CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Mike Baker turned in a team-high 21-points and game-high 11 rebounds to lead No. 18 Franklin & Marshall to an 84-71 victory over Washington in Centennial Conference (CC) basketball action Saturday afternoon.  With his third double-double of the season, Baker became just the 32nd member of F&M's 1,000-point club.

The Diplomats (11-4, 6-2 CC) opened up strong, jumping out to 14-3 lead just over four minutes into the contest. F&M never trailed and led by as much as 15 points in the opening stanza.  Steve Tolliver and Baker each had 12 first half points as the F&M took a 40-32 edge into the break.

Washington (4-11, 3-5 CC) outscored F&M 16-12 in the first seven minutes of the second half to come with in four, 52-48, at 13:32. The Diplomats countered with a 19-6 run to take their largest lead, 71-54, with 5:07 remaining in the game.  The Shoremen cut the deficit to ten points, 75-65, with 2:58 remaining, but would not get any closer.

Gerogio Milligan finished with 18 points, five assists and five steals.  Milligan shot 60% from the floor and went 6-for-8 from the stripe.  Tolliver netted 16 while Max Brewer and James McNally finished with nine points. McNally pulled down 10 boards and now two points from becoming F&M's all-time scoring leader.

Kevin Breslin scored a game-high 22 points, while Sal Schittino added 15 points for Washington. 

F&M shot 48% from the floor and hit 30-of-38 from the free throw line.  The Diplomats held a 40-26 edge on the boards and had 14 steals in the victory.

The Diplomats continue their four-game road swing against Dickinson on Wednesday, before returning home against McDaniel on Saturday.

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 84, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 71 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (11-4, 6-2 CC)
Mike Baker 6-10 9-10 21; Georgio Milligan 6-10 6-8 18; Steve Tolliver 4-9 7-10 16; Max Brewer 3-4 2-2 9; James McNally 2-9 5-6 9; Brandon Beckford 2-7 0-0 4; Dave Balderston 2-2 0-0 4; Hayk Gyokchyan 1-3 1-2 3; Jon Salandra 0-0 0-0 0; Ty Savastio 0-0 0-0 0; Brett McCormick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 30-38 84.

WASHINGTON COLLEGE (4-11, 3-5 CC)
Kevin Breslin 8-13 3-4 22; Sal Schittino 5-10 2-2 15; Chris Olsen 3-9 2-2 8; Charlie McShane 2-10 2-2 7; Adam Naymick 3-6 0-0 6; Dylan Bernstein 2-3 0-0 4; Doug Holcombe 0-0 4-4 4; Kevin Cunningham 1-4 1-2 3; Donovan Womack 1-3 0-0 2; Chris Soper 0-0 0-0 0; Tony Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0; BJ Poss 0-1 0-0 0; Michael Giroux 0-0 0-0 0; Mark DeBoy 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Kearney 0-0 0-0 0; Drew MacMahon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 14-16 71.

Franklin & Marshall...........   40   44  -   84
Washington College............   32   39  -   71

3-point goals--Franklin & Marshall 2-8 (Max Brewer 1-2; Steve Tolliver 1-4; Brandon Beckford 0-1; Georgio Milligan 0-1), Washington College 7-19 (Kevin Breslin 3-6; Sal Schittino 3-6; Charlie McShane 1-5; Donovan Womack 0-1; Adam Naymick 0-1).

Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Washington College-Adam Naymick.

Rebounds--Franklin & Marshall 40 (Mike Baker 11), Washington College 26 (Kevin Breslin 4).

Assists--Franklin & Marshall 14 (Georgio Milligan 5), Washington College 15 (Dylan Bernstein 4).

Total fouls--Franklin & Marshall 17, Washington College 24.

Technical fouls--Franklin & Marshall-TEAM, Washington College-None.

A-155