelly Cassels 2; Blake Hargest 2; Shannon Summers 2; Ashley Bevington 1; Brenna Dolphin 1; Devi Hensch 1; Sarah Meisenberg 1.

Swarthmore GROUND BALLS: Katie Crawford 3; Anna de Regt 3; Melissa Grigsby 2; Megan Sanborn 2; Susannah Blair 1; Abigail Fischer 1; Kelsey Hatzell 1; Hannah Jaicks 1; Marissa Schaffer 1.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Sarah Meisenberg 5; Sloan Giampa 4; Sarah Nyman 3; Ashley Bevington 2; Em Gill 2; Jen Pritchard 2; Kelly Cassels 1; Amanda Miceli 1; Lidia Sanza 1; Shannon Summers 1.

Swarthmore TURNOVERS CAUSED: Annie Carter 1; Alex Gilbert-Bono 1; Megan Sanborn 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: Sarah Meisenberg 2; Ashley Bevington 1; Sloan Giampa 1; Blake Hargest 1; Devi Hensch 1; Laura Hewitt 1; Sarah Nyman 1; Shannon Summers 1.

SHOTS - Swarthmore 12; Franklin & Marshall 36.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Swarthmore 11; Franklin & Marshall 24.

TURNOVERS - Swarthmore 26; Franklin & Marshall 22.
CLEARS - Swarthmore 7-14; Franklin & Marshall 8-19.

GOALIES
SWAT: Susannah Blair 5-4 (30:00 minutes, 14 shots-3 saves, 11 GA), Allison Grein (30:00, 10-5, 5).
F&M: Chelsea Meerbach (30:00, 8-4, 4) , Lidia Sanza 8-0 (30:00, 3-3, 0).

2007-03-29