THE GAME FACTS
Score: Roanoke 17, Franklin & Marshall 15
Location: Salem, Va.
 
The Short Story: Luke Kammerman set the program's career scoring record, and the Maroons took control of a tight game in the fourth quarter to earn the non-conference victory at Kerr Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams traded goals in the opening minutes, but three straight Roanoke markers – netted by Luca Docking, Clayton Bewick and Noah Goad – put the home side up 6-3 with 2:46 to play in the first quarter.
• The Diplomats tallied the final two scores of the period, and they tied the score at 6-6 on a Kyle Russell goal in the opening minutes of the second stanza. Wyatt Whitlow answered to put RC in front 7-6, but F&M would hold Roanoke off the scoreboard for over 10 minutes of game time, gradually building up a 9-7 lead.
• Docking broke the drought with 2:08 left in the second quarter. Following a Dillon Mannix score for the Diplomats, RT Williamson bagged his first career goal in the closing seconds of the first half, trimming F&M's advantage to 10-9 at the break.
• After Kai Kelly opened the third-quarter scoring to put Franklin & Marshall ahead 11-9, the Maroons countered with three straight goals, and a Luke Kammerman tally at the 7:44 mark put RC up 12-11. The teams then alternated scores for the rest of the period, which ended with the score knotted at 13-13.
• Whitlow gave Roanoke the lead for good on a goal with 12:24 left in the game, and he added another to make it 15-13 with 7:42 to play. Liam Timmins pulled one back for F&M with 7:00 to go, but goals from Quinn Evans and Bewick extended RC's lead to 17-14. The Maroons' defense would come up with several key stops down the stretch to help preserve the win.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Luke Kammerman posted one goal and three assists, overtaking Jon Mason '07 for Roanoke's career points record. Kammerman has now totaled 282 points on 131 goals and 151 assists across 57 career appearances. He broke the school's career assist mark earlier this spring.
• Whitlow led all scorers with five goals while posting one assist. Evans set a new career-high with five points, totaling three goals and two assists, and Docking also bagged three goals.
• Bewick finished with two goals, while Patrick Cullen recorded one goal and one assist and Noah Bell notched two helpers.
• Jake Brader won 18-of-32 faceoffs and collected 10 ground balls. Alex Feuer played the first half in goal and registered 11 saves, while Taylor Lewis totaled seven saves across the final 30 minutes.
• Timmins paced a balanced F&M attack with two goals and two assists. Christian Sullivan finished with two goals and one assist, while Mannix, Kai Kelly and Mason Montrella contributed two goals apiece.
• The Diplomats held a slim 54-53 advantage in shots, while Roanoke had a similar margin in faceoffs (18-of-35). The Maroons won the ground ball battle 38-30 and were a perfect 22-of-22 on clears.
• The game featured eight ties and three lead changes, with neither team leading by more than three goals at any point.

UP NEXT

• Roanoke will play host to Centre next Wednesday, March 20, with game time slated for 4 p.m.