Saint Francis University (1-2) at Penn State University (2-0)
Date | Time	Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Location	University Park, Pa. | Bryce Jordan Arena
Television	Peacock (Mike Corey, play-by-play; | Nik Stauskas, color analyst)
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Printable Notes	Saint Francis | Penn State
Stats	Saint Francis | Penn State | Northeast Conference
Social Media	@RedFlashMBB  | #BELIEVE | @RedFlashMBB | Facebook

 

Saint Francis Probable Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	2	Ace Talbert	6-0	185	So.	11.7	3.3	37.9	Averaging 17.5 ppg in last two games
G	5	Daemar Kelly	6-5	195	So.	4.3	1.0	45.5	Scored a career-high eight points at Campbell
G	11	Riley Parker	6-2	195	Jr.	3.7	5.7	27.8	Leads the team in rebounding (5.7 pg) and assists (10)
G	14	Bobby Rosenberger III	6-5	205	So.	10.0	3.7	52.2	Had 19 points in last year's meeting at Penn State
F	31	Valentino Pinedo	6-8	230	Jr.	8.3	1.7	47.8	Has 23 points in last two games, including career high 15 at Campbell
Top Players Off the Bench
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	0	Chris Moncrief	6-6	190	Jr.	2.7	0.7/span>	57.1	Had eight points at Dayton
F	3	Miles Webb	6-8	190	Jr.	3.0	0.7	66.7	Posted five 10+ point games as a sophomore
G	4	Juan Cranford, Jr.	6-3	205	Fr.	4.7	2.3	33.3	Recorded nine points, four rebounds at Dayton
G	7	Jeremy Clayville	6-0	160	Fr.	8.3	1.7	34.9	Tied for the team lead with 7 3-pointers
G	15	Victor Payne	6-4	190	Fr.	1.3	0.7	66.7	Posted four points in collegiate debut at Dayton
F	21	Gestin Liberis	6-9	225	Jr.	---	---	---	Averaged 11.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg in last four games played
G	23	Wisler Sanon II	6-4	190	Jr.	---	---	---	Averaging 10.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in last two games played
F	32	Aidan Harris	6-7	205	So.	3.3	1.0	60.0	Scored a career-high 10 points in the NEC Quarterfinals last year

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FRANKIES TIDBITS IN A FLASH
• Tuesday's game between Saint Francis and Penn State marks the 14th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1949-50 season.
• The two meet in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. It will be the third meeting between the Red Flash, the Nittany Lions, and head coach Rob Krimmel, who grew up in State College. The first time Krimmel faced his hometown team was his first game as the Frankies' head coach in 2012-13.
• It will be a seventh game between the two teams at the Bryce Jordan Center, with the Red Flash looking for its first win in the arena.
• The last win for Saint Francis in the series was at Rec Hall with a 68-63 overtime win in 1978-79. It was also the only win for the Frankies in State College.
• Krimmel is 1-5 against the Big 10. The Red Flash defeated Rutgers 73-68 on December 20, 2014, for its only win against the Big 10.  Along with the win against the Scarlett Knights, his team played Penn State, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio State.
• It will be the 27th time Krimmel has faced a Power 5 opponent, with wins against Pittsburgh and Rutgers on his resume. This tilt is the second game against a Power 5 opponent after falling 88-62 at Clemson on Friday. This season, the squad will also travel to Georgetown (November 23) and Maryland (December 17).
• It is the first time the Red Flash has played four Power 5 teams in the same season. In 2022-23 (Butler, No. 25 Ohio State, No. 25 Miami) and 2018-19 (No. 20 UCLA, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 13 Virginia Tech), the Frankies played three Power 5 squads. The 2022-23 games were over a month, while the gauntlet of games in 2018-19 was in nine days.
• The Frankies will play three branches of the Penn State campus. Along with playing the Nittany Lions, the Red Flash will host Division III Penn State Schuylkill for the home opener on November 20 and Penn State Shenango on December 4.
• Saint Francis is amid a five-game road trip to start the season, tying the program record for most extended road trip to start a campaign. The 1964-65 team also started the year with five away from Loretto.
• The Red Flash ends the five-game road trip at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.

FOLLOWING IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS HIS WAY
• Saint Francis head coach Rob Krimmel grew up in State College before coming to Saint Francis.
• It is only the third time that the Red Flash will face Penn State in Krimmel's 13 years as a head coach and the first time was his head coaching debut in 2012-13 before last year's tilt.
• Krimmel's father, Bob, was a 1973 graduate of Penn State and spent 36 years as a student-athlete, swimming assistant/head coach, and assistant athletic director before coming to Saint Francis as the athletics director for 11 years and retiring in 2006.
•  Rob Krimmel followed a similar path to his father, but at Saint Francis. He is entering his 29th year associated with Saint Francis as a student-athlete, assistant coach, or head coach.
• The connection between father and son continues as both men meet their wives while in college, with Bob meeting Rob's mother at Penn State and Rob meeting his wife, Aileen, at Saint Francis.

AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Be the squad's second win against a Big Ten team under head coach Rob Krimmel
• Be Krimmel's first win against his hometown team
• Be the team's second win of the season
• Record back-to-back wins for the first time since defeating Lehigh (November 30) and American (December 2) in consecutive games last season.
•Be the team's first win against Penn State since 1978-79

ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
• Penn  State comes into the contest 2-0 after defeating UMBC 103-54 on Fruiday.
• Yanic Konan Niederhauser paced the Nittany Lions with 18 points against the Retrievers.
• D'Marco Dunn (16 points), Zach Hicks (12 points), Jahvin Carter (12 points) and Nick Kern (10 points) also found double figures in the win.
• Konan Niederhauser and Hicks are tied for the team lead with 17.0 points per game, while Konan Niederhauserhehas r a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game, and Hicks is not far behind with 6.0 points per game.
• This will be the third time Penn State head coach Mike Rhoades will face Saint Francis. Along with last year's meeting, Rhodes defeated the Red Flash as the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth in 2019-20 (72-58, November 5, 2019).

LAST TIME WE MET
• Despite a then career-high 19 points by Bobby Rosenberger III, Penn State defeated Saint Francis 83-53 on November 14, 2023.
• Kanye Clary powered the Nittany Lions with 14 points, while Zach Hicks (12 points), Qudus Wahab (12 points) and Ace Baldwin, Jr. (11 points) also had 10+ points in the game.

LAST TIME OUT
• Junior Valentino Pinedo sank a free throw with 1.9 secconds left to lift Saint Francis past Campbell 65-64 for the team's first win on Sunday. Pinedo finished the game with a career-high 15 points and five rebounds.
• Sophomore Ace Talbert paced the Red Flash with 18 points, and sophomore Bobby Rosenberger III (10 points) reached double figures for the third consecutive game this season.


TRENDING UP
• Sophomore Ace Talbert averaged 17.5 points per game in the last two games in the Carolinas. He shot 37.9 percent from the floor (11-for-29), 50.0 percent from behind the arc, and 75.0 percent from the free throw line (6-for-8). He went 0-for-4 from the floor and 0-for-3 from behind the arc against Dayton, so he shot 44.0 percent (11-for-25) and 63.6 percent from 3-point land (7-for-11) in his last two games. The sophomore registered 17 points against Clemson on Friday and then had 18 points in a 65-64 win against Campbell on Sunday. Those two totals are his best scoring numbers on the road.
• Junior Valentino Pinedo posted 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the Carolinas. He finished the game against Campbell with a career-high 15 points and five rebounds after tallying eight and five rebounds against Clemson on Friday. The most points he scored in a season at East Carolina was 20 points, and he scored 23 points in his two games in the Tarheel State. His previous career best was five points against UT Arlington on November 23, 2022, and four boards against Presbyterian on November 12, 2022.
• Sophomore Bobby Rosenberger III has posted double figures in points in nine of his last 11 games dating back to last season, including registering precisely 10 points in the first three games this season. The sophomore averages 11.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in that stretch, with four games with at least 15 points and seven games with at least six rebounds. He registered a career-high 22 points at home against Stonehill on February 10, 2024, and hauled in his first career 10+ rebound game at Stonehill 14 days later.
• Before his 0-for-4 performance at Campbell, freshman Jeremy Clayville had registered double figures in his first two collegiate games and led the team with 12.5 points per game. The freshman was shooting 40.9 percent from the floor (9-for-22) and 53.8 percent from behind the arc (53.8 percent) to start his Saint Francis career.
• With the win at Campbell on Sunday, the Red Flash is looking for its first winning streak since defeating Lehigh (November 30, 2023) and American (December 2, 2023), the last two wins on the road before Sunday victory.
 

ON THIS DATE
• Saint Francis is 1-3 on this date with a 77-53 win against Hartford in the team's home opener in 2022-23.
• Maxwell Land posted a career-high 26 points, while Landon Moore (14 points) and Josh Cohen (11 points) in Loretto edition of the Jack Phelan Classic. Phelan was a graduate of Saint Francis and the head coach of the Hartford men's basketball team. He is also a member of both school's athletic hall of fame.
FUN FACT: This will be the second time the Red Flash will face Penn State on this date after the Nittany Lions defeated the Red Flash 74-64 in 2007-08.