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Saint Joseph’s Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Game SAINT JOSEPH’S HAWKS (6-15, 2-6 A-10) 22 vs. DAVIDSON WILDCATS (13-8, 7-1 A-10) 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS February 6, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. Overall: 6-15 A-10: 2-6 H: 5-7 A: 1-8 N: 0-0 NOVEMBER EST Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. Fri. 9 TEMPLE # L, 58-52 Sun. 11 at Drexel L, 51-34 Joe Greenwich Thur. 15 at Penn # L, 65-45 Stream: ESPN+ ( , Renie Shields) 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 Wednesday as the Hawks host Davidson at Thur. 29 COLUMBIA W, 68-61 OT 7 p.m. DECEMBER Sun. 2 VILLANOVA # L, 35-47 • Wednesday marks just the sixth meeting between the Hawks and Wildcats. Thur. 6 AUBURN L, 70-81 Mon. 10 TOWSON L, 52-73 • Saint Joseph’s holds a 5-0 lead in the all-time series and are 2-0 at home versus Davidson (full Wed. 20 at Sacred Heart W, 61-44 series recap on page three). Sat. 28 at Delaware L, 48-39 Mon. 31 at Navy L, 48-49 • Saint Joseph’s is looking to snap a three-game losing skid after losses to Richmond, Dayton JANUARY and VCU. Sat. 5 at VCU * L, 40-59 Wed. 9 SAINT LOUIS * L, 49-62 Sun. 13 ST. BONAVENTURE * W, 66-41 • The Hawks are coming off a 65-47 loss to the Rams on Sunday. Wed. 16 at Duquesne * L, 81-73 Sun. 20 LA SALLE *# (CBSSN) W, 60-57 • Redshirt freshman Katie Jekot led SJU in scoring for the second-straight game with a team- Wed. 23 at Richmond * L, 45-46 high 15 points versus VCU. Sun. 27 at Dayton * (ESPNU) L, 72-65 OT FEBRUARY • Over the past two games, Jekot is averaging 19.5 points per game. Sun. 3 VCU * L, 47-65 Wed. 6 DAVIDSON * 7:00 p.m. • Senior guard Alyssa Monaghan returned to the lineup Sunday versus VCU after missing the Sund. 10 at George Washington * Noon previous game with a stomach illness. Monaghan finished with 11 points and tied for the team- Wed. 13 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 p.m. lead in assists (four) against the Rams. Sun. 17 at La Salle * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 20 DUQUESNE * 7:00 p.m. • Shooting 39.3 percent from behind the arc (44-112), Monaghan enters Wednesday as the Sun. 24 at Rhode Island * 2:00 p.m. Atlantic 10 leader in three point percentage. Wed. 27 at George Mason * 4:00 p.m. MARCH Sat. 2 FORDHAM * Noon • Saint Joseph’s three-point shooting has excelled in A-10 play as it currently ranks second at . Tue 5 A-10 Championship – First Round TBD 35.6 percent, but rank 11th for the full season at 29.6 percent 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 4.0 4.3 0.6 17.9 Had 2 points and 2 boards versus VCU # Big 5 game G- #3 Nailah Delinois 2.4 2.9 0.7 17.0 Grabbed 4 rebounds against VCU G- #4 Kristalyn Baisden 7.1 1.5 1.3 27.2 Scored 5 points versus VCU G- #12 Alyssa Monaghan 13.9 4.3 3.6 37.4 Returned to lineup and had 11 points against VCU Contact: Jack Jumper ([email protected]) G- #14 Katie Jekot 7.3 3.1 1.6 25.1 Led SJU with 15 points versus VCU 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 Doubtful - Ankle G- #2 Lula Roig 6.6 2.8 1.8 23.2 Had 8 points and 4 assists against VCU F- #5 Elizabeth Marsicano 1.2 0.8 0.1 17.0 Played a minute at Dayton FOLLOW THE HAWKS G- #11 Avery Marz 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 Added a rebound against St. Bonaventure G- #13 Mary Sheehan 2.4 2.0 0.3 15.3 Scored 2 points against VCU Twitter @SJUHawks_WBB G - #20 Rachel Gartner 4.0 3.3 0.3 17.3 Out - Knee G- #22 Devyne Newman 0.6 0.1 0.0 2.1 Played 2 minutes versus VCU Instagram @SJUHawks_WBB F- #33 Katie Mayock 6.3 5.5 0.9 23.0 Added 4 points and 6 rebounds against VCU Facebook SJUHawksWBB F- #35 Michala Clay 4.0 2.8 1.6 17.9 Played 3 minutes at Dayton 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-oy 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 22 Devyne Newman Fr. G 5-8 Herndon, Va. Herndon 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 QUICKFACTS 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......................................363-276/21st season women’s team and in her first season. She is is an interdisciplinary health servic- Record at Saint Joseph’s/Years......................315-243/18th 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.