Saint Joseph’s Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Game SAINT JOSEPH’S HAWKS (3-7) 11 at SACRED HEART PIONEERS (4-5) 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS December 20, 2018 • 11:00 a.m. Overall: 3-7 A-10: 0-0 H: 3-5 A: 0-2 N: 0-0 NOVEMBER EST Pitt Center • Fairfield, Conn. Fri. 9 TEMPLE # L, 58-52 Sun. 11 at Drexel L, 51-34 Thur. 15 at Penn # L, 65-45 Online Stream: NEC Frontrow TV: None Tue. 20 NIAGARA W, 68-54 Audio: SJUHawks.com (Jack Jumper, Ben Steenrod) Sat. 24 RIDER ^ L, 54-56 Sun. 25 LOYOLA MARYLAND ^ W, 49-46 • Saint Joseph’s looks to snap a three-game losing streak this Thursday as the Hawks travel to Thur. 29 COLUMBIA W, 68-61 OT Sacred Heart. DECEMBER Sun. 2 VILLANOVA # L, 35-47 • Thursday’s contest is set for 11 a.m. as part of the Pioneers’ kids day promotion. Thur. 6 AUBURN L, 70-81 Mon. 10 TOWSON L, 73-52 • The Hawks will compete outside of Philadelphia for the first time this season come Thursday. Wed. 20 at Sacred Heart 11:00 a.m. Despite playing a pair of road games already, SJU has remained local as it has traveled a com- Sat. 28 at Delaware 7:00 p.m. bined 19.2 miles for its two road games at Drexel and Penn. Mon. 31 at Navy 6:00 p.m. JANUARY • Saint Joseph’s wrapped up its seven-game home stand on December 10 with a 73-52 loss to Sat. 5 at VCU * 1:00 p.m. Towson. The Hawks, who last played seven straight at home during the 2015-16 season with, Wed. 9 SAINT LOUIS * 11:30 a.m. Sun. 13 ST. BONAVENTURE * 2:00 p.m. went 3-4 during their recent stretch. Wed. 16 at Duquesne * 7:00 p.m. Sun. 20 LA SALLE *# (CBSSN) 4:00 p.m. • Sophomore Lula Roig finished with a career-high 16 points versus Towson, going 6-10 from Wed. 23 at Richmond * 7:00 p.m. the floor and 4-7 from the foul line. Sun. 27 at Dayton * (ESPNU) Noon FEBRUARY • Graduate student Ashlyn Wert made her SJU debut against the Tigers, grabbing a pair of Sun. 3 VCU * 2:00 p.m. rebounds and adding a point. Wed. 6 DAVIDSON * 7:00 p.m. Sund. 10 at George Washington * Noon • Freshman Katie Mayock is currently averaging 1.1 blocks per game and is on pace to reach Wed. 13 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 p.m. SJU’s top-10 for single-season rejections. Sun. 17 at La Salle * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 20 DUQUESNE * 7:00 p.m. • Thursday’s matchup with Pioneers is the third meeting in the series with SJU holding a 2-0 Sun. 24 at Rhode Island * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 27 at George Mason * 4:00 p.m. edge entering the game. (Full series history on page three) MARCH Sat. 2 FORDHAM * Noon • SJU is on pace for 612 three-point attempts this season. The Hawks’ program record is 511 Tue 5 A-10 Championship – First Round TBD set by the 1997-98 team. (21.89 attempts per game) Fri., 8 - Atlantic 10 Championship Sun., 10 (A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.) HAWKS’ LINEUP Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena 2017-18 Stats ^ Hawk Classic PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG Notes * Atlantic 10 game G- #4 Kristalyn Baisden 5.8 1.6 1.3 25.5 Scored 2 points versus Towson # Big 5 game G- #12 Alyssa Monaghan 13.1 3.6 3.9 37.1 Had 14 points and 3 assists against Towson G- #14 Katie Jekot 6.9 4.2 1.6 27.4 Tallied 5 points versus Towson F- #33 Katie Mayock 8.0 5.9 1.2 25.5 Grabbed 7 boards and had 4 points against Towson Contact: Jack Jumper ([email protected]) F- #35 Michala Clay 4.5 4.1 1.8 20.9 Scored 8 points versus Towson O: 610-660-3389 | C: 610-636-3701 Press Row (Hagan Arena): 610-660-2599 OFF THE BENCH F- #0 Ashlyn Wert 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 Scored 1 point in SJU debut versus Towson F- #1 Whisper Fisher 3.3 2.4 0.4 12.9 Had 1 points and 2 rebounds against Towson G- #2 Lula Roig 6.0 2.1 1.4 17.9 Posted a career-best 16 points against Towson FOLLOW THE HAWKS G- #3 Nailah Delinois 2.5 2.4 0.7 16.2 Grabbed 3 rebounds versus Towson F- #5 Elizabeth Marsicano 1.6 1.0 0.3 8.3 Scored 1 point against Towson Twitter @SJUHawks_WBB G- #11 Avery Marz 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 Questionable - Sat out last 3 games G- #13 Mary Sheehan 2.1 1.9 0.3 14.5 Had 2 rebounds against Towson Instagram @SJUHawks_WBB G - #20 Rachel Gartner 4.0 3.3 0.3 17.3 Out - Knee Facebook SJUHawksWBB G- #22 Devyne Newman 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 Played 1 minute against Towson 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 Location ......................................................Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 in 2018-19. Founded ....................................................................................1851 The Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every bas- Enrollment ..........................................4,904 (full-time undergrads) ketball game and representing the Saint Joseph’s Denomination ............................................Roman Catholic (Jesuit) motto, “The Hawk Will Never Die”. Nickname................................................................................Hawks The idea for the Hawk as a mascot was originat- Colors....................................................................Crimson and Gray ed by Jim Brennan during the 1954-55 season. Athletic Affiliation....................................................NCAA Division I Brennan, an ex-Marine and SJU cheerleader, at first Conference ......................................................................Atlantic 10 wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government Home Arena (Capacity) ............Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena (4,200) raised the 120 dollars needed to buy the initial cos- President ..........................................................Mark C. Reed, Ed. D. tume, which Brennan donned for three years. He made his debut as the Hawk on Director of Athletics ..............................................Jill Bodensteiner January 4, 1956, a 69-56 win over La Salle at the Palestra. The Hawk has not missed 2017-18 Regular Season Record..............................................19-15 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 the scrappy play of the University’s athletic teams, helped to spawn the school’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................................10/5 familiar slogan “The Hawk Will Never Die!” A few years ago, ESPN used a “flap-o- Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................2/3 meter” on the national telecast of a Saint Joseph’s game to estimate that the Hawk Captains............................................Avery Marz, Alyssa Monaghan 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......................................360-268/21st season women’s team and in her first season. She is is an interdisciplinary health servic- Record at Saint Joseph’s/Years......................312-235/18th 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.