Saint Joseph's Hawks (10-6, 0-3 A-10) vs. La Salle Explorers (10-7, 1-3 A-10)
Monday, January 15, 2024 | 4 p.m. | Hagan Arena
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Saint Joseph's continues its three-game homestand on Monday as the Hawks host La Salle at 4 p.m. Monday contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network, with audio broadcast available on SJUHawks.com.

• Monday is a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day doubleheader as St. Joe's women's basketball team hosts La Salle at noon.
• Saint Joseph's Billy Lange and former La Salle head coach Ashley Howard spearheaded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day contest between the two Philadelphia programs that started four seasons ago.
• The Hawks will wear a commemorative Martin Luther King, Jr. warm-up shirt for Monday's contest.
• Monday is the first of two meetings this season between the Hawks and Explorers, with the two teams facing each other again on February 3 at Tom Gola Arena.
• The Hawks are looking to snap a three-game skid as they are coming off a 78-75 loss to Loyola Chicago on Saturday.
• Erik Reynolds II led all scorers with a game-high 26 points on Saturday.
• Reynolds II (205 career three-pointers) is the second-fastest Hawk to reach 200 three-pointers, hitting the mark in 78 games, just five shy of Marvin O'Connor's program record of 73.
• Cameron Brown added 13 points, while Xzayvier Brown finished with 13 points and three steals against Loyola Chicago.
• Saturday's contests is presented by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS LA SALLE
Monday marks the 139th meeting between Saint Joseph's and La Salle ... Saint Joseph's 73 wins are its most versus any opponent ... The Hawks and La Salle have a discrepancy in all-time record as  SJU recognizes the first meeting between the two teams as a 35-29 victory on February 11, 1909, while the Explorers view their 39-20 win on February 10, 1934 as the start of the series based upon their start at the Division I level in 1931-32 ... Billy Lange, who was an assistant at La Salle for the 1998-99 season, is 1-2 all-time versus Fran Dunphy ... The Hawks and Explorers split last year's series with St. Joe's winning at Tom Gola Arena, 71-59, on January 16, while La Salle won the rematch, 73-65 at Hagan Arena on February 5.