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Game 18
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
No. 17 Gettysburg at F&M | Lancaster | 6:00 PM
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Series Record: GC Leads 46-37
Streak: GC +15
First Meeting: Feb. 22, 1975 (GC 61-45)
Last F&M Victory: 51-48, Feb. 8, 2012 – Lancaster
Last GC Victory: 86-56, Nov. 26, 2019 - Gettysburg
Game 19
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
Washington at F&M | Lancaster | 6:00 PM
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Series Record: F&M Leads 29-10
Streak: WAC +1
First Meeting: Nov. 30, 1993 (F&M 77-35)
Last F&M Victory: 66-61, Feb. 2, 2019 – Lancaster
Last WAC Victory: 68-46, Dec. 7, 2019 – Lancaster
Series History
Franklin & Marshall returns home on Wednesday for a Centennial Conference (CC) matchup against No. 17 Gettysburg. F&M aims to take its first win over the Bullets since 2012.
The Diplomats host Washington on Saturday afternoon. F&M owns a 29-10 record in the all-time series, but had an eight-game winning streak snapped earlier this season.
F&M Last Week
The Diplomats fell, 75-51, at Haverford on Wednesday night. Kristin Hamill led the team with 12 points and Sarosha Parsons added eight points, seven boards, and three steals.
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Kenna Williams poured in 23 points and 16 rebounds on Saturday, including 10 on the offensive glass, to help F&M to a 76-51 victory at Ursinus. Hamill (12 points, 13 rebounds) and Parsons (15 points, 10 rebounds) both tallied double-doubles as well.
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Last Meeting with Gettysburg
The Bullets took a commanding 22-8 lead in the first quarter en route to an 86-56 win in November of this season. Kristin Hamill paced the team with 12 points and 12 boards.
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Last Meeting with Washington
F&M couldn't overcome a two-point first period in a 68-46 loss at Washington earlier this season. Kenna Williams accumulated 20 points and 13 rebounds, including a 12-for-16 showing at the free-throw line.
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Among the Leaders (CC)
As of Jan. 27, Kenna Williams (11.5) and Kristin Hamill (8.6) are first and fourth in the CC, respectively, in rebounds per game. Williams is the only player in the Conference that averages double-digit boards. Williams is also tied for the Conference lead with 1.6 blocks per game.
In free-throw shooting, Hamill (75.6 percent) and Williams (73.1 percent) sit fourth and fifth, respectively, on the CC leaderboard. Players must participate in 60 percent of their team's contests and make two free throws per game to qualify for the free-throw shooting title.
Top of the Charts
F&M corrals 42.9 total rebounds per game, the top mark in the Conference. With 4.4 blocks per game, the Diplomats are 0.4 blocks behind Haverford (4.8 blocks per game) for the CC lead.
The Diplomats are also the second-most efficient team at the free-throw line at 72.8 percent. Haverford holds the edge at 73.9 percent. The Fords and Diplomats are the only two teams in the Conference to shoot above 70 percent at the stripe.
Milestone Watch
Kristin Hamill enters the week with 1,117 career points, 15th in F&M history and 25 away from overtaking Dana Johns '06 for 14th. The senior center is also tied for ninth on the career rebounds list with 693. Hamill is six rebounds away from entering the top-seven in program history and seven away from becoming just the seventh Diplomat to record 700 career boards. She would become the fifth women's basketball player to record 1,000 points and 700 rebounds at F&M.
Kenna Williams is eighth in program history with 69 career blocks. She needs 31 more to become just the sixth Diplomat to record 100 career blocks.
Hamill Records 1,000th Point
Kristin Hamill became the 18th Diplomat to tally 1,000 points when she poured in 16 against Haverford on Dec. 4. The senior is the first to reach the threshold since Haley Pilone '19.
Elbon Notches 100th Victory
Interim head coach Beth Elbon earned her 100th career victory at the helm of the Diplomats with F&M's 51-50 victory over Colby in the Smith Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29. Elbon is the second coach in the history of the program that has tallied 100 wins.
