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#6 Diplomats Jump Out Early in 4-1 Win Versus Shoremen

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J. Strine Scores for WC from Jenkins

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting #6 Franklin & Marshall took advantage of three host Washington College fouls in the box for three penalty kick goals, with the first two coming in a span of 35 seconds early in the first half, in a 4-1 win on Saturday afternoon in a Centennial Conference men's soccer match at Kibler Field at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium.  The Diplomats are now 13-2-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the Centennial, while the Shoremen are 7-7-1 and 1-5-1 in the Centennial.

#6 Franklin & Marshall 4 Washington College 1

How It Happened
- Franklin & Marshall took advantage of two Washington College fouls in the box in a 35-second span of the first half to take a 2-0 lead off of a pair of penalty kicks from A.J. Kopacz.  Kopacz scored his first one into the upper left corner at 3:42 and at 4:17 he put one in the lower left corner. 
- The Diplomats made it 3-0 at the 7:46 mark when Alex Lalovic chipped in a shot from 12 yards out with Tyler Wagner notching the assist. 
- Washington got onto the board at 25:19 as Del Jenkins found James Strine on a cross and Strine's shot crossed the line on the right side just before the F&M defender was able to clear the ball to trim the lead to 3-1.
- F&M drew another foul in the box with 10:15 remaining in the first half and Steven Yakita chipped in his penalty kick in the upper right corner to round out the scoring for the contest as the Diplomats took a 4-1 lead into halftime.
- In the second half, the Shoremen outshot the Diplomats 7-2, but neither side scored. 

For The Shoremen (7-7-1, 1-5-1 CC)
- Scoring: J. Strine (goal), Jenkins (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Gavin Campbell (3 saves, 4 goals allowed, 90:00)
- Washington had 13 shots and one corner kick in the contest.

For #6 Franklin & Marshall (13-2-0, 6-1-0 CC)
- Scoring: Kopacz (two penalty kick goals), Lalovic (goal), Yakita (penalty kick goal), Wagner (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Christopher Amoruso (0 save, 1 goals allowed, 45:00), Sebastian Jenkins (5 saves, 0 goals allowed, 90:00)
- Diplomats took 10 shots and registered five corner kicks in the match.

Notes
- James Strine was selected the Goose Nation TV Shoremen Player of the Game during the broadcast.

Up Next
10/30 @ Swarthmore – 7:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Match)
- Shoremen have won three straight and four of the past five against Swarthmore.

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Players Mentioned

Gavin Campbell

#1 Gavin Campbell

GK
6' 2"
Junior
Del Jenkins

#22 Del Jenkins

D
6' 0"
Junior
James Strine

#11 James Strine

M/F
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Gavin Campbell

#1 Gavin Campbell

6' 2"
Junior
GK
Del Jenkins

#22 Del Jenkins

6' 0"
Junior
D
James Strine

#11 James Strine

6' 0"
Junior
M/F