saturday's game: 2:00 p.m. (weather permitting) at the mayser center, lancaster, pa.
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muhlenberg (16-3, 13-2 CC) at franklin & marshall (9-11, 5-10 CC)
Complete F&M Game Notes
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the vitals
f&m leads, 20-16
a little history
The Franklin & Marshall Diplomats and the Muhlenberg Mules are meeting for the 37th time. The Diplomats hold a 20-16 advantage in the series. Muhlenberg won the first meeting this year, 58-39, on December 12, 2009.
last time out
Beth Holt’s defense that secured a 57-55 Centennial
Conference win over Ursinus for Franklin & Marshall on Monday
night. The Diplomats snapped a five-game losing skid, improving to
9-11, 5-10 CC.
Holt grabbed a steal with five seconds remaining in regulation, and
passed it off to Alexa Barbush. Barbush was fouled and hit one of
two free throw attempts to send F&M up by two. Holt blocked a
three-point shot by Ursinus’ Jaclyn Hilf as time expired,
lifting the Diplomats to its first win in over two weeks.
F&M was slow at the start of the game, shooting two-for eight
from the field, allowing the Bears to take an eight-point lead. Two
jumpers from Barbush, however, put the Diplomats back into scoring
position eleven minutes into the contest. The squads battled back
and fourth for the remainder of the first half, but F&M had a
four-point edge going into the break.
Four minutes into the second period, F&M took the lead and
never let up. Mid-way through the second half, the Diplomats held
an eight-point advantage that Ursinus slowly tried to chip away at.
Slighted by a second-half shooting percentage of 34, the Bears
struggled to keep up with the Diplomat’s quick pace.
F&M’s defensive pressure forced 19 turnovers resulting in
21 points for the Diplomats. The Bear’s final turnover was
committed with five seconds to go as Holt grabbed the ball for her
second steal of the game.
defense
Alexa Barbush is ranked third in the CC in steals. She has tallied 64 steals on the season and averages 3.20 per game.
behing the arc
Beth Holt ranks fifth in the CC with 37 three-point field goals. She averages 1.85 per game.
word on muhlenberg
last time out
The Mules shot 61.3 percent from the field and committed just
five turnovers in the first 20 minutes, opening up a 46-20 lead and
going on to win, 71-43 over Swarthmore on Wednesday.
The victory kept Muhlenberg (16-3, 13-2), ranked fifth in the
region in the first NCAA rankings of the season, in a virtual tie
with McDaniel and Gettysburg.
Alexandra Chili finished with 26 points, hitting four
three-pointers to move into second place on the program’s
career list with 159. Junior Kelly McKeon added 11 points and
senior Alexis Bates a season-high seven as part of a balanced
attack that featured 11 players in the scoring column.
Ahead only 9-7 with 3:18 played, the Mules kicked off a 27-2 run
with the second of senior Kaitlyn O’Malley’s
back-to-back three-pointers.
last time we met
Kelly McKeon scored a game-high 17 points to lead Muhlenberg to
a 58-39 victory over Franklin & Marshall .
Alexa Barbush scored six points in the first ten minutes of the
game to give F&M a 17-11 lead, but the Mules answered back on a
McKeon-led 20-4 run. Muhlenberg would not trail the remainder of
the game.
The Mules went on an 18-8 run in the first 10 minutes of the second
half. Megan Pauley’s free throws got F&M within 14 with
2:36 to go but the Diplomats were unable to score a basket the
remainder of the game.
The Mules held a 51-45 advantage on the boards picking up 20 on the
offensive side for 17 second-chance points.
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