PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team will honor its graduating class of Ashley Robinson, Natasha Cloud and Aleena Yobbi this Saturday when the Hawks host Richmond. Game time is set for 2 p.m. with a postgame ceremony set to acknowledge the senior Hawks following the final whistle.
GAME STORIES . . .
• Saint Joseph's hosts Richmond Saturday in the second of three home games for the Hawks.
• Saturday marks the 17th meeting between SJU and Richmond with the Hawks having won three straight over the Spiders and ahead 11-5 all-time.
• Saint Joseph's topped Richmond 85-80 last season in each team's conference opener on January 2.
• The Hawks will be wearing pink uniforms on Saturday as part of the Play 4Kay Initiative for breast cancer awareness.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off its best offensive performance of the season in an 82-51 win over George Mason on Wednesday.
• The Hawks, who shot a season-high 49.1 percent versus the Patriots, finished with six players in double figures.
• Tallying 17 points and adding one steal, Cloud moved into select company on Wednesday as she joins Angela Zampella '01 as the only other player in SJU history to rank in the top-25 for scoring and rebounding and top-10 in assists and steals.
• Cloud enters Saturday third all-time in assists (549), tied for 10th in steals (168), 18th in rebounds (509) and 24th in points (980).
• Robinson is currently 12th all-time in blocked shots (75) and 21st in rebounds (474).
• Freshman Chelsea Woods has led the Hawk in rebounding a team-high nine times and is averaging 5.7 boards per game in Atlantic 10 only contests.
• As a team, SJU has turned the ball over just 41 times the last five games (8.2 per contest) and are averaging an A-10 best 11.5 turnovers a game in conference only matchups.
• Saint Joseph's defense is allowing fewer points per game this season (63.0 ppg) than it did last year (64.4 ppg).
Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Richmond
All-Time Series: SJU Leads 11-5
Last Meeting: 1/2/14, SJU, 85-80
Last SJU Win: 1/2/14, 85-80
Last UR Win: 2/4/12, 78-59
Current SJU Streak: W-3
