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LANCASTER, PA – The Franklin & Marshall College women's lacrosse team moved to #8 in the April 24 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Poll. Ranked #10 in the preseason poll, #12 on March 13, #10 on March 20, #8 on March 27, #9 on April 3, #5 on April 10 and #6 on April 17, the Diplomats finished the regular season 12-3, 8-1 in the Centennial Conference to clinch the #2 seed for the upcoming Centennial Conference playoffs on April 29-30 at Gettysburg College. On Saturday, the Diplomats will take on #3 seed Dickinson College 45 minutes following the conclusion of the other semifinal between #1 seed Gettysburg College and either #5 seed Swarthmore College or #4 seed Ursinus College. The winners of the semifinals will clash at 1:00 p.m. at Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference championship game with a berth in the NCAA playoffs on the line. Franklin & Marshall is one of three Centennial Conference schools ranked in the poll as Gettysburg (#1) and Dickinson College (#13) are also among the top 20 teams. One of the most successful Division III women’s lacrosse programs in the nation, Franklin & Marshall has captured six conference titles as the Diplomats have competed in 14 national championship tournaments and recorded a mark of 292-148-3 in 30 yards of competition. 2006 IWLCA Division III Women's Lacrosse Poll (April 24)
1. Gettysburg
2. Middlebury
3. Salisbury
4. TCNJ
5. Cortland
6. Amherst
7. Colby
8. F&M
9. Bowdoin
10. Washington & Lee
11. Tufts
12. Rowan
13. Mary Washington
13. Dickinson
15. Williams
16. Nazareth
17. St. Mary’s (MD)
18. Skidmore
19. Union
20. William Smith
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