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The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team opens Big 5 play on Saturday as it hosts #23 Villanova at 3 p.m. Saturday's contest, which marks the 77th meeting between the Hawks and Wildcats, will be televised nationally on ESPN2, with audio broadcast available on TuneIn.
Saint Joseph's (2-7, 0-0 Big 5) vs. #23 Villanova (6-2, 2-0 Big 5)
Saturday, December 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Hagan Arena
Televison: ESPN2
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THE MATCHUP
Series vs. Villanova: Villanova leads 51-25
First Meeting: 1920, Saint Joseph's, 27-23
Last Meeting: 12/8/18, Villanova, 70-58
Coach Lange vs. Villanova: 0-2
• Redshirt junior Ryan Daly led the Hawks with 25 points and a game-high five assists, but the Hawks fell to Lafayette, 94-71, on Tuesday.
• Rookie Cameron Brown finished with a season-high 13 points against the Leopards.
• Saturday marks the first Big 5 matchup this season for the Hawks.
• Saint Joseph's is 127-113 all-time in Big 5 play and has captured 20 city series titles.
• The Hawks are looking to snap a seven-game skid against the Wildcats.
• At Hagan Arena, Saint Joseph's has posted a 1-3 mark against Villanova since the facility's renovation, with the victory coming on December 17, 2011, 74-58.
• Saint Joseph's head coach Billy Lange, who served as associate head coach at Villanova from 2011-13, is 0-2 all-time versus the Wildcats.
• Lange originally joined Villanova's staff as an assistant coach and coordinator of basketball operations for three seasons before taking the head job at Navy in 2004.
• Hawk fans are invited to get to Hagan Arena early for the new pregame headquarters, Hawk Hill Bites & Brews. Located in the white tent in the Hagan Arena parking lot, Hawk Hill Bites & Brews will open 90 minutes prior to tip and is open to the public.
• Fans are reminded to join the Hawks following the final buzzer to clap and sing along as 'Mine Eyes' is played.
DALY AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS
Redshirt junior Ryan Daly enters Saturday 26th nationally in scoring (20.9 ppg), 12th in total points (188), 20th in double-doubles (four), 36th in free-throw attempts (52), 78th in assists per game (4.8 apg) and 74th in total rebounds (76).
EDWARDS OFF TO CAREER START
Ranking second on the team in scoring, junior Lorenzo Edwards is off to a career-best season as he enters Saturday second on the team in scoring with a career-best 9.7 points per game. Scoring in double figures four times this season, he is coming off a 12-point performance against Lafayette on Tuesday.
HAWKS HELPING OTHERS
The Hawks will take part in their 25th annual Christmas charity project over the coming week, where they will provide gifts and a Christmas dinner to a few needy families in West Philadelphia. Players will choose and wrap gifts for their assigned families and then personally deliver them directly to those families. If you would like to assist your Hawks in supporting the local community during this holiday season with a small donation, just click HERE.
NEXT UP
The Hawks continue Big 5 play on Tuesday as they head to Temple for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Owls.
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