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Saint Francis U plays at home for its second consecutive game on Monday when Bucknell visits DeGol Arena at 7 p.m.  The Bison are the last of five Patriot League schools on the Red Flash schedule this season.  Previously, SFU fell to Colgate (85-67), American (61-51), Lafayette (61-58) and Lehigh (83-67).

Bucknell has enjoyed a solid start to its non-conference schedule, coming in with a 9-1 record.  The Bison and Red Flash have played two common opponents to date: Bucknell prevailed at Niagara (88-71) and fell at Penn State (60-57).

Senior forward/center Mike Muscala leads Bucknell's four players who average double-digit point totals with 18.7. Muscala shoots above 50 percent from the field, the 3-point line and leads his team with 25 assists and 23 blocks.

Through eight games a season ago, SFU sat at 1-7, playing four of those contests in the friendly confines of the Stokes Center.

After today's game, SFU travels to Kent State (5-5) on Dec. 20 before returning home to tip-off a three-game home-stand against Cornell (4-5) on Dec. 28.


NEWCOMERS CONTRIBUTING

• Through seven games this season, three freshmen have drawn starts (G. Brown, Drinnon, Mosley) and all have seen time out on the court (Milllaud-Meunier, Vigneault, Gresko)
• Rookies have accounted for 28% of SFU's total offense this season, led by Mosley (70 pts) and Drinnon (45 pts)
• Freshmen have grabbed 36% of SFU's rebounds, led by Drinnon (33 reb) and Mosley (31 reb)