Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (9-11, 4-11 CC) gears up for three road-Centennial Conference (CC) matchups this week. The Diplomats take on No. 11 Johns Hopkins (18-2, 14-1 CC) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. before playing Haverford (6-15, 3-13 CC) on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. F&M wraps up the week at Swarthmore (10-11, 8-8 CC) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

The Diplomats look to rebound after coming off an 0-2 week with tough losses to Ursinus and Muhlenberg. 

F&M fell to Ursinus, 48-34, on the road Wednesday evening. The Diplomats and Bears were neck-and-neck throughout the first half, but Ursinus pulled away late in the third quarter to secure the victory. Jaclyn Feit led the visitors with eight points, five rebounds, and one block. Gia Sioutis and Ally Trebelev led the Diplomats on the boards with six rebounds each. Quinn Galligan tallied four steals, while Trebelev swiped two in the game. Read the full recap here. 

Franklin & Marshall was downed by Muhlenberg, 56-45, Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats trailed by as much as 16 in the third quarter when they started chipping away at the Mules' lead. A three-pointer from Hope Schreiber cut the deficit to six with 1:52 remaining in regulation, but that would be the final bucket in the game for F&M. Feit finished the game two rebounds short of a double-double with 11 points and eight boards in the contest. Neville and Trebelev each knocked down 10 points, while combining for 10 steals on the day. Read the full recap here.

Last Time vs. Johns Hopkins

F&M lost to Johns Hopkins, 59-42, in the Diplomats' final home game of 2023. Despite F&M leading 25-21 at the halftime break, the Blue Jays outscored the home team, 23-5, in the third quarter to take control of the lead. Feit knocked down a career-high three three-pointers to lead F&M in scoring with 15 points. Read the full recap here.  

Last Time vs. Haverford

 The Diplomats came out on top with a win at home against Haverford, 52-47, during their last matchup on January 20. F&M jumped out to as much as an 11-point lead in the second half. The Fords didn't go away quietly as they cut the deficit to three late in the fourth quarter, but steady shooting at the free throw line helped F&M hold off the visitors during the late push. As a team, F&M shot 90 percent (18-for-20) from the free throw line in the victory. Feit led the Diplomats with 16 points and four blocks. Neville and Trebelev chipped in 10 points each in the victory. Read the full recap here.

Last Time vs. Swarthmore

Franklin & Marshall came up short against Swarthmore, 60-56, in overtime in mid-January. F&M started the game off slow with just four points in the first quarter, but fought back to cut the Swarthmore lead to 27-17 at halftime. The Diplomats continued to chip away as a three-pointer from Neville tied the game at 39-all with 8:38 remaining in regulation. F&M held a 49-46 lead with seconds on the clock, but a three-pointer from the Garnet tied the score and sent the game to overtime. From that point, the visitors outscored the Diplomats 11-7 in the overtime period to win. Neville tallied 14 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Feit and Trebelev each ended the game with 11 points. Read the full recap here.

Johns Hopkins Team Preview

No. 11 Johns Hopkins is coming off its second loss of the season as it fell to No. 25 Gettysburg, 78-67, last Wednesday. JHU has four players averaging double-digit scoring figures, led by Elisabeth Peebles with 13.2 points per game. Following Peebles is Michaela O'Neil (12.2 PPG), Greta Miller (10.5 PPG), and Macie Feldman (10.2 PPG). O'Neil also leads the Blue Jays with a shooting percentage of 43.9 percent from the field. Miller and Feldman are the Blue Jays' top rebounders, averaging 8.7 and 8.2 boards per game respectively.

Haverford Team Preview

The Fords are currently on a six-game losing skid that began with a 52-47 loss to Franklin & Marshall on January 20. Before hosting F&M on Thursday, Haverford welcomes Muhlenberg on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Ally Landau leads the Fords in scoring with an average of 16 points per game. 

Swarthmore Team Preview

Swarthmore looks to rebound after a loss to McDaniel when it travels to play Ursinus Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Dana Bandurick (10.8 PPG) and Anna Hansson (10.0 PPG) lead the Garnet in scoring, with Hansson holding a team-high shooting percentage of 42 percent. Hansson also leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per game, while Bandurick dishes out a team-leading 2.7 assists per contest.