First Meeting: 1975
Series Record: GC Leads 50-37
Streak: GC +19
Last 10: 0-10
Last F&M Victory: 51-48; 2/8/2012
Last Gettysburg Victory: 68-50; 2023
(12-6, 9-4 CC)
The Bullets defeated the Diplomats 68-50 in their last meeting on January 12 .
First Meeting: 1977
Series Record: F&M Leads 45-19
Streak: F&M +2
Last 10: 8-2
Last F&M Victory: 57-50; 1/7/2023
Last Swarthmore Victory: 62-49; 2022
(7-11, 5-8 CC)
The Diplomats defeated the Garnet 57-50 in their last meeting on January 7.
The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (8-10, 5-8 CC) takes on two Centennial Conference opponents this week. The Diplomats host Gettysburg (12-6, 9-4 CC) Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Mayser Center. F&M then hits the road to play Swarthmore (7-11, 5-8 CC) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Last Week
Franklin & Marshall won both of its CC games last week.
In the 60-48 victory over Ursinus, F&M shot 41.2 percent from the field to roll past the Bears. Jaclyn Feit led the Diplomats in scoring with 17 points, while also blocking four shots in the win. Natalie Kolb racked up 15 points, shooting a perfect 8-for-8 at the charity stripe. Lizzie Neville ended her game with 11 points, six rebounds, and three steals in the contest. Read the full recap here.
F&M went on to beat Bryn Mawr, 56-34, Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats never surrendered the lead and limited the Owls to a shooting percentage of 29.5 percent from the field. Kolb finished with double-digit scoring figures as she tallied 15 points, while shooting 50 percent from the field. Led by Hope Schreiber's six steals, F&M as a team recorded 23 steals for second-most in program history. Read the full recap here.
Last Time
The Diplomats were defeated by Gettysburg, 68-50, in their matchup earlier this month. Kennedy Wilburn led F&M in scoring with 16 points, while also corralling five rebounds. Neville was solid on both sides of the ball as she knocked down 14 points and swiped seven steals in the contest. Read the full recap here.
F&M downed Swarthmore, 57-50, earlier this month. The Diplomats used a 9-0 surge at the beginning of the third quarter to lead 39-27. F&M led by 15 in the fourth quarter for its largest lead of the contest. Wilburn recorded a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Ally Trebelev also finished with her first double-double of her career, tallying 10 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench. Read the full recap here.
Gettysburg Team Preview
Gettysburg enters Wednesday's contest after falling to Muhlenberg, 59-57, Saturday afternoon. Guard Mackenzie Szlosek leads the Bullets in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game. Forward Shinya Lee is third in the CC for blocks per game, averaging 3.44 per contest. F&M forward Jaclyn Feit is second in the nation and first in the conference for blocks, averaging 4.2 per game.
Swarthmore Team Preview
Before the Garnet play the Diplomats Saturday, Swarthmore hosts Washington College Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Guard Alyssa Hayashi leads Swarthmore in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game. Guard Kim Kockenmeister is second in the CC for steals, averaging 2.7 per contest.