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19th-Ranked Diplomats Down Devils
| (Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson College men's basketball team suffered a 71-49 setback to #19-ranked Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday night. | |
The Devils played well early, keeping the Diplomats in check through the midway point of the first half. The Devils trailed just 13-11, with 11:08 to play in the half.
The Devils were down by just eight at the 6:53 mark before an 11-5 run gave F&M a 41-23 advantage at halftime.
The Diplomats built on the lead in the second half but the Devils continued to battle the entire game.
First-year Chris Barsanti (Hummelstown, Pa./Tilton School) led the Devils with 17 points, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the floor.
Matt Dolan (Chalfont, Pa./St. Joe's Regional) pulled down six rebounds and blocked a pair of shots while Doug Jakiela (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) chipped in with six points and four rebounds.Trevor Kenny (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) added five rebounds as well.
Georgio Milligan (Spring Valley, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep) andSteve Tolliver (Wyncote, Pa./Cheltenham) each scored 14 points to lead F&M (13-3, 7-2).
The Red Devils (0-14, 0-9) travel to Ursinus on Saturday for a 4:00 tip-off in Collegeville.
