Chatham 95, Franciscan 67

Franciscan Starters 
Sean Hickey, Josh Zimmerman, Aidan Hickey, Travis Lien, Nicholas Allienello

Chatham Starters 
Potter, Boyer, Gartley, Bomar, Cintron

How It Happened 
    The Barons hopes of another quick start were shattered by blown layups and miscues in defensive transition. The half-court defense anchored the first few minutes, holding the Cougars. Unfortunately, missed easy opportunities on the offensive end prevented the Barons from capitalizing on their staunch defense. After three minutes of play the score was only 2-2. Shooters from both teams started finding their spots, and after ten minutes of play the score was 17-14 Cougars. The 3pt shot from Sean Hickey is what brought the Barons to within three. This forced a timeout from the Cougars. The ensuing possessions seemed like deja vu, the Barons would miss a shot, Cougars would corral the long rebound then transition down the floor for an easy 2pts. This stretch quickly built a 17 point lead. The starting 5 found a little fire and clawed back to within 9, but the Cougars hit multiple three's in a row, and their lead quickly jumped back out to 20.
    The second half quickly became a continuation of the first half. Within minutes the Cougars had a 30 point lead. The starters were called to the bench, and the Barons relied on their bench to close out the rest of the game. The remainder of play was evenly matched. 

Inside the Numbers 
-Sean Hickey scored 16 points bringing him to 54 points away from 3rd All-Time in scoring.
-Yann Yonkeu grabbed 12 rebounds, his first double digit rebounding game of his career
-The Barons shot 29% from the field
-Nicholas Byerly scored a career high 6 points off 2-3 shooting from 3pt.
-Alan Wood scored at a point/minute pace grabbing a career high 6 points.

Up Next
Franciscan will travel to Thiel on Wednesday for their last road regular season game of the season. The Barons are in search of their first win ever against the Tomcats, as they are 0-3 in their previous meetings. In their early matchup in Steubenville, Thiel's Ahmad Tejumola had a game high 27 points and 10 rebounds. The Tomcats had 54 points in the paint. Franciscan was led by Sean Hickey with 23 points, and Josh Zimmerman added 21 points. This is a massive game for Franciscan, as they try to secure a top six seed in next week's PAC Tournament.

Baron Summer Camps
Franciscan University Athletics is partnering with Steubenville Conferences to offer summer sports camps in conjunction with the Steubenville Main Campus 1 (June 9-12th, 2022) and 3 (June 23-26th, 2022). Youth Conferences. Participants will be able to strengthen both their athletic skills and their relationship with Christ in this uniquely Franciscan hybrid experience. Men's and Women's Basketball are just a couple of the sports that will be included, check out more info on our Baron Summer Camps Page.

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