LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall clipped Washington College 69-63 in an overtime thriller in women's Centennial Conference (CC) basketball action on Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center. With the victory, the Diplomats improved to 3-9, 1-5 CC, while the Shorewomen dropped to 5-8, 1-5 CC.

With 10 seconds left and Washington up by one at 56-55, Shorewomen forward Carley Kendall was fouled. After sinking both free throws, Washington increased the lead to 58-55 with the clocking ticking down.

Franklin & Marshall drove the ball up the court, and with two seconds to go, Leslie Bacile got an open look from behind the arc and drained the shot, sending the contest into overtime in thrilling fashion.

The Diplomats wasted no time in the extra period, as Sarah Haddon drilled a jumper from the elbow to give F&M a 60-58 lead with 4:42 remaining. A free throw from the Shorewomen's Ali Grundy brought Washington to within one point at 60-59 with 3:48 to go, but two straight layups from Carli Studnicky and Haddon put the Diplomats ahead 63-59 at the 2:23 mark.

F&M never trailed in overtime and was clutch from the charity stripe down the stretch, as the Diplomats held on for the 69-63 win.

The game was close early on with the score tied at 10-10 with 14:22 left in the first. However, a 16-3 run that spanned for seven minutes of action gave F&M the 26-12 advantage with 7:29 remaining in the opening half.

The Shorewomen responded with a spurt of their own, a 16-2 run that tied the contest at 28-28 with 1:01 to go. A Washington layup with 30 seconds remaining gave the Shorewomen the narrow 30-28 lead heading into the break.

The second half featured back-and-forth action, as the Diplomats opened up a 39-33 lead at 11:16, only to see Washington come back and tie the game at 44-44 with 8:31 left after a Grundy trey.

Overall, the game was tied eight times, including five times in the second half, as both teams kept the game close and the score was tied for the seventh time at 55-55, and again at 58-58 off L. Bacile's clutch 3-pointer.

L. Bacile finished with a career-high 15 points, while dishing out three assists. Haddon tallied 15 points, while Anajha Burnett (12) and Erica Brown (11) were also in double figures in points.

Grundy paced the Shorewomen with 19 points, while Carley Kendall added 12 points and 16 rebounds.

F&M led in shooting percentage at 41.5-24.2, while the Diplomats also led in steals (9-5), blocks (6-2), and assists (12-9).

The Diplomats are back in action on Tuesday, when F&M hosts Muhlenberg at 6:00 p.m.