Series History: F&M will face Messiah for the sixth time on Wednesday in Clearwater, Fla. The Diplomats hold a 4-1 record, including victories is the previous three mashups. The Diplomats finish the week at Muhlenberg when F&M takes on the Mules for the 31st with a perfect 31-0 series record.

In the Rankings: Franklin & Marshall's women's lacrosse team is first in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Poll, released Monday.

The Diplomats (5-0) were tied Centennial Conference (CC) rival Gettysburg (4-1) for the top spot in the poll, but overtook first after the Bullets lost last week. F&M picked up 11 first place votes and 390 total points.

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F&M Last Week: Brittney Jorgenson scored three goals to lead No. 1 Franklin & Marshall to an 11-4 victory over Lebanon Valley last Thursday evening.

Jorgenson finished with three scores, including the 100th of her career, while Mergner, Saliba and Madden all picked up a pair and both Kelly and Groenke ended with a goal. Frank and Saliba added two assists apiece for the Diplomats.

Peyton Annese and Emily Everdell both caused two turnovers and Caroline Doran along with Samantha Blicht finished with three ground balls. Mergner added a game-high four draws to her line.

Kaitlin Hardt picked up the win with two saves in 30 minutes of action and Danielle Harrington turned away three shots for F&M in the second half. Shelby Morris was under fire all afternoon and finished with 11 saves for LVC.

The Diplomats outshot LVC 37-13, went 14-for-17 on clears and came away with 10-of-16 clears.

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Last Time We Met Messiah: No. 4 Franklin & Marshall outscored Messiah 10-1 in the first 17 minutes of the second half enroute to a 14-10 victory over Messiah on March 25, 2014.

Emily Everdell finished with four goals while Mary Mitchell, Caroline Krohn and Natalie Delinsky each netted a pair of goals. Mergner had a game-high seven draws and Megan Kelly finished with three ground balls and a caused turnover.

Kelsey Hoffman improved to 5-1 with nine saves while Sarah Dolan took the loss with seven stops.

F&M outshot Messiah 35-23, went 13-for-15 in clears and won 18-of-26 draws.

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Last Time We Met Muhlenberg: No. 4 Franklin & Marshall opened the game with an 8-0 run and never looked back, defeating Muhlenberg 17-6 last year on March 22.

Mergner and Megan Kelly both collected five draws while Sam Blicht, Sarah Bozzo and Doran all forced two turnovers.

Kelsey Hoffman improved to 4-0 with seven saves and Kiersten Mulvey took the loss with 12 stops and fell to 5-2 on the season.

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