Jan. 2, 2007

Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. - Marymount got a team-high 19 points plus an additional 28 points from the bench to hand Franklin & Marshall a 69-58 non-conference loss in women's basketball action on Tuesday.

Kathleen Brown contributed 11 points and five rebounds from the bench as her Saints and her fellow reserves outscored their Franklin & Marshall counterparts 28-4. Marymount grabbed the lead in the closing minutes of the second half, and carried a 33-29 edge into the half. The Diplomats never got closer than two points the remainder of the contest as Marymount steadily pulled away.

Three players scored in double-digits for Franklin & Marshall. Sarah Meisenberg (Severna Park, MD / Severn) scored a game-high of 20 points. She also led all rebounders with eight boards. Amanda Miceli (N. Caldwell, NJ / West Essex) 17 points, while Brittany Braxton (Rockland, NY / Nanuet) offered her squad 11 points and six rebounds.

With the loss, Franklin & Marshall falls to 3-5 on the season, while Marymount creeps above .500 at 6-5. The Diplomats return to action on Thursday night when Franklin & Marshall hosts Trinity (Conn.). That game tips off at 7:30 p.m.