Complete Game Notes (PDF)
Game 17
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
F&M vs. Gettysburg | Lancaster, Pa. | 6:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M Leads 36-35
Streak: GC+4
In CC Play: GC Leads 23-16
Last F&M Victory: 51-48, Feb. 8, 2012
Last GC Victory: 64-55, Feb. 19, 2014
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Game 18
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015
F&M at Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | 7:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M Leads 25-8
Streak: HC +4
In CC Play: F&M Leads 25-8
Last F&M Victory: 64-51, Jan. 28, 2012
Last HC Victory: 75-46, Dec. 4, 2014
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Game 19
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015
F&M vs. Swarthmore | Lancaster, Pa. | 1:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M Leads 35-14
Streak: SC +4
In CC Play: F&M Leads 22-13
Last F&M Victory: 64-47, Feb. 11, 2012
Last SC Victory: 65-57, Jan. 7, 2014
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Series History: F&M welcomes Gettysburg to the Mayser Center on Tuesday for the first of three Centennial Conference (CC) games for the Diplomats this week. F&M holds a slight edge (36-35) against the Bullets all-time, but Gettysburg has won four consecutive matchups.
On Thursday the Diplomats travel to battle Haverford, a team F&M has a 25-8 record against. The Fords won the previous meeting on Dec. 4, 2014 by a score of 75-46.
The Diplomats are back in Lancaster on Saturday when F&M hosts Swarthmore. The Garnet won this season's previous meeting 65-57 on Jan. 7, 2014, but the Diplomats are 35-14 against Swarthmore all-time.
Haddon in the Top-5 in Rebounds: Sarah Haddon remains in the fifth spot in rebounds per game at 7.4 Muhlenberg's Leanna Tallamy still leads at 11.2.
Last Week for F&M: The Diplomats went 2-0 last week, earning a conference win against Dickinson (46-41) on Wednesday before dominating Bryn Mawr (75-22) on Saturday.
With the contest against the Red Devils tied at 38-38 with 58 seconds remaining in the second half, Haddon was fouled and went to the charity stripe for two shots.
After the sophomore made the first, she missed the second, however Erica Brown stole the ball from the defense and nailed a jumper, giving F&M the 41-38 advantage with 52 seconds to go.
The Diplomats never relinquished the lead, as clutch free throws down the stretch allowed F&M to hold on for the 46-41 win.
Haddon finished with 11 points and 12 boards for her third double-double of the season, while Brown brought down 11 rebounds and notched six points.
Against the Owls, the Diplomats began the game on a 7-0 run and extended the lead to 15-2 with 10:31 left in the first. F&M ended the first on a 15-0 run to take a 40-6 lead heading into halftime.
The Diplomats kept the substantial lead for the entire second half, and never trailed in the contest, en route to the 75-22 victory.
Shannon O'Connor had a career day and finished with 19 points, six rebounds, four steals, and four assists off the bench. Haddon and Brown finished with 13 points each, and Emily Wetz registered 10.
Last Time We Met Gettysburg: Gettysburg used a late second half run to defeat F&M 64-55 on Feb. 19, 2014.
Kristina McCarthy paced the Diplomats, going for 15 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season. Haddon notched a double-double as well with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Sam Plunkett chipped in eight points.
Last Time We Met Haverford: Haverford pulled away in the second half and downed F&M 75-46 on Dec. 4, 2014.
Haddon finished with 15 points, including a 5-for-7 line from the charity stripe, while Kara Bacile chipped in eight points.
Last Time We Met Swarthmore: In a game that featured 15 lead changes, the Diplomats were edged out by Swarthmore 65-57 on Jan. 7.
Wetz paced the F&M offense with 14 points, while Carli Studnicky added 11 off the bench.
