Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (7-7, 2-7 CC) gears up for two Centennial Conference (CC) matchups this week. The Diplomats travel to Carlisle to play Dickinson (10-4, 7-2 CC) on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, F&M returns to the Mayser Center to host Haverford (5-9, 2-7 CC) at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

The Diplomats went 1-2 in their three CC contests last week.

On the road at Muhlenberg, F&M used a big first half to jump ahead of the Mules. Muhlenberg chipped away at the Diplomat lead, but the visitors held them off late in the fourth quarter to win, 60-56. Lizzie Neville chipped in a season-high 16 points, while shooting 58.3 percent from the field. As a team, the Diplomats shot 39 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc. Read the full recap here. 

Returning to the Mayser Center two days after the victory, Franklin & Marshall was defeated against McDaniel, 53-39. The Diplomats struggled to make shots from the field early as the Green Terror jumped out to a 27-14 lead in the first half. F&M continued to fight, but McDaniel held off the Diplomats' comeback efforts to hold onto the victory. Ally Trebelev ended the contest with a team-high 12 points, while shooting a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line. Read the full recap here. 

F&M fell to Swarthmore, 60-56, in overtime to wrap up the week. The Diplomats started slow with just four points in the first quarter, but battled back to cut the Swarthmore lead to 27-17 at halftime. F&M continued to chip away as a three-pointer from Neville tied the game at 39-all with 8:38 remaining in regulation. The Diplomats 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. Jaclyn Feit and Trebelev each ended the game with 11 points. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Dickinson

The Red Devils came out on top of their last matchup with the Diplomats, 62-42. F&M hung with the hosts, but the Red Devils used a strong second and fourth quarters to push past the Diplomats in the game. Natalie Kolb '23 recorded a team-leading 13 points with seven rebounds in the contest. Feit finished with seven points and nine rebounds in the effort. Read the recap here. 

Last Time vs. Haverford

F&M came up short against Haverford, 50-46, in the second meeting between the teams last season. Kennedy Wilburn tallied 10 points and 16 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Kolb also finished with double-digit scoring figures as she recorded 10 points. Read the full recap here.

Dickinson Team Preview

Dickinson is currently ranked third in the conference standings as they hold a five-game winning streak entering Wednesday's game against the Diplomats. Clair Marion ranks second in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game. Marion also ranks second in three pointers per game with 2.46, and first in the CC in steals where she averages three per contest. 

Haverford Team Preview

Before traveling to Lancaster on Saturday, Haverford hosts Swarthmore on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. In its last four games, the Fords are 1-3 with its lone win coming on the road at Bryn Mawr, 58-28. Ally Landau holds the team-lead in points per game (16.6) and rebounds per game (5.9), while ranking second on the Fords in assists per contest (2.0).