PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team returns home on Saturday as the Hawks hosts Massachusetts at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, with free audio courtesy of the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.

GAME STORIES . . .
• Saturday's matchup is the 56th meeting between the Hawks and Minutewomen.

• Saint Joseph's holds a 46-9 edge in the all-time series, has won four straight and are 24-3 all-time at home versus the Minutewomen.

• Last season, the Hawks downed the Minutewomen 85-51 in their final road game of the year on February 27.

• The Hawks are coming off their first Atlantic 10 loss of the season on Wednesday, dropping an 83-69 decision at George Washington.

• Senior guard Natasha Cloud paced SJU with a game-high 26 points and added six rebounds, four steals and three assists versus the Colonials.

• Cloud, a Naismith Trophy candidate, is the only player in the A-10 to rank in the top-20 in scoring (17th - 12.6) and rebounding (17th - 6.4) and top-15 in assists (1st - 6.1) and steals (9th - 1.9).

• Wednesday featured the fifth different starting lineup for the Hawks this year as freshman Adashia Franklyn made her first career start alongside classmate Chelsea Woods, sophomore Kathleen Fitzpatrick, junior Ciara Andrews and Cloud.

• The Hawks welcome back their alumni this weekend, highlighted by an alumni game on Saturday morning.

• The Hawks currently feature four players averaging over 30 minutes per game (Cloud - 36.7, Andrews - 33.0, Sarah Fairbanks - 33.2, Fitzpatrick - 30.9).

• SJU head coach Cindy Griffin is one win shy of her 300th career victory.

Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Massachusetts
All-Time Series: SJU Leads 46-9
Last Meeting: 2/27/14, SJU, 85-51
Last SJU Win: 2/27/14, 85-51
First SJU Win: 12/22/77, 86-68
Last UMass Win: 2/25/10, 75-62
Current SJU Streak: W-4