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LANCASTER, Pa. – Nicole Morano played her best volleyball of the season to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 3-0 win over McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball Wednesday evening. The victory was the 100th for F&M's head coach, Mary Kate Boland.

Morano hit .533, posting nine kills on 15 attempts and blocked five McDaniel advances to power the Diplomats' (5-12, 3-1 CC) victory.  Margot Phelan's play on the outside also gave the Green Terror (8-10, 2-2 CC) fits. The senior posted 10 kills while digging the Diplomats out of danger nine times.

Boland recorded her 100th win 15 matches into her sixth season - all spent at her alma mater. She is 100-63 (.614) in her young career.

Stellar serving fueled F&M's ride to the century mark for Boland. Erica Spangler pieced together both a six and seven-point service run in the match. She recorded five aces on the evening while Pam Horner saw four serves go unreturned. Horner had 21 assists, 10 digs, four kills and three blocks in the match while Spangler put up four kills, 12 digs and a pair of blocks.

The Terror got nine kills and a block from Taylor Hergott. Jenna Filipone posted 12 digs, three kills and an ace for McDaniel.

The victory was pivotal in the mid-season Centennial Conference standings as four teams, including both F&M and McDaniel were tied for third place in the league at 2-1 entering Wednesday's match.

The Diplomats return to action for three matches at Oswego State this weekend.