CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson Volleyball Team suffered a setback on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall in three sets in the final home match of the 2026 season.
First Set
- The Diplomats jumped out to an early 8-1 lead, getting 3 kills from Claire Kelly in that stretch. The only Red Devil point of this run came on a Caroline Cusson and Brenna Williams block.
- The Red and White cut the lead down to 9-8, getting kills from Norah Oppenheim and Kylie Schner along with a block from Emery Fishbach and an ace by Oppenheim.
- The visitors immediately stretched their lead back to six with a 6-1 run featuring three kills by Avery Grantham.
- Three straight points by the Devils, including kills by Fishbach and Schner, put the F&M lead at 23-21, but the Diplomats scored the next two to close out the set in their favor, 25-21.
Second Set
- The Diplomats scored the first three points of the set, and the Devils responded with three straight of their own in the form of a block by Cusson, a kill from Mallie Thomas, and then a block by Thomas and Cusson.
- With the set tied at 10, Franklin & Marshall rattled off 5 straight points, capped off by a Mia Mascherino ace.
- After the Devils got two points back, the visitors went on another 5-0 run which featured three straight aces from Maile Sugamara.
- With the Diplomats at set point, a Kelly kill gave the visitors the second set by the score of 25-15.
Third Set
- The Diplomats scored 7 of the first 10 points, capped off by a Melissa Benkowitz kill.
- The Devils came back to tie the set at 8 by scoring 5 of the next 6 points, getting kills from Jessica Currie, Thomas, and Schner, and an ace from Thomas.
- The visitors responded with another run of their own, taking 10 of 13 points following the tie.
- While the Devils got as close as 19-14, the Diplomats extended their lead out to 9 at 23-14 following a Grantham kill.
- A kill and an ace from Thomas brought the deficit down to 7 for the hosts, but a Mascherino kill set up match point, and a Kelly block closed the set and match in F&M's favor, 25-16 and 3 sets to none.
Dickinson Leaders
- Kills: Thomas (7), Schner (6), 2 tied (3)
- Â Digs: Thomas (11), Avery Butcher (7), 2 tied (4)
- Assists: Lora Flynn (11), Williams (9), Butcher (3)
Opponent Leaders
- Kills: Benkowitz (8), Grantham (8), Kelly (8)
- Digs: Abby Silinski (9), Melody Butzer (7), Chloe Wiedman (6)
- Assists: Butzer (15), Carly Campbell (14), Sugamura (1)
Up Next
Dickinson (15-9, 4-4 Centennial) will travel to Westminster, Maryland on Wednesday night to face the Green Terror of McDaniel at the Gill Center. First serve is scheduled for 7 PM.
