STEUBENVILLE, OH - The Barons are coming into this season with a huge chip on their shoulders, by being picked last in the PAC preseason poll. This year's team features a lot of new faces that hope to turn the tide. Hiram went 6-9 last season, but winless in conference play. The Terriers, like the Barons, were selected last in their conference's preseason poll, so they are excited to prove people wrong as well with some wins this season. 

The Basics
Date: Saturday February 22th @ 2:30 p.m.
Records: Franciscan (0-0 - 0-0 PAC) vs. Hiram (0-0 - 0-0 NCAC)
Location: Charles A. Henry Field - Hiram, OH

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All-Time Series Against Hiram

• Franciscan is 1-4 all-time against Hiram with the Terriers winning the last two meetings.
• Last season the Terriers won 21-3 on their home turf. Tim Stucky led all players with 10 points (7 goals and 3 assists). Dan McCartney led the Franciscan offensive attack with 15 shots, but only found the back of the net once. Michael Araps and Jerome Harkins added a goal each as well.
• The Barons beat the Terriers in Steubenville during the 2017 season by a score of 17-16. The Barons seemed to be in the driver's seat, as they were up 15-10 through three quarters, but the Terriers responded with six unanswered goals. Joe Lomady would score the equalizer with twenty seconds left to send it to overtime. The first period was scoreless, but thankfully Jonas McCaig found the back of the net in the second overtime period to send the fans home happy. 

Scouting Franciscan

• Jonathan Lee returns in the midfield and will be taking most of the faceoffs for the Barons. He won 136 faceoffs last year at a 38.5% success rate. He is also the returning goals leader with 11 goals last season.
• This year's Barons roster has more freshman then returners. Eight Freshman are represented on this years roster, two from Michigan, two from Michigan, two from Pennsylvania, one from Texas and one from the Netherlands - Stefano Alting Von Geusau.
• Senior Thomas Thomas returns to the field this year. He had 63 point season as a a sophomore with 26 goals and 37 assists. He was listed as a Player to Watch in the PAC this season.

 Scouting Hiram

• Hiram will be lead by their team captains - Liam Pinney, Hunter Jenkins, Horace Johnson, and Jaret Walland, who were all selected as team captains for the year. They are a senior laden team as they have 11 seniors on this year's roster.
• Last season, Pinney became the first Terrier in school history to post 100 ground balls in a season, and finished the 2019 campaign with a school-record, 107.
• Stucky is the returning point leader with 44 points last season. He also became the 2nd Terrier to score 100 goals in his career. 
• They also return a senior goalie Liam Osborne, who made 13 starts last season as he posted a 14.36 GAA.