Men's Basketball 11/23/2021 7:35:00 AM

Saint Francis Men's Basketball Heads To Cornell For Thanksgiving Eve Affair

Saint Francis University (1-2) at Cornell University (4-1)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, November 24, 2021 \| 4:00 p.m
Location	Ithaca, N.Y. \| Newman Arena at Bartels Hall
Television	ESPN + Link
Live Stats	SideArm
Printable Notes	Saint Francis \| Cornell \|
Stats	Saint Francis \| Cornell \| Northeast Conference
Social Media	@RedFlashMBB \| #BELIEVE \| @RedFlashMBB \| Facebook

Saint Francis Probable Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	2	Ramiir Dixon-Conover	6-3	185	R-Sr.	11.3	6.7	37.1	Averaged 14.8 ppg in contests in New York state last season
G	4	Ronell Giles, Jr.	6-4	185	So.	10.0	3.7	28.6	Averaged 13.0 points per game in games in state of New York
G	11	Maxwell Land	6-4	185	So	11.0	4.0	46.2	Scored double figures in both games played in New York last season
F	5	Myles Thompson	6-6	220	Sr.	11.7	4.0	48.8	Posted four games of at least 10 pts in New York state
F	42	Mark Flagg	6-9	215	R-Sr.	9.3	10.0	50.0	Averaged 9.0 ppg & 7.5 rpg in 4 games in New York last season
Off the Bench
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	1	Zahree Harrison	6-0	190	So.	3.0	1.0	27.3	Dished out three asts in twice this season
G	3	Luke Ruggery	5-11	160	R-So.	2.0	2.0	14.3	Two pts scored in last two games
F	13	Marlon Hargis	6-7	205	Sr.	6.3	1.0	60.0	Scored SFU-best 15 pts in last game
F	15	Chukwu Ikediashi	6-8	220	R-Jr.	2.0	4.0	100	Two pts, four rebs vs. Franciscan
G	20	Brendan Scanlon	5-8	155	Fr.	2.0	2.0	50.0	Two pts, two rebs in collegiate debut on 11/15
G	21	Ben Seidel	6-0	170	Jr.	0.0	0.0	0.0	Saw first action of season on 11/15
G/F	22	Tyler Stewart	6-8	195	R-Sr.	--	--	--	Has not played in first three games
G	23	A.J. Labriola	6-2	185	Sr.	0.0	1.0	0.0	Saw first action of the season on 11/15
G	31	Brad McCabe	6-6	185	r-Jr.	0.0	1.3	0.0	Career-high three rebs, two asts on 11/15
F	32	Jeriah Coleman	7-0	220	So.	4.0	1.5	60.0	Career-high five points on 11/15
F	33	Josh Cohen	6-10	220	R-So.	7.7	5.7	70.0	Scored at least eight pts in last 2 games

GAME NOTES VS. CORNELL
need to know... The game between Saint Francis and Cornell marks the ninth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1979-80 season.
• The series is tied at four games apiece. The Big Red won three-straight games in the series from 2003 to 2013 before the Red Flash even the series with a 72-62 win in the 2013-14 season.
• Cornell is the only school in the Ivy League head coach Rob Krimmel has faced as a head coach. The two teams have split the series in Krimmel's tenure at one game apiece from the two meetings in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
• Cornell is the only Ivy League team the Loretto program has registered a win against in program history. The Red Flash is 0-1 against Brown and Columbia, and 0-5 against Penn.

a sfu win would... Even the team's record to 2-2 for the sixth time in the last eight years under head coach Rob Krimmel.
• Be the first road win for the Red Flash in 2021-22.
• Give Krimmel his second win versus Cornell and take a 5-4 lead in the series with the Big Red.

next on tap... The Red Flash will return after Thanksgiving to wrap up the three-game road trip at Lehigh on Sunday.
• The game against the Mountain Hawks will be the first of two games against the Patriot League. Saint Francis returns to DeGol Arena to host Bucknell on Dec. 1.
• After the game against the Bison, the Red Flash will hit the road for a four-game road trip.

