Complete Game Notes
Game 5
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
F&M at Muhlenberg | Allentown, Pa. | 6:00 p.m.
Series Record: MUHL Leads 28-22
Streak: MUHL +7
In CC Play: MUHL Leads 25-9
Last Meeting: Feb. 14, 2015 – Allentown, Pa.
Last F&M Victory: 59-54, Feb. 4, 2012 – Allentown, Pa.
Last MUHL Victory: 86-53, Feb. 14, 2015 – Allentown, Pa.
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Series History: Franklin & Marshall begins the Centennial Conference (CC) schedule on Tuesday by traveling to Allentown, Pa. to take on Muhlenberg at 6:00 p.m. The Mules hold a slim 28-22 edge over the Diplomats in the all-time series, but have been dominant of late, winning the last seven meetings.
Last Week: F&M played its home opener on Tuesday, facing off with York at 7:00 p.m. The Diplomats took a 4-2 lead in the early going, but the Spartans responded with an 11-0 run to take control of the game. After one, the Spartans led 26-13.
In the second, freshman Lindsey Powers scored eight for the Diplomats, but an early 12-5 run from York took the Spartans into halftime with a 15-point lead, 44-29.
In the third it was Anajha Burnett that carried the load for F&M, scoring nine points. Nonetheless, York grew its lead 67-43 after three and went on to win 84-59.
Burnett recorded a career-high 27 points in the effort while also leading the Diplomats with eight rebounds.
To read the complete recap, click here.
On Saturday, F&M began play in the Terry Greene Tip-Off Classic against local rival Elizabethtown. The Blue Jays asserted themselves in the second quarter, using a 13-1 run and lights-out three-point shooting to lead 36-19 at the half.
F&M hung around in the third, getting key baskets from Burnett and Devandria Bernard, but a 6-0 Elizabethtown run to start the fourth put the game out of reach as the Blue Jays won 76-57.
A full recap of the game is available here.
The consolation game followed at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, pitting the Diplomats against the Generals of Washington & Lee. A streaky first quarter saw the Generals jump out to an 18-0 lead, only to have the Diplomats respond with a 10-0 of their own. Hot shooting, including a pair of long threes from Sarah Pisani, sent F&M into halftime down six at 35-29.
The third quarter saw W&L put together an even more decisive run, opening the half on an 18-0 tear. F&M again managed to bounce back with a modest 5-0 spurt, but the Generals' lead proved to be too great as W&L cruised to a 77-54 victory.
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Last Time We Met Muhlenberg: The Diplomats and Mules last met on Feb. 14, 2015, in Allentown. Erica Brown put together a double-double, leading all players in both points (22) and rebounds (15), but 34 Muhlenberg points off the bench proved to be the difference as the Mules came away with a 86-53 victory.
A full recap can be read here.
