LANCASTER, Pa. -- Despite dominating large portions of the game - especially in the second half - Franklin and Marshall came up empty in a 1-0 loss to Swarthmore in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats fell to 10-2-1, 4-2-1 CC with the loss, while the Garnet improved to 6-3-2, 4-2-1 CC.

F&M had a confident first 15 minutes, as Meg O'Callahan and Haley Barge bookended a pair of corner kicks. Swarthmore answered back soon after, forcing Emily Senko to make a pair of saves in the 16th and 18th minutes to keep things level. It was a relatively quiet first half the rest of the way, as the teams combined for six shots in the first frame.

The Garnet got on the board in the 53rd minute, nodding in a corner kick at the far post for the 1-0 lead.

F&M turned up the pressure soon after, racking up five corner kicks and four shots in the nine minutes following the goal. Sophie Koziol's header off a Meg O'Callahan corner was the best chance for the Diplomats. F&M outshot the Garnet 7-1 after conceding, but was unable to connect.

The Diplomats outshot Swarthmore 11-6 and held a 10-3 edge in corners in the contest.

Haley Barge led the Diplomats with four shots.

Emily Senko made three stops for F&M.

F&M has a week to regroup, travelling next to Collegeville to face Ursinus on Saturday, Oct. 23rd at 3:00pm.