SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (5-4) vs. DREXEL DRAGONS (6-4)
December 17, 2017 • 1:30 p.m.
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena (4,200) • Philadelphia, Pa.
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PROBABLE HAWK STARTERS
F - Adashia Franklyn (Sr.) – 11.1 ppg, 7.80 rpg
F - Amanda Fioravanti (Grad.) – 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G/F - Sarah Veilleux (Jr.) – 15.6 ppg, 4.1 4pg
G/F - Chelsea Woods (Sr.) – 13.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg
G - Alyssa Monaghan (Jr.) – 9.8 ppg, 3.6 apg
ABOUT THE HAWKS
• Junior Sarah Veilleux currently leads the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage (.607) and ranks third in three-point percentage (.484).
• SJU ranks eighth in the nation in three-point percentage, shooting 42.3 percent entering Sunday.
• The Hawks have not played since Monday's game against Penn due to final exams.
• SJU senior Chelsea Woods sat out Monday's game versus Penn, but is expected to return versus Drexel.
• The Hawks are looking to snap a four-game losing skid after opening the season with five-straight wins.
• Sunday's game is part of a doubleheader with the SJU men. The men's squad hosts Maine at 4:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
• Saint Joseph's dropped its fourth straight as the Hawks fell to Penn, 57-50, on Monday.
• The Quakers withstood a fourth-quarter comeback by the Hawks, in which SJU made it a two-point game, but Penn answered with a 7-0 run to pull away for good.
• The Hawks were led by junior Sarah Veilleux's game-high 16 points.
• Senior Adashia Franklyn posted a double-double, finishing with 13 rebounds and 12 points.
SJU VERSUS DREXEL
• Sunday marks the 17th meeting between Saint Joseph's and Drexel.
• The Hawks hold a 10-6 edge in the all-time series.
• Saint Joseph's is 7-1 versus the Dragons at Hawk Hill, with the lone loss, 71-69, coming on December 13, 2009.
• Drexel won the last matchup, 60-49, at the Daskalakis Center last December 18, 2016.
NEXT UP
• Dec. 20-21 at the Gator Holiday Classic. The Hawks take on Princeton on Wednesday, December 20 at 2:30 p.m. and take on host Florida on Thursday at noon.
Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase, vs. St. John's, 4:30 p.m., ESPNU
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