Series History: F&M will battle No. 13 Johns Hopkins on Wednesday night at the Mayser Center in a pivotal Centennial Conference (CC) matchup. Back on Nov. 25, 2014, the Diplomats took down the Blue Jays 60-51 in Baltimore, Md. F&M leads the all-time series at 61-35, including a 34-14 mark in CC play.
The Diplomats travel to Chestertown, Md. on Saturday for another conference clash with Washington. F&M holds a strong 44-15 overall record in the series, which dates back to 1924. The Diplomats won the season's previous matchup 88-80 on Jan. 10 in Lancaster.
D3hoops.com Poll: Franklin & Marshall jumped a few spots in the D3hoops.com Poll to 16th, while fellow CC foes Dickinson (4th) and Johns Hopkins (13th) are also in the top-25.
In the Rankings: F&M ranks in the top-25 in multiple statistical categories among the 408 Division III schools. The Diplomats are 23rd in field goal percentage (48.5) and 10th in three-point percentage (41.0), while Brandon Federici's 20.1 points per game ranks 31st across the country and Cedric Moune's 189 total rebounds comes in at 19th.
Around the CC: The Diplomats sit in the top five of the CC in several categories. Brandon Federici's 20.1 points per game, Cedric Moune's 9.9 boards per game and Matthew Tate's steals (39) all rank first in the conference. Moune sits in second in blocks with 31, while Devin Figueroa's 46.9 three-point percentage is good for third.
F&M Last Week: F&M earned two CC wins last week, bombarding Gettysburg on Tuesday by a score of 70-48 before downing Swarthmore on Saturday 84-76.
Morgan Lee finished with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-16 shooting against the Bullets. Federici scored 13 points while Figueroa hit 5-of-7 from the floor for 11 points. Moune hauled in a career-high 17 boards.
Against the Garnet, Federici shot 7-for-15 from the floor and scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Diplomats. Jared Wright chipped in 11 and Figueroa and Moune both tallied 13 points.
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Last Time We Met Johns Hopkins: Federici and Moune combined for 37 points to deliver F&M a 60-51 victory over Johns Hopkins on Nov. 25, 2014.
Federici went 6-for-13 from the field for 19 points and added four boards while Moune shot 6-for-12 (18 points) with 10 rebounds.
Jimmy Hammer paced the Blue Jays with 16 points and George Bugarinovic added 10.
F&M outshot Hopkins 45-30 percent and forced 18 turnovers, which resulted in 16 points.
Last Time We Met Washington: All five starters scored in double-digures to lead 11th ranked F&M to an 88-80 victory over Washington on Jan. 10.
Federici finished with a career-high 31 points, shooting 11-for-22 from the floor and 9-for-11 from the line. He added six boards and four assists. Moune and Lee both finished with 13 points for the Diplomats. Matthew Tate went 3-for-6 from the floor for 12 points and Figueroa tallied 11 for F&M.
Dave Knox scored a game-and career-high 34 points and also collected 11 rebounds. Pat Morgan and John Weston added 10 apiece for the Shoremen.
F&M outshot Washington 53.4-41.8 percent and held a 39-32 edge on the glass.
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