PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's women's basketball begins its Atlantic 10 schedule Wednesday evening at Hagan Arena, hosting Rhode Island as the Hawks enter conference play on a three-game win streak.
 
Saint Joseph's (6-1) vs. Rhode Island (6-2)
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Site: Philadelphia, Pa. | Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena
TV: ESPN+ (Mike Samsel, Renie Shields)
Series History: Saint Joseph's leads 60-15 (28-6 home, 26-7 away, 6-2 neutral)
 
SAINT JOSEPH'S  SCHEDULE | ROSTER | STATS | GAME NOTES
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OPENING TIP
Saint Joseph's opens conference play in the Atlantic 10 on Wednesday evening, hosting Rhode Island with a three-game win streak entering the matchup.
 
The Hawks finished the month of November at 6-1, improving to 23-2 since the 2022-23 season in the month of November after a 57-55 win over Drexel.
 
Gabby Casey finished with a team-high 16 points, leading a group of four Hawks that ended in double digits. The Hawks have won 24 straight games when four scorers finish in double figures.
 
Aleah Snead registered back-to-back double-doubles in pod play, finishing with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Drexel. Rhian Stokes matched a career-high 14 points, while Faith Stinson added 11 points to help the Hawks win their Big 5 pod and earn a trip to the championship game on Sunday against Villanova.
 
The Hawks lead the country with assists on 127 of their 168 field goals (75.6%) in their first seven games.
 
 
SHARING IS CARING
The Hawks lead the country with a 75.6 percent assist rate, assisting on 127 of their 168 field goals through the opening seven games. Northwestern (75.3%) is the only other team with 75 percent or higher.
 
This season, the Hawks rank in the top 31 in both assist/turnover ratio (1.28) and assists per game (18.1). Both marks lead the Atlantic 10.
 
 
POD PLAY
The Hawks finished Big 5 pod play 2-0, collecting wins over Penn and Drexel. Saint Joseph's advances to its first championship game under the new format, taking on Villanova in Sunday's Big 5 tripleheader at the Finneran Pavilion. SJU is looking for its second Big 5 championship in the last two years, having last won it in 2023-24.
 
 
ABOUT ST. JOE'S
The Hawks replace four players from last year's starting lineup. Only Gabby Casey (33) entered the season having started seven or more games last year. Aleah Snead (6), Rhian Stokes (4) and Kaylie Griffin (1) also made starts in 2024-25.
 
Saint Joseph's has 15 players on the 2025-26 roster, representing four states and four countries excluding the United States. Amar Mansour (Lebanon) and Emirson Devenie (Australia) are the first Hawks to represent those countries, while Meja Jägerskog (Sweden) and Olivia Lutterodt (Denmark) are each the second player to join the program from their respective countries.
 
Eight newcomers joined the Hawks over the offseason, four coming by way of the transfer portal while Coach Griffin and company signed four freshmen to the team. Jill Jekot (Penn State), Cecilia Kay (American), Amar Mansour (Missouri Baptist) and Faith Stinson (IU Indy) transferred in to Hawk Hill, while Lutterodt, Kaylinn Bethea, Rian Dotsey and Emily Knouse will all make their debut in 2025-26.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saint Joseph's holds a 60-15 all-time record against Rhode Island, welcoming the Rams into Hagan Arena for the 76th meeting between the teams. The 60 wins are the most against a single opponent in program history. Both teams traded wins in the two meetings last year, the Hawks besting the Rams in overtime in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship.