An early first half run gave Franklin & Marshall a comfortable lead en route to a 64-47 victory over Swarthmore in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats (17-6, 13-4 CC) extended their win streak to five games while the Garnet (8-14, 6-12 CC) dropped their fifth in a row.
Colleen Bott hit a pair of free-throws late in the second half to lift Franklin & Marshall over Gettysburg 51-48 in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball action on Wednesday night. The Diplomats (16-6, 13-4 CC) swept the series between the two squads and have won four straight, while the Bullets (11-11, 9-8 CC) fall for the third game in a row.
Megan Pauley scored 13 of her team-high 20 points in the second half, nine of which came in the last four minutes, to lift Franklin & Marshall over Muhlenberg, 59-54, in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action Saturday. The Diplomats improved to 15-6, 12-4 (CC) and now take over sole possession of second place in the CC, while the Mules fell to 15-5, 10-5 (CC).
Alexa Barbush paced Franklin & Marshall with a game-high 25 points en route to a 70-56 victory over Washington College in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball action Monday night. The Diplomats improved to 14-6, 11-4 CC while the Shorewomen fell to 11-8, 6-8 CC losing their third consecutive game.
Balanced scoring across the board led the Franklin & Marshall women’s basketball team over Haverford, 64-51, in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats swept the series and improved to 13-6, 10-4 CC while the Ford’s fell to 13-6, 8-6 CC.
Johns Hopkins used a late run in the final four minutes to knock off Franklin & Marshall, 57-46, in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action Wednesday at the Mayser Center. The Blue Jays improved to 16-2, 11-2 CC while the Diplomats fell to 12-6, 9-4 CC.
Alexa Barbush led a group of four Diplomats with double-digit scoring figures by netting a career-high 25 points as Franklin & Marshall drove past McDaniel 77-60 in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon. F&M (12-5, 9-3 CC) has now won three straight while the loss moves the Green Terror to 7-11, 4 -10 CC.
Kristina McCarthy recorded career-highs with 20 points and 21 rebounds, just four boards shy of the school's single game record, to lead Franklin & Marshall to a 69-57 victory over Dickinson in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action Wednesday evening. The win improved the Diplomats to 11-5, 8-3 CC while the Red Devils fell to 2-14, 2-9 CC.
Three players reached season-high figures as Franklin & Marshall defeated Bryn Mawr 74-28 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats improved to 10-5, 7-3 CC while the Owls fell to 0-12, 0-9 CC.
Franklin & Marshall fell to No. 9 Muhlenberg, 62-54, in a hard fought Centennial Conference (CC) match-up at the Mayser Center Thursday night. The Diplomats drop to 9-5, 6-3 CC while the Mules remain perfect at 12-0, 7-0 CC.
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).
Franklin & Marshall went on a 14-0 run in the first five minutes of the second half to lead the Diplomats to an 85-70 road win over Swarthmore (4-7, 2-5) Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action. F&M improved to 9-3 (6-1 CC) while the Garnet fell to 4-7 (2-5 CC).
Washington College turned a three point halftime deficit into a 63-54 road win against Franklin & Marshall with a huge second-half surge in Centennial Conference (CC) action Wednesday night at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats (8-3, 5-1 CC) fall for the first time in CC play and see their eight-game winning streak come to an end, while the Shorewomen improved to 7-4, 2-4 CC.
Megan Pauley notched a season-high 15 points and the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team held eighth-ranked Lebanon Valley to just 28 percent shooting en route to a 48-41 victory on Monday evening in non-conference action. The Diplomats (8-2) have now won eight straight, while the Dutchmen (10-2) fall for the second time this season.
Alexa Barbush led Franklin & Marshall in scoring for the fourth straight game with a game-high 17 points as the Diplomats took down Scranton, 65-58, in their final game of the Puerto Rico Classic on Wednesday afternoon. The Diplomats (7-2) close out the 2011 portion of their schedule on a seven-game winning streak, while the Lady Royals fall to 5-5.
Alexa Barbush netted a career-high 26 points to lead the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team to a 61-55 victory over Randolph-Macon in its opening game of the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday afternoon. The Diplomats have now won six straight and improve to 6-2, while the Yellow Jackets drop to 4-5.
Alexa Barbush scored a game-high 21 points and Kristina McCarthy tallied 16 points and nine rebounds as the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team took down Haverford, 65-59, in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon.
Alexa Barbush scored a career-high 23 points, 14 of which came in the final six minutes of play, to lead the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team to a 64-56 victory over Gettyburg in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Wednesday night. The Diplomats (4-2, 4-0 CC) have now won four straight and remain perfect in CC play, while the Bullets (2-5, 1-3 CC) fall for the second game in a row.
Four players reached double figures as the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to run past visiting McDaniel, 86-66, in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats (3-2, 3-0 CC) have now won three straight and remain unbeaten in CC play, while the Green Terror (5-2, 3-1 CC) suffer their first CC loss of the season.
Kristina McCarthy notched her second straight double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and Alexa Barbush totaled a game-high 18 points to lift the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team to a 64-52 victory over visiting Ursinus on Tuesday night at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats even their record at 2-2 (2-0 CC) with the win, while the Bears drop to 3-2 (0-1 CC).
Five players scored in double figure to lead Franklin & Marshall a 92-39 victory over Bryn Mawr in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action Tuesday evening. The Diplomats improved to 1-2, 1-0 CC while the Owls fell to 0-2, 0-1 CC.
Franklin & Marshall erased a 14-point halftime deficit, with a strong second half, but fell to Immaculata 80-73 in the consolation game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament. The Diplomats fell to 0-2 this season while the Mighty Macs improved to 1-1.
LANCASTER, Pa. -- With its 61-49 win over Ursinus Wednesday night in the first round of the Centennial Conference playoffs, Franklin & Marshall won its first ever CC playoff game. The Diplomats were o-for-7 in previous trips in the 18-year history of the conference playoffs.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall punched its ticket to the Centennial Conference playoffs with a convincing 75-35 win over Dickinson Saturday at Glenn Robinson Court at Mayser Center. The win, coupled with an Ursinus loss, clinched the No. 4 seed for the Diplomats (13-12 overall, 11-9 CC). F&M will host Ursinus Wednesday in its first CC playoff game since the 2008-09 season. Game time is tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Johns Hopkins rallied with a 24-12 scorings run, in the final seven minutes of the game, to knock off Franklin & Marshall 63-57 in a Centennial Conference game Wednesday at Mayser Center. The Blue Jays, who already wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the CC playoffs, improved to 20-4 overall, 17-3 CC while the Diplomats fell to 12-12, 10-9. The loss forces a must-win game for F&M in Saturday’s contest against Dickinson in order to make the conference playoffs.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Five players scored in double figures to lead Franklin & Marshall to an 80-66 win over Swarthmore in a Centennial Conference game Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats improved to 12-11 overall, 10-8 CC while the Garnet fell to 13-10, 9-9.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg jumped out to a 16 point halftime lead, before holding off a late Franklin & Marshall run, to come away with a 66-55 win in a Centennial Conference game Wednesday night. The Bullets avenged a Dec. 8 loss to the Diplomats and improved to 17-5 overall, 12-5 CC while F&M dropped to 11-11, 9-8.
Muhlenberg never trailed in a 71-56 win over Franklin & Marshall in a Centennial Conference game Sunday afternoon at Mayser Center. The Mules improved to 11-4 CC, 15-5 overall while the Diplomats fell to 9-7, 11-10.
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Washington set the tone with a 17-2 lead, in the first 10 minutes of the game, and cruised to a 77-54 win over Franklin & Marshall in a Centennial Conference (CC) game Monday at the Mayser Center. The Shorewomen improved to 8-10 overall, 6-7 CC while the Diplomats dropped to 11-9, 9-6.
HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall used a 16-4 scoring run in the first half, which erased a 12-point deficit, that helped lift the Diplomats to a 64-57 win over Haverford in a Centennial Conference (CC) game Saturday afternoon. F&M improved to 9-5 CC, 11-8 overall while the Fords fell to 5-9, 8-11.
Diplomats Win Fifth Straight
February 11, 2012An early first half run gave Franklin & Marshall a comfortable lead en route to a 64-47 victory over Swarthmore in Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats (17-6, 13-4 CC) extended their win streak to five games while the Garnet (8-14, 6-12 CC) dropped their fifth in a row.