Game #25
Franciscan (3-21 | 0-15 PAC) vs. Bethany (15-9 | 10-5 PAC) 
Saturday, Feb. 21st | 1:00 p.m. 
Joe Kurey Memorial Court at Hummel Fieldhouse | Bethany, WV 

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The Latest
- The Barons were defeated 68-35 by Saint Vincent on Senior Night
- Maria McCallen led the team with 14 points and 6 rebounds
- The Barons trailed by six after the first quarter, but the Bearcats opened the lead up with dominant second and third quarters
- They will head to Bethany on Saturday for the final game of the season
- Jazzlyn Melnyk and Emma Clow will play their final game in a Barons uniform after their storied Franciscan careers

Scouting the Bison
- Bethany comes into this matchup 15-9, with a 10-5 PAC record
- They currently sit in fourth in the PAC South standings and have clinched a playoff berth
- They have the fifth-ranked offense and sixth-ranked defense in the conference
- Lindsey Garrison leads the team and is seventh in the PAC with 14.8 points per game
- Ella Simpson and Kaedlee Potter also average double figures
- Kate Botti is fifth in the PAC in rebounding at 9.1 per game

Matchup History 
- The Barons are looking for their first win over Bethany since 2019, as the Bison have won 11 consecutive matchups.
- The Barons are 8-19 all-time against the Bison
- Prior to the Division III era, they went 6-0 against the Bison in the 1970s.
- Garrison has played very well against the Barons over the years by averaging 20.3 ppg over her six career matchups.
- The Barons' last win over them came by a score of 52-49 on November 9, 2019, at Bethany. Abby Baierl led the way with 21 points on 5-6 shooting from beyond the arc. 
- Earlier this season, the Bison won 80-61
- Maria McCallen had 18 points, and Jazzlyn Melnyk had 13 points and 14 rebounds in the loss

One Step Closer
- Maria McCallen became the fifth Baron to reach 800 points.
- She now sits at 820 points for her career
- With one season remaining still, McCallen is getting closer to becoming the fourth Baron to reach 1,000 career points
- She is also second in career blocks with 60, trailing Madison Doan with 66
- She is fourth in free throws made with 162, trailing Sarah Schriner with 196 for third

Melnyk Making Moves
- Jazzlyn Melnyk has passed Abby Baierl '20 for third all-time in scoring, as she has scored 1,013 points
- She became only the third Baron to ever reach the 1,000 point mark
- Melnyk holds the program record for most assists by a Baron with 276 and holds the program record in steals with 211
- Last week against Chatham, she became the program record holder for rebounds, and she now has 884 career rebounds
- She looks to be the first Baron to ever reach 900 rebounds
- She has now moved into second in three-pointers made with 112, trailing Abby Baierl with 125 for first
- She is now third in field goals made with 400, trailing Coach Iliana Spoelman (Gonzales) for second with 420
- This season, she leads the PAC with 11.7 rebounds per game and has recorded 13 double-doubles 
- She is 16th in the PAC in scoring with a career-high average of 12.1 points per game

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