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LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 7, 2012) – The Saint Francis University men's basketball team welcomes Robert Morris to DeGol Arena Wednesday for a 7 p.m.
 
FLASH FACTS
- The Red Flash enter rivalry week on a four game skid after falling to Mount St. Mary's and Wagner last week on the road. The Colonials enter rivalry week coming off a weekend split, falling to Wagner and holding on for a win at Mount St. Mary's
 
- Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) enters the game seventh in NEC action in offensive rebounds per game and will meet RMU's Lijah Thompson fourth in the NEC action in offensive rebounds.
 
-  Velton Jones of RMU leads the NEC in league play in steals while SFU's Kameron Ritter ranks seventh.
 
- Eatherton ranks as the only player in NEC league action ranking in the top 10 scoring and the top five in field goal percentage, rebounding and blocks.
 
- SFU ranks third in NEC league play in steals but the Colonials bring in the top team in the league in steals per contest but there is just a .59 difference between the two.
 
- The Red Flash rank third in the NEC in assists in league play led by the Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) and Ritter who both boast over 50 helpers this season.
 
- The Red Flash rank 10 in rebounding margin in league play and the Colonials second. However the Flash have already defeated the top team in the NEC in rebounding margin, Quinnipiac.
 
- Both the Flash and the Colonials rank in the top four in league play when it comes to rebounding defense (allowing the fewest rebounds).
 
- The Red Flash own the third best shooting percentage in Northeast Conference while Robert Morris enters with the fifth worst shooting percentage in the league. SFU owns a record of 5-2 against the other teams ranked in the bottom five of the league in shooting.
 
- In league play both Saint Francis and Robert Morris are holding opponents to in the less than 68 points per game.
 
- Eatherton followed one of his worst games of the season at Mount St. Mary's with an excellent performance against Wagner. Eatherton posted his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 assists against the Seahawks.
 
- Eatherton is coming off his worst combined shooting week of the season as he went 7-of-18 in two games. This week, the sophomore forward returns to his home floor where he shoots over 75-percent.
 
- Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) has strung together three of his best games of the season in SFU last four contests. Brown posted a season-high eight rebounds against St. Francis (NY) and followed it up with a season-high 13 points against NEC leading LIU Brooklyn. Brown also racked up 12 points, five rebounds and a season-high three blocks.
 
- Whyatt continued his hot play last week with a pair of double-digit performances including a 12 against Mount St. Mary's. Since posting zero assists against CCSU and Bryant, the freshman guard owns a assist-to-turnover ratio above one.
 
- After posting 10 out of 11 games in double figures in the middle of the season, Anthony Ervin (Chesterfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) has just three double-digit efforts in his last seven games.
 
- Saint Francis head coach Don Friday and never beaten the instate rival Colonials in his tenure with the Red Flash.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The Red Flash have four of their five wins on the season on their home floor. Of their six losses in DeGol Arena four have come by three points or fewer. SFU averages 16 more points a game at home then they do on the road. Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey), Anthony Ervin (Chesterfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy), Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) and Jon Taylor (Bowie, Md./Montgomery College-Germantown) all average eight or more points a game at home. Eatherton see his scoring average rise three points at home compared to the road, while Ervin's goes up four points. Eatherton shoots 77-percent from the field at DeGol Arena and Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) shoots 47-percent from 3-point range at home. Kameron Ritter enjoys the home floor as much as anyone with an assist to turnover mark of 30/27 on the road and 25/13 at home.   
 
EATHERTON EMERAGES
Red Flash sophomore Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) continues to show he stands as one of the top players in the Northeast Conference. The sophomore forward ranks as the only player in the Northeast Conference ranking in the top 10 in points and the top five in rebounds, field goal percentage and blocks. In meetings with some of the top big men in the NEC Eatherton has shined. The Hershey, Pa. native out scored and out rebounded CCSU Ken Horton and held the NEC preseason player of the year to just 11 points. In a match up with LIU Brooklyn's Julian Boyd, Eatherton outscored Boyd and did it on 60-percent shooting. Last season, Eatherton averaged just nine minutes a game. Against Wagner, Eatherton lead all scorers with 15 and posted his fifth road double-double of the season.
 
NEXT UP
The Red Flash continues NEC rivalry week with a match up Saturday against Robert Morris Saturday with tipoff set for 7 p.m.