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Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's basketball team (2-3) heads South to take on Florida State (3-1) on Saturday. A win over the Seminoles would be SFU's first over an ACC opponent although the Red Flash do hold wins over Boston College, Syracuse and VIrginia Tech before they joined the ACC.
 
Scouting Florida State
 
The Seminoles have won three straight since dropping their season opener to Pittsburgh. Senior guard Trent Forrest, a Second Team All-ACC Preseason selection, is FSU's most experienced scorer and is averaging 12.0 ppg. Sophomore Devin Vassell has emerged as a secondary scoring option and leads the team at 13.5 ppg while M.J. Walker is averaging 11.3 ppg. Florida State has seven players 6'8" or taller on its roster. Florida State is receiving 91 votes in the AP Poll, most among unranked teams.

Series History
 
This is the first meeting between the schools. SFU is 0-4 vs. the ACC in the last two seasons.
 
 Krimmel Approaches 100
 
Saint Francis head coach Rob Krimmel can become just the second coach in program history to reach the 100-career win milestone (joining Skip Hughes) with a win over Florida State on Saturday. Krimmel's program has turned the corner since the start of the 2016-17, winning 55 games in the last three seasons and five games. SFU's winning pct. in that span is .539. In Krimmel's first four seasons, SFU won 44 games and recorded a win pct. of .361.
 
Sharing is Caring
 
Saint Francis recorded nine assists on 23 made field goals in its loss to Delaware and has been held under 10 assists as a team in three of its first five contests. Krimmel's squads have traditionally been unselfish. In 2018-19 Saint Francis was held under 10 assists in just nine of 33 games. Senior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) leads the Red Flash with 16 assists but no other player on the roster has 10 through the first five games.
 
Second Chance Points
 
A strength of this Saint Francis team over the last two years has been its offensive rebounding and second chance scoring. Saint Francis has recorded 10 or more offensive rebounds in all five games this season and outscored its opponent in second chance points in all five contests as well. Junior Mark Flagg (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) was in the center of the action vs. Delaware, pulling down three offensive rebounds and finishing with 13 points.