Franklin & Marshall Edges Men's Soccer, 2-1

ANNVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall College defeated Lebanon Valley 2-1 in a non-conference men's soccer game Wednesday afternoon at Herbert Field.

The Diplomats (2-8-1) snapped an eight-game winless streak and won for the first time since Sept. 6. Lebanon Valley (4-10-0) lost for the third match in a row and for the sixth time in its last seven games.

Senior Forrest Watson scored the game-winning goal in the 57th minute for F&M. Junior Wallace Eisenhauer provided the assist.

Eisenhauer also assisted on Franklin & Marshall's first goal, which was scored by senior Stephen Schneider in the 24th minute to give the Dips a 1-0 lead. LVC tied it up just over two minutes later when junior Brian Sapienza (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) posted his second goal of the season.

Senior Christian Koch (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) started the game in goal and saved five shots before leaving the game with an injury in the 69th minute. Classmate Taylor Reinhard (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) played the final 21:42 and came up with four saves.

Freshman Edward Stelz stopped two shots in goal to earn the win for F&M.

Lebanon Valley continues its seven-game homestand on Monday when it hosts Delaware Valley College in a MAC non-conference game.

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

FM – Stephen Schneider (Wallace Eisenhauer), 23:30
LV – Brian Sapienza (unassisted), 25:32
FM – Forrest Watson (Wallace Eisenhauer), 56:19

Shots: Franklin & Marshall 14. Lebanon Valley 5.
Saves: Franklin & Marshall (Edward Stelz) 2. Lebanon Valley (Christian Koch [68:18] 5, Taylor Reinhard [21:42] 4) 9.
Corner Kicks: Franklin & Marshall 8. Lebanon Valley 4.
Team Records: Franklin & Marshall 2-8-1. Lebanon Valley 4-10-0.

[Photo - Junior Brian Sapienza, who scored Lebanon Valley's lone goal in the team's 2-1 loss to Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday]

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