SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (3-6)
vs.
TOWSON TIGERS (4-4)
December 10, 2018 • 7:00 p.m.
Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa.
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PROBABLE HAWK STARTERS
G - Alyssa Monaghan (Sr.) – 13.0 ppg, 3.8 apg
G - Kristalyn Baisden (Sr.) - 6.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G - Katie Jekot (R-Fr.) – 7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg
F - Michala Clay (Sr.) – 4.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg
F - Katie Mayock (Fr.) – 8.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. Towson: SJU leads 4-1
SJU Streak: L-1
First Meeting: 1/13/83, SJU, 81-55
Last Meeting: 12/5/17, Towson, 90-66
Coach Griffin vs. Towson: 1-2
ABOUT THE HAWKS
• Saint Joseph's caps its seven-game homestand this Monday when the Hawks host Towson at 7 p.m.
• The Hawks are currently 3-3 during a seven-game homestand and are looking to snap a two-game losing skid following an 81-70 loss to Auburn on Thursday and a 47-35 loss to Villanova on December 2.
• Saint Joseph's seven consecutive home games matches Saint Joseph's longest since the 2015-16 season.
• The Hawks are coming off their best offensive performance of the season, scoring 70 points and shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 40.6 from three-point range.
• Senior Alyssa Monaghan scored a team-best 18 points versus the Tigers and added a game-high five assists.
• Senior Whisper Fisher came off the bench to score a career-best 11 points versus Auburn.
• Freshman Katie Mayock is currently averaging 1.1 blocks per game and is on pace to reach SJU's top-10 for single-season rejections.
• Monday's matchup with Towson is the sixth meeting in the series with SJU holding a 4-1 edge.
• The Tigers won last year's meeting, 90-66, to earn their first win in the series.
HOISTING FROM DEEP
Saint Joseph's 31 three-point attempts versus Temple were the team's most in a single-game since January 10, 2010 when the Hawks attempted 31 at Maryland. SJU surpassed that mark versus Columbia with 33 attempts and attempted 32 against Auburn. The Hawks' all-time mark is 37 vs. Auburn on December 28, 1990, while SJU is on pace for 609 three-point attempts this season. The Hawks' program record is 511 set by the 1997-98 team.
THE ROAD TO 1,000
Senior Alyssa Monaghan is nearing the 1,000-point plateau for her career. A four-year starter, Monaghan would become the 27th Hawks to reach 1,000 career points. She enters Monday with 943 points.
NEW HEIGHTS
Despite being just six games into the season, 2018-19 has already seen several Hawks play expanded roles and set new highs for single-game scoring. Below are players who have posted new single-game highs for points this year.
Whisper Fisher - 11, vs. Auburn, 12/6/18
Michala Clay - 10, vs. Niagara, 11/20/18
Rachel Gartner, 7, at Drexel, 11/11/18
Lula Roig - 8, vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/25/18
Mary Sheehan - 8, vs. Loyola Maryland, 11/25/18
NEXT UP
Saint Joseph's begins a three-game road swing starting December 20 at Sacred Heart. Game time is set for 11 a.m. as part of the Pioneers' kids day promotion.
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