COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall sophomore quarterback John Harrison threw for 305 yards and two scores as the Diplomats (4-1, 2-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (2-3, 2-2 Centennial) 21-14 Saturday afternoon.

Harrison threw scoring passes for 4 and 5-yards in the second quarter as the Diplomats scored all 21 points in the second quarter.

Senior wide receiver George Eager had ten catches for 106 yards, while sophomore running back John Kaschak caught a touchdown pass and rushed for a score.

For Ursinus, senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 9-for-24 for 164 yards and two touchdowns. However, he was sacked eight times by the F&M defense as the Bears only had 222 yards of total offense compared to 442 for the Diplomats. Both touchdown passes were to sophomore wide receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) from 52 and 32 yards out. Giarratano finished the day with 123 yards on five catches.

Ursinus was also hampered by 112 yards in penalties.

Defensively, sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had 12 tackles, while junior defensive end Tony Stefanoni (Lumberton, N.J./Holy Cross) had two sacks. Junior defensive tackle Dave Queroli (Narberth, Pa./Harriton) had a sack, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.

For F&M, sophomore outside linebacker Donald Wiezik had three sacks.

The day started off bright for the Bears, who scored 55 points in a win over Gettysburg last week. The Bears took the opening kickoff, then scored three plays later as Decristofaro threw a 52-yard scoring pass to Giarratano for a 7-0 lead with 13:59 left in the opening quarter.

After the teams traded punts, the Diplomats drove all the way down to the Bears' 21-yard line before Harrison was intercepted by freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) on the Ursinus' 9-yard line with 6:25 left. However, the Bears next drive stalled at their own 47.

F&M tied the score at 7-all on the next drive, going 73-yards in 13 plays capped by a four-yard run from Kaschak with 12:15 left in the second. Following a 3-and-out by the Bears, F&M went up 14-7 with 7:17 left as Harrison threw a 4-yard pass to junior tight end Michael Deutch.

Ursinus' next drive got them all the way down the Diplomat 19-yard line, but, the Bears were hampered by a illegal block penalty that put them back to the F&M 38.

F&M would score its final points on its next drive, as Harrison threw a 5-yard pass to Kaschak capping a ten-play, 80 yard drive for a 21-7 lead. The Bears had stopped the Dips on third-and-1 on the third play of the drive, but, Ursinus was called for a roughing the passer penalty.

At the start of the second half, F&M drove to midfield, before Harrison was stripped by Queroli on the turnover. Again, the Bears drove deep into F&M territory but were called for a hold which forced them to punt. F&M's next drive got them all the way down to the Bears 10-yard line, but, the Dips turned it over on downs at the ten-yard line.

Ursinus' last scored came off a fumble by senior running back Ryan Murray, which gave the Bears the ball at the F&M 32-yard line with 6:47 left in the fourth. On the sixth play of the drive, Decristofaro found Giarratano in the left corner of the end zone on fourth-and-16 for the score.

The ensuing onside kick was knocked out of bounds by the Diplomats, and F&M got the ball on the Bears 44.

With 12 seconds left, Ursinus got the ball back and drove to the 29-yard line, before Decristofaro's hail mary with time expiring fell short.

Ursinus heads to Johns Hopkins on Saturday.