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Three Games Ahead for the Diplomats this Week

Complete Notes (PDF) | Video Highlights of Swarthmore Victory

Game 13
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016
No. 17 Franklin & Marshall at Haverford | Haverford, Pa. | 8:00 p.m.
Video | Live Stats

 

Game 14
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016
Johns Hopkins at No. 17 Franklin & Marshall | Lancaster, Pa. | 8:00 p.m.
Video | Live Stats

 

Game 15
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016
No. 17 Franklin & Marshall at Washington| Chestertown, Md. | 2:00 p.m.
Video | Live Stats

Series History: Franklin & Marshall opens the week by traveling to Haverford for an 8:00 p.m. battle. The Diplomats hold a massive 74-14 advantage in the all-time series, including a 31-5 mark in Centennial Conference (CC) play and an active four-game winning streak. 

F&M returns to the friendly confines of the Mayser Center on Thursday, hosting Johns Hopkins at 8:00 p.m. for another CC matchup. The Diplomats own a comfortable 61-36 edge in the previous 97 contests and a 34-15 lead in CC action, but the Blue Jays took the most recent meeting on Feb. 4 of last year. 

On Saturday, F&M again hits the road, heading to Chestertown for a 2:00 p.m. showdown with Washington College. The Diplomats lead 45-16 in the all-time series and hold a 30-10 advantage in CC play, but the Shoremen have beaten the Diplomats in two of their last three visits to Maryland. 

Chasing the Knight: Head coach Glenn Robinson captured his 900th win on Saturday, leaving him just two wins short of tying legendary coach Bob Knight. Robinson is now fourth in NCAA wins across all divisions, trailing only Knight (902), Herb Magee (1,019), and Mike Krzyzewski (1,030). 

Last Week: F&M opened last week by visiting McDaniel, a 59-43 win for the Diplomats. 

A 13-4 run to close out the first half put F&M up 13, 33-20, at halftime. McDaniel scored the first four points of the second stanza, but another 13-4 run put the Diplomats up 46-28 with 11 minutes remaining, a lead that would prove to be plenty as F&M emerged with the victory. 

Cedric Moune paced the Diplomats with a game-high 18 points, while his 12 rebounds were another game high, combining for his seventh double-double of the year. 

Brandon Federici finished with 13 points while Jordan Phelps, Hunter Eggers, and Lionel Owona all chipped in six points. 

The Diplomats returned home on Saturday as Swarthmore visited the Mayser Center, resulting in a 57-54 win, the 900th of head coach Glenn Robinson's career. 

Hunter Eggers scored eight clutch points in the final 74 seconds to snatch a tight victory from a resilient Swarthmore team. 

The junior guard scored a game-high 22 points on the night, while Federici recorded 13 points and Moune tallied 11 points and nine rebounds. 

Last Time We Met Haverford: The Diplomats and Fords last squared off on Jan. 2, 2015, an 82-66 victory for F&M. 

Devin Figueroa scored a game- and career-high 25 points, boosting the Diplomats to advantages of 46-29 at halftime and 57-37 early in the second half. 

Federici followed Figueroa with 22 points and Morgan Lee added 17. 

Last Time We Met Johns Hopkins: F&M and Johns Hopkins last faced off on Feb. 4, 2015, a tight 50-46 win for the Blue Jays. 

Johns Hopkins used an 8-0 run late in the first half to take a slim 26-23 lead into halftime. The game remained tight and the Diplomats regained possession down three with under a minute to go, but were unable to come up with a clutch basket. 

Federici led F&M with 15 points, followed by Lee with 13 and Moune with 10. 

Last Time We Met Washington: The Diplomats met the Shoremen earlier this season when Washington came to Lancaster on Dec. 5, a 75-50 win for F&M. 

First-half runs of 11-0 and 21-2 gave the Diplomats a comfortable 44-20 lead at halftime. Eggers scored 14 points in the opening period to pace F&M. 

The Diplomats carried the momentum into the second half, leading by as much as 31 and never by less than 19 en route to the comfortable final deficit. 

Eggers finished with a game-high 19 points, while Moune scored 14 and collected nine rebounds. 

In the Rankings: Moune's 10.4 rebounds per game put him at the top of the CC. Second place, held by John Hunter of Muhlenberg and Joseph LoStracco of Ursinus, is 7.8, almost three fewer per game. 

Moune also ranks in the top 10 in points per game, coming in ninth in the conference at 14.1. Federici is third in the category with an average of 16.8 per game.

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Players Mentioned

Devin Figueroa

#13 Devin Figueroa

G
6' 1"
Junior
Morgan Lee

#44 Morgan Lee

G
6' 5"
Senior
Hunter Eggers

#10 Hunter Eggers

G
6' 2"
Junior
Brandon Federici

#5 Brandon Federici

G/F
6' 4"
Sophomore
Cedric Moune

#22 Cedric Moune

F
6' 7"
Senior
Lionel Owona

#34 Lionel Owona

F/C
6' 6"
Sophomore
Jordan Phelps

#0 Jordan Phelps

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6' 6"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Devin Figueroa

#13 Devin Figueroa

6' 1"
Junior
G
Morgan Lee

#44 Morgan Lee

6' 5"
Senior
G
Hunter Eggers

#10 Hunter Eggers

6' 2"
Junior
G
Brandon Federici

#5 Brandon Federici

6' 4"
Sophomore
G/F
Cedric Moune

#22 Cedric Moune

6' 7"
Senior
F
Lionel Owona

#34 Lionel Owona

6' 6"
Sophomore
F/C
Jordan Phelps

#0 Jordan Phelps

6' 6"
First-Year
F