Game #15
Franciscan (11-3 | 3-2 PAC) vs. Westminster (9-5 | 4-1 PAC) 
Saturday, Jan. 17th | 3:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, OH  

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The Latest
- The Barons dominated Bethany for much of the game in the 89-73 win over their PAC South rival
- Zach Oliver was the spark for the Barons early on, scoring 16 of his team-high 18 points in the first half
- Karl Yonkeu, Sawyer Butler, Zachary Pollaro, and Anthony Covetta also scored double figures
- The Barons will face PAC North leader Westminster next in a huge matchup between two of the conference's best teams

Look Around the League


Scouting the Titans
- Westminster comes into this matchup 9-5 with a 4-1 PAC record, landing them in first place in their division
- The Titans have won four straight games and six of their last eight
- They are second in the PAC in scoring defense, allowing only 69.6 points per game
- They are sixth in points per game scored at 75.3
- DJ Harrell is second in the conference in points per game with 18.9, trailing only Sawyer Butler
- Drew Weir is fourth in the conference in rebounds per game at 7.9
- Mick Hergenrother is second in assists per game at 3.8

Matchup History
- The Barons are 5-8 all-time against the Titans
- Franciscan has won the last three matchups
- Last season, the Barons won an 88-87 thriller at home, capped off by a game-winning layup from Josh Zimmerman
- Zimmerman had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Sawyer Butler added 24 points
- They followed that up with a 66-63 win at Westminster, where Butler scored 26

Climbing Up the Ranks
- Now past the halfway point of the season, the Barons are climbing up the all-time statistical ranks
- Karl Yonkeu ranks sixth all-time in blocks with 63, trailing Josh York with 71 for fifth
- Behind him is Aiden Townsend in eighth with 54 career blocks
- As a team, the Barons are shooting 43.0% from the field, in striking distance of the record of 43.4%
- The Barons currently have 250 free throws made, closing in on last season's record-setting mark of 352
- They became the fifth Baron team in the Division III era to eclipse 10 wins and look to break the program record of 15 set by the 2024-25 team.

The Three Ball
- The Barons have shot 34.7% from beyond the arc, third-best in the PAC.
- They have held their opponents to 25.8% from beyond the arc as well, the best three-point field goal defense in the conference.
- In wins this season, the Barons have shot 38.5% from three-point land, compared to just 27.2% in their losses.

Big Time Butler
- Sawyer Butler has scored 20+ points in 29 games so far in his collegiate career. He has scored 30+ points seven times.
- He became the second Baron to eclipse 40 points in a game, joining Sean Hickey '22, who did it in the 2020-21 season
- He sits 8th with 1,215 points on the all-time scoring ranks that go back to 1947. He trails Dan Rogich '79 with 1,394 points for 7th.
- Butler broke the program record for most free throws made by a Baron. He sits at 360 makes while shooting 84.5% for his career.
- His 155 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 3.00 steals per game this season are top-15 in NCAA Division III and lead the PAC.
- His 26.3 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron, and he is currently second in all of Division III in scoring.
- With 123 made three-pointers, he has moved into third all-time, trailing Keoni Sablan '18 with 133

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