THE FACTS
No. 23 Franklin & Marshall (8-1-7, 6-1-1 CC) 4, Gettysburg (4-6-5, 1-5-2 CC) 2
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's soccer game
When: Saturday, Oct. 26
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Franklin & Marshall, ranked 23rd in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, scored three goals in the second half to hand Gettysburg a 4-2 loss and secure a top-two seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference tournament.
THE LEADERS
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Eugene Park (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) scored his first Bullets goal on senior night, drawing the hosts even at halftime.
FOR THE FOES
• Four different Diplomats found the back of the net, including Jack Nury with his first of the year to break open the second-half scoring.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Off a corner in the 29th minute, Nic Petruso bodied the service down and the ball made its way to Connor Anderko for the 1-0 lead. Just over seven minutes later,
Eugene Park rocketed a ball from outside the box on the right side that glanced off the head of a defender and in to tie the game at 1-all.
• Just 3:36 into the second half, Jack Nury started a flurry of goal-scoring. Just 98 seconds later, Adam Green converted a penalty kick for a 3-1 lead. It took just 1 minute, 45 seconds for
Aidan Muller (Cape Town, South Africa/Putnam Science Academy) to get one of those goals back. Off a corner, he settled a loose ball in the left side of the box and fired it home to make it a 3-2 game. Kole Wintersteen capped the flurry of four goals in 13 minutes with a blast from just out the box.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Franklin & Marshall finished with a 15-4 advantage in shots and 7-4 edge in corner kicks.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Lycoming on Tuesday. Game time is 7 p.m.
