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Saint Joseph’s Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Game SAINT JOSEPH’S HAWKS (4-11, 0-2 A-10) 16 vs. ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (4-11, 1-1 A-10) 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS January 13, 2019 • 2:00 P.m. Overall: 4-11 A-10: 0-2 H: 3-6 A: 1-5 N: 0-0 NOVEMBER EST Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. Fri. 9 TEMPLE # L, 58-52 Sun. 11 at Drexel L, 51-34 Thur. 15 at Penn # L, 65-45 Online Stream: ESPN+ (Pat McCarthy, Renie Shields) TV: None Tue. 20 NIAGARA W, 68-54 Audio: SJUHawks.com Sat. 24 RIDER ^ L, 54-56 Sun. 25 LOYOLA MARYLAND ^ W, 49-46 • Saint Joseph's caps its two-game homestand this Sunday when it hosts St. Bonaventure at 2 Thur. 29 COLUMBIA W, 68-61 OT p.m. DECEMBER Sun. 2 VILLANOVA # L, 35-47 • The Hawks hold a 40-13 edge in the all-time series against the Bonnies and have won the last Thur. 6 AUBURN L, 70-81 two meetings (series history on page three). Mon. 10 TOWSON L, 52-73 Wed. 20 at Sacred Heart W, 61-44 • Saint Joseph's is coming off a 62-49 loss on Wednesday to Saint Louis in a Jesuit Basketball Sat. 28 at Delaware L, 48-39 Spotlight matchup. Mon. 31 at Navy L, 48-49 JANUARY • Senior Alyssa Monaghan became the 27th Hawk in program history to reach the 1,000-point Sat. 5 at VCU * L, 40-59 mark for her career with a three-pointer at 5:54 of the second quarter and went on to finish Wed. 9 SAINT LOUIS * L, 49-62 Sun. 13 ST. BONAVENTURE * 2:00 p.m. with a game-high 21 points. Wed. 16 at Duquesne * 7:00 p.m. Sun. 20 LA SALLE *# (CBSSN) 4:00 p.m. • The Hawks posted a season-low six turnovers versus the Billikens Wed. 23 at Richmond * 7:00 p.m. Sun. 27 at Dayton * (ESPNU) Noon • Monaghan enters Sunday ranked 25th all-time in career points with 1,011. FEBRUARY Sun. 3 VCU * 2:00 p.m. • Saint Joseph’s is looking for its first conference win as it enters the day with a 0-2 record and Wed. 6 DAVIDSON * 7:00 p.m. is trying to avoid 0-3 mark for first time since 1983-84 when the Hawks opened conference play Sund. 10 at George Washington * Noon with a 0-4 record and finished the year at 3-5. Wed. 13 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 p.m. Sun. 17 at La Salle * 2:00 p.m. • The Hawks are currently second in the Atlantic 10, and 39th nationally, in defensive points per Wed. 20 DUQUESNE * 7:00 p.m. game allowed at 56.9. Sun. 24 at Rhode Island * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 27 at George Mason * 4:00 p.m. MARCH • Averaging 37.24 minutes per game, Monaghan currently ranks ninth in the nation in minutes Sat. 2 FORDHAM * Noon per game. Tue 5 A-10 Championship – First Round TBD Fri., 8 - Atlantic 10 Championship Sun., 10 (A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.) HAWKS’ LINEUP Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena ^ Hawk Classic PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG Notes * Atlantic 10 game F- #1 Whisper Fisher 4.1 3.7 0.6 16.1 Grabbed 4 rebounds versus Saint Louis # Big 5 game G- #2 Lula Roig 6.9 2.5 1.2 24.1 Added 7 points against Saint Louis G- #4 Kristalyn Baisden 4.5 1.5 0.9 25.3 Had 4 rebounds versus Saint Louis G- #12 Alyssa Monaghan 12.3 4.0 3.6 37.3 Scored a game-high 21 points versus Saint Louis Contact: Jack Jumper ([email protected]) F- #33 Katie Mayock 7.3 5.9 0.9 24.1 Finished with 4 points versus Saint Louis O: 610-660-3389 | C: 610-636-3701 Press Row (Hagan Arena): 610-660-2599 OFF THE BENCH F- #0 Ashlyn Wert 2.3 1.7 0.0 4.7 Added 4 points against Saint Louis G- #3 Nailah Delinois 2.4 2.4 0.6 15.0 Had 3 rebounds versus Saint Louis F- #5 Elizabeth Marsicano 1.4 0.8 0.2 6.5 Scored 3 points against Saint Louis FOLLOW THE HAWKS G- #11 Avery Marz 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 Scored 2 points at VCU G- #13 Mary Sheehan 2.4 1.9 0.3 14.7 Tallied 5 points against Saint Louis Twitter @SJUHawks_WBB G- #14 Katie Jekot 6.0 3.5 1.9 25.1 Had 5 points versus Saint Louis G - #20 Rachel Gartner 4.0 3.3 0.3 17.3 Out - Knee Instagram @SJUHawks_WBB G- #22 Devyne Newman 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.8 Scored first 2 collegiate points at VCU Facebook SJUHawksWBB F- #35 Michala Clay 4.1 3.4 1.8 19.9 Added an assist and steal at VCU SJUHawks.comSJUHawks.com •• #THWND 2017-182018-19 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL • 2 ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NO. NAME CL POS HT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/LAST COLLEGE 0 Ashlyn Wert Gr. F 6-5 Lancaster, Pa. JP McCaskey/Chattanooga (Kristalyn) BAISDEN . .BAYS-den 1 Whisper Fisher Sr. F 6-2 Owings Mills, Md. Owings Mills/Loyola Chicago 2 Lula Roig So. G 5-9 Barcelona, Spain IES Costa I Llobera NAILAH DELINOIS . .NY-luh del-in-WAHH 3 Nailah Delinois Jr. G 5-9 Sunrise, Fla. Northeast 4 Kristalyn Baisden Sr. G 5-10 East Hartford, Conn. Berkshire School (Mass.) (Katie) JEKOT . .JAY-kot 5 Elizabeth Marsicano Fr. F 6-1 Manasquan, N.J. St. Rose 11 Avery Marz Gr. G 5-7 Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson West Lawn (Alyssa) MONAGHAN . .mon-UH-han 12 Alyssa Monaghan Sr. G 5-5 Drexel Hill, Pa. Bonner-Prendergast 13 Mary Sheehan So. G 5-10 Drexel Hill, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara LULA ROIG . .LOU-luh ROY-j 14 Katie Jekot R-Fr. G 5-9 Enola, Pa. Cumberland Valley 20 Rachel Gartner Gr. G 5-7 Danbury, Conn. Danbury/Boston College (Sarah) VEILLEUX . .vuh-LOU 30 Sarah Veilleux Gr. G/F 6-0 Hebron, Conn. RHAM 33 Katie Mayock Fr. F 6-2 Berwyn, Pa. Conestoga 35 Michala Clay Sr. