Meadville finished the game with a team total 26 fouls. Three players — all starters fouled out. Waid was the first one to foul out with 3:53 left to go in the third quarter. She picked up her third foul with 3:25 to play in the first half on a charge that led to a technical foul being called on Jones. Her fourth foul came with 2:42 to play in the half.

Mottillo and Gerhart fouled out in the fourth quarter.

Franklin shot a total of 41 free throws in the contest.

“I’m not going to let my kids get beat up,” Jones said. “I’m standing up for them. It got ridiculous … I don’t ever say anything bad about the referees. You get what you get when you’re on the road. But it got to the point where it was a laughing matter.

“What’s going to end up happening is someone is going to get hurt.”

Franklin and Meadville, longtime rivals, were playing each other for the first time since the 2005-06 season when the Bulldogs went 0-3.

Meadville’s last win over the Knights was in 2003 when the Bulldogs won 46-40 to complete the season sweep.

“It’s good for the conference,” Wetjen said. “It’s two good teams who have had a pretty good rivalry over the years.”

Saddie Gravatt had a huge night for the Knights with a game-high 25 points. Freshman Natalie Hager, fresh off a 26-point performance in the win over Mercyhurst Prep, chipped in with 17 points.

Feidler finished the night with a double-double for the Bulldogs, adding 12 rebounds to her 15 points.