SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Attackmen Preston Ouellette (Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph) and Charlie Hayes (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) and first-year midfielder Charles Braught (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) all found the back of the net Wednesday afternoon as the Susquehanna University men's lacrosse team took on No. 15/19 Franklin & Marshall College in non-conference action. Susquehanna (0-4) dropped a 19-3 decision to the nationally-ranked Diplomats (1-1).
 
Susquehanna 3, Franklin & Marshall 19
 
How It Happened

• F&M boasted a 16-0 lead with 12:41 remaining in the game as the Diplomats owned a 10-0 halftime advantage.
• Kevin Mollihan fired off seven goals to lead the visitors while Luke Keating had three scores and an assist. Blake Target also had a hand in four goals with a goal and three helpers.
• The River Hawks avoided a shutout loss when Ouellette finished off a pass from first-year midfielder Jake Turner (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) to put SU on the board at 10:01.
• Susquehanna added another one four minutes later off the stick of Hayes as first-year midfielder Victor Simone (Belvidere, N.J./Notre Dame) assisted on the play.
• Franklin & Marshall tacked on another before Braught scored his second collegiate goal at 4:03 off a pass from first-year midfielder Rob Swenson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme).
• The Diplomats notched the final two goals of the game in a nine-second span for the 19-3 final.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Shots – SU 16, F&M 69
• Saves – SU 24, F&M 6
• Turnovers – SU 26, F&M 14
• Clears – SU 17-26, F&M 23-26
• Ground Balls – SU 11, F&M 46
• Face-offs – SU 4-26, F&M 22-26
• Extra Man Opportunities – SU 0-1, F&M 0-1

 
Top Performers

• Ouellette is now second for SU with four goals and third with five points while Hayes and Swenson both notched first collegiate points today.
• Senior captain Jacob Fox (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) collected three caused turnovers and two ground balls to lead the defense.
• Senior Josh Weaver (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) started and played the entire first half, making 11 saves with two ground balls and a caused turnover while junior captain Tyler Gross (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) started and played the final 30 minutes with 13 stops and one ground ball.
• Mollihan had himself a day with game-bests of seven goals and five ground balls for F&M's first win of the season.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Feb. 29 vs. Muhlenberg (2-0) – Selinsgrove, Pa. / Sassafras Multipurpose Field – 4:00 p.m.

 
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