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LANCASTER, PA – The Franklin & Marshall College women's lacrosse team is ranked #5 in the May 1 Laxpower.com Computer Rankings. Ranked #7 in the March 27 and April 3 polls, #6 in the April 10 and 17 polls and #8 last week, the Diplomats earned the #2 seed for the Centennial Conference playoffs. In the playoffs, F&M knocked off third-seed and #13 ranked Dickinson College 15-12 in the semifinals before falling to first-seed and #1 ranked Gettysburg College 8-6 in the title game. Franklin & Marshall (13-4, 8-1 Centennial Conference) is awaiting word from the National Collegiate Athletic Association regarding a possible at-large bid to the NCAA’s national championship playoffs. The announcement will be made on Sunday, May 7 between 9 and 10 p.m. on College Sports Television. 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 294-148-3 in 30 years of competition. The complete Laxpower.com Computer Rankings are available online at www.laxpower.com
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