Women's Basketball Travels to St. Bonaventure for Saturday Meeting

Feb. 5, 2010

OLEAN, N.Y. - Saint Joseph's women's basketball team begins a two-game road swing starting this Saturday at St. Bonaventure. The Hawks will try to snap a two-game losing streak to the Bonnies as the two teams take part in the WBCA's Think Pink Campaign.

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GAME STORIES . . .
• The Hawks are 35-8 all-time against the Bonnies, but dropped both meetings with SBU last year, including a 72-65 loss in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
• The Hawks and Bonnies are partaking in the WBCA's Think Pink campaign, with all proceeds from the game going to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.
• Saint Joseph's has gone just 2-6 on the road this season and are 1-2 in Atlantic 10 road games.
• The Hawks' defense is holding Atlantic 10 opponents to just 34.5 percent shooting from the floor (145-of-420) and have caused 120 turnovers in their seven contests.
• The Hawks have held a lead in 20 of 22 games this season with the exception games against Vanderbilt (11/24) and Drexel (12/13).
• Saint Joseph's head coach Cindy Griffin earned her 200th career victory last Saturday. She enters Tuesday's game with a 200-153 record over 12 years at SJU and Loyola (Md.).
• Saint Joseph's senior forward Brittany Ford earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors after averaging 19 points and shooting 76.2 percent (16-of-21) in the Hawks wins over La Salle and George Washington.
• Ford enters Saturday's game just 69 points shy of 1,000 for her career.

Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. St. Bonaventure
All-Time Series: SJU leads 35-8
Last Meeting: 3/6/09, SBU, 72-65
Last SJU Win: 1/12/08, 68-61
Last SBU Win: 3/6/09, 72-65
Current SJU Streak: L-2
The Hawks and Bonnies meet for the 44th time this Saturday with SJU holding a 35-8 edge...Saint Joseph's is 18-3 all-time at the Reilly Center and have won the past three contests at St. Bonaventure...The Bonnies topped the Hawks twice last year, including ending SJU's season with a 72-65 decision in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.