Exhibition #1
Franciscan (4-1 | 0-0 PAC) vs. St. Francis (0-5 | 0-0 NEC)
Saturday, Nov. 29th | 2:00 p.m.
DeGol Arena | Loretto, PA 

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The Latest
- The Barons dropped their first loss of the season in a heartbreaking 64-63 defeat against Penn State Altoona
- They trailed for the entire first half before a back-and-forth second half ended with the Barons holding the last possession down one
- After a chaotic final play led to a contested missed layup, the Lions escaped with a win
- Sawyer Butler led the Barons with 19 points, and Zach Oliver had a double double with 11 points and 13 rebounds
- The Barons will travel to Loretto to face St. Francis for their final yearly exhibition before the Red Flash transition to Division III and join the PAC

Scouting the Red Flash
- St. Francis is competing in their final season in the NEC in Division I.
- They come into this matchup 0-5
- They have been outscored 89.8 to 64.3 this season
- Redshirt senior Skylar Wicks has been impressive this season, averaging 19.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game

All-Time Matchup
- Including exhibitions, St. Francis leads this long and storied matchup between these two teams 32-9, dating back to Franciscan's days as the College of Steubenville
- In the modern era, St. Francis has won all seven exhibition games dating back to the 2017-2018 season
- Before that season, the last time the two teams faced each other was in 1974-75
- The Red Flash are on an 18-game win streak over the Barons

Future Rivals?
- The matchup will have new life added to it, and could even become a rivalry, when St. Francis transitions to Division III next season and joins the PAC
- They will be a member of the PAC South and will play Franciscan twice a season
- St. Francis has dominated in recent years because of their Division I talent, but their move to Division III could level the playing field as they stop getting higher level recruits
- The first PAC matchup between the two teams next season will be on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2026

Big Time Butler
- He has scored 20+ points in 22 games so far in his collegiate career. He has scored 30+ points five times, including each of the first two games of the 2025-26 season.
- Sawyer Butler sits tied with John Holley '67 for 21st with 973 points on the all-time scoring ranks that go back to 1947. Above him are Walt Osborne '67 with 993 and Reg Wood '71 with 1,003
- Butler broke the program record for most free throws made by a Baron over the weekend. He sits at 279, passing Sean Hickey '22 who held the record at 267. 
- With 123 assists, he is now eighth in the all-time rankings.
- His 128 steals are the third most by a Baron all-time. Sean Hickey is second with 158, and Josh Zimmerman holds the record with 259. 
- His 25.2 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron, and he is currently in the Top 20 across all of NCAA Division III in scoring.

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