Complete Game Notes (PDF)

Series History: Franklin & Marshall opens the week on Tuesday, welcoming Muhlenberg to the Mayser Center for a 6:00 p.m. Centennial Conference (CC) battle. The Mules hold a 29-22 lead in the all-time series, courtesy of an active eight-game winning streak that includes a 78-50 victory earlier this season on Nov. 24 in Allentown. 

The Diplomats finish off their brief homestand on Saturday when Bryn Mawr comes to town for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game. F&M has historically dominated the Owls, possessing a 29-1 advantage in the all-time series and a 14-game winning streak that dates back to 2007.

Last Week for F&M: On Wednesday night F&M traveled to Carlisle to take on Dickinson, falling 65-52 to the Red Devils.

Six points from Erica Brown gave the Diplomats a 21-20 advantage with 2:48 left in a back-and-forth first half, and buckets from Sarah Pisani, Haley Pilone, and Brown fueled a 6-0 run to give F&M a 27-22 edge at the break.

Dickinson quickly erased the deficit in the third before putting together an 11-0 run that stretched into the early minutes of the fourth quarter, taking the first double-digit lead of the game for either team. A Lindsey Powers triple and a bucket from Sarah Haddon stemmed the tide and cut the lead back to five with 5:41 left, but F&M was unable to erase the deficit as a 7-2 Dickinson run put the game out of reach.

Brown led the Diplomats with 16 points, including a 4-4 mark from the free-throw line. Powers (13) and Pilone (10) joined Brown in double figures, while Pisani tied a career high with nine assists to go along with six points.

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F&M wrapped up the week on Saturday, welcoming Haverford to Lancaster for Alumnae Day, a 63-52 victory for the Fords.

Two quick Haverford buckets gave the Fords a 15-10 lead heading into the first intermission. In the second stanza, a three from Pilone and a pair of foul shots from Brown brought the Diplomats to within two, but a 9-3 Haverford run to end the half gave the Fords a 26-18 advantage at the break.

Haverford threatened to pull away early in the third, extending a lead as great as 13 before Powers scored 10 points in the last seven minutes of the quarter to keep F&M close. The Diplomats stuck around in final period, but were unable to come closer than seven as the Fords held on to win.

Powers led the Diplomats in scoring, shooting 6-for-12 from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the arc to total 16 points. Haddon (12 points, 10 rebounds), Pilone (11 points), and Brown (10 points, 10 rebounds) joined Powers in double digits, while Haddon and Brown each finished with double-doubles. Haddon added three blocks while Brown tallied two.

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Last Time We Met Muhlenberg: F&M last took on Muhlenberg earlier this season on Nov. 24, falling to the Mules 78-50.

After a first half that saw the Mules shoot 44.1 percent and open up a 36-point advantage at halftime, the Diplomats came out with a renewed fire for the third period. Muhlenberg started the quarter with a small 5-1 run, at which point the Diplomats employed a 18-4 run on the back of 11 points from Anajha Burnett and seven from Haddon. F&M owned the quarter 22-11, but was unable to further close the gap as the Mules collected the win.

Burnett led the Diplomats with 20 points, 11 of them in the third, followed by Haddon with 13. Haddon narrowly missed a double-double by adding nine rebounds, while Pisani dished out nine assists.

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Last Time We Met Bryn Mawr: Byrn Mawr and F&M met last season on Jan. 25 in Bryn Mawr, with the Diplomats prevailing 75-22.

After F&M began the contest on a 7-0 run in the first three minutes of play, the Diplomats extended the lead to 15-2 off a Shannon O'Connor layup with 10:31 left. F&M held a comfortable advantage for the rest of the first, and ended the opening half with a 15-0 run as the Diplomats went into the break with a 40-6 advantage.

To begin the second half, F&M put together a 14-4 spurt, capped off by a trey from Leslie Bacile, giving the Diplomats a 54-10 lead that the Owls would never contest.

O'Connor had a career day and finished with 19 points, six rebounds, four steals, and four assists off the bench. Haddon and Brown finished with 13 points each, and Emily Wetz notched 10.

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Among the Leaders: Haddon and Brown continue to rank in the CC's top 10 for rebounds per game. At 8.5, Haddon is alone in fourth place while Brown's 7.6 boards per game tied her for eighth in the conference.

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