Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (3-1) gears up to host the annual Terry Greene Tip-Off Tournament this weekend with the Diplomats first game coming against Lancaster Bible on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Ticket Prices

Adults: $10

Seniors & Children: $5

F&M Students, Faculty & Staff: Free Admission

The Tournament

Friday:

Game 1: Alvernia vs Delaware Valley - 5:00 p.m.

Game 2: Lancaster Bible vs Franklin & Marshall - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday:

Consolation Game - 3:00 p.m.

Championship Game - 5:00 p.m.

Last Week

Franklin & Marshall earned two home victories with a 61-44 win over Eastern on Saturday and a 63-55 victory over York (Pa.) earlier this week. 

In the win over the Eagles, Ally Trebelev led the Diplomats with 15 points and 11 rebounds for her third-career double-double. F&M jumped in front with a 12-point lead and never looked back as the Diplomats never surrendered the lead in the contest. Franklin & Marshall is now 4-0 all-time against Eastern. Read the full recap here. 

F&M then won a back-and-forth game against York after a huge fourth-quarter surge put the Diplomats ahead late. The Spartans matched its largest lead of the game as they held a 55-49 advantage with 7:33 remaining in regulation. From that point, the Diplomats scored 14-unanswered points to earn their first win over York since 1993. Kennedy Wilburn led F&M with 16 points and eight rebounds in the win. Lauren Rusas and Mackenzie Ward both ended the contest with career-highs in points. Rusas tallied 12 points, while Ward recorded 10 in the contest. Lizzie Neville also finished the game with double-digit scoring figures as she chipped in 11 points with fours steals and three assists. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Lancaster Bible

In the 2023-24 season opener, the Diplomats defeated Lancaster Bible, 55-42. Jaclyn Feit '24 recorded a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds, while blocking five shots in the win. Neville and Trebelev also finished in double-digit scoring figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Neville also registered a game-leading five assists in the victory. Read the full recap here.

Last Time vs. Alvernia

The Diplomats defeated Alvernia, 76-55, in the last meeting between the two teams during the 2017-18 season. F&M outscored the vistors in every quarter with Kristin Hamill '20 leading the way with 24 in the contest. Haley Pilone '19 finished the game with 22 points, five three-pointers and seven assists in the win. Erica Brown '18 ended her night with 19 points on 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the field. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Delaware Valley

Franklin & Marshall downed Delaware Valley, 53-44, in the last meeting between the two programs in 2006. Sarah Meisenberg '09 shot 40 percent (4-of-10) from the field to end the day with 16 points. Meisenberg also corralled a game-high 12 rebounds in the win. Read the full recap here. 

Lancaster Bible Team Preview

Lancaster Bible is currently on a three-game winning streak with its most recent victory coming against Haverford, 60-50. Jenna Dombach averages 17 points per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field. Rachel Nolt leads the Chargers in rebounds per game (10.8) and is second on the team in points per game (13.8). Serene Calderon also averages double digit figures with 11.8 points per contest. 

Alvernia Team Preview

The Golden Wolves are on a two-game winning streak since dropping a game to Ursinus, 75-40, earlier this month. Olivia Burke leads the team in both scoring (15.3 points per game) and rebounding (nine boards per game) Jennah DeGout averages 13.8 points per game, while grabbing eight rebounds per contest. 

Delaware Valley Preview

Delaware Valley defeated Lancaster Bible, 69-61, in the Aggies' season opener. Since then, Delaware Valley has lost to Penn State Abington and Gwynedd Mercy. In three games, Haley Keenan 21.7 points per game with 27 points coming against Gwynedd Mercy. Alexis Wright averages 17.3 points per game and 14.7 rebounds per game. Wright has gathered 15 or more rebounds in two of the three games this year.