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Women's Basketball to Take on Westminster over the Weekend

1/16/2026 12:00:00 PM

Game #15
Franciscan (3-11 | 0-5 PAC) vs. Westminster (5-9 | 2-3 PAC) 
Saturday, Jan. 17th | 1:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio


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The Latest
- The Barons fell 80-61 against Bethany in their first home game since December 6th
- Maria McCallen scored 18 points and Jazzy Melnyk added 13 points and 14 rebounds
- They will remain at home for a matchup against PAC North member Westminster

Look Around the League
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Scouting the Titans
- Westminster comes into this matchup 5-9, with a 2-3 conference record
- The Titans sit in fourth place in the PAC North
- They won a 63-61 nailbiter against Hiram in their last game, but had lost four straight prior to that
- Grace Cano leads the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game and is the only Titan to average double figures
- Katie Maryo is second in the PAC in three-point field goals per game and three-point field goal percentage
- The Titans are last in the conference in scoring at 54.9 points per game, with Franciscan ahead of them at 57.9 points per game
- They are 11th in combined team rebounds per game

Matchup History 
- Franciscan looks to earn its first win in program history over Westminster 
- The Barons are 0-10 all-time against the Titans
- Last season, they lost 75-69 at home
- Maria McCallen led with 24 points and 11 rebounds
- In the second matchup at Westminster, they lost 67-52
- McCallen had 18 points and nine rebounds
- Jazzlyn Melnyk and Ilena Gonzales both had double-digit rebounds

700 Club
- Maria McCallen became the seventh Baron in program history to reach 700 career points
- Entering the matchup with Bethany, she had 682 points
- She scored exactly 18 points in that game to reach the milestone
- She is also looking to climb up the all-time rankings in career points. Reagan Stead '19 sits in 6th with 704 points

Melnyk Making Moves
- Jazzlyn Melnyk sits 4th all-time in scoring, as she has scored 872 points. Abby Baierl '20 sits in 3rd with 986
- Melnyk holds the program record for most assists by a Baron with 249 and holds the program record in steals with 190
- Her 765 rebounds are the second most in program history. Lacey Huck holds the record at 853 over her collegiate career
- She is second in career minutes played with 3,079 behind Lacey Huck at 3,764
- This season she leads the PAC at 11.5 rebounds per game and has recorded eight double-doubles this season
  
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