STEUBENVILLE, OH - The Lady Barons are coming into this game being winners of their last two games. The Lady Barons have averaged 70 point per game over their last two games. The Lions are coming into this game after a tough loss to Pitt.-Greensburg on Wednesday night.
The Basics
Date: Saturday February 1st @ 4:00 p.m.
Records: Franciscan (7-11 - 5-8 AMCC) vs. Penn St. Behrend (11-7 -8-5 AMCC)
Location: Kuzma Court - Steubenville, OH
Live Video Link: https://boxcast.tv/view/wbball-vs-psb-470801
Live Stats Link: https://franciscanathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
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All-Time Series Against Penn St. Behrend
- Franciscan is 3-20 all-time against Penn St. Behrend with the Lions winning the last two matchups.
- Earlier this season the Lions came out on top 70-56. Alanna Dibble scored a game high 20 points to lead the Lions, and Caitlin Carnuche and Ashley Seamon added 14 and 10 points in the victory. Estelle Leon led the Lady Barons with 15 points, off the bench. The Lady Barons had a strong 3rd quarter to cut it to a three point game, but the Lions took over in the fourth quarter. Franciscan struggled from deep, as they shot 18.2% on three point field goals.
- Franciscan's last win came last season, as the Lady Barons won 67-57. Abby Baierl led a scorers with 17 points, while Angela Starre added a double double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Scouting Franciscan
- Over the two game winning streak, Abby Baierl has averaged 17.5 ppg, as she has found her shooting touch. She has made seven threes in the two game stretch. The same amount she made in the seven games prior to this run.
- Estelle Leon recorded her sixth double double on Wednesday night in a big way, as she scored 18 points and pulled down 18 rebounds. She also added seven assists. Leon leads the AMCC at 11.1 rpg.
- Franciscan's defense has been stifling this season as they allow 59.1 ppg the second least in the AMCC, and their opponents shot 26.6% from three, giving them the best three point field goa percentage defense in the AMCC.
Scouting Penn St. Behrend
- Caitlin Carnuche has been the Lions leading scorer thus far, and she is 4th in the AMCC at 15.3 ppg. She has been struggling slightly as of late by averaging 10.3 ppg over her last three games.
- Sophomore Alanna Dibble is leading the AMCC in field goal percentage by shooting 57.8%. She is averaging 12.3 ppg.
- Behrend is second in the AMCC in scoring at 69.6 ppg and field goal percentage at 40.9%.