PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's women's basketball returns home Saturday afternoon to host La Salle for the first of two meetings between the city rivals.
 
Saint Joseph's (11-4, 2-2 A-10) vs. La Salle (10-5, 3-1 A-10)
Date: Saturday, January 10
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Site: Philadelphia, Pa. | Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena
TV: ESPN+ (Mike Samsel, Dei Lynam)
Series History: Saint Joseph's leads 55-16 (26-6 home, 24-9 away, 4-1 neutral, 1-0 in unknown designation)
 
SAINT JOSEPH'S  SCHEDULE | ROSTER | STATS | GAME NOTES
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OPENING TIP
Saint Joseph's returns to Hagan Arena on Saturday for the first of two meetings with La Salle.
 
The Hawks look to bounce back after a five-game winning streak was snapped in a road loss at Davidson. Saint Joseph's shot 14-for-45 (31.1 percent) from the field in the setback. The Hawks committed 23 turnovers against just six assists. Saint Joseph's limited Davidson to 18-for-51 (35.3 percent) shooting, marking the fourth straight game an opponent was held under 40 percent.
 
Gabby Casey led Saint Joseph's with 19 points and eight rebounds, scoring in double figures for the 13th time in her 14 appearances this season. In her first 68 career games, Casey reached double figures just 15 times.
 
Saint Joseph's leads the nation in assist rate, assisting on 74.9 percent of its made baskets. Only six teams nationally are above 70 percent.
 
 
STOKES DELIVERING GIFTS
Stokes became the 13th player in the country this season to record at least 10 points and 10 assists without committing a turnover. Since 2002-03, only Stokes and Natasha Cloud have accomplished the feat for the Hawks.
 
 
SHARING IS CARING
The Hawks lead the nation with a 74.9 percent assist rate, assisting on 283 of their 378 field goals through the opening 14 games. Only six teams have an assist rate above 70 percent, Drake the next-closest team at 72.4 percent.
 
 
HEATING UP
Saint Joseph's is second in the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage at 44.7 percent (58th in the country). The Hawks are shooting 34.6 percent from 3-point range and are third in the Atlantic 10.
 
SJU has shot above 50% on four occasions, 4-0 in such contests. The Hawks have also shot above 50% from three twice on the season, including a 17-for-32 (53.1%) performance against Arcadia. The 53.1 percent marks the second-best shooting percentage from three in program history in games with at least 20 3-point attempts.
 
 
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 14 players on the 2025-26 roster, representing four states and three countries outside the United States. Emirson Devenie (Australia) is the first Hawk to represent her country, while Meja Jägerskog (Sweden) and Olivia Lutterodt (Denmark) are each the second player from their respective countries to join the program.
 
A local influx sees nine of the 14 Hawks come from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while Faith Stinson (Ohio) and Cecilia Kay (Massachusetts) round out the roster.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saint Joseph's holds a 55-16 all-time record against La Salle and enters Saturday on a four-game winning streak. The 55 wins are the second-most against a single opponent in program history, trailing only Rhode Island (60). Head coach Cindy Griffin is 31-9 all-time against the Explorers, with her 31 wins marking the most she has recorded against any opponent in her 25-year tenure.