Game #22
Franciscan (16-5 | 8-4 PAC) vs. Chatham (14-6 | 9-3 PAC) 
Wednesday, Feb. 11th | 7:30 p.m.  
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, OH 

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The Latest
- The Barons never trailed in an impressive 78-64 team win over Geneva on Saturday
- 11 players scored in the game, led by Anthony Covetta with 14 points
- Covetta now leads all qualified shooters in the PAC in three-point percentage at 41.4%
- Zachary Pollaro also dropped 12 points and six rebounds in the win
- The Barons set a new program record with their 16th win of the season
- They will face Chatham on Wednesday in a huge PAC South matchup for playoff seeding

Look Around the League


Scouting the Cougars
- Chatham comes into this matchup 14-6, with a 9-3 PAC record
- They are second in the PAC South
- The Cougars are in the top five in the conference in nearly every statistical category
- They are led by reigning PAC Player of the Year Diaun Pinkett
- He is sixth in the PAC in scoring at 16.6 points per game and fifth in rebounding at 7.1 per game
- Lovenson Xavier is also eighth in scoring at 16.0 points per game and leads the PAC in rebounding at 8.3 per game

Matchup History
- The Barons are 1-13 all-time against the Cougars
- Chatham has won eight straight times
- The lone win came in a shocking upset during the 2021-22 season
- Sean Hickey led the way with 32 points in the 87-83 win
- Josh Zimmerman added 16 points and 10 rebounds
- Earlier this season, the Cougars defeated the Barons 76-74
- Sawyer Butler had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Zach Oliver had 18 points and 12 rebounds

Record-Breaking Season
- The Barons secured their 16th win, breaking last season's record of 15 wins with still four games and playoffs remaining
- They have performed at a high level across the board all season
- Their scoring margin of +10.3 leads the PAC and would be the highest margin in program history
- They also lead the PAC in three-point percentage at 36% and allow the lowest opponent three-point percentage at 28.7%
- Their +4.57 turnover margin is second in the PAC and would be the best in program history 

Big Time Butler
- Sawyer Butler has scored 20+ points in 31 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 1,328 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 400 makes while shooting 84.0% for his career.
- He is fourth all-time in field goals with 399. Matt Trent '20 is third with 427.
- His 22.9 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron
- He leads the PAC in scoring
- With 130 made three-pointers, he has moved into third all-time, trailing Keoni Sablan '18 with 133

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