Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's soccer team (5-2-6, 3-0-3 CC) embarks on a week where it will face two Centennial Conference (CC) opponents. The Diplomats host Dickinson (7-4-1, 3-3 CC) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. before traveling to Baltimore, Maryland to play No. 8 Johns Hopkins (8-1-3, 6-0-0 CC) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. 

Last Week

The Diplomats earned a record of 2-0 in CC action last week with a 1-0 win over Ursinus and a 3-1 victory at Muhlenberg. 

In the win over the Bears, Sophie Koziol's score in the 54th minute was the difference in the contest. Despite only finding the back of the net once in the match, F&M peppered the Ursinus net with 22 total shots and 12 attempts on goal. Molly DeBrandt made just two saves in net, but none were bigger than the leaping save in the 89th minute to complete F&M's fourth shutout of the season. Read the full recap here. 

Koziol continued her dominant week on offense by scoring the first two goals in the Diplomats' 3-1 win over Muhlenberg. Dahlia Pepe finished off the Mules with a goal in the 57th minute to extend Franklin & Marshall's unbeaten streak to 10 games. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Dickinson

In F&M's 2-1 win over the Red Devils last season, Eileen Harvey and Mikaela Timmermans '24 scored both goals in the first half to jump out to an early advantage. Franklin & Marshall as a team totaled 11 shot attempts with seven shots on net in the contest. Timmermans, Bri Skidmore '24, and Lillian Williams led the Diplomats with two shots each in the win. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Johns Hopkins

The last time these teams met was in the 2023 CC Championship game, where the Blue Jays held off the Diplomats, 2-1. After a JHU goal in the eighth minute, F&M responded with a goal from Williams in the 22nd minute to tie the game at 1-1. The contest remained tied until the 89th minute when the Blue Jays found the back of the net to stun the Diplomats and win their second-consecutive CC title. Read the full recap here. 

Dickinson Team Preview

Dickinson has lost two of its last three games with a win coming against Gettysburg, 2-0, last Wednesday. Ava Prisco leads the Red Devils with six goals and 12 points, while Emily Dunkel leads the team in assists with four this season. Goalkeeper Sophia Kavulich sports a 0.96 goals-against average and a save percentage of 79.6 percent this year. 

Johns Hopkins Team Preview

Before hosting the Diplomats on Saturday, No. 8 Johns Hopkins welcomes Swarthmore on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. JHU's lone loss came in the season opener against Pacific Lutheran, where the Lutes held off the Blue Jays, 3-2. As a team, Johns Hopkins averages three goals per game, while also holding opponents to 0.75 goals per match. Katie Sullivan is having a tremendous year so far, ranking first in the conference in assists (six), goals (nine) and points (24). Goalkeeper Tia Harrison holds a 1.03 goals-against average and a save percentage of 67.9 percent.