Game #16

Franciscan (7-8 | 4-4 PAC) vs. Washington and Jefferson (6-10 | 3-5 PAC) 

Wednesday, April 22nd | 7:00 p.m.

Trinity Health System Field | Steubenville, OH

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The Latest

- The Barons fell 26-7 to second-place Chatham on Saturday

- Joseph James recorded a hat trick, which is the ninth time in 10 games that he has scored at least three goals

- Prior to the game, the Barons retired the #1 jersey of Luke Reimer and solemnly honored him and his family

- For more information on the jersey retirement and a photo gallery, see this recap

- Despite the loss, the Barons could clinch their first ever playoff berth with a win on Wednesday

- The Barons will take on Washington and Jefferson in the final home game of the season, and possibly the final home game ever for the seniors

Scouting the Presidents

- Washington and Jefferson comes into this game 6-10, with a 3-5 PAC record

- The Presidents enter this matchup on a four-game losing streak, having scored a combined 10 goals in those four losses

- They have also given up 86 goals in that four game stretch

- They are eighth in the PAC in both goals scored (109) and goals allowed (243)

- Sophomore attacker William Fenimore leads the team with 25 goals and also has 10 assists

- Tied for the team points lead is senior midfielder Braden Petrarco who has 24 goals and 11 assists

- Goalie Stephen Moschetta is sixth in the PAC in saves percentage (.500) and fifth in saves per game (12.81)

Matchup History

- The Barons are 2-5 all time against the Presidents, but they have won the last two matchups

- They solidly won both those contests, with the 2024 matchup ending in a 17-6 score, and last season's matchup ending 20-9 in favor of the Barons

- Last season, Joseph James scored eight goals and three assists, and Dominic Scordino scored nine goals and two assists to lead the Barons to the win

Around the League

Offense Doing Work

- Franciscan is fifth in the PAC in goals per game (13.40) and assists per game (7.20)

- They lead the PAC in shot percentage at .338.

- With 40.87 ground balls per game, the Barons have the second-most in the conference

- Pio Kirk is ninth in the PAC in points per game (3.00) and third in assists per game (1.71)

- Ayden Burke is eighth in the PAC in points per game (3.27) and tenth in goals per game (2.07)

- Joseph James would be second in the PAC in goals per game(4.60) and first in points per game (6.40) but he has not met the required game total yet

- James Masso would be third in goals per game (2.80) and fourth in points per game (4.20) but he also has not played enough games

Freshman Putting up Points

- Pio Kirk leads all freshmen with 42 points, including 18 goals and a team-leading 24 assists. 

- He also is tied for the team lead in man-up goals with four and is second on the team with 62 ground balls.

- Wyatt Balger is tied with Kirk for fourth on the team in goals (18) and put up four goals in the win over Bethany

- Charles Wilson has 16 goals on the season

Defense Making Plays

-Thomas LeBlanc leads the team in caused turnovers (49) and ground balls (83)

- Leblanc is ninth in NCAA Division III in caused turnovers per game (3.27)

- John Kirk is third in the PAC in save percentage at .552. His 14.79 saves per game are the second-most in the conference.

The All-American

- Joseph James has accumulated 256 points so far, the most in program history by a Baron. That is fifth most by a player in PAC history, trailing Zachary Hougan '25 of Grove City with 259

- He has 174 goals in just 38 games played, which is the most in program history and fourth most in PAC history

- James is also the program leader in assists with 82, which is eighth most in PAC history

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