LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin & Marshall College women's lacrosse team is ranked #12 in the March 13 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Poll.

Ranked #10 in the preseason poll, the Diplomats have opened the season 2-0 with wins over #14 Washington & Lee (13-10 W) and #22 William Smith College (16-4 W).

Ranked eighth in the final Laxpower.com Women's Power Rankings and #10 in the final Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III poll last season, the Diplomats come into the 2006 season after ranking 16th in scoring offense (13.12 gpg), 12th in scoring defense (6.82 gpg), 10th in scoring margin (6.29 gpg) and eighth in winning percentage (.824) in the final 2005 NCAA Division III statistics.

One of the most successful Division III women's lacrosse programs in the nation, Franklin & Marshall has captured six conference titles as the Diplomats have competed in 14 national championship tournaments and recorded a mark of 282-145-3.

2006 IWLCA Division III Women's Lacrosse Poll (March 13)
1. The College of New Jersey (280)
2. Middlebury (259)
3. Salisbury (259)
4. Colorado (229)
5. Amherst (202)
6. Cortland (195)
7. Bowdoin (177)
8. Gettysburg (170)
9. Williams (164)
10. Colby (157)
11. St. Mary's MD (146)
12. F&M (139)
13. Wesleyan (109)
14. Washington & Lee (91)
15. Ursinus (80)
16. Trinity CT (70)
17. Union (60)
18. Skidmore (40)
19. Tufts (31)
20. Dickinson (22)

Receiving votes: Goucher (14), William Smith (11)