Westminister, Md – Franklin & Marshall used a 32-point second half to knocked off McDaniel, 59-37, in a women's basketball Centennial Conference (CC) game Saturday. The Diplomats improved to 2-1 CC, 3-3 overall while the Green Terror remained winless at 0-4, 0-6.

F&M held a slight 27-24 lead at the break before exploding in the second half. The first half was tied five times before the Diplomats went ahead when Alexa Barbush sank a free throw, before hitting a layup, in the final 58 seconds of the first.

The Diplomats started the second half on a 12-2 run, to lead 39-26. Megan Pauley and Alison Bauer each scored four points in the run for F&M.

Pauley finished with a game-high 17 points and team-high eight rebounds. She shot 7 of 13 from the field and 3 of 4 from the line. Barbush netted 15 points and Bauer picked up 10.

Whitney Snoops recorded a double-double for McDaniel with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Diplomats return to the court Wednesday when they host Gettysburg at 6 p.m.


FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 59, MCDANIEL 37
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (3-3, 2-1 CC)
Megan Pauley 7-13 3-4 17; Alexa Barbush 7-13 1-2 15; Allison Bauer 4-12 1-1 10; Elizabeth Snyder 1-5 5-6 7; Colleen Bott 2-6 0-0 4; Alison Menna 1-3 0-0 2; Amy Chabitnoy 1-1 0-0 2; Emma Lisle 0-1 2-2 2; Tracy Hahn 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; Kristina McCarthy 0-1 0-4 0; Shea Costantino 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 12-19 59.
 
MCDANIEL (0-6, 0-4 CC)
Whitney Snoops 6-15 0-0 12; Meredith Larsen 4-7 0-0 8; Emma Adams 0-3 4-4 4; Kim Acton 2-10 0-0 4; Allie Eader 0-4 4-5 4; Cara Thompson 1-13 0-0 2; Katherine Restrepo 1-1 0-0 2; Stephanie Fish 0-2 1-2 1; Kelsey Franklin 0-2
0-0 0; Kate Zimmer 0-1 0-0 0; Morgan Koopman 0-1 0-0 0; Rachael Rybak 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 14-67 9-11 37.
 
Franklin & Marshall...........   27   32  -   59
McDaniel......................   24   13  -   37
 
3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 1-3 (Allison Bauer 1-2; Megan Pauley 0-1), McDaniel 0-11 (; Emma Adams 0-2; Allie Eader 0-2; Cara Thompson 0-1;
Kelsey Franklin 0-1; Kate Zimmer 0-1; Morgan Koopman 0-1; Rachael Rybak 0-3).
 
Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, McDaniel-None.
 
Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 40 (Megan Pauley 8), McDaniel 51 (Whitney Snoops 16).
 
Assists--Franklin & Marshall 13 (Megan Pauley 3; Allison Bauer 3), McDaniel 9 (Cara Thompson 2; Kelsey Franklin 2).
 
Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 14, McDaniel 15.
 
Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-None, McDaniel-None.
 
A-178