LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's soccer team fell to Franklin & Marshall, 2-0 on Wednesday evening from Tylus Field.
 

With the loss, Ursinus falls to 6-3-1 on the season and 0-3 in Centennial Conference play, while the Diplomats improved to 5-0-5 overall and 3-0 in conference action.

 
Franklin & Marshall earned the first scoring chance of the evening as a corner kick at the 5:26-mark as sophomore netminder Josiah Moore denied the chance by punching the ball out of the box. At the 11:40-mark of the opening half, a through ball from a Diplomat midfielder found a forward behind the Bears back line. After creating some space, a pass into the box found F&M's Ehtan Lacher and his right-footed nearly found the back of the net, but a diving save from Moore kept the contest scoreless. The Bears first shot occurred at the 20:18-mark as senior Patrick Tormey's shot missed wide left of the net. Tormey gained possession after a Diplomat goal kick and created space between defenders, but his opportunity kept the game tied at zero. In the 28th minute, Ursinus registered consecutive corner kick opportunities, but each of the Bears shots were blocked by the Diplomat defense. Franklin & Marshall added the opening score of the game at the 36:28-mark as F&M's Adam Green netted a goal on an assist from Wes Wise to give the Diplomats a 1-0 halftime lead.

 
Frankin & Marshall earned the first three scoring chances of the second half, before junior Colin Deal registered a shot for the Bears at the 52:29-mark. Moments later during a free kick on the Bears defensive half, a quick pass set up a counterattack opportunity for Ursinus. Moore's kick found Deal and his header found senior Luke Luehrs with space past midfield. Leuhrs played a through ball to Deal and his one-on-one opportunity with the Diplomat goalie was blocked to keep Ursinus off the board. Franklin & Marshall added an insurance goal during the 80th minute and earned the 2-0 Centennial Conference victory.
 
 
Franklin & Marshall held a 14-2 advantage in shots on goal and recorded a 9-5 lead in corner kick opportunities. In goal, sophomore Josiah Moore suffered the loss collecting a career-high 12 saves, while F&M's Nolan Booth earned the victory behind two saves.

 
The Bears will return to action on Saturday, October 5th as they host Washington College for a 3 p.m. start from Patterson Field.