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. Roland Park Country School Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91) – 18th Season Associate Head Coach: Susan Lavin (Saint Joseph’s ‘02) – 16th Season Assistant Coaches: John Hampton (Mansfield ‘08) – 4th Season, Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph’s ‘12) – 4th Season Overall, 1st as Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations: Christina Foggie (Vanderbilt ‘14) - 3rd Season Video Coordinator: Jamie O’Hare (Lafayette ‘16) – 2nd Season Athletic Trainer: Neil Hoffman Captain: Avery Marz, Alyssa Monaghan Champions - 1997, 1999, 2013 QUICK FACTS THE HAWK One of the most famous mascots in college Location ......................................................Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 sports, the Saint Joseph’s Hawk is in its 63rd year Founded ....................................................................................1851 in 2018-19. Enrollment The Hawk is best known for staying in constant ..........................................4,904 (full-time undergrads) motion by flapping its wings throughout every bas- Denomination ............................................Roman Catholic (Jesuit) ketball game and representing the Saint Joseph’s Nickname................................................................................Hawks motto, “The Hawk Will Never Die”. Colors....................................................................Crimson and Gray The idea for the Hawk as a mascot was originat- Athletic Affiliation....................................................NCAA Division I ed by Jim Brennan during the 1954-55 season. Brennan, an ex-Marine and SJU cheerleader, at first Conference ......................................................................Atlantic 10 wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched Home Arena (Capacity) ............Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena (4,200) to the costume idea. The student government President ..........................................................Mark C. Reed, Ed. D. raised the 120 dollars needed to buy the initial cos- Director of Athletics ..............................................Jill Bodensteiner tume, which Brennan donned for three years. He made his debut as the Hawk on 2017-18 Regular Season Record..............................................19-15 January 4, 1956, a 69-56 win over La Salle at the Palestra. The Hawk has not missed a men’s basketball game since that first season. 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Conference Record (Place) ..........10-6 (T-5th) In addition to the constant flapping, the Hawk is also recognized by its “flying” in 2017-18 Philadelphia Big 5 Record (Place) ....................1-3 (T-4th) figure eights around the court during timeouts. The constant motion, coupled with Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................................10/5 the scrappy play of the University’s athletic teams, helped to spawn the school’s Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................2/3 familiar slogan “The Hawk Will Never Die!” A few years ago, ESPN used a “flap-o- Captains............................................Avery Marz, Alyssa Monaghan meter” on the national telecast of a Saint Joseph’s game to estimate that the Hawk flaps its wings 3,500 times during a regulation game. Head Coach (alma mater)............Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) Sophie Smyczekl is the 18th student to serve as the Hawk mascot for the Overall Record/Years......................................361-272/21st season women’s team and in her first season. She is is an interdisciplinary health servic- Record at Saint Joseph’s/Years......................313-239/18th season es, and film and theatre double major from Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Associate Head Coach ...................................................................... ..........................Susan Lavin (Saint Joseph’s ‘02, ‘07) - 16th season SAINT JOSEPH’S Assistant Coaches........John Hampton (Mansfield ‘08) - 4th season Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph’s ‘14) - 4th season The corporate title of “Saint” Joseph’s University, which has been in Director of Basketball Operations ..........................Christina Foggie place since Saint Joseph’s was granted university status by the Video Coordinator ......................................................Jamie O’Hare Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1979, is the public title of the insti- Administrative Assistant ......................................Kathy MacDonald tution for all aspects of its operations.