Saint Joseph's (3-0) at Drexel Dragons (2-1)
Sunday, November 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Daskalakis Athletic Center | Philadelphia, Pa.
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Saint Joseph's faces its second-straight Philadelphia foe, taking on Drexel on Sunday in a 4:30 p.m. matchup. The contest is streaming on FloHoops.

• Saint Joseph's is 11-10 all-time against Drexel, having broken a five-game losing streak with a 20-point win a year ago.
• The Hawks won the first five of the series and five of the first six.
• Head Coach Cindy Griffin holds a 9-10 record overall against Drexel.
 
DEFENSIVE PROWESS
The Hawks have held their opponents to under 35% from the field in each of their opening three games, a combined 58-187 (.310) from the field. It is the ninth time since the start of the 2022-23 season that St. Joe's has limited opponents to under 35%.

THE OPPONENT
Drexel loses one of the best players to walk through the doors, Keishana Washington having exhausted her eligibility after becoming the first Dragon to earn WBCA All-American honors. Washington was also the CAA Player of the Year in 2022-23, averaging 27.7 points and 3.7 assists per game.
Multiple Dragons have stepped up in the early days of the season, Drexel getting a boost from Laine McGurk with a team-high 16.0 points per game, both of her two games coming off the bench. Amaris Baker also pitches in 13.7 points per contest, while Chloe Hodges adds 9.7 per game. Seven different Dragons average at least three rebounds per game.

PLAYING WITH THE LEAD
St. Joe's has held the lead for at least 32 minutes in all three games, totaling a time of 107:59 holding a lead over the first 120 minutes. The Crimson and Gray have held an advantage for 89.99% of the season, with just 4.47% of the time with a deficit. The largest lead an opponent has held over the Hawks was just three points.

MAKING THE FREE ONES COUNT
Late into the second week of the season, the Hawks have had an elite start at the charity stripe. SJU has knocked down 83.9% of its attempts (47-56), the mark good for eighth-best in the NCAA.
A majority of the help came against the win at Yale, cashing in on 23-25 (92.0%) of their shots from the line - including a 15-15 performance in the fourth quarter. The output was the first time since November of 2021 that St. Joe's knocked down at least 20 free throws and was the third-best percentage at the line since December 2011 (min. 20 made)

HAWKS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN A-10
Saint Joseph's has been picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10's preseason poll that was chosen by a panel of the A-10's head coaches. The Hawks earned their highest picked finish since 2013-14; the team that made the second round of the NCAA Tournament.