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Game 24
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
F&M at Gettysburg | Gettysburg, Pa. | 6:00 p.m.
Series Record: Tied 36-36
Streak: GC +5
In CC Play: GC Leads 24-16
Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2015 – Lancaster, Pa.
Last F&M Victory: 51-48, Feb. 8, 2012 – Lancaster, Pa.
Last GC Victory: 79-55, Jan. 27, 2015 – Lancaster, Pa.
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Game 25
Saturday, February 21, 2015
F&M vs. Dickinson | Lancaster, Pa. | 1:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M Leads 44-30
Streak: F&M +2
In CC Play: F&M Leads 21-19
Last Meeting: Jan. 21, 2015 – Carlisle, Pa.
Last F&M Victory: 46-41, Jan. 21, 2015 – Carlisle, Pa.
Last DC Victory: 47-40, Jan. 22, 2014 – Lancaster, Pa.
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Series History: F&M travels to battle Gettysburg on Wednesday before hosting Dickinson in the regular season finale on Saturday.
The Diplomats and Bullets are tied all time 36-36, however Gettysburg has a 24-16 edge in Centennial Conference (CC) action, including a 79-55 win on Jan. 27 at Gettysburg. F&M leads the Bullets 44-30 all time and have a 21-19 mark in CC play. The Diplomats came away with a 46-41 victory the last time these teams met on Jan. 21 in Carlisle.
Last Week for F&M: F&M battled Ursinus on Wednesday, but a late second-half run pushed the Bears past the Diplomats 80-74 before Muhlenberg downed the Diplomats 86-53 on Saturday.
With 5:59 remaining in the contest against Ursinus, the Bears' Olivia Kane drilled a 3-pointer to give Ursinus a seven-point lead at 69-62. However, F&M did not go away, as the Diplomats scored six straight points, capped off by an Erica Brown jumper, to come to within one at 69-68 with 3:20 remaining.
Alyssa Polimeni then hit back-to-back free throws to extend the lead back up to three points at 71-68 for the Bears at 2:57, and Allie Cook's steal led to a layup for Jessica Porada, giving Ursinus a five-point advantage with 2:28 remaining.
The Bears never relinquished the lead for the remaining two minutes, as Ursinus ended the game on an 11-6 spurt and went on to win 80-74.
Brown led F&M with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting and added 14 boards, both career highs, while Anajha Burnett finished with 19 points, a career-high mark as well, and Emily Wetz posted 17 points to surpass her previous career-best.
Against the Mules, it was a close contest in the early going, as a Brown free throw gave the Diplomats the lead at 5-4 with 16:34 remaining in the first. From there, a 19-4 run by Muhlenberg guided the Mules to a 23-9 advantage with 8:52 left in the opening half.
Muhlenberg continued to maintain its double-digit lead throughout the remainder of the first and took a 43-19 lead heading into the break.
Wetz scored the first five F&M points to open up second-half play, but the Diplomats were never able to establish a significant spurt, as the CC's second-highest scoring offense launched 92 total shots in the game. The Mules held their strong lead throughout the rest of the game, en route to the 86-53 win.
For the second straight game, Brown finished with 22 points, her career-high. She brought down 15 boards, also a career-best, to notch her second consecutive double-double. Wetz registered 11 points, while Leslie Bacile added seven.
Last Time We Met Gettysburg: Gettysburg took down F&M 79-55 on Jan. 27.
Burnett and Sarah Haddon each had 11 points, while Brown and L. Bacile notched 10 apiece.
For the Bullets, Jessica Porter scored a game-high 28 points and Annie Reilly chipped in 12.
Last Time We Met Dickinson: The Diplomats edged Dickinson 46-41 on Jan. 21.
Haddon recorded 11 points and 12 boards for her third double-double of the season, while Brown brought down 11 rebounds and notched six points.
Ellen Pair paced the Red Devils with 12 points and Mary Martin recorded nine points and 12 rebounds.