PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team returns home Saturday as the Hawks host St. Bonaventure at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, with live audio provided by the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.
GAME STORIES . . .
• Saint Joseph's looks to snap a four game losing streak this Saturday as it returns home to host St. Bonaventure.
• The Hawks are coming off a 63-54 loss at Duquesne last Sunday.
• Saint Joseph's was held to a season-low 13 points in the first half at Duquesne, but responded with a season-high 41 points in the second half.
• The Hawks have lost a record 10 straight on the road dating back to last year, but are 4-3 at home this season.
• Over the last three contests, SJU has averaged 49.3 points per game and shot just 34.3 percent from the field (57-for-166) and 28.9 percent from three-point range (11-of-38).
• The Hawks enter Saturday with a 37-12 edge in the all-time series against the Bonnies, but have won just two of the last eight meetings.
• St Bonaventure enters Saturday's game 11th overall at 60.7 points per game, with the Hawks just below them in 12th at 60.6 points per game.
• The matchup also features the two longest-tenured head coaches currently in the Atlantic 10 in Saint Joseph's Cindy Griffin (14th season) and St. Bonaventure's Jim Crowley (15th season).
• Griffin is currently one win shy of her 300th career victory.
• Senior Natasha Cloud, a Naismith Trophy candidate, is the only player in the A-10 to rank in the top-20 in scoring (16th - 12.8) and rebounding (18th - 6.2) and top-10 in assists (1st - 6.2) and steals (4th - 2.2).
Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. St. Bonaventure
All-Time Series: SJU leads 37-12
Last Meeting: 2/5/14, SBU, 73-67
Last SJU Win: 1/26/13, 61-44
Last SBU Win: 2/5/14, 73-67
Current SJU Streak: L-1