WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season at Lycoming with a 65-51 victory on Saturday afternoon. The win gave interim head Jacob Robinson a victory during his first game at the helm.
Fiona Reckner's 15 points led four Diplomats who finished in double figures as she was joined by Gia SIoutis (14 points), Kayla McCrea (12 points), and Gianna Modica (10 points). Annabel Koss-DeFrank started the first game of her career and finished with eight points. Franklin & Marshall trailed by just a single point after the first quarter, but won the final three and led by as many of 15 points while holding the lead for over 34 minutes.
The Diplomats led early, but found themselves down 14-13 after 10 minutes of play. Reckner knocked down a triple to start the second quarter scoring and that would be the last time F&M trailed all afternoon. The Diplomats' highest scoring period was a 19-point output in the second.
Franklin & Marshall increased its shooting percentage during each successive quarter and grew its lead to double figures when Sioutis got out on the fast break to make the score 36-25 in the third. The Diplomats' lead reached a game-high 15 points at 61-46 after second chance points from Reckner. McCrea's layup matched that 15-point advantage at 63-48 later in the quarter before F&M completed its 14-point victory.
The efficient shooting percentages helped F&M finish at just over 45 percent for the game, while Lycoming saw its percentage drop during each successive quarter. The Diplomats held slight advantages in points off turnovers (16-10), points in the paint (30-28), second chance points (6-4), and fast break points (9-4). F&M additionally maintained a 35-30 advantage in rebounding.
After the 1-0 start to the season, women's basketball will travel to Drew this Wednesday, November 11 to continue non-conference action. That game has been rescheduled for a 5 p.m. start in New Jersey. The Diplomats first home game will be Saturday, November 14 versus Misericordia at 1 p.m. inside the Mayser Center.
