WASHINGTON – American University men's basketball team heads to Saint Francis on Saturday for a 7 p.m. game. The Eagles are coming off their first win over Georgetown in 40 years on Wednesday while Saint Francis is coming off a 120-53 win over Franciscan.
 
QUICK INFO

• Date/Time: Saturday, November 26; 7:00 p.m.
• Site: Loretto, Pa. (DeGol Arena)
• Series History: American leads, 14-9
• TV: NEC Front Row
• Talent: Pat Farabaigh (play-by-play) and Bernie Jubeck (color)

INSIDE THE SERIES

• American leads the all-time series, 14-9. The Eagles lead 10-1 at home and Saint Francis leads 8-4 on the road.
• The last meeting between the Eagles and the Red Flash was Dec. 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. American won the meeting by a ten-point margin 83-73.
• The last meeting in Loretto, Pa., was on Nov. 16, 2019. Saint Francis won that meeting 79-76.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

• American enters Saturday's game coming off a big upset win over Georgetown, 74-70, on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Eagles overcame a 16-point first-half deficit to earn the win. They were led by three players in double figures, led by junior Johnny O'Neil with 16 and followed by freshman Geoff Sprouse with 15 and graduate student Jaxon Knotek with 14.
• The win marked American's first win over Georgetown in 40 years.
• The Eagles have won three straight. They defeated William & Mary in their home opener, 71-64, and then NJIT, 58-53, prior to beating Georgetown.
• Junior Colin Smalls leads the team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points per game, sophomore Matt Rogers leads the team in rebounds, averaging 5.4 per game, O'Neil leads the team in blocks averaging 2.4 per game, and sophomore Elijah Stephens leads the team in assists with 4.4 per game and steals with 3.0 per game.
• The Eagles will return to Bender Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 29 welcoming UAlbany for a 7 p.m. game.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SAINT FRANCIS (PA)

• Saint Francis enters Saturday's game coming off a big 120-53 win over Franciscan on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Led by redshirt junior Josh Cohen with 19 points, five players recorded double figure points in the win.
• The Red Flash's 120 points was a facility-record in a non-conference win.
• Saint Francis stands at 2-3 so far this season.
• Cohen leads Saint Francis in scoring averaging 23.0 points per game. Junior Maxwell Land leads the Red Flash in rebounds averaging 7.2 per game, and freshman Landon Moore has dished out a team-leading 4.8 assists per game so far this season.   
• Saint Francis is led by head coach Rob Krimmel in his ninth season at the head of the program.

TICKETS

• Season tickets, mini-plans and individual game tickets in premium seating locations are still at AUeagles.com/Tickets.

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