CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Washington College men's soccer played host to the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Saturday night in a Centennial Conference matchup. The number one seed in next week's Centennial Conference Tournament was on the line with Washington needing a win to jump the Dips into the top spot. A well-worked corner kick resulted in a Ben Strine goal just before half time. Just after half, Strine made it 2-0. The Dips pulled one back through a Chris Comber own goal but they were unable to snatch a tying goal as Washington locked up the top seed in the Centennial playoffs with a 2-1 win on senior night.
 
Washington College 2 Franklin & Marshall 1

How It Happened
- There was not much attacking threat for most of the opening half from either side. The chance of the match came from a long-range Harrison Malone shot that was push aside for a corner. From the resulting corner, Washington went up 1-0 as Ben Strine headed home after Sebastien Linares flicked on the corner kick from Domonic Miller. 
 
-Just over 11 minutes into the second half, Strine made it two with an effort that crept in below Dips keeper Nolan Booth. F&M only had one attempt on goal but got back into the match after Chris Comber turned a dangerous ball into his own net. 
 
-Into the final fifteen minutes, the Dips had not created a clear-cut opportunity after the own goal but were pushing for the equalizer. The Shoremen continued to have an answer for each F&M corner and free kick as they held on to the 2-1 win. 
 
For The Shoremen (11-1-5) (7-1-1)
- Scoring: Ben Strine x2 (first goal assisted by Domonic Miller & Sebastien Linares).  
- Goalkeeper: Anthony Pinto (2 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90:00)
- Washington had eight shots with three on target and took two corner kicks in the contest. 

For F&M (13-2-2) (6-1-2) 
- Scoring: Chris Comber (OG)
- Goalkeeper: Nolan Booth (1 save, 2 goals allowed, 90:00)
- The Dips took eight shots in the contest with three on target and had six corners.  
 
Notes:
-Washington will be the top seeded team in the Centennial playoffs for the first time in program history. 
 
-Ben Strine was named the GooseNationTV player of the game. 
 
Up Next
11/3 – Friday – vs. the winner of Swarthmore at Johns Hopkins at a time TBD. The Shoremen will be the top seed and play host to the winner of the 4/5 game that takes place on Tuesday