(Lancaster, Pa.) – The Dickinson field hockey team suffered a 3-1 setback to #6-ranked Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats struck twice in the first half en route to their 15^th win of the season, and ninth straight win in the Centennial Conference.

Juliet Dalton put the Diplomats on the board, just 3:17 into the contest. She finished the first of two, Maria Guarisco assists, redirecting a shot into the cage. Guarisco recorded her second in the 10^th minute, ripping a shot that was deflected off the stick of Lauren Eastman.

F&M struck again, in the 56^th minute as Tamara Mills tallied her first goal of the season, assisted by Tess Reinhold.

Junior Ali Becker (Spring House, Pa./Germantown Academy) spoiled the shutout, blasting a shot into the cage from the top left of the circle.

The match was relatively even, statistically. F&M held a 13-9 advantage in shots while the Devils had an 11-8 edge in penalty corners.

Avery Koop made four saves for F&M. Senior Katy Schlechtweg (Mount Laurel, N.J./Moorestown Friends) stopped five shots on the day for the Devils.

The Diplomats improve to 15-1 overall and 9-0 in the Centennial Conference. The Red Devils slip to 12-4 and 7-2 in the CC. Dickinson travels to Gettysburg next Saturday for the regular season finale. Start time is slated for 1:00 pm.