LANCASTER, Pa. – Washington & Lee put together a 16-0 run to start the third quarter and never looked back en route to defeating Franklin & Marshall 77-54 on Sunday afternoon in the consolation game of the Terry Greene Tip-Off Classic. The defeat dropped the Diplomats to 0-4 on the year, while the Generals moved to 1-2 with the victory.

Carrying a 38-32 lead into the third quarter, W&L blew the game open in the early minutes of the second half. Three treys from Emily Perszyk spurred a 16-0 run as the Generals opened up a 54-32 lead. The Diplomats fought back with five straight points of their own, but the damage was already done. Another three from W&L with seconds remaining in the quarter pushed the Generals' lead back to 24 heading into the fourth.

W&L employed a similar start to open the first half, storming out to an 18-0 advantage in the early going. However, back-to-back threes from Lindsey Powers and Anajha Burnett keyed a 10-0 response from the Diplomats. Sarah Pisani hit a long triple as the buzzer sounded, and Generals' lead was just seven after the first quarter.

In the second, W&L again grew its lead to as much as 12, but another long three from Pisani cut the lead the six at 35-29. At halftime, the Generals held a 38-32 lead, setting up the decisive third period.

Burnett led the Diplomat offense, recording 18 points on the night, while Powers notched 12.

Pisani finished with eight points, adding four assists as well.

F&M returns to action on Tuesday, traveling to Muhlenberg for the first game of the Centennial Conference (CC) slate. That game is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.

2015 Terry Greene All-Tournament Team

F&M – No. 11 – Anajha Burnett

Washington & Lee – No. 32 - Jackie Clifford

Elizabethtown – No. 21 – Emily Martin

Albright – No. 22 – Nina Mazzarelli

Tournament MVP – No. 20 – Kelecia Harris (Albright)