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Series History: Franklin & Marshall visits Ursinus on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. for the 58^th meeting between the schools. The Diplomats own a slim 29-28 all-time lead, but the Bears hold a 19-5 edge in Centennial Conference (CC) play and a four-game winning streak that includes a 71-63 triumph earlier this season on Dec. 1 in Lancaster.

F&M finishes out the week on Saturday by traveling to Johns Hopkins for a 3:00 p.m. game. The Blue Jays hold a 42-31 edge in the all-time series and a 35-9 advantage in CC action, as well as a six-game winning streak over the Diplomats that dates back to 2013.

Last Week for F&M: No. 12 Muhlenberg came to town on Tuesday for F&M's first game of the week, defeating the Diplomats 86-48.

F&M held its own in the first quarter, trailing 18-12 after one, but Muhlenberg runs of 7-0 and 10-0 in the second period helped the Mules take a commanding 47-23 lead into halftime.

A 14-0 Muhlenberg run in the third put the game out of reach, with the Mules leading by as much as 43 en route to the 86-48 final score.

Lindsey Powers led the Diplomats with 14 points, while Haley Pilone (12) and Erica Brown (11) also reached double figures.

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The Diplomats ended the week by hosting Bryn Mawr on Saturday, beating the Owls 78-50.

A pair of early buckets from the Owls handed the visitors a 4-2 lead in the opening minutes, but 10 points from Pilone keyed a 17-2 F&M response that gave the Diplomats a 19-8 advantage after one.

A 10-0 F&M run early in the second extended a 29-10 with 6:04 left in the first half that would grow to 44-20 at the break.

Bryn Mawr never got back into striking distance as the Diplomats coasted to the 78-50 victory.

Pilone finished with a career-high 25 points to lead all scorers, and was joined by Brown (15), AnnMarie DiCarlo (12), Lindsey Powers (10), and Sarah Haddon (10) in double digits. Haddon and Powers also led F&M on the boards, pulling in nine each.

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Last Time We Met Ursinus: The Diplomats last took on Ursinus on Dec. 1, falling to the Bears 71-63.

Down 19-11 after the first quarter, nine straight points from Anajha Burnett fueled an F&M comeback that tied the game at 30 heading into halftime.

Ursinus outscored the Diplomats 24-12 in the third period, but a 15-5 run in the fourth got F&M to within four, trailing 66-62 with 37 ticks left. However, the Bears made five free throws in the closing moments to hold off the Diplomats and win 71-63.

Pilone led the Diplomats with 20 points, while Burnett followed with 14 points and Brown tallied 11. Brown also pulled in 11 boards to record a double-double.

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Last Time We Met Johns Hopkins: F&M last faced Johns Hopkins on Jan. 14, falling to the Blue Jays 73-61 at home.

An 18-3 Diplomat run in the second quarter gave F&M a lead as great as 10 before taking a 42-36 lead at halftime.

Johns Hopkins erased the deficit in the third, taking a 55-53 lead into the final period. Buckets from Haddon and Burnett kept the Diplomats close at 59-58, but a late 11-0 run gave control and eventually the victory to the Blue Jays.

Pilone led all scorers, knocking in 22 points. She was joined in double figures by Powers with 11, while Brown and Haddon each scored 10.

Brown also pulled in 11 rebounds to record a double-double, while Powers collected nine.

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Among the Leaders: Haddon's 8.4 rebounds per game place her in a tie for fourth in the conference. Brown makes the top 10 as well, ranking ninth with 7.5 boards per game. Elana Roadcloud of Ursinus leads the CC at 10.1.

Pilone's productive week moved her into the conference's top 10 for scoring, coming in at 10^th in the CC with 12.7 points per game. McDaniel's Lindsey Nichols tops the conference with an average of 19.7 points per game.

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