Game #1 
Franciscan (0-0 | 0-0 PAC) vs. Kent State Tusacarawas (1-1 | 0-1 USCAA)
Friday, Nov. 6th | 4:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio

Game #2
Franciscan (TBD) vs. SUNY Canton (0-0 | 0-0 SUNYAC)
Friday, Nov. 6th | 8:00 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- The Barons begin the 2026-27 season with not one, but two home games on Friday.
- Franciscan was picked to finish sixth in the PAC South via the PAC Coaches' Poll.
- Seven players return from last season, including 2024-25 All-PAC Honorable Mention recipient Maria McCallen.

Scouting the Golden Eagles
- Last season Kent State Tuscarawas held a 15-8 record, and the team went undefeated in conference play.
- Head Coach Darryl Anderson returns for his second season as head coach.
- The Golden Eagles last year shot 39.1% from the field, averaging 73.3 points per game.

Scouting the Roos
- Last season, the team held a record of 19-7, and will once again open its season playing Franciscan for the second straight year in a row.
- The team's three top scorers, Sierra Pabo, Kathleen McRobbie, and Kate Grainger, all return from last season. Pabo averaged 15 PPG and shot 40.1% on the court.

Abbi: All-Around Shooter
- Abbi Jannuzi is back for the Barons for another season, after playing in 50 games over the last two years.
- She enters this season tied for sixth in program history in three point field goals (80).
- In the game against Penn State Greater Allegheny last season, she shot 9/13 and 4/6 from the three-point line to score a team-high 26 points.
- She made the second most field goals from her team last year.
 
McCallen Milestones
- Maria McCallen, who led the Barons in scoring in 2024-25 and second in PPG last season for the team, returns for her fourth season.
- She enters the season second in blocks all-time in the program's history with 61, and is now fifth all-time in scoring (837 points).
- She recorded two double-doubles last season, and scored a season-high 24 points in the game against Hiram. 
 
Fresh Faces
- Tracy Guerrette begins her first year as head coach of the program, having had coaching experience at the University of Maine Presque Isle and the NCAA Division I University of Maine. 
- Alongside Guerrette are assistant coaches Annie Seida and Sophie Jedrzejweski, who are both in their first season as a Baron coach.
- Guerrette brought in five newcomers to the squad, as Kaylyn Sowers, Claire Jackson, Ellen Rohde, Mary Rohde, and Grace Hering round out the recruiting class.

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