Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (3-3, 1-3 CC) faces two Centennial Conference foes this week. The Diplomats host Johns Hopkins (6-1, 4-0 CC), a team receiving votes in the national poll, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. before hitting the road to play McDaniel (6-2, 2-2 CC) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

The Diplomats went 1-2 in its CC games last week and look to build momentum off its 50-32 victory over Bryn Mawr Saturday afternoon. In the victory over the Owls, F&M racked up 19 steals with eight of them coming from Quinn Galligan. The Diplomats never trailed in the game and led by as much as 20 during regulation. Jaclyn Feit led the team with 15 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in the win. Galligan also finished with double-digit figures as she recorded 10 points. Lizzie Neville dished out a game-high 6 assists in the game. Read the full recap here.

Franklin & Marshall suffered a 59-44 loss on the road at Gettysburg Tuesday evening. The Diplomats struggled to get anything going early as they were outscored, 15-6, in the opening quarter. F&M made a couple runs throughout the game to narrow the score, but the effort was denied by the Bullets down the stretch - handing F&M its second loss of the season. Sioutis led F&M with eight points, while Feit recorded a team-leading eight rebounds in the contest. Defensively, five different Diplomats registered a steal in the game. Read the full recap here. 

F&M was edged on the road at Washington College, 43-42, Thursday afternoon in a back-and-forth battle. The Diplomats scored eight unanswered points in the fourth quarter to get within one, but couldn't sink the tying bucket in the final minute. Neville led F&M with 12 points, while finished one shy of her career-high in steals with six in the contest. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Johns Hopkins

The Diplomats fell to Johns Hopkins, 64-48, in last season's final matchup between the two teams. Neville scored 15 points with five steals, followed by Feit tallying 12 points and five blocks in the contest. Ally Trebelev also finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. McDaniel

Franklin & Marshall was defeated by McDaniel, 74-51, in the 2022-23 season finale. Neville (18 points) and Feit (10 points) each finished in double-digit scoring figures. Feit also racked up eight rebounds, three blocks, and two steals in the game. The Diplomats ended the game shooting 33.3 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the arc. Read the full recap here. 

Johns Hopkins Team Preview

JHU carries a five-game winning streak in Wednesday's contest with the team's only loss coming against No. 2 New York University, 72-52. Elisabeth Peeples leads the Blue Jays in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. Peebles also leads the conference from beyond the arc, averaging 2.71 triples per game. Michaela O'Neil closely follows, averaging 11.4 points per contest while averaging 45.5 percent from the field. 

McDaniel Team Preview

McDaniel followed up losses to Dickinson and Johns Hopkins with wins against Haverford and Ursinus. Elaina Beckett leads the Green Terror averaging 13 points per game, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field. Teya McConnaha averages 8.4 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the conference.