BRONX, N.Y. - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team begins a two game road swing Thursday with a matchup at Fordham. Game time is set for 7 p.m. and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
GAME STORIES . . .
• Thursday's contest is the first of three nationally televised games for the Hawks.
• John Sadak and Julianne Viani will have the call for CBS Sports Network.
• Saint Joseph's is looking to snap its two-game losing streak as it is coming off losses to George Washington (83-69) and Massachusetts (65-47).
• The Hawks had season-lows of 47 points and 24.6 percent shooting (16-of-65) versus Massachusetts on Saturday.
• Thursday features the last two Atlantic 10 champions in Saint Joseph's (2013) and Fordham (2014).
• The Hawks hold a 34-5 edge over the Rams in the all-time record between the two Jesuit universities.
• In their last meeting, the Rams topped the Hawks 58-53 in the final game of the regular season at Hagan Arena on March 2.
• Saint Joseph's is looking for its first road contest of the season and have lost a record eight straight on the road heading into Thursday.
• Senior guard Natasha Cloud is averaging 23 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 40.0 minutes per game over the last two contests
• Cloud, a Naismith Trophy candidate, is the only player in the A-10 to rank in the top-20 in scoring (16th - 13.1) and rebounding (T-18th - 6.2) and top-10 in assists (1st - 6.2) and steals (T-5th - 2.1).
• SJU head coach Cindy Griffin is one win shy of her 300th career victory.
• Saturday featured the sixth different starting lineup for the Hawks this year as freshman Adashia Franklyn started alogn with sophomore Kathleen Fitzpatrick, redshirt sophomore Jordan Strode, junior Ciara Andrews and senior Natasha Cloud.
Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Fordham
All-Time Series: SJU Leads 34-5
Last Meeting: 3/2/14, FOR, 58-53
Last SJU Win: 3/16/13, 47-46
First SJU Win: 1/5/80, 62-55
Last FOR Win: 3/2/14, 58-53
Current SJU Streak: L-1
