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Series History: F&M closes out the 2014 portion of its schedule when the Diplomats host Susquehanna. The Crusaders hold the 10-2 all time record, however F&M won the last meeting on Nov. 16, 2010 by a score of 69-51.

Brown and Haddon Holding Strong in CC: Erica Brown has an average of 8.3 rebounds per game, good for third in the Centennial Conference (CC), while Sarah Haddon is close behind in fourth with 8.0.

Last Time Out for F&M: F&M downed Cedar Crest on Dec. 8 by a score of 59-43 before defeating Alvernia 82-67 on Dec. 13.

Against the Falcons, four players were in double digits in points to lead the Diplomats in the victory. F&M came out firing early on, starting the contest on a 14-7 run with 11 minutes left in the first.

With the Diplomats up 29-16 coming out of the break, the Falcons began the second half on an 8-1 run to cut the lead to 30-24 at 16:46, but F&M answered, scoring 15 of the next 17 points over eight minutes of action to take a 45-26 lead with 8:25 to go en route to the 59-43 victory.

Brown paced the Diplomats' offense, finishing with a career-high 17 points, including a 7-for-8 mark from the free throw line. Carli Studnicky also had a career-high in points with 13, while Haddon recorded 11 and Anajha Burnett chipped in 10.

All five starters were in double figures in points to lead F&M past Alvernia 82-67 on Dec. 13.

With the Diplomats up by nine at 67-58 with 5:02 remaining in the game, the Crusaders' Olivia Andrekski sank a 3-pointer to bring Alvernia to within six points at 67-61. However, F&M took control the contest from there, scoring 13 of the next 17 points over four minutes of play en route to the 82-67 victory.

The Diplomats lead 41-34 at halftime, but coming out of the break, the Crusaders cut the lead to five at 43-38. However, F&M put together a 14-6 spurt to take a 57-42 advantage with 13:36 to go. The Diplomats maintained their strong lead until Alvernia came to within six (67-61), but F&M's key run near the end dropped the Crusaders.

Emily Wetz recorded 15 points for the Diplomats, a career-high, while Haddon also notched 15 points and brought down 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Leslie Bacile had 14 points (career-high), while Kara Bacile and Brown added 13, which was a career number for K. Bacile.

Last Time We Met Susquehanna: The Diplomats started off the Kirsten Richter era in winning fashion, defeating Susquehanna 69-51 on Nov. 16, 2010.

F&M opened up the game on a 10-4 run and never trailed, building an early 22-11 lead. The Diplomats finished the first half outscoring the Crusaders 17-7 to take a 39-18 lead into the break.

Alexa Barbush led the attack in the second half, dropping 10 of her game-high 16 points in the second as F&M continued to build its lead. The Diplomats led by as many as 27 points, 58-31, with 8:36 left before settling on the 69-51 win.