THE FACTS
No. 1 Franklin & Marshall (1-0) 16, McDaniel (0-1) 5
What: Non-Conference women's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Mar. 20
Where: Westminster, Md.

THE SKINNY STORY
Franklin & Marshall, ranked No. 1 in the latest IWLCA coaches' poll, raced out to a 14-1 halftime lead en route to a 16-5 win.

THE LEADERS
• Kealey Allison (Frankford, Del./Indian River) led the Green Terror with two goals, an assist, six ground balls, four caused turnovers, and two draw controls.

FOR THE FOES
• Ally Marino led the Diplomats with four goals and two assists.
• Kate McLam had two goals and three assists.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Maisie O'Shea opened the scoring with an unassisted tally 6:27 into the game, sparking a five-goal burst in 3 minutes, 23-seconds. Sarah Delaney had two goals in the run. Two Marissa McGarrey tallies stretched the lead to 7-0 before Nancy Taylor and Ally Marino made it 9-0 with 14:16 to play in the opening half. Kealey Allison got McDaniel on the board off a Natalie Hoff (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) assist with 13:35 showing. Five different Diplomats stretched the lead to 14-1 at the break.
• Two Marino goals in a 3-minute, 42-second stretch pushed the lead to 16-1 with 17:59 remaining. Allison found the back of the net with 15:07 on the clock then hit Kendall Gracie (St. Johns, Fla./Creekside) three minutes later. Lara Jensen (West Chester, Pa./The Tatnall School and Emma Miller (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) rounded out the scoring in the final 7:40.

THE INSIDE STORY
• The contest was considered a non-conference games. The Diplomats and Green Terror will still meet in their regularly-scheduled Centennial Conference game on Apr. 10 in Lancaster.
• Emma Miller had four draw controls in her collegiate debut.
• Kendall Gracie, Natalie Hoff, and Emma Miller both registered their first collegiate points in the contest.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against Washington (Md.) on Saturday. Game time is 12 p.m.