Carlisle, PA - The numbers were just about as even as they could be on Saturday as visiting Franklin & Marshall slipped past #20-ranked Dickinson College 6-5 on Saturday.

One statistic that was not even came from the "X" as senior Bernie Nolan (Bowie, MD/Gonzaga) won 13-of-14 face-offs on the afternoon. Nolan tallied a game-high seven ground balls as well on the afternoon.

Senior goaltender Kevin Riley (Westfield, NJ/Lawrenceville) was outstanding in goal, making 10 saves, including a number of point-blank stops in the second half.

Senior Ed Lawless (Abington, PA/LaSalle) struck first off an assist from Charlie Gorman (Chevy Chase, MD/Gonzaga) before the Diplomats went on a 6-0 run. That run was over the course of 37 minutes as the Devils were held scoreless until the 3:40 mark of the third period.

F&M led 2-1 at the end of the first and went in front 5-1 at halftime, scoring as time expired. Phil Caputo (Sewickley, PA/Sewickley Academy) converted a Chris Dodson (Bethesda, MD/Landon) pass to end the drought and trigger a four-goal run for Dickinson.

Senior Drew Peace (Lutherville, MD/Boys' Latin) put one away with 48 seconds to play in the third period, cutting the deficit to 6-3. He struck again at the 11:06 mark of the fourth and Lawless made it a one-goal game with just 59 remaining in the contest.

Nolan won the ensuing face-off, the biggest of the afternoon, but a Red Devil turnover allowed the Diplomats to run out the clock for the win.

Six different players scored for F&M (4-4, 1-2) while Dan Coffman matched Riley with 10 saves. Coffman keyed the big first half for F&M with big saves early in the game.

The Red Devils (5-4, 1-2) travel to 16th-ranked Haverford College next Saturday to meet the 'Fords at 1:00 pm.

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CARLISLE, Pa. -- Six different players scored consecutively, as Franklin & Marshall dealt #20 Dickinson a 6-5 loss in Centennial Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday. The win was F&M's first in the series since the 2004 season.

After surrendering the first goal of the game 4:20 in, F&M kept the Devils off of the board for the next 37:20. Peter Moon (Durham, NC / Durham) scored the first of F&M's six unanswered with 8:39 left in the first quarter. Phil Schellhorm (Wilton, CT / Wilton), who had an assist on the second goal in the run, closed out F&M's scoring with the game-winner 1:22 into the second half.

The Diplomats hung on from there, allowing four goals, including a pair by Drew Peace, down to the final horn. Dickinson's Ed Lawless made it a one-goal game with 59 seconds left.

With the win, Franklin & Marshall draws even at 4-4 (1-2) on the season, while the Red Devils drop to 5-4 (1-2 CC). The Diplomats return to action next Saturday at Muhlenberg.

2007-04-01