OLEAN, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team looks to defend its unblemished mark on the road, facing St. Bonaventure on Wednesday evening in a 7 p.m. matchup on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION: St. Joe's (17-2, 6-1 A-10) at St. Bonaventure (4-14, 1-6 A-10)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 24 | 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Reilly Center | Olean, N.Y.
LIVE STATS: gobonnies.com
LIVE STREAM: ESPN+


LAST TIME OUT
• A gritty defensive battle in Kingston saw the St. Joe's and Rhode Island trade eight lead changes, the Hawks holding off a fourth quarter charge from the Rams to win the fourth-straight game of the season to remain undefeated on the road.
• The two teams traded blows over the course of the first half, St. Joe's biggest lead throughout the first 20 minutes only climbing to as high as seven with the final basket of the half. The Hawks built a 10-point lead headed into the fourth, a deficit that Rhode Island erased in the first five minutes of the final quarter. Mackenzie Smith and Chloe Welch scored all nine points in the quarter to hold off the Rams in the win.
• Smith posted a team-high 15 points in the win, Laura Ziegler and Talya Brugler adding 13 and 11 respectively. For the second time, all points came from the five starters as the Hawks won for the first time this season when being held under 60 points.


SERIES HISTORY
• The Hawks are 45-13 all-time against the St. Bonaventure.
• St. Joe's enters on a seven-game win streak over the hosts.
• Last season, the Hawks scored 90+ in the win for the fifth time in series history.


SAINT JOSEPH'S | Roster | Schedule | Stats | Game Notes
• St. Joe's tied the 1975-76 team with the third-best start to the year, that team also starting 17-2.
• The Hawks hold the most road wins in the NCAA without losing, starting the season 9-0 on the road. St. Joe's tied the 1999-2000 team that started with a program-best 9-0 record.
• Talya Brugler has scored in double-digits in 39 of 43 games against Atlantic 10 foes, including her last 14 games.
• Brugler has posted two games with above 90% from the field with 10 or more FGs made on the season, the rest of the NCAA combining for just 11 games of such feat.
• Brugler sits at third in the A-10 in points per game (17.1), shooting a staggering 63.4% in Atlantic 10 play.
• Emma Boslet has 20 assists to just five turnovers in five A-10 games.
• St. Joe's ranks first in the A-10 in turnovers per game (13.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.14).


ST. BONAVENTURE: Roster | Schedule | Stats
• The Bonnies entered the season with one of the most experience teams in the country, one of six teams in the country without a true freshman on the roster. St. Bonaventure looks to end a six-game losing streak, sitting at 1-6 in A-10 play after a conference opening win against Loyola Chicago.
• Dani Haskell paces the team with 12.9 points per game, recently eclipsing 1,000 points for her career in the defeat against Duquesne. Haskell ranks second in the conference in three-point attempts (131). Nadechka Laccen does a little of everything for St. Bonaventure, bumping her average points per game by more than three points with a clip of 10.9 ppg. Laccen also ranks first on the team in steals (1.6), second in rebounds (5.2) and assists per game (1.9).


UP NEXT: 
• St. Joe's returns home to face Davidson in a Saturday afternoon matchup on ESPN+. Opening tip is slated for 2 p.m.