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Game 18
Gettysburg at Franklin & Marshall
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 | 8:00 p.m.
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Series Record: GC Leads 117-112
Streak: GC +1
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1903 (F&M 47-9)
Last F&M Victory: 58-54, Jan. 30, 2019 - Lancaster, Pa.
Last GC Victory: 67-55, Nov. 26, 2019 – Lancaster, Pa.
Game 19
Washington at Franklin & Marshall
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 | 3:00 p.m.
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Series Record: F&M leads 50-20
Streak: WAC +5
First Meeting: Feb. 12, 1924 (WAC 35-25)
Last F&M Victory: 65-59, Feb. 10, 2018 – Lancaster, Pa.
Last WAC Victory: 66-61, Dec. 7, 2019 – Chestertown, Md.
Series History
F&M returns to Lancaster for a Centennial Conference (CC) matchup with Gettysburg on Wednesday night. The Diplomats trail the 117-112 in the all-time series, but won four of the last six games against the Bullets.
The Diplomats face Washington on Saturday. F&M is looking for its first victory over the Shoremen since 2018, but had a six-game winning streak against Washington from 2016-18 before the recent slide.
F&M Last Time Out
F&M fell to Ursinus, 74-62, following a second-half surge by the Bears. Full Recap.
Justin Kupa and Ignas Slyka scored 15 points apiece to pace the offense. Mike Rice and Les Thomas both finished with nine points.
Last Time F&M Met Gettysburg
Gettysburg pulled away early in the second half to take a 67-55 win over F&M in November. Full Recap.
Solomon Mathis led F&M with 13 points on 5-of-10 from the floor. Matt Redhead added eight points and 10 rebounds.
Last Time F&M Met Washington
The Diplomats dropped a hard-fought contest, 66-61, to Washington earlier this season. Full Recap.
Matt Redhead poured in 6-of-10 from the floor for a team-high 15 points, adding five rebounds along the way. Brian Hines tallied 12 points and seven boards off the bench. Justin Kupa and Ignas Slyka also scored in double figures.
Among the Leaders (CC)
As of Jan. 28, Brian Hines (64.5 percent) and Solomon Mathis (54.3 percent) are first and fourth, respectively, in the CC in field goal percentage. To qualify for the shooting title, players must participate in 60 percent of team games and make three field goals per contest.
Ignas Slyka (2.9) and Justin Kupa (2.4) enter the week first and second in the Conference, respectively, in steals per game. They are the only two players averaging more than 2.0 steals per contest in the CC.
