Contact: Jack Jumper • Cell P hone : 610-660-3389 • Email: [email protected] 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 2-4; Atlantic 10: 0-0; Big 0-1 SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY HAWKS (2-4, 1-1 Big 5) NOVEMBER Fri. 11 TEMPLE L, 70-86 vs. Sun. 13 BUCKNELL L, 61-64 Wed. 16 at Iona L, 57-58 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (2-4, 1-0 BIG 5) Tue. 22 at Penn W, 57-53 Game #7 • December 3, 2016 • 4:00 P.M. Fri. 25 vs. BYU ^ L, 56-71 Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. 26 at New Mexico W, 79-67 DECEMBER Sat. 3 VILLANOVA 4:00 p.m. GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Fri. 9 at Central Michigan 7:00 p.m. Arena Hagan Arena (4,200) Tue. 13 NJIT 7:00 p.m. Stream A-10 Network - Steve Wanczyk, Renie Shields Sun. 18 at Drexel 2:00 p.m. Series Records Saint Joseph’s Leads 27-15 Thur. 22 HOFSTRA 5:00 p.m. Next Game Friday, December 9 at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Wed. 28 JAMES MADISON 7:00 p.m. Sat. 31 at Richmond 3:00 p.m. JANUARY GAME STORIES . Wed. 4 at George Washington 7:00 p.m. • Saint Joseph’s returns home Saturday to host Big 5 rival Villanova at 4 p.m. Sat. 7 MASSACHUSETTS 2:00 p.m. • The Hawks are coming off a four-game road swing in which they went 2-2, including a Wed. 11 VCU 11:30 a.m. 79-67 win at New Mexico in their previous game. Sat. 14 at La Salle 1:00 p.m. Wed. 18 FORDHAM 7:00 p.m. • 11 Hawks earned playing time versus New Mexico, the most that have played in a sin - Sat. 21 at Dayton 3:00 p.m. gle game this season. Wed. 25 at Rhode Island 11:00 a.m. Sun. 29 ST. BONAVENTURE 3:00 p.m. • Junior Chelsea Woods led five Hawks in double figures, scoring a career-best 24 points FEBRUARY in the win over the Lobos. Wed. 1 DUQUESNE 7:00 p.m. • Woods was named to the All-Tournament Team at the UNM Thanksgiving Tournament Sun. 5 at Saint Louis 4:00 p.m. Thur. 9 at Fordham 7:00 p.m. and was selected Co-Big 5 Player of the Week. Sun. 12 LA SALLE 2:00 p.m. • Sophomore Sarah Veilleux scored a career-high 17 points versus New Mexico. Wed. 15 at VCU 6:00 p.m. • Last Saturday marked the Sat. 18 DAVIDSON 2:00 p.m. Tue. 21 GEORGE MASON 7:00 p.m. • Saturday’s matchup with Villanova is the 43rd meeting between the city rivals. Saint Sat. 25 or A-10 Championship - 1st Round TBD Joseph’s holds a 27-15 edge in the series, but the Wildcats won last year’s matchup, Sun. 26 (Campus Sites) 55-49 (boxscore on page two). MARCH Fr.-Sn. 3-5 Atlantic 10 Championship + • The Hawks enter Saturday with a 1-1 record in the Big 5 this season. SJU fell to Tem - ple, 86-70, in the season opener, but topped Penn, 57-53, on November 22 at the Home games in BOLD CAPS at Hagan Arena Palestra. ^ - UNM Thanksgiving Tournament (Albuquerque, N.M.) • SJU is 108-40 all-time in Big 5 games and has won 17 titles, the most recent coming + - Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Va.) in 2014-15. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 12 G Alyssa Monaghan So. 5-5 9.7 2.2 2.8 33.0 Had 10 points and 5 assists versus New Mexico 31 G Jaryn Garner Sr. 5-7 6.5 1.7 2.2 20.8 Posted 3 points at New Mexico 30 G/F Sarah Veilleux So. 6-0 9.0 4.7 1.5 28.7 Scored a career-best 17 points versus New Mexico 32 G/F Chelsea Woods Jr. 6-0 13.8 6.2 3.2 24.7 Named to the UNM All-Tournament Team 33 F Adashia Franklyn Jr. 6-1 11.7 7.2 0.8 29.7 Finished with 15 points and 8 boards versus New Mexico THE BENCH 1 G/F Katie Armstrong Fr. 6-2 0.0 1.5 0.0 5.5 Had 2 rebounds versus New Mexico 2GMackenzie Rule Sr. 5-6 2.3 1.5 2.2 16.8 Finished with 4 assists at New Mexico 3GNailah Delinois Fr. 5-9 15.5 --- --- --- Led Northeast to the 2015 Class 6A State title game 4GKristalyn Baisden So. 5-10 1.6 0.8 1.2 19.6 Probably - Sat out New Mexico game with foot injury 11 G Avery Marz R-So. 5-7 -- -- -- -- Sat out 2015-16 due to medical reasons 20 G Jazmin Horne Sr. 5-7 0.0 0.3 0.0 5.0 Blocked a shot at New Mexico 23 F Whisper Fisher ^ So. 6-2 0.5 0.8 0.1 4.1 Comes to SJU after spending 2015-16 at Loyola Chicago 34 F Amanda Fioravanti Sr. 6-1 8.3 