Game #21
Franciscan (15-5 | 7-4 PAC) vs. Geneva (8-12 | 5-6 PAC) 
Saturday, Feb. 7th | 3:00 p.m.  
Finnegan Fieldhouse | Steubenville, OH 

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The Latest
- The Barons fell to Washington and Jefferson once again in an 81-77 defeat
- Despite a second half comeback that saw the Barons cut the lead from 13 to two, the Presidents held firm
- Sawyer Butler led the Barons with 26 points
- With the loss, the Barons fell to fourth in the PAC South standings
- They will return home to take on PAC North foe Geneva on Saturday

Look Around the League


Scouting the Golden Tornadoes
- Geneva comes into this matchup 8-10, with a 5-6 PAC record
- The Golden Tornadoes have lost three games in a row 
- They have the seventh-ranked offense and seventh-ranked defense in the conference
- They have the worst turnover margin in the PAC at -3.55
- Senior guard Jonathan Bertovich is the engine of the team
- He is ninth in the PAC in scoring at 15.6 points per game and leads the conference in three-pointers with 54
- Trey Barker, Tommy Coletti, and Nick Million also average double figures in scoring

Matchup History
- The Barons are 16-20 all-time against the Golden Tornadoes
- In the Division III era, they are 3-11 against Geneva
- Last season, the two teams split the season series
- The Barons won the first contest 75-66, led by Sawyer Butler's 21 points and Aiden Townsend's 16 points
- In the second matchup, Geneva won 57-48, and Butler led the Barons with 14 points and seven rebounds

Back to Back
- With the win over Hiram, the Barons secured their second consecutive 15-win season, tying the program record set last year
- This is the first time they have ever won 15 or more games in back-to-back seasons in the Division III era
- They now have five games remaining still, to break the record for the second straight year

Defense Wins Championships
- The Barons allow 70.9 ppg, the fourth-fewest among the 12 PAC schools.
- They hold opponents to 27.6% shooting from beyond the arc, which is a PAC best mark.
- Their turnover margin of +4.75 is second-best in the PAC.
- The Barons are also second in steals per game (9.55) and third in blocked shots per game (4.45).

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 1,321 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 397 makes while shooting 84.1% for his career.
- He is fourth all-time in field goals with 397. Matt Trent '20 is third with 427.
- His 23.7 points per game would be the highest ever single-season average by a Baron
- He leads the PAC and is currently top 15 in all of Division III in scoring.
- With 130 made three-pointers, he has moved into third all-time, trailing Keoni Sablan '18 with 133

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