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Diplomats Host Final Two Games of Regular Season

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Game 24
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
F&M vs. Gettysburg | Lancaster, Pa. | 6:00 p.m.
Series Record: GC Leads 38-36
Streak: GC +7
In CC Play: GC Leads 26-16
Last Meeting: Jan. 20, 2016 - Gettysburg
Last F&M Victory: 51-48, Feb. 8, 2012 - Lancaster
Last GC Victory: 76-34, Jan. 20, 2016 - Gettysburg
Live Stats | Video (HD)

Game 25
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016
F&M vs. Dickinson | Lancaster, Pa. | 1:00 p.m.
Series Record: F&M Leads 44-32
Streak: DC +2
In CC Play: Tied 21-21
Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2016 - Carlisle
Last F&M Victory: 46-41, Jan. 21, 2015 - Carlisle
Last DC Victory: 65-52, Jan. 27, 2016 - Carlisle
Live Stats | Video (HD)

Series History: Franklin & Marshall hosts Gettysburg on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. for the second meeting of the season between the teams. The Bullets hold a narrow 38-36 edge in the all-time series and a 26-16 lead in Centennial Conference (CC) play, thanks in large part to seven straight wins over the Diplomats that include a 76-34 triumph on Jan. 20.

The final game of the regular season takes place on Saturday when Dickinson comes to town for a 1:00 p.m. matchup. F&M leads the all-time series 44-32, but a 65-52 Red Devil victory on Jan. 27 evened the series at 21-21 in CC action.

Play 4 Kay: Wednesday's meeting with Gettysburg is the annual "Play 4 Kay" game, played in honor of legendary North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow, who in 2009 lost her battle with breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to honor Coach Yow's memory and raise awareness of the disease.

Senior Day: Saturday's matchup with Dickinson, the final home game of the regular season, is Senior Day for the Diplomats. Senior Emily Wetz will be honored for her contributions to the women's basketball program over her four seasons in Lancaster.

Recently for F&M: The Diplomats played their first game of last week on Saturday, falling 63-58 to Johns Hopkins in a hotly-contested battle in Baltimore.

The first half saw neither team take a lead of greater than five, with the first quarter ending tied at 16 and the first half finishing knotted at 27.

The Blue Jays threatened to open a meaningful deficit early in the third quarter, putting together an 8-1 run to start the frame, but the Diplomats answered with an 8-0 run of their own to take a 36-35 advantage. After three, Johns Hopkins held a slim 41-40 edge.

Play remained close early in the fourth until a 9-0 Blue Jay run gave the hosts a 59-50 lead, their largest of the day. F&M cut the lead back to five, 63-58, with six seconds left, but it proved too little too late as Johns Hopkins escaped with the victory.

Sarah Haddon shot 6-for-14 to lead the Diplomats with 17 points. Erica Brown went 6-for-8 from the line to record 12, while Haley Pilone added 11 and Lindsey Powers finished with 10.

To read a full recap, click here.

On Tuesday, F&M took on Ursinus in a game previously scheduled for Wednesday, defeating the Bears 62-54 in Collegeville.

The early minutes belonged to the Diplomats, only to see the Bears close out the quarter on an 11-2 run and take a 16-12 edge after one. An 8-0 run toward the end of the second quarter allowed Ursinus to grow that lead to 30-22 at the half.

Threes from Powers and Pilone coupled with seven points from Sarah Pisani allowed F&M to tie the game up at 41 after the third period. The Bears scored the first two points of the fourth to take a 43-41 lead, but five points from Haddon keyed a 9-0 Diplomat response that gave F&M its biggest advantage of the night at 50-43, a lead it would not relinquish en route to the win.

Brown led F&M with 17 points, while Haddon added 14 and Pisani tallied a career-high 13 for the Diplomats.

Haddon completed her double-double by pulling in 15 rebounds, while Powers added 13.

A full recap can be read here.

Last Time We Met Gettysburg: F&M last met Gettysburg on Jan. 20, falling to the Bullets 76-34.

Gettysburg was quick out of the gate, using runs of 13-4 and 7-0 to extend a 22-6 lead after the opening quarter. The Bullets continued to dominate in the second, extending the deficit to 44-12 at halftime.

The Diplomats put together a 9-0 run early in the third, as Powers and Pilone each hit a triple on either side of a three-point play from Pisani. However, a 10-1 run from the Bullets put the game out of reach, opening up a 34-point lead after three quarters en route to the victory.

Haddon led F&M with 11 points and eight rebounds, followed by Brown with six points and six boards.

To read a full recap, click here.

Last Time We Met Dickinson: F&M took on Dickinson earlier this year on Jan. 27, dropping a 65-52 decision in Carlisle.

The first quarter featured three lead changes, with a 4-0 Dickinson spurt giving the hosts a 14-10 edge entering the second. F&M stuck around early in the second before getting buckets from Pisani, Pilone, and Brown to make a 6-0 run and take a 27-22 edge at the break.

A Devandria Bernard layup midway through the second handed the Diplomats a slender 36-35 edge, but the Red Devils responded by putting together an 11-0 run that stretched into the early minutes of the fourth quarter. The run gave Dickinson its first double-digit lead of the game and proved too great a deficit for F&M to make up as the Red Devils held on to win.

Brown led the way for F&M, finishing with 16 points and posting a 4-for-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.

A full recap can be read here.

Among the Leaders: Haddon's 15-rebound performance against Ursinus pushed her average to 8.7 rebounds per game, placing her in a tie for third in the CC. Brown joined Haddon in the top 10, tying for eighth with 7.7 boards per game.

Full conference stats can be viewed here.

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Players Mentioned

Devandria Bernard

#14 Devandria Bernard

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Erica Brown

#23 Erica Brown

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Sarah Haddon

#22 Sarah Haddon

F
5' 10"
Junior
Haley Pilone

#24 Haley Pilone

G
5' 9"
First-Year
Sarah Pisani

#10 Sarah Pisani

G
5' 4"
First-Year
Lindsey Powers

#30 Lindsey Powers

G/F
5' 8"
First-Year
Emily Wetz

#20 Emily Wetz

G
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Devandria Bernard

#14 Devandria Bernard

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Erica Brown

#23 Erica Brown

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Sarah Haddon

#22 Sarah Haddon

5' 10"
Junior
F
Haley Pilone

#24 Haley Pilone

5' 9"
First-Year
G
Sarah Pisani

#10 Sarah Pisani

5' 4"
First-Year
G
Lindsey Powers

#30 Lindsey Powers

5' 8"
First-Year
G/F
Emily Wetz

#20 Emily Wetz

5' 5"
Senior
G