4.2 0.8 20.3 Tallied 10 points and had 6 rebounds at new Mexico 35 F Michala Clay So. 6-0 1.0 1.5 0.3 6.5 Grabbed a rebound at New Mexico 40 F Candace Belvedere Jr. 6-2 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 Added a rebound against New Mexico ^ - Sitting out 2016-17 per NCAA transfer rules 2016-17 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S’ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School Kristalyn BAISDEN . .BAYS-den 1 Katie Armstrong Fr. G/F 6-2 Collegeville, Pa. Perkiomen Valley Candace BELVEDERE .BELL-vuh-deer 2 Mackenzie Rule Sr. G 5-6 West Chester, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara NAILAH DELINOIS . 3 Nailah Delinois Fr. G 5-9 Sunrise, Fla. Northeast . .NY-luh del-in-WAHH 4 Kristalyn Baisden So. G 5-10 East Hartford, Conn. Berkshire School (Mass.) 11 Avery Marz R-So. G 5-7 Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson West Lawn Amanda FIORAVANTI . 12 Alyssa Monaghan So. G 5-5 Drexel Hill, Pa. Bonner-Prendergast . .fee-OR-uh-vahn-tee 20 Jazmin Horne Sr. G 5-7 Seattle, Wash. Franklin/Eastern Arizona College ADASHIA Franklyn . .uh-DAY-zhuh 23 Whisper Fisher So. F 6-2 Owings Mills, Md. Owings Mills/Loyola Chicago JARYN Garner . .JER-in 30 Sarah Veilleux So. G/F 6-0 Hebron, Conn. RHAM Jasmin HORNE . .horn 31 Jaryn Garner Sr. G 5-7 Sewell, N.J. Germantown Academy (Pa.)/Virginia 32 Chelsea Woods Jr. G/F 6-0 Philadelphia, Pa. Freire Charter Alyssa MONAGHAN . .mon-UH-han 33 Adashia Franklyn Jr. F 6-1 West Chester, Pa. West Chester Bayard Rustin Sarah VEILLEUX . .vuh-LOU 34 Amanda Fioravanti Sr. F 6-1 Frederick, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel/Virginia 35 Michala Clay So. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. Roland Park Country School 40 Candace Belvedere Jr. F 6-2 Merrick, N.Y. Kellenberg Memorial Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) - 16th year Associate Head Coach: Susan Moran (Saint Joseph’s ‘02) - 14th year Assistant Coaches: Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph’s ‘04) - 10th year, John Hampton (Mansfield ’08) - 2nd Season Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph’s ’12) - 2nd Season Graduate Assistant: Christina Foggie (Vanderbilt ’14) - 2nd Season SERIES HISTORY PREVIOUS 10 GAMES VS. VILLANOVA Saint Joseph’s vs. Villanova Date Score Site Date Score Site 11/24/15 L, 49-55 Away 12/4/08 W, 66-57 3OT Home* All-Time Series: SJU leads 27-15 12/7/14 W, 58-54 Home 12/5/07 L, 47-71 Away Last Meeting: 11/24/15, VU, 55-49 12/7/13 W, 63-60 Away 1/3/07 W, 56-48 Home 12/8/12 L, 51-55 Home Last SJU Win: 12/7/14, 58-54 12/10/11 L, 46-52 Away * - Gallagher Center (Philadelphia U.) Last VU Win: 11/24/15, 55-49 12/12/10 W, 46-43 Home Full year-by-year results on page Current SJU Streak: L-1 12/9/09 L, 42-56 Away 91 of the SJU Media Guide. LAST BOXSCORE STATISTICAL COMPARISON November 24, 2015 • The Pavilion Saint Joseph’s Villanova Villanova - 55, Saint Joseph’s - 49 Overall Record 2-4 2-4 Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Home Record 0-2 1-1 Away Record 2-1 0-0 Neutral Record 0-1 1-3 Points Per Game 63.3 65.3 Opponent Points Per Game 66.5 72.3 Scoring Differential -3.2 -7.0 Field Goal Percentage .388 .380 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .406 .453 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Per Game 3.8 6.8 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 319 .279 Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .341 .500 Free Throws Made Per Game 13.8 14.8 Free Throw Percentage .722 .754 Rebounds Per Game 34.3 30.3 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 36.8 40.7 Rebounding Differential -2.5 -10.4 Assists Per Game 14.7 11.5 Turnovers Per Game 12.7 9.5 Opponent Turnovers Per Game 15.2 12.5 Turnover Margin +2.5 +3.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 1.2 Steals Per Game 7.5 5.8 Blocks Per Game 3.3 2.8 2016-17 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 3 HAWK HILL ADVANTAGE MAKING MOST OF STARTS Saint Joseph’s has always had a reputation of playing well at home.