Game #19 - Kuzma Day
Franciscan (14-4 | 6-3 PAC) vs. Hiram (5-13 | 1-8 PAC) 
Saturday, Jan. 31st | 3:00 p.m.  
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, OH  

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The Latest
- The Barons secured another PAC win over Waynesburg in one of their most dominant performances of the season
- The 87-57 victory was never in doubt once the Barons gained the lead midway through the first half
- Sawyer Butler led with 19 points and Anthony Covetta added 15
- The Barons will host PAC North opponent Hiram for Kuzma Day on Saturday

Look Around the League


Scouting the Terriers
- Hiram comes into this matchup 5-13, with a 1-8 PAC record
- Their only conference win came over Bethany College
- Since that win, the Terriers are on a five-game losing streak
- They have the eighth ranked scoring offense and ninth ranked defense in the conference
- They are also ranked 12th in team rebounds per game and 11th in turnover margin
- Sophomore guard Collin Jones is the only Terrier averaging double figures at 11.3 points per game
- Senior wing Brock Makrancy is shooting a staggering 30-57 (53%) from three-point range this season

Matchup History
- The Barons and Terriers have split 1-1 in their two previous matchups
- These teams have not faced each other since the 2008-09 season

Back to Back
- With the win over Waynesburg, the Barons clinched their second consecutive winning season.
- This is the first time they have achieved consecutive winning seasons since they did so in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons
- They are now one year shy of last year's record win total with seven more regular-season contests remaining

Turning Up the Heat
- Freshman guard Anthony Covetta has emerged as one of the most explosive and efficient scorers for the Barons this season
- In only 15.2 minutes per game, he is third on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game
- He is tied for the team lead in three-pointers made with 37, and is shooting at a 39.4% clip, which is third in the PAC among qualified shooters
- Covetta has scored in double digits in five of the last six games
- He is 16-29 from the three-point line in that stretch
- In the eight games this season where he has scored double digits, the Barons are 7-1

Big Time Butler
- Sawyer Butler has scored 20+ points in 30 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 with 49 at Juniata, joining Sean Hickey '22, who did it in the 2020-21 season
- He sits 8th with 1,283 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 383 makes while shooting 84% for his career.
- His 24.2 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron
- He leads the PAC and is currently top 10 in all of Division III in scoring.
- With 128 made three-pointers, he has moved into third all-time, trailing Keoni Sablan '18 with 133

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