STEUBENVILLE, OH- The Barons are coming into this game after a tough fought loss at Penn St. Behrend on Saturday, while Medaille is coming in on a roll winning three straight. This is a #6 vs. #7 matchup currently in the AMCC with Medaille having the slight edge at the moment.

The Basics
Date: Wednesday January 8th @ 6:00 p.m.
Records: Franciscan (3-7 , 2-3 AMCC) vs. Medaille (5-7 , 3-4 AMCC)  
Location: Kuzma Court, Steubenville, OH
Live Video Link: https://boxcast.tv/view/mbball-vs-med-890096
Live Stats Link: https://franciscanathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

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All-Time Series Against Medaille

• Franciscan is 2-21 all-time against the Mavericks with a split in last season's pair of games.
• At home Franciscan won 72-69 in an overtime thriller. Matt Trent led the way for the Barons with a double double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jonathon Smith led the way for the Mavericks with 14 points off the bench.
• Medaille got the better of Franciscan on their home court 85-74. Returner Brandon Roach went off that night by scoring a career high 30 points including 8-9 from downtown. John Noce led the way for Franciscan by notching his career high of 20 points that included a 9-10 night from the charity stripe.

Scouting Franciscan

• Sean Hickey has been the Barons most consistent scorer as he is averaging 16.3 ppg while shooting 42.3% from behind the arc.
• Sophomore Travis Lien made a strong debut against Behrend, after studying abroad in the first semester, he scored 19 points with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to lead Franciscan in each category.
• Franciscan's field goal percentage defense is an AMCC worst as their opponents are shooting it at 47.6% from the floor.

Scouting Medaille

• The Mavericks offense is led by Senior Guard Kirk Hawkins, who is third in the conference at 18.9 ppg. He has scored 20+ points in six games this season, including the last two.
• Three other Mavericks average double figure points: Jonathon Smith 15.8, Rodney Graves 11.3 and Kendall McGill 10.3.
• The Mavericks have scored 100+ points in their last two games, including a 110-77 win over Penn St. Altoona and 102-64 win over D'Youville.