Complete Game Notes (PDF)

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Series History: Franklin & Marshall returns to action on Tuesday, traveling to Haverford for a 6:00 p.m. matchup. The Diplomats hold a 25-10 all-time advantage over the Fords, but Haverford has won the past six meetings dating back to 2012.

Another Centennial Conference (CC) test arrives on Thursday when Johns Hopkins visits Lancaster for a 6:00 p.m. meeting. The Blue Jays hold a 41-31 series lead, including a 34-9 mark in CC play and a five-game win streak.

The Diplomats conclude the week on Saturday by heading to Chestertown, to take on the Shorewomen of Washington at 4:00 p.m. The contest will be the 36^th between the schools, with F&M owning a 25-10 advantage in the previous 35 meetings.

Last Week for F&M: The Diplomats opened 2016 on Monday by taking on Hood College, prevailing 49-34.

A strong first quarter saw four different F&M players score as the Diplomats raced out to an 11-0 lead, before taking a 15-5 edge into the first intermission.

Up 24-12 at halftime, F&M accelerated in the third quarter, leading by as much as 19 and taking a 39-23 lead into the final period. Hood made a comeback bid, but it was too little too late as the Diplomats coasted to the win.

Erica Brown led F&M with 14 points, completing her double-double with 15 rebounds. Anajha Burnett scored 13 for the Diplomats, while Sarah Haddon added eight points and twelve rebounds.

F&M featured a team effort in the scorebook and on the glass, as all seven players that saw time recorded at least one field goal and one rebound en route to a +13 advantage on the boards.

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The Diplomats' first CC game of the new year came on Saturday against Swarthmore, a 64-59 overtime victory for F&M.

Down three with 25 seconds left in the fourth, Burnett found space at the top of the key, knocking down a clutch triple to send the game into overtime knotted at 55-55.

In the extra frame, four points from Brown and another three from Burnett gave the Diplomats a 62-58 lead, which F&M held on to as Burnett and AnnMarie DiCarlo each contributed a free throw down the stretch.

Brown and Haley Pilone paced the Diplomats with 21 points each, while Brown notched her second double-double of the week and fourth of the season with 12 rebounds. Burnett finished with nine points, while Haddon finished with seven in addition to nine boards and four blocks.

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Brown Selected POTW: Brown was named the CC Player of the Week for women's basketball, announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

The honor came after Brown logged a pair of double-doubles in F&M's 2-0 week. On Monday the sophomore forward scored 14 points and pulled in 15 boards as the Diplomats defeated Hood. She followed that up on Saturday against Swarthmore by tying the game high with 21 points while collecting 12 rebounds, four steals, and three blocks.

Last Time We Met Haverford: The Fords and Diplomats most recently met last season on Jan. 29, an 80-47 victory for Haverford.

The Fords used an 18-3 run late in the first half to take a 44-17 edge into halftime en route to the win.

Haddon logged a game-high 17 points, while Brown finished with 12. Five Haverford players reached double figures in the victory.

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Last Time We Met Johns Hopkins: F&M welcomed the Blue Jays to Lancaster on Feb. 4, 2015, a 70-53 win for Johns Hopkins.

A Haddon jumper early in the second half pulled the Diplomats to within seven at 35-28, but a 17-4 spurt from the Blue Jays extended a 52-32 lead with 12 minutes remaining. F&M was unable to bounce back as Johns Hopkins claimed the victory.

Three Diplomats reached double figures, headlined by Haddon (15), followed by Brown (12) and Burnett (10).

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Last Time We Met Washington: F&M and Washington squared off earlier this year when the Shorewomen came to the Mayser Center on Dec. 5, a 59-54 Diplomat victory.

A back-and-forth final quarter saw F&M regain the ball up 57-54 with 2:05 left. On the ensuing possession, offensive rebounds from Haddon, Burnett, and Lindsey Powers ran the clock down to 21 seconds left when Washington sent Burnett to the line for two shots. The sophomore knocked down both attempts from the charity stripe, bringing the score to its final tally, 59-54.

Burnett tallied 25 points to lead the Diplomats, including 11 in the final stanza. She was followed by Brown with 13.

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In the Rankings: Haddon increased her rebounds per game average to 9.2, ranking third in the CC. She is joined on the list by Brown, whose 7.5 boards per game stand sixth in the conference.

Full conference statistics can be viewed here.