Week 8
First Meeting: 1987
Series Record: F&M Leads 26-22
Streak: Johns Hopkins +3
Last 10: 2-8
Last F&M Victory: 3-2; 10/27/2018
Last Johns Hopkins Victory: 3-0; 2021
Johns Hopkins
Wednesday, Oct. 19
7:00 p.m.
The Blue Jays defeated F&M 3-0 in their last meeting in 2021.
First Meeting: 1986
Series Record: F&M Leads 19-8
Streak: F&M +3
Last 10: 5-5
Last F&M Victory: 3-0; 9/8/2018
Last Lebanon Valley Victory: 3-0; 2015
@ Lebanon Valley
Thursday, Oct. 20
7:00 p.m.
F&M defeated the Dutchmen 3-0 in their last meeting in 2018.
First Meeting: 1989
Series Record: F&M Leads 30-1
Streak: F&M +29
Last 10: 10-0
Last F&M Victory: 3-0; 10/23/2021
Last Bryn Mawr Victory: 2-0; 1989
Bryn Mawr
Saturday, Oct. 22
1:00 p.m.
F&M defeated the Owls 3-0 in their last meeting in 2021.
Game Notes
The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (12-7, 5-1 CC) prepares for two Centennial Conference matches and one non-conference match this week. F&M hosts Johns Hopkins (14-7, 8-0 CC) Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. before playing its final non-conference match at Lebanon Valley (15-6) Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The Diplomats wrap up the week with a home match against Bryn Mawr (6-12, 0-7 CC) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Last Week
F&M defeated Dickinson 3-1 Wednesday evening at Mayser Center. Sydney Levins posted a game-high 19 kills. Coco Shultz also finished with double-digit kills with 11. Meredith Mangum led the game with 18 digs. Read the recap here.
The Diplomats lost their first CC match 3-0 to Swarthmore Saturday afternoon. Two Diplomats finished with double-digit kills as Levins tallied 11 and Gianna Mangiamele racked up 10 in the contest. Liah Perez led F&M in assists with 19. Read the recap here.
Last Time
Last year, F&M lost 3-0 to No. 1 Johns Hopkins. Annmarie Earley dished out a team-high 18 assists in the loss. Carly Bozzo '21 finished with 10 digs in the match. Read the recap here.
Franklin & Marshall has not beaten JHU since its 3-2 victory in 2018.
F&M swept LVC 3-0 in the Dutchmen Quad in 2018. Allison Franke '21 led the Diplomats in kills with 14. Grace Maggiore '20 had a game-high in assists with 35. F&M racked up 10 service aces in the victory. Read the recap here.
The Diplomats beat the Owls 3-0 in last season's matchup. Allison Franke '21 finished with a match-high 21 kills and a .457 hitting percentage. Annmarie totaled 34 assists in the victory. The Diplomats finished with a match-high .619 hitting percentage in the first set. Read the recap here.
Johns Hopkins Team Preview
Johns Hopkins comes into Wednesday's match sweeping their last five matches. JHU also hasn't lost a CC match so far this season. Simone Adam leads the Blue Jays averaging 3.78 kills per set. Adam also has a hitting percentage of .297.
Lebanon Valley Team Preview
The Dutchman carry a five-match winning streak into Thursday's match. LVC is 1-1 against CC teams this season, beating Washington College and losing to Dickinson. Taylor McInerney ranks first in the MAC in total kills (356), points per set (5.58), and kills per set (4.94).
Bryn Mawr Team Preview
Bryn Mawr has yet to win a CC match this season, as the Owls are 0-7 against conference opponents. Elise Perry leads the team in total kills (173) and kills per set (2.93). Perry also has 222.5 points, averaging 3.8 points per set.
Raise Our Game
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