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Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's basketball team (2-4) is back on the hardwood after a week off this Saturday night when it travels to Saint Joseph's to play the Hawks (2-5) at 7 p.m.
 
Scouting Saint Joseph's
 
The Hawks head into Saturday night on a four-game losing streak and sit 2-5 despite an impressive win over UConn and a narrow defeat to the University of Florida. Ryan Daly, a University of Delaware transfer, is leading the way at 20.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg while freshman guard Rahmir Moore is averaging 10.6 points per game off the bench including a 22 point scoring effort in the win over the Huskies.
 
Saint Joseph's has struggled defensively. The Hawks allow 78.9 points per game and opponents are shooting 40.0% from three-point range. Saint Joseph's has also been outrebounded by 3.4 boards per contest.
 
Series History
 
This is the 16^th meeting between the schools but the first since 1980-81 when Saint Joseph's won 92-72 to lead the series 10-5.
 
 Free is Good
 
As the holiday season approaches, Saint Francis has been in a receiving mood, capitalizing on 75 of its last 88 attempts from the charity stripe, an astounding 85.2%. Free throws plagued the Red Flash in early season losses at VCU and Richmond, where SFU shot 24-of-40 (60.0%). Senior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) has been at the center of the turnaround, making 32 of his last 36 tries after starting the year 6-for-13.  As a team, the Red Flash are shooting 77.8% from the free throw line on the season.
 
Stewart's Steadiness
 
Redshirt sophomore Tyler Stewart (Silver Spring, Md./St. Andrew's Episcopal) continues to get more comfortable in the Saint Francis offense game-by-game. Stewart, in his first season with the program after transferring from Binghamton, has scored in double figures in three straight games and is averaging 12.3 ppg in the stretch. He ranks third on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg and is 7-for-15 (46.7%) from three-point range.
 
Finding its Footing
 
Saint Francis has proven it can compete with some of the elite programs for large stretches, but it has taken the Red Flash too long to get comfortable in those games. The Red Flash trailed current No. 21 VCU 23-7 after 10 minutes before outscoring the Rams by two over the final 30 minutes. The same thing happened on Saturday at ACC power Florida State. Saint Francis dug itself a 26-9 hole 10 minutes in before outscoring the larger Seminoles by two over the final 30 minutes.