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0214 game notes

Waynesburg at Franciscan game notes

Jackets look to solidify fourth seed in PAC Tourney race

2/14/2024 1:55:00 PM

Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (12-11, 9-9) at Franciscan Barons (8-14, 5-13), February 14, 8 p.m.
Finnegan Fieldhouse, Steubenville, Ohio

PAC TOURNEY OUTLOOK -- Geneva has secured the top seed and hosting rights for the Presidents' Athletic Tournament (PAC) Tournament ... St. Vincent is locked in to the number-two seed and will host a semifinal game ... Chatham will be the three seed and host a quarterfinal contest ... Waynesburg (9-9) holds a one-game lead over Grove City and Westminster (8-10) for the number-four seed and quarterfinal hosting rights ... The Wolverines and Titans are tied for the final two Tournament spots ... First-round action will take place next Tuesday, February 20 ... Semifinal action will be Thursday, February 22 ... The PAC Tournament Championship will be Saturday, February 24.

SERIES RECAP -- Wednesday night's meeting will be the 16th all time between Franciscan and Waynesburg ... The Yellow Jackets are 13-2 against the Barons, including this seasons 76-61 win on January 3 ... Waynesburg trailed 38-31 at the break in that first matchup and outscored the Barons 45-23 in the second half ... Antone Baker led the Jackets in that win with game bests in points (25), rebounds (10) field goals made (9-of-15) and steals (five) ... Jordan McLoyd added 15 points in the win to go with two steals and four rebounds ... The two sides first met in 2006, a 93-71 Jackets win.

GET BACK ON TRACK -- The Yellow Jackets suffered an 87-65 defeat at Chatham on Saturday ... Baker was held to his second lowest point total of the season (7) in the loss ... The Jackets trailed 49-31 at the break and were outscored 38-34 in the final 20 minutes ... McLoyd had a team-best 14 points in the loss ... Freshman Mikey Smith added a team-leading six rebounds and 8 points ... Expect the Jackets to return to their get-the-ball-in-the-paint strategy in tonight's contest. 

STATISTICAL COMPARISONS -- Franciscan is ninth in the PAC in scoring (69.0 ppg) and Waynesburg is 10th (66.8) ... The Barons are 10th in field-goal percentage (38.7%) while the Jackets are third (44.7%) ... The Yellow Jackets and Barons are second (41.5%) and fourth (43.1%), respectively, in the PAC in opponent field-goal percentage ... In terms of shooting at the charity stripe, Franciscan is last in the PAC (63.1%) and the Yellow Jackets are ninth (64.6%).
 
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