COLLEGEVILLE, Pa –Franklin & Marshall battled Ursinus for 50 minutes only to come away with a heart-breaking 58-54 loss in double-overtime. The loss was the first on the road for F&M this season as they fell to (9-4, 6-2 CC). The Bears improved to (6-7, 5-3 CC).

The Diplomats struck first, but quickly found themselves in a 10-8 hole halfway through the first half. The Bears went up eight points, 18-10, at 6:04 before the Diplomats went on a 9-0 run to take the lead, 19-18, at 3:38. Ursinus countered with an 8-2 run to take a 26-21 edge into the break.

F&M trailed 40-31 half way through the second half, but the Diplomats outscored the Bears 16-7 to tie the game at 47 a piece and send the game into overtime. Down the stretch, Megan Pauley, Emily Johnson, Liz Snyder, and Kristina McCarthy all made key lay-ups in the Diplomats come back. Alexa Barbush scored four points in the final two minutes of the game, including a lay-up with 23 ticks left to bring F&M within two. Pauley collected a defensive rebound with 16 ticks left before the Diplomats called a timeout to set up for the final shot. Allison Bauer made the best of the opportunity, making a jump shot with five seconds left to send the game into the first overtime.

Overtime was just as dramatic, as the Diplomats tried to carry over their momentum. F&M led for the majority of the first overtime, but the Bears battled their way back and hit a lay-up with 46 seconds left, to tie the game at 51 and send the contest into double overtime.