Highlights

Chestertown, Md - Senior forward Eric Gwadz scored the golden goal just over two minutes into the first overtime to give the host and No. 2 seeded Washington College men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over the No. 3 seeded and fourth-ranked Franklin & Marshall Diplomats in the Centennial Conference semifinals on Friday evening at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium. The Shoremen will next take on fifth-seeded Gettysburg, who upset No. 1 Johns Hopkins, 4-1. Game time on Sunday at Johns Hopkins is set for 12:00 p.m. Washington College, who advances to the final for their first time ever, improves to 12-4-1 while the Diplomats drop to 14-3-1.

How It Happened
- Two seniors and a junior collaborated on the game-winner at the 92:03 mark for the Shoremen. Following a throw-in, junior midfielder Ben Strine leaped into the air and headed a ball ten yards ahead to senior forward Greg Adams along the right-sideline. Adams with a head of steam, carried the ball into the right-corner and sent a long centering pass to Gwadz, who was streaking in on the goal. Diplomats' keeper Sam Altmann Farrell dove to the ground to try and intercept the pass but failed to do so and Gwadz was there to tap in the lone goal of the contest from point-blank range.
- The Shoremen were outshot by a 15-6 margin and only had a couple of scoring chances prior to the marker. The visitors, who hit the post early in the opening half, attempted six corner kicks compared to just one by the hosts. Both goalies recorded just one save in the contest.

Scoring
WC – Gwadz (goal), Adams (assist)
Goalies- Anthony Pinto (92:03, save)

F&M – none
Goalie- Farrell (92:03, goal allowed, save)

Notes
- The Shoremen handed Franklin & Marshall two of their three defeats on the season as they also took down the Diplomats by a score of 2-0 on September 18 in Chestertown.
- Franklin & Marshall had been to four straight Centennial Conference championship games, winning it all in 2017.
- The attendance for the game was a season-high 605.
- Gwadz now has six goals on the season and has produced all of them over the last six contests.
- Adams tied Strine for the team-lead with six assists on the season and now has 50 career points.
- Pinto recorded his fifth clean-sheet of the season and lowered his goals against average to 0.79.

Quotes
Greg Adams on his game-winning assist - "I wanted to go to goal actually, however, my touch took me a little wide. Because I was on the right side I knew Eric Gwadz would be running in on the left and he's someone that is always there for a tap in. I just hit it hard across to him and he did what he always does best."

Eric Gwadz on the golden goal – "My plan was to stay a little more central in case we got a through ball. I saw Greg pick up the ball after an amazing win by Ben on the header. It was just one of those moments when I knew the ball just might be there so I decided to get right in front of the net. The goalie just missed it and it was an easy tap in."

Head Coach Roy Dunshee - "It's a thrill to know that we've reached the championship game. F&M is a fantastic team and they made it a very difficult game for us. We rode our luck a little bit but we persevered and got a fantastic goal from Eric and a great feed from Greg. Our forwards have been our strength all year and they came through for us again."