Saint Francis University (0-1) at Clemson University (1-0)
Date | Time	Friday, November 8, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Location	Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum
Television	ACC Network (William Qualkinbush, play-by-play; JD Powell, color analyst)
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast
Printable Notes	Saint Francis | Clemson
Stats	Saint Francis | Clemson | 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.	0.0	2.0	0.0	Started the last 20 games he has played
G	5	Daemar Kelly	6-5	195	So.	2.0	0.0	33.3	Made his Red Flash debut with first career start at Dayton
G	11	Riley Parker	6-2	195	Jr.	4.0	6.0	18.2	Stuffed the stat sheet with 4 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists at Dayton
G	14	Bobby Rosenberger III	6-5	205	So.	10.0	7.0	66.7	Posted a career-high two blocks against Dayton
F	31	Valentino Pinedo	6-8	230	Jr.	2.0	2.0	20.0	Made his Red Flash debut in the starting lineup
Top Players Off the Bench
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	FG%	Note
G	0	Chris Moncrief	6-6	190	Jr.	8.0	1.0	80.0	Finished within two points of 10 points for fifth time in career
F	3	Miles Webb	6-8	190	Jr.	2.0	0.0	0.0	Posted five 10+ point games as a sophomore
G	4	Juan Cranford, Jr.	6-3	205	Fr.	9.0	4.0	60.0	Recorded nine points, four rebounds in collegiate debut
G	7	Jeremy Clayville	6-0	160	Fr.	14.0	2.0	35.7	Scored a team-high 14 points in collegiate debut
G	15	Victor Payne	6-4	190	Fr.	4.0	2.0	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
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.	2.0	2.0	0.0	Scored a career-high 10 points in the NEC Quarterfinals last year

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FRANKIES TIDBITS IN A FLASH
• Friday's meeting between Saint Francis and Clemson marks the first meeting between the two teams in program history.
• The Tigers become the 13th team in the Atlantic Coast Conference that the Red Flash will play out of the 20 teams that have ever been associated with the conference. Saint Francis holds an 80-70 win against Pittsburgh to open up the 2020-21 season for its only win against the conference.
• Saint Francis is 1-19 all-time against teams in the ACC and 1-17 on the road. The only ACC team to come to Loretto was Wake Forest in 1961-62 and 1975-76. Pittsburgh (five times) has  also visited Loretto, but was associated with the Big East then. Pittsburgh is 77 miles away from Loretto, the second closest Power 5 team (Penn State is 63 miles away).
• Head coach Rob Krimmel is 1-10 against the ACC, with the win against the Panthers on his resume. Krimmel's Flash will be playing the conference for the ninth time in the last eight years. Saint Francis has played an ACC team every year since 2016-17 before not scheduling the league for the first time last season in that stretch.
• Along with its win against Pittsburgh, Saint Francis has played Notre Dame and Virginia Tech twice and faced Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, and Virginia once on the road in the Krimmel era.
• The last time the Frankies played an ACC team was December 17, 2022 at Miami. In that game against the No. 25 ranked team in the country and NCAA Final Four participant, Saint Francis had a 37-35 lead with the ball, trying to close out the half before a Miami steal and basket to end the half  to send the teams into the locker room tied at 37. Miami would go on to win the game, 91-76.
• It will be the 26th time Krimmel has faced a Power 5 opponent, with wins against Pittsburgh and Rutgers on his resume. This season, the Red Flash will also travel to Penn State (November 13), 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 in 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.

AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Be the Red Flash's second win against an ACC program under head coach Rob Krimmel after defeating Pittsburgh in the 2020-21 season opener
• Be Krimmel's third win against a Power 5 team after also defeating Rutgers 73-68 in 2014-15
• Give Saint Francis a 1-1 record for the season for the seventh time under Krimmel and the fourth time in the last five years
• Be Saint Francis' second win in the state of South Carolina and the first since the 1979-80 season against South Carolina State
 

ABOUT THE TIGERS
•  Clemson, who is receiving votes in the national polls, comes into the contest 1-0 after defeating Charleston Southern 91-64 on Monday.
• Myles Foster and Chase Hunter both paced the Tigers with 17 points. Viktor Lakhin also found double figures with 12 points in the game.
• Hunter ranked third last season with 12.9 points per game for Clemson, while Ian Schiefflin was fourth with 10.1 points per game.
• Foster is in his first campaign with the Tigers after registering 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game at Illinois State last season. He played three seasons at Monmouth.
• Lakhin played at Cincinnati in 2023-24 and averaged 9.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in his third season with the Bearcats.
• Clemson finished 24-12 last season and lost to Alabama in the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.
• Saint Francis will be the second team from the Northeast Conference the Tigers will face. Clemson is 2-0 against Wagner, winning in 1983-84 and 1988-89.

LAST TIME OUT
• Saint Francis fell 87-57 at Dayton in the season opener on Monday.
• Freshman Jeremy Clayville posted 14 points with 12 of his 14 points coming in the first half. The freshman posted nine points to help the Red Flash cut the margin to 23-20 in the final nine minutes of the first half.
• Sophomore Bobby Rosenberger III posted 10 points and seven rebounds.

TRENDING UP
• Freshman Jeremy Clayville posted 14 points in his collegiate debut against Dayton on Monday. He made his first two baskets from downtown and three of his four and finished the first half with 12 points. Clayville's 14 points are tied for the second most for a freshman in a collegiate debut under head coach Rob Krimmel. Myles Thompson scored 16 points in his collegiate debut against Buffalo on November 6, 2018, and Landon Moore scored 14 points against St. Bonaventure on November 7, 2022.
• Sophomore Bobby Rosenberger III has posted double figures in points in seven of his last nine games dating back to last season.
• The sophomore is averaging 11.8 points and 7.0 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.
• Freshman Juan Cranford, Jr. registered nine points in his collegiate debut while playing in his hometown and an arena where he had great success in high school.
• Junior Chris Moncrief added eight points off the bench on 4-for-5 shooting from the floor. It was the fourth time in a Saint Francis uniform and the fifth time in his career the junior had finished the game within two points of his first double-digit game.

ON THIS DATE
• Saint Francis is 0-2 on this date with a loss against Cornell (75-54) in the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Syracuse, N.Y.,in 2005-06 and an 100-98 overtime loss at Richmond in 2019-20.
• Isaiah Blackmon (23 points), Keith Braxton (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Tyler Stewart (20 points) each had 20 points in the game against Richmond. 
• FUN FACT: Braxton passed current Saint Francis assistant coach Devin Sweetney for career points in the game against the Spiders. Sweetney finished his career with 1,529 points, while Braxton would go on to score 2,067 points in his illustrious career.