Game Notes

The 18th-ranked Franklin & Marshall men's soccer team (8-1-3, 3-0-2 CC) plays two road games this week, starting with Lancaster Bible (7-3-2) Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Diplomats final non-conference match of the year. F&M then travels to Swarthmore (6-4-2, 1-3-1 CC) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

No. 18 F&M scored a season-high four goals in its 4-1 win over Rosemont. Three first half scores from Oscar Horwitz, Koa Kaliebe, and Connor Anderko allowed the Diplomats to carry a 3-1 lead into the halftime break. A score from Isaac Mintz in the 84th minute capped the F&M scoring. The Diplomats tallied 18 shot attempts with eight on goal in the match. Read the recap here.

Oscar Horwitz scored his fourth goal in as many games on a header in the 74th minute to tie Gettysburg at 1-1. Nathan Schlessinger had a team-high two shots on goal. F&M outshot the Bullets 13-11 in the match. It is the second 1-1 tie this season for the Diplomats, after they finished with the same result against Kean in early September. Read the recap here.

Last Time

F&M only faced Lancaster Bible once in program history, which resulted in a 3-0 Diplomats win last season. A.J. Kopacz '21 started the scoring in the 18th minute on an assist from Steven Yakita '21. Dallen Moore '21 and Koa Kaliebe each tallied second half goals to cap the Diplomats scoring. F&M outshot LBC 23-6 in the match. Read the recap here.

F&M and No. 24 Swarthmore ended in a 2-2 tie after two overtime periods last season. Steven Yakita '21 buried two second half scores to even the Garnet. Although the score ended in a tie, the Diplomats held the advantage in shots, outshooting Swarthmore 21-7. Read the recap here.

The Diplomats haven't lost to the Garnet since their 2-1 loss in 2012.

Lancaster Bible Team Preview

The Chargers come into Wednesday's game after winning two of their last three matches. F&M is the only Centennial Conference team LBC faces this year. Clark Sheiner and Sam Glock both hold the team-high in goals with seven each. Kendric Yoder leads the Chargers with 18 points and eight assists. Yoder has also scored five goals so far this year. Goalkeeper Isaac Barrow has a 1.52 goals-against average and a save percentage of 71.7 percent.

Swarthmore Team Preview

In their last three games, the Garnet have lost to McDaniel and Muhlenberg, while tying Misericordia. Swarthmore's only CC win has come against Ursinus in a 1-0 victory. Toshiro Kenney leads the team in points with eight. Kenney has also scored three goals and recorded two assists this season. Goalkeeper Max Kral has a 1.13 goals-against average and a save percentage of 76.9 percent.