Game #16
Franciscan (9-6 | 4-6 PAC) vs. Geneva (6-8 | 4-5 PAC) 
Saturday, Jan. 18th | 3:00 p.m.
Metheny Fieldhouse | Beaver Falls, Pa.

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The Latest
- The Barons took on Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday night. They trailed by one point at half, but the Presidents' offense went off in the second half, as they won 103-85.

- Sawyer Butler led the Barons with 25 points, and Josh Zimmerman led the team with eight rebounds and three assists.

Scouting the Golden Tornadoes
- Geneva has not lived up to the hype of the PAC Coaches' Preseason Poll so far, as they were picked to win the conference. They have sat around the middle of the conference for most of the season, but they come into this matchup trying to snap a two-game losing streak.

- Graduate Student, Ryan Rachic returns and has led the way for them this season at 16.8 ppg while scoring in double-digits in each game this season. 

- The Barons are looking to beat the Golden Tornadoes for the first time in a conference matchup. They have not beaten them since 2018 in a non-conference game then, by a score of 69-66 in Steubenville. 

Look Around the League
Sawyer's Stellar Sophomore Season
- With 25 points at Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday night, Sawyer Butler eclipsed 600 career points at Franciscan in just 37 games played. With 606 points, he passed teammate Nicholas Allienello (580) in the all-time scoring ranks.

- He leads the team at 18.5 ppg and has scored 20+ points in eight games this season. The Barons are 6-2 in those games.

Mr. Zimmerman Tracker 
- Josh Zimmerman enters this game with 1,303 points to have the seventh most all-time. Don Rogich '79 sits in sixth with 1,394 points. Sean Hickey '21 holds the Franciscan Division III record with 1,692 points, and Paul Brownlee '56 sits atop the all-time rankings with 2,433 points.

-Zimmerman holds a pair of program records. He is top in all-time assists with 304, and he is the program's all-time leader in steals with 230.

- He sits 12th all-time in rebounding with 663 boards. Bill Linderman '71 sits in 11th with 672 rebounds.  Matt Trent '20 holds the Franciscan Division III record with 781 rebounds, and "Big" Jim Smith '58 sits atop the rankings and all levels of collegiate basketball with 2,334 rebounds.

- He has played in 106 games so far over his six seasons in Steubenville which is tied for 4th with Dan Rogich '79 and Fr. Tim Hirten '75. Jim Smith played in the most with 113 over four years for the two-time All-American.

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