Jan. 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA -
Saint Joseph's women's basketball team caps the nonconference portion of its schedule this Saturday at Penn. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at The Palestra with live audio provided by the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.
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January 14, 2012
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Women's Basketball Caps Non-Conference Play With Win Over Penn, 42-34
Behind a 19-4 run to close out the game, the Saint Joseph's women's basketball team capped its non-conference schedule with a 42-34 victory over Big 5 foe Penn Saturday afternoon at Hagan Arena. The victory gives the Hawks 10 non-conference wins for the second-straight year and improved their record to 11-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big 5.
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Live StatsGAME STORIES . . .
• The Hawks, currently 8-5, will finish with a winning nonconference record for the third-straight year and 25th time overall since joining the Atlantic 10 for the 1983-84 season.
• Saturday's game is the second Philadelphia Big 5 contest of the season for SJU. The Hawks are currently 0-1 in the City Series this season after falling to Villanova, 55-51, on December 8.
• The Hawks are currently second all-time in wins in the Big 5 (95-35), four behind Villanova (99), and have won a share of 15 Big 5 titles, the most recent in 2008-09.
• Saint Joseph's is currently 36-1 all-time against the Quakers and have won seven straight in the series.
• Coming into Saturday's game, the Hawks have won all 22 games against Penn at The Palestra.
• Last year, Saint Joseph's topped Penn, 42-34, at Hagan Arena in its final nonconference game on January 12.
• Last season's final score (76 total points) was the lowest outcome in the series history between SJU and Penn.
• The Hawks are coming off a 73-65 loss to #17/18 UCLA on December 31. The loss snapped a three-game win streak and was the first road loss of the season for Saint Joseph's.
• Junior Erin Shields is coming off a career-high 24 points at UCLA. The Hawks' starting guard hit 9-of-15 from the field, including 6-of-11 from three-point range against the Bruins.
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