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Game 12
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
No. 11 Franklin & Marshall at Swarthmore | Swarthmore, Pa. | 7:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M leads 69-27
In CC Action: F&M leads 29-4
Streak: F&M +2
First Meeting: March 17, 1904
Last F&M Victory: 72-65, Feb. 1, 2014 – Swarthmore, Pa.
Last SC Victory: 73-63 (OT), Feb. 9, 2013 – Swarthmore, Pa.
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Game 13
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015
Washington at No. 11 Franklin & Marshall | Lancaster, Pa. | 3:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M leads 43-15
In CC Action: F&M leads 28-9
Streak: F&M +2
First Meeting: Feb. 12, 1924
Last F&M Victory: 74-57, Feb. 8, 2014 – Lancaster, Pa.
Last WC Victory: 62-61, Jan. 12, 2013 – Chestertown, Md.
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Series History: F&M takes on Swarthmore on Wednesday for the 96th time since the series began in 1904. The Diplomats hold a 68-27 overall mark, including winning 12 of the previous 13 contests. F&M has won 29-of-33 contests in CC action, including the previous two meetings.
The Diplomats finish their week at the Mayser Center when F&M takes on Washington in the 59th meeting between the two schools. The Diplomats lead the series 43-15, including a 28-9 mark in CC action and look for their third straight win.
Robinson's Climb: Glenn Robinson enters the week with 881 victories and recently passed University of North Carolina coaching legend Dean Smith for the sixth spot on the NCAA All-Time Coaching Victory List.
D3hoops.com Poll: After defeating fourth-ranked Richard Stockton, F&M jumped from 25th in the D3hoops.com Poll to 11th.
CC POTW: Brandon Federici was named the Centennial Conference (CC) Player of the Week for men's basketball announced Monday afternoon. The honor is the third for Federici this year and the fourth for the men's basketball program.
Federici averaged 29.5 points on 51.6 percent shooting from the floor to earn MVP honors at the Sponaugle New Years Tournament. He tallied a career-high 30 points in a 77-73 win over Immaculata, including six 3-pointers. Federici led all scorers with 29 markers in a 71-63 triumph over No. 4 Richard Stockton. For the weekend, he knocked down 16-of-31 shots from the floor and 10-of-15 from beyond the arc (66.7).
In the Rankings: F&M leads the CC in three-point percentage (42.3) and ranks first in the CC and 17th in the nation in field goal defense (37.1).
In the CC: Freshman guard Matthew Tate leads the CC in steals (2.1) and three-point percentage (52.4) while fellow first year Brandon Federici is first in the conference with 20 points per game. Cedric Moune's 9.8 boards per game lead the conference while his 2.3 blocks per contest also rank first.
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