Game #25 - Senior Day
Franciscan (15-9 | 10-9 PAC) vs. Geneva (13-11 | 11-8 PAC) 
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd | 3:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- Franciscan picked up their 15th win of the season on Wednesday night by a score of 78-61 over Waynesburg. Sawyer Butler dropped a career-high 35 points, and Josh Zimmerman recorded his second career triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists. He also added five steals and a block to fill up the score sheet.

- With a win on Saturday, the Barons would climb into the #5 seed in next week's PAC Championship Tournament. With a loss, they will be the #6 seed. Either way, they will travel to their PAC Quarterfinal matchup next Tuesday.

Scouting the Golden Tornadoes
- Geneva is one of the hottest teams in the PAC, as they have won four straight and are looking to be peaking at the right time. They have beaten Bethany, Westminster, #1 Chatham, and then Grove City on Wednesday. Geneva can work their way into the #4 seed with a win and some help, which would then allow them to host a PAC Quarterfinal matchup.

- The Rachic brothers have led the charge for the Golden Tornadoes, and Trevor Tipton has been on a roll by averaging 19.0 ppg over their four-game win streak.

- The Barons beat the Golden Tornadoes 75-66 on January 18th at their place. Sawyer Butler led the way with 21 points, and Aidan Townsend added 16 points off the bench. 

Look Around the League
One Last Time on Kuzma Court
- The Barons will honor Yann Yonkeu, Nicholas Allienello, Josh Zimmerman, and Derrick Derrow prior to the start of this game, as it is Senior Day in Steubenville.

- These four players have played in 375 games while scoring over 2,600 points combined in their careers so far. They will be a difficult group to replace, but they can place a more permanent mark on this program with a strong finish to their final collegiate season.

Sawyer' Stellar Sophomore Season
- Sawyer Butler's 35 points against Waynesburg is the 4th most to be scored by a Baron in the NCAA Division III era. Sean Hickey '21 has scored 36 and 41 points in games, and Thomas Kleinshnitz '11 scored 39 against La Roche once.

- Butler has now scored 473 points this season, the third-most in a season by a Baron in the Division III era. Sean Hickey is second with 489 points in the 2021-22 season, and Thomas Kleinshnitz scored 520 in the 2010-11 season.

- His 17.4 ppg over his career is 5th best by a Baron all-time. Kleinschnitz is the lone Division III era player ahead of him at 17.5 ppg over his two seasons in Steubenville.

- He is second in the PAC at 19.7 ppg. Luke Barker of Allegheny leads the PAC at 19.9 ppg.

- Against Waynesburg, he tied Keoni Sablan '18 for most free throws made in a season at 122. With his next make, he will have the program season record. His 216 makes from the charity stripe is 6th best in program history in the career rankings.

The Rebounding Battle
- The Barons are second in the PAC with a +3.8 rebounding margin and second in offensive rebounds per game at 15.1, both of which are improvements from last season.

- Travis Zimmerman has been a big part of this improvement. He leads the Barons in rebounding at 7.3 rpg with 3.4 rebounds coming from the offensive end each night.

- The Barons have won the rebounding battle in 11 of their 15 wins this season.

Mr. Zimmerman Tracker
- Josh Zimmerman enters this game with 1,421 points, the fifth most by a Baron since they began play in 1947, as he just passed John Hummell '66, who was in 5th with 1,418 points. Sean Hickey '21 holds the Franciscan Division III record with 1,692 points, and Paul Brownlee '56 sits atop the all-time rankings with 2,433 points.

- Zimmerman holds three program records. He is top in all-time assists with 344, he is the program's all-time leader in steals with 255, and he recently passed Jim Smith, as the Baron to have played in the most games. He has played in 115 games for Franciscan over the years.

- He sits at 10th all-time in rebounding with 707 over the years. Chuck Zerger '63 sits in 9th with 767 boards for the Barons

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