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The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (12-6, 5-0 Centennial Conference) claimed a straight-set victory (25-12, 28-26, 27-25) over visiting Muhlenberg (10-11, 2-3 Centennial Conference) to extend their undefeated start to the Centennial Conference schedule.]]>Grantham_Avery_10_21_2026Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:49:00 EST2617334https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/20/volleyball-ceci-connolly-claims-centennial-offensive-potw-honors.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/20/volleyball-ceci-connolly-claims-centennial-offensive-potw-honors.aspxVolleyball

Junior outside hitter Ceci Connolly earned Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time after guiding the Diplomats to a 2-0 week in conference play that included F&M's first victory over No. 25 Johns Hopkins since 2018.]]>Connolly_Ceci_10_20_2026Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 EST2617331https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/17/volleyball-upsets-22-johns-hopkins-in-five-sets.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/17/volleyball-upsets-22-johns-hopkins-in-five-sets.aspxVolleyball

For the first time since the 2018 season, the Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (11-6, 4-0 Centennial Conference) was victorious over No. 22 Johns Hopkins (10-7, 3-2 Centennial Conference), taking down the Blue Jays in five sets (13-25, 25-18, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12).]]>Campbell_Carly_10_17_2026Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:17:00 EST2617322https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/15/volleyball-completes-reverse-sweep-at-gettysburg.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/15/volleyball-completes-reverse-sweep-at-gettysburg.aspxVolleyball

The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (10-6, 3-0 Centennial Conference) completed a reverse sweep on the road over Gettysburg (12-6, 1-2 Centennial Conference) on Wednesday evening.]]>Connolly_Ceci_10_15_2026Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:37:00 EST2617319https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/1/general-raise-our-game-launches-2026-campaign-for-athletic-excellence.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/1/general-raise-our-game-launches-2026-campaign-for-athletic-excellence.aspxBaseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling

It's time to Raise Our Game again! Throughout the month of October, the Franklin & Marshall athletic department will once again be hosting the month-long Raise Our Game challenge. The department has set its most ambitious goal to date as it looks raise $550,000 during the next 31 days. The campaign will run through Thursday, October 31.]]>ROG 2026Thu, 1 Oct 2026 17:44:00 EST417286https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/7/volleyball-diplomats-storm-past-green-terror-in-straight-sets.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/7/volleyball-diplomats-storm-past-green-terror-in-straight-sets.aspxVolleyball

The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (9-6, 2-0 Centennial Conference) earned a second-consecutive win to open the Centennial Conference schedule with a straight-set sweep (25-17, 25-16, 25-12) over McDaniel (8-5, 1-1 Centennial Conference) on Wednesday evening.]]>Benkowitz_Melissa_10_7_2026Wed, 7 Oct 2026 21:13:00 EST2617302https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/6/volleyball-chloe-wiedman-named-centennial-defensive-potw-for-first-time.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/6/volleyball-chloe-wiedman-named-centennial-defensive-potw-for-first-time.aspxVolleyball

Junior libero/defensive specialist Chloe Wiedman earned Centennial Conference Player of the Week honors following a week where she led the Diplomats' defense by averaging 5.86 digs/set.]]>Wiedman_Chloe_10_6_2026Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:05:00 EST2617297https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/3/volleyball-begins-conference-slate-with-sweep-at-haverford.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/10/3/volleyball-begins-conference-slate-with-sweep-at-haverford.aspxVolleyball

The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (8-6, 1-0 Centennial Conference) opened the Centennial Conference schedule with a straight-set sweep (25-16, 25-20, 25-18) at Haverford (9-2, 0-1 Centennial Conference). Ceci Connolly returned from injury with a team-leading 14 kills performance with a career-best .542 hitting percentage (minimum 15 attacks) plus two block assists.]]>Connolly_Ceci_10_3_2026Sat, 3 Oct 2026 16:27:00 EST2617291https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/9/29/volleyball-bests-elizabethtown-in-four-sets-in-non-conference-finale.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/9/29/volleyball-bests-elizabethtown-in-four-sets-in-non-conference-finale.aspxVolleyball

The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (7-6) concluded the non-conference schedule with a four-set victory over visiting Elizabethtown (8-5) on Tuesday evening.]]>Eichelzer_Gretchen_9_29_2026Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:49:00 EST2617283https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/9/24/volleyball-defeated-in-four-sets-at-no-6-juniata.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/9/24/volleyball-defeated-in-four-sets-at-no-6-juniata.aspxVolleyball

The Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (6-6) took the first set from No. 6 Juniata (7-2) before ultimately falling in four sets (25-23, 22-25, 16-25, 17-25) on Thursday evening.]]>Grantham_Avery_9_24_2026Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:46:00 EST2617268