Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall men's soccer team (1-0-4) gears up for two home games this week, including starting Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday. The Diplomats host Alvernia (4-1-1) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., before welcoming Haverford (0-4-2) on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. 

Last Week

The Diplomats played Elizabethtown to a scoreless draw on Wednesday in the annual Battle for the Smith-Herr Boot. Elizabethtown claimed victory over the boot for the first time since 2017 as the Blue Jays won in PK's 5-3. Thomas Kaplan led F&M in shots with four, followed by Nathan Schlessinger with three in the game. In net, Nolan Booth made three saves to keep the Blue Jays off the scoreboard. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Alvernia

F&M rolled to a 4-0 shutout victory over Alvernia last season. Owen Sobel '24 registered his first-career goal to give Franklin & Marshall the lead in the 11th minute. Koa Kaliebe followed Sobel's score with goals in both the 35th minute and 51st minute. The Diplomats scoring was capped in the 78th minute as Miguel Rosa found the back of the net for his first-career goal. Booth made three saves in net without allowing a goal to record his second shutout of the season and the third of his career. Read the full recap here.

Last Time vs. Haverford

Franklin & Marshall battled Haverford to a 1-1 tie . Trailing 1-0 in the 84th minute, Oscar Horwitz headed a crossing pass from Philip Monos into the right side of the cage to tie the game. The Diplomats peppered the Haverford net with 31 total shots and seven shots on goal, but couldn't find the go-ahead score. Read the full recap here.

Alvernia Team Preview

Alvernia is currently on a two-game winning streak, most recently knocking off No. 2 Cortland in a 3-2 win on Saturday. The Golden Wolves are led by Ryan Cogill, who has six goals and three game-winning goals this year. Goalkeeper Evan Solley holds a goals-against average of 0.72 and a save percentage of 90.5 percent.

Haverford Team Preview

Searching for their first win of the season, the Fords have tied their last three matches, most recently playing No. 9 Rowan to a scoreless draw. Four players have scored a goal for Haverford this season with Thoma Vanni and Andrew Fritz taking a team-leading 15 and 13 shots, respectively. Goalkeeper Jackson Simon has a goals-against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of 82.2%