the word on the big red... Cornell comes into the contest 4-1 after falling 85-74 at Penn State on Monday.
• Sarju Patel paced the Red Flash with 15 points, while Nazir Williams (14 points) and Chris Manon (12 points) also found double figures against the Nittany Lions.
• Jordan Jones leads the team with 14.0 points per game, while Manon is second on the team with 12.8 points per game and Patel is third with 8.6 points per game.
• Kobe Dickson powers the rebounding for the Big Red with 6.6 rebounds per game. He also leads the team in assists (11) and blocks (7).

last time we met... Malik Harmon scored 19 points to help Saint Francis end a 35-game non-conference road losing streak with a 72-62 win against Cornell on Dec. 6, 2013.
• Earl Brown tallied 14 points and 19 rebounds, while Dominique Major registered 16 points off the bench.
• Robert Hatter powered the Big Red with 21 points. Devin Cherry added 12 points in the loss.

last time out... Senior Marlon Hargis scored 15 points, the most points he has scored in a Red Flash uniform in an 85-55 loss to Virginia Tech on Thursday.
• Senior Myles Thompson, added nine points against the Hokies. Thompson has posted at least nine points five times against an ACC opponent in his career.

start to the season... Saint Francis looks to begin the season 2-2 for the 27th time since the 1950-51 season.
• With a win, the team would be 2-2 under head coach Rob Krimmel for the sixth time and the first since 2019-20.
• It will be the fifth time under Krimmel the Loretto program will have a chance to reach 2-2 on the year on the road with a win. The squad is 0-4 in the previous four games. Conversely, the Red Flash is 4-0 at home under Krimmel with the chance to improve to 2-2 on the year.
• With a loss, the team would open the season 1-3 for the 24th time in team history, the second-straight year, and the fourth time in the Krimmel era.
• The Red Flash has also started the year 3-1 or better 15 times.

prime performers... Redshirt seniors Ramiir Dixon-Conover and Mark Flagg were named Northeast Conference Prime Performers for their efforts against George Washington on November 9.
• Flagg registered 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in the game, including 11 points and eight rebounds in the first half. Dixon-Conover tallied 17 points and eight rebounds in the contest.

only flagg in name, not on his play... Redshirt senior Mark Flagg started his final season in red and black with back to back double-doubles after posting 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against George Washington on Nov. 9, and 11 points and 10 rebounds against Franciscan on Nov, 15. It is the second time in his career he has posted consecutive double-doubles.
• With his 28 points to start the year, Flagg now has 811 points for his career on his march toward 1,000 career points.
• He also had two blocks in his last two games to move into fourth place on the program's all-time career rejection list with 107 blocks. Flagg can move into a third-place tie with Jerry Mack (109, 1985-89) with two rejections.
• Flagg is now one of six players with 100 blocks, and if he reaches 110 knock aways he would be only the third player in team history with 110 blocks.
• According to KenPom, Flagg recorded a defensive rebound on 41 percent of George Washington's possessions.

continuing where he left off... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover was the team's leading scorer in 2020-21. He has posted double figures in 16 of the last 20 games he played including 14 of his last 16 games.
• Dixon-Conover had five 20-point performances last season, and nine games with at least 18 points.
• He has at least five rebounds and three assists in his last six games and is averaging 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in that span. The redshirt senior has had nine points in five of his last six games.

career night... Senior Marlon Hargis notched his best scoring output the Red and Black with 15 points against Virginia Tech on Nov. 18. It was his most points since scoring 14 points against Bryant in his Saint Francis debut. The senior's career high is 19 points against Harvard on Nov. 22, 2019 when he played for Holy Cross.
• Sophomore Maxwell Land posted a career-high 19 points against Franciscan on Nov. 15. Fellow sophomore Josh Cohen also hauled in a career-best 11 boards against the Barons.
• Redshirt senior Mark Flagg hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds against George Washington on November 9.

first collegiate points... Freshman Brendan Scanlon, the lone newcomer on the team, notched his first collegiate action against Franciscan on Nov. 15. The freshman registered a pair of rebounds and received a huge ovation when he scored off the glass with 27 seconds left for his first collegiate points.

