Game #6
Franciscan (4-1 | 0-0 PAC) vs. Waynesburg (3-4 | 0-0 PAC)
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd | 5:00 p.m.
Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse | Waynesburg, Pa. 

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The Latest
- The Barons traveled to Loretto to face St. Francis (PA) for their final yearly exhibition, before the Red Flash transition into Division III and join the PAC
- The Barons lost 85-60, but the matchup will not go on their official record this season
- They will head to Waynesburg to face the Yellow Jackets for the first PAC matchup of the season

Look Around the League

Scouting the Yellow Jackets
- Waynesburg comes into this matchup 3-4, with a four-game losing streak
- They have lost those four games by a combined 105 points after starting off their season with three close wins
- The Yellow Jackets are 11th in the PAC in scoring and in scoring defense, and 12th in point differential
- Scott Bilovus leads the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game, followed by Jackson Rhodes with 10.3 and Aiden Blake with 10.1

All-Time Matchup
- The Barons are 3-13 all-time against the Yellow Jackets
- After losing the first nine matchups, the Barons are 3-4 in the last seven dating back to 2022
- Since joining the PAC, the Barons are 3-6
- The Barons won the last game between the two teams 78-61 in Steubenville last season
- Sawyer Butler scored 35 points in that game, and Josh Zimmerman '25 added a triple double, his second of his career and the second of the modern era

How the Barons Stack Up
- The Barons are 2nd in the PAC in points per game with 84.8
- They are also 2nd in scoring defense, only allowing 69.6 points per game
- Their point differential margin is the best in the conference
- They are 4th in three-pointers made per game with 9.2
- The Barons also lead the conference in team free throw percentage at 78.3%
- They are third in team rebounding at 38.4 per game
- They boast the 2nd-best turnover margin in the PAC at +6.8

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. 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. Joe Schriner sits in 7th with 171 over his four-year career.
- 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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