ANNVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall College scored three second half goals, erasing a 1-0 halftime deficit in a 3-2 victory over Lebanon Valley in non-conference women’s soccer action Tuesday evening at Herbert Field.

With the game tied at 2-2, senior Heather Rice scored on a breakaway for the game-winning goal. Rice raced down the left side of the field and LVC keeper Jess Conrad (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) rushed out to meet her. The two players collided and Rice recovered to quickly tap the loose ball into an open goal.

Lebanon Valley (7-3) opened the scoring in the 15th minute when first-year student Katie Lamplugh (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland) drilled home a shot inside the box following a corner pass from Renee Kitchenman (Feasterville, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) for her team-leading seventh goal of the season.

Junior Kelly Kennedy evened things up in the 51st minute for Franklin & Marshall (8-1) when she scored off an assist from junior Tricia Del Monaco. Five minutes later, the Diplomats took a 2-1 lead on an unassisted goal by Del Monaco.

In the 62nd minute, junior Katie Altemose (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) assisted classmate Amber Spell (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove) to tie the match at 2-2. With the assist, Altemose moved into a three-way tie with Robyn LaRosa ’02 and Dawn Rumbley (Churchville, Md./C. Milton Wright) for the LVC all-time scoring record with 66 career points.

Conrad recorded three saves for the Dutchmen but left the game with an injury following F&M’s game-winning goal. Junior Stacey Delano (Minotola, N.J./Buena Regional) played the final 11:45 between the pipes and did not have a save.

Sophomore Melissa Ruff stopped six shots for the Diplomats, who out-shot LVC 9-7.

The Valley returns to play on Saturday for a Commonwealth Conference match at Moravian College beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall       0          3     -        3
Lebanon Valley               1          1     -        2

LV – Katie Lamplugh (Renee Kitchenman), 14:56
FM – Kelly Kennedy (Tricia Del Monaco), 50:35
FM – Tricia Del Monaco (unassisted), 55:35
LV – Amber Spell (Katie Altemose), 61:44
FM – Heather Rice (Emily Knapp), 78:15

Shots: Franklin & Marshall 9. Lebanon Valley 7.
Saves: Franklin & Marshall (Ruff) 6. Lebanon Valley (Jess Conrad [78:15] 3, Stacey Delano [11:45] 0) 3.
Corner Kicks: Franklin & Marshall 3. Lebanon Valley 5.
Fouls: Franklin & Marshall 9. Lebanon Valley 11.
Team Records: Franklin & Marshall 8-1. Lebanon Valley 7-3.

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