(Carlisle, Pa.) – The Dickinson women's basketball team held on for another thrilling win at the Kline Center on Thursday night, turning back visiting Franklin & Marshall, 55-54.

Senior forward Dana Walsh (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) scored what would be the game-winning basket, making a strong move off an assist from classmate Bridget Borgese (Swarthmore, Pa./Notre Dame de Namur), with just 25 seconds remaining in the game. Walsh then turned away two shots in the final seconds to secure the win.

The Diplomats opened with a 6-0 run before the Red Devils settled in, taking a 12-11 lead, with just under 12 minutes to play in the first half. Sophomore Sarah Phillips (West Amwell, N.J./South Hunterdon) drained a three-pointer to put the Devils up by four.

F&M tied the game with 9:51 on the clock, and made a late run to take their biggest lead of the night, 27-19, at the two minute mark. Walsh closed out the half with a pair of free throws and a lay-up to cut the deficit to, 27-23, at the break.

The Devils pulled even early in the second half before a 9-0 run gave the Diplomats a 40-31 advantage with 14 minutes remaining in the game. Phillips knocked-down another three-pointer to cap an 11-3 run by Dickinson, putting them back in the lead, 46-45, with 5:42 left to play.

Walsh traded free throws with an Alexa Barbush field-goal, and classmate Belma Mekic (Sarajevo, Bosnia/Cedar Cliff) converted all three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt, giving the Devils a 51-47 lead with 3:58 on the clock.

F&M hit a free throw and Emily Wetz came up big with a three-pointer to knot the game at 51-51. Barbush gave the Diplomats a one point lead, hitting one-of-two free throws at the 1:19 mark. Borgese put the lead back in the hands of the Red Devils for good, burying a pair of free throws with 39 seconds remaining in regulation.

Dickinson's defense forced a five second call, taking possession after F&M was unable to inbound the ball. Borgese found Walsh under the basket, giving the Devils a 55-52 lead with 25 seconds left.

Kristina McCarthy pulled the offensive rebound on the other end but Walsh blocked her shot. During a scramble for the loose ball, the Diplomats were awarded a timeout despite a question of not having possession of the ball.

With just three seconds left, F&M went to Barbush but Walsh was there again, forcing the shot wide as she appeared to get a piece of the ball on that shot as well.

The Red Devils improve to 10-5 overall and 6-5 in the Centennial Conference. Walsh finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocked shots. Phillips tallied 12 points on four three-pointers while Borgese reached double-figures with 10 points, going 6-for-6 from the foul line.

Mekic led the Devils with a team-high nine rebounds, adding six steals and three assists on the night, to go with seven points. First-year point guard Rachel Sisco (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) chipped in with five points and three assists.

Barbush scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Diplomats as they fall to 6-10 overall and 3-8 in conference play.

The Red Devils are home again on Saturday for another key conference match-up. They face Johns Hopkins University at 2:00 pm.