Game #10
Franciscan (3-6 | 0-0 PAC) vs. Waynesburg (2-4 | 0-0 PAC) 
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd | 7:00 p.m.
Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse | Waynesburg, Pa.

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The Latest
- The Barons battled in a back-and-forth contest with Penn State Beaver before falling 78-76 in overtime
- It was the Barons' first overtime contest since 2015
- They tied their season high in rebounds with 61
- Jazzy Melnyk scored 15 points and 18 rebounds for her sixth double-double and her eighth game with double-digit rebounds
- Isa Saez-Pedraza, the PAC Newcomer of the Week, scored a career-high 20 points and added five steals in just 23 minutes played, her most this season

Look Around the League


Scouting the Yellow Jackets
- The Yellow Jackets come into this matchup 2-4, with their last game being an 86-54 win over Hood College
- Senior guard Kalista Friday leads the way with 17.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
- Friday earned Honorable Mention All-PAC last season, the Yellow Jackets only All-PAC player from a year ago
- Fellow senior guard Clara-Paige Miller adds 13.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game
- The Yellow Jackets lead the PAC in three-pointers per game at 9.0

Matchup History 
- The Barons are 1-10 all-time against the Yellow Jackets
- Since joining the PAC, they are 1-8
- The lone win came in the 2022-23 season, when the Barons defeated the Yellow Jackets 64-52
- Jazzy Melnyk scored 16 points and Kylie Panizza added 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Barons

Heading into PAC Play
- The Barons are 8th in scoring and 7th in scoring defense among PAC teams
- They are 5th in three-pointers made per game with 7.0
- They lead the conference in team rebounds per game with 47.1, with the next closest team being Allegheny at 44.5
- The Barons sit 6th in the PAC in turnover margin with a dead even 0.0 mark
- They are also 3rd in the conference in steals per game with 13.67

Freshmen Stepping Up
- Isa-Saez Pedraza became the first freshman since Maria McCallen in the 2023-24 season to score 20 points in a game
- Her previous season high in points was 10
- She also added five steals, her second-best mark on the season, which leaves her tied with Jazzy Melnyk with 22 for the team lead
- Magdalen Simon added 12 points and nine rebounds against Penn State Beaver
- It was her sixth game with double-digit scoring, with her 10.8 points per game good for third on the team
- Her nine rebounds propelled her to 5.9 rebounds per game, also third on the team
- Bella Urso played her first game of the season, scoring seven points and adding seven rebounds, including six offensive rebounds, in 28 minutes

Melnyk Making Moves
- Jazzlyn Melnyk sits 4th all-time in scoring, as she has scored 826 points. Abby Baierl '20 sits in 3rd with 986.
- Melnyk holds the program record for most assists by a Baron with 236 and holds the program record in steals with 182.
- Her 711 rebounds are the second most in program history. Lacey Huck holds the record at 853 over her collegiate career.
- She is second in the PAC at 11.9 rebounds per game and has recorded six double doubles this season. 
  
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