Game #16
Franciscan (1-14 | 1-9 PAC) vs. Geneva (7-7 | 4-5 PAC)
Saturday, Jan. 18th | 1:00 p.m.
Metheny Fieldhouse | Beaver Falls, Pa.

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The Latest
- Franciscan traveled to W&J on Wednesday night. The top-ranked Presidents remained unbeaten in PAC play, as they took down the Barons. 

- Maria McCallen continued her historic season with 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Barons.
 
Scouting the Golden Tornadoes
- Geneva sits in the middle of the PAC with a 4-5 mark in conference play, as they enter this matchup on a two-game losing streak.

-  The Barons are 2-14 all-time against the Golden Tornadoes, as they are looking to snap an eight-game skid against them. Their last win against them came on January 2, 2020, by a score of 74-67. 

- Emily Garvin leads their offense at 18.0 ppg, but she is coming off of a seven-point performance in their last game, a loss at Chatham
 
No Sophomore Slump
- Maria McCallen has done quite the opposite, as she has put up a dominant sophomore season to date. Her 18.4 ppg leads the Barons and all of the PAC so far. 

- She looks to become the 15th Baron in program history to reach 500 points, as she sits at 491 points heading into this game.
 
Melnyk Climbs the Ranks
- Jazzlyn Melnyk is 8th in all-time scoring with 620 points, as she just eclipsed the 600-point threshold at Waynesburg. Cara Mitchell '10 sits in seventh with 653 points. Lacey Huck '15 is the all-time leading scorer with 1,344 points over four seasons in Steubenville.

-Melnyk is fourth all-time assists with 190. Abby Baierl '19 sits in third with 191 over her time in Steubenville. Monica Dawyot '16 holds the all-time record with 206. 

- At W&J she jumped to 3rd all-time in rebounding with 498 rebounds so far. Marian Weber '11 sits in second with 629 rebounds over her four seasons. Lacey Huck '15 holds the all-time record with 853.

- She passed Lacey Huck '15 with a steal at W&J to now sit in solo fourth with 136 steals. Abby Baierl '19 is third all-time with 146 steals over her four-year career. Marian Weber '11 holds the all-time record with 161.

Gonzales Tracker 
- Ilena Gonzales became the 14th player in program history to reach 500 career points after scoring six points at Waynesburg. She now looks to pass Marian Weber who sits 13th all-time with 508 points, as Gonzales looks to continue her way up the ranks in her final collegiate season

- In the game against Westminster, she passed Bernadette Roach '17 to now be 11th all-time in rebounding at 295 rebounds. Cara Mitchell '11 is in 10th at 324 rebounds.

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