GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall dropped a 49-41 contest against Gettysburg on Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference (CC) action. The Diplomats fell to 7-15, 4-13 CC while the Bullets improved to 16-6, 13-4 CC.

F&M led 6-3 early on before enduring an 11-minute scoreless drought as Gettysburg used a 16-0 run to pull ahead 19-6 with 6:35 remaining in the half. The Bullets extended the lead to 15 and went into the break with a 25-10 advantage.

The slow start from the Diplomats occurred due to a 13.5 percent shooting effort in the first, including a 0-for-8 mark from 3-point range.

In the second, F&M crawled back into the game by outscoring Gettysburg 16-6 to open the half. Sam Plunkett drained a three from the corner with 11:17 remaining to cut the deficit to five at 31-26.

However, the Bullets scored eight-straight to extend the lead to 39-26 with 8:49 to go and never allowed the Diplomats to pull any closer en route to the 49-41 final.

F&M finished the game shooting 23 percent from the floor including a 16.7 percent clip from behind the arc.

Emma Lisle led the Diplomats with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Elizabeth Snyder tacked on nine points followed by eight from Kristina McCarthy to go along with nine boards.

Caroline Murphy paced Gettysburg with a game-high 16 points, followed by Jessica Porter with 14. Murphy also hauled in 13 rebounds on the evening with Jenna Swope finishing in double-figures with 13 as well.  

F&M returns to the court Saturday, facing off against Swarthmore in CC action. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

GETTYSBURG 49, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 41

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (7-15, 4-13 CC)

Emma Lisle 4-9 2-2 10; Elizabeth Snyder 4-12 0-0 9; Kristina McCarthy 3- 2-2 8; Sam Plunkett 3-11 0-1 8; Alexa Barbush 2-18 2-4 6; Colleen Bott 0-0-0 0; Caroline Studnicky 0-0 0-0 0; Tracy Hahn 0-2 0-0 0; Kara Bacile 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 16-70 6-9 41.

GETTYSBURG (16-6, 13-4 CC)

Caroline Murphy 5-16 6-8 16; Jessica Porter 6-16 1-2 14; Jenna Swope 1-4 6-8 8; Katie Earley 1-5 3-4 5; Rianna Doane 1-3 0-1 3; Emily Duggan 1-3 1-2 3; Alyssa Isler 0-5 0-1 0; Cari McMaster 0-1 0-0 0; Danielle Bernini 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 15-53 17-26 49.

Franklin & Marshall...........   10   31  -   41

Gettysburg....................   25   24  -   49

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 3-18 (Sam Plunkett 2-9; Elizabeth Snyder 1-7; Kara Bacile 0-2), Gettysburg 2-5 (Jessica Porter 1-1; Rianna Doane 1-2; Katie Earley 0-1; Caroline Murphy 0-1).

 Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-Kristina McCarthy; Elizabeth Snyder; Emma Lisle, Gettysburg-None.

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 48 (Emma Lisle 11), Gettysburg 50 (Jenna Swope 13; Caroline Murphy 13).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 11 (Alexa Barbush 5), Gettysburg 12 (Caroline Murphy 4).

Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 19, Gettysburg 14.

Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-None, Gettysburg-None.

A-112