benchmarks for success... Saint Francis is 1-1 this season when it reaches 70 points in a game.
• Seventy is usually a magic number for success under head coach Rob Krimmel. The squad is 89-46 overall when it posts 70 on the scoreboard, including 41-33 (70-79 points), 37-11 (80-89 points), 11-2 (90-99 points) and 10-0 (over 100 points) in a game.
• The squad is also 103-30 when leading at halftime, and 91-52 when it had more free throws than the opponent.
• Defensively, the team is 70-31 when it allows under 69 points in a game. This season, the team is 1-0 after allowing 54 points against Franciscan.

preseason poll... Saint Francis was picked eighth in the Northeast Conference preseason poll. Wagner College received seven of the 10 first place votes to be selected as the preseason favorite. Bryant University picked up two first place nods to finish second, while Mount St. Mary's University earned the final first place selection to place fourth. Long Island University, Merrimack College, Sacred Heart University, St. Francis Brooklyn, the Red Flash, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Central Connecticut State rounded out the 10-team poll.

captain, my captain... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover, senior Myles Thompson and sophomore Luke Ruggery have been named team captains for the 2021-22 season.
• Dixon-Conover and Thompson were also team captains in 2020-21.

20-point club... Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the team with five games with at least 20 points in his career. Dixon-Conover registered four 20-point performances in 2020-21 and one in 2029-20.
• Redshirt seniors Mark Flagg and Tyler Stewart, and senior Myles Thompson both have one 20-point performance in their career. Flagg posted his 20-point game in 2018-19 while Stewart and Thompson both recorded their 20-point game in 2019-20.
• Sophomore Ronell Giles, Jr. posted two 20-point games last year with his career-best 21 points in the first match up against Bryant.
double vision... Redshirt senior Mark Flagg posted double-doubles in his first two games this season, while sophomore Josh Cohen turned the trick against Franciscan on Nov. 15.
• Flagg posted the first double-double of this season with 17 points and 17 rebounds against George Washington on November 9, and followed that performance up with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Franciscan. Cohen had 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds against Franciscan.
• Flagg now has five double-doubles and Cohen has a pair of double-doubles. Senior Myles Thompson and each have three career double-doubles.
• Cohen, Flagg and Thompson each have double-doubles that are points and rebounds. Redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover has two double-doubles in his career, one with points and rebounds and one that is with points and assists against Bryant last season.

boards up... Redshirt senior Mark Flagg has six double-digit rebound games in his career with two coming this season, including a career-high 17 caroms against George Washington on November 9.
• Sophomore Josh Cohen has two career 10+ rebound games, including a career-best 11 board against Franciscan.
• Senior Myles Thompson ranks second on the team with three 10+ rebound games.

within hop, skip and a jump of loretto... Saint Francis has three local players on the team. Senior A.J. Labriola (Altoona), junior Ben Seidel and redshirt sophomore Luke Ruggery (Duncansville) all hail from within 30 minutes of the Saint Francis campus.

flash return... Saint Francis returns all, but two players from last year's team.
• The squad returns 91 percent of its minutes, points and rebounds from last year.
• The Red Flash also returns its Top-6 scorers from 2020-21 with redshirt senior Ramiir Dixon-Conover leading the way with 15.5 points per game and senior Myles Thompson ranking second with 10.1 points per game. Redshirt senior Mark Flagg led the team on the boards with 6.0 rebounds per game.

coaches dream team... Head coach Rob Krimmel has assembled a coaching staff with strong ties to Saint Francis.
• Krimmel, a 2000 graduate of Saint Francis, was an Academic All-American.
• Assistant coach Eric Taylor, a 1998 graduate, was a three-time All-NEC selection, ranks 23rd in program history in points (1,287) and fifth in rebounding (967).
• Graduate assistants Ronnie Drinnon, an All-NEC first team selection as a senior and Jamaal King, who was named to the all-conference first team in his last two seasons, both played for Krimmel and also have etched their name into Saint Francis lore. King ranks 10th in program history in points (1,517 points) while Drinnon is 11th in rebounding (804). Drinnon graduated from Saint Francis in 2016 and King graduated in 2019.
• Assistant coach Luke McConnell, a 2012 Saint Francis graduate, played on the Red Flash football team as a student-athlete. McConnell is the son of former Saint Francis men's basketball head coach Tom McConnell (1992-99), while his cousin T.J. McConnell is in his seventh season in the NBA.

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