Game #24 - Senior Day
Franciscan (11-12 | 7-8 PAC) vs. Waynesburg (2-24 | 0-15 PAC) 
Friday, Nov. 7th | 6:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- Franciscan fell in four sets to Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday evening. 
- With the loss, the Barons will now be the #3 or #4 seed out of the South Division in the PAC Championship Tournament. That means that they will travel to a PAC North School next Tuesday for a Quarterfinal matchup.
- Senior Day festivities will occur prior to Friday's match, as Mary Jean Cadman, Mariah Matzinger Lash, and Mary Updike will be honored.

Scouting the Yellow Jackets
- Waynesburg comes in on an 11-match losing streak, which started on Oct 2nd when the Barons beat them.
- Their last win came in September against La Roche.
- Kristina Zadrozny leads them with 233 kills this season, and Emily Stutzman has 35 service aces, the 12th most in the PAC.

Matchup History
- The Barons are 16-3 all-time against the Yellow Jackets, including wins in their last four meetings.
- Earlier this season, the Barons won in four sets. Logan Hickey led the Barons with 15 kills, and Kaitlan Hickey had 29 digs and two service aces.
- Waynesburg swept the Barons in the 2022 season for their last win against Franciscan.

A Look Around the League


Record-Breaking Start to a Career
- Hickey has had 20+ kills in eleven matches this season, and she has recorded 15 double-doubles, including her 21 kills and 15 digs at W&J on Tuesday.
- She has accumulated 424 kills and 469.5 points so far this season, both are the most in a season by a Baron all-time. The most kills by a player in a season in PAC history was 528 by Leslie Hoelscher for Thomas More in 2006.
- She leads the PAC in kills per set (4.76) and points per set (5.28). Both marks are among the Top 10 in all of NCAA Division III. Her kills per set mark is currently the second-best among a PAC player all-time if the season ended today. Only Diane Musick of Thiel has had a better mark, which she held a mark of 5.15 in 1986.
- Hickey also leads NCAA Division III in attacks per set at 13.78. It is the second-most across all Divisions, as one Division II player is averaging over 14 per set.
- She is also second on the team with 301 digs, as she became the first Baron with 300+ kills and 300+ digs in a season. 
- Her .953 reception percentage also leads the team amongst players that have received over 100 serves. 

I Dig It
- In her first season as libero, Kaitlan Hickey is making some national noise.
- The sophomore sits third in NCAA Division III in digs per set (6.09). Sierra Ricci of Chatham leads the nation at 7.10 
- Her 4.33 digs per set over her career is fourth-best in program history. It has steadily climbed all season, as she is approaching Nicole Henson '12, who held a 4.46 average as a Baron.
- Her 542 digs this season are currently the 4th most in a season by a Baron player all-time, trailing her former teammate, Sara Morre, who had 555 last season. Sam Kelly holds the record with 623 in 2012.
- She also leads the Barons with 36 service aces. That mark is the ninth-most by a Baron in a season all-time, and it is currently the tenth most by a player in the PAC this season.

Playing Smart
- Mary Smart became the fifth Baron to eclipse 900 career set assists in the match at W&J on Tuesday. She now has 908 set assists, and she is nearing Becca Haven, who sits fourth all-time with 981.
- In 2025, she has 550 set assists, which are the seventh-most by a Baron in a season. Amy O'Keefe '15 holds the records for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th most in a season. Smart is closing in on her mark of 563 in 2014.
- Her 5.16 set assists per set over her career rank 5th best all-time by a Baron. Sydney Riley sits in fourth with an average of 5.32.

Rising through the Ranks
-Mary Jean Cadman climbed into 6th all-time in kills with 685 and is closing in on 700 in her decorated career. She trails Meg Kay '11 in the program record book, who has 758 kills
- Cadman climbed to 7th in points with 748.0 and now looks to pass a former teammate in Gabrielle Disselkamp, who is sixth with 768.5
- Sarah Clyde has 35 career solo blocks, which is second-most all-time. Anna Cain holds the program record with 97. Her 125 total blocks are tied with Ellie Waldsmith for the 5th most all-time. Amy O'Keefe sits in fourth with 131. 
- Clyde's 0.77 blocks per set over her career is currently 3rd all-time in program history

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