Game #16
Franciscan (3-12 | 0-6 PAC) vs. Chatham (10-4 | 3-3 PAC) 
Wednesday, Jan. 21st | 5:00 p.m.
Chatham Athletic & Fitness Center | Pittsburgh, PA

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The Latest
- The Barons fell to Westminster 75-58 on Saturday
- Westminster controlled most of the game, leading by as much as 25
- A furious comeback spurred by Gemma Biasutto, Angelina Beath, and Hannah Johnson, cut the Titans' lead to 11 in the fourth
- Westminster weathered the storm and maintained the lead until the end
- Jazzlyn Melnyk had another double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds
- The Barons will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Chatham Cougars next

Look Around the League

Scouting the Cougars
- Chatham comes into this matchup 10-4, with a 3-3 conference record
- They are fourth in the PAC South
- The Cougars lead the PAC in scoring at 72.8 points per game
- They are also second in points allowed at just 54.3 points per game
- Their scoring margin for the season is +18.5, best in the PAC
- Madison Nereu leads the conference in scoring at 18.8 points per game
- She is fourth in rebounding at 9.8 per game
- Alyssa Laukus is fifth in the PAC in scoring at 15.6 points per game

Matchup History 
- The Barons are looking for their first win against Chatham since the 2020-21 season.
- In the 49-45 win, Sophie LaRose had 10 points and eight rebounds
- Natalie Conner added eight points and 12 rebounds

Stepping Up
- Saturday's game saw several players make major contributions late in the game to keep the Barons in it
- Angelina Beath had only played in six games and 35 minutes all season
- She came in and scored six points in nine minutes, sparking a massive run by the Barons that helped cut a 25-point lead to 11
- Gemma Biasutto also scored six points in the run, her third-highest single-game scoring total this season
- Hannah Johnson and Isa Saez-Pedraza also came up big, recording nine points and two steals each, and consistently diving after loose balls

700 Club
- Maria McCallen became the seventh Baron in program history to reach 700 career points
- Following the matchup with Westminster, where she scored 12 points, McCallen passed Raegan Stead '19 on the all-time scoring list
- McCallen now sits in sixth with 712 career points. Sarah Schriner '17 sits in fifth with 793 points

Melnyk Making Moves
- Jazzlyn Melnyk sits fourth all-time in scoring, as she has scored 885 points. Abby Baierl '20 sits in 3rd with 986
- Melnyk holds the program record for most assists by a Baron with 253 and holds the program record in steals with 193
- Her 776 rebounds are the second most in program history. Lacey Huck holds the record at 853 over her collegiate career
- She sits third all-time in three-pointers made with 97, trailing Hannah Flanagan with 104 for second
- This season, she leads the PAC and is top-25 in NCAA Division III with 11.5 rebounds per game and has recorded nine double-doubles 
  
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