Stonehill College (6-12, 3-2 NEC) at Saint Francis (4-14, 2-3 NEC)
Date | Time	Monday, January 19, 2026 | 12 p.m.
Location	Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Arenna
Television	NEC Front Row (Pat Farabaugh (pxp), Bernie Jubeck (analyst)
Live Stats	Sidearm
Printable Notes	Saint Francis | Stonehill
Stats	Saint Francis | Stonehill | NEC
Social Media	@RedFlashMBB  | #BELIEVE | @RedFlashMBB | Facebook

AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Improve NEC record to 3-3
• Split the first three NEC weekends by winning the second game of the weekend for the second time at home
• End a three-game losing streak against Stonehill
• Be the third win against the Skyhawks at DeGol Arena
• End an 11-game losing streak on MLK Day
• Be the first win first win on MLK Day since defeating Quinnipiac 78-70 on January 18, 1999
• Be the fourth win at home this season

ABOUT THE SKYHAWKS
• Stonehill comes into the contest 6-12 overall and 3-2 in NEC play after defeating Mercyhurst 62-57 in overtime on Saturday.
• Chas Stinson paced the Skyhawks with 15 points, while Davante Hackett (12 points), Ethan Meuser (10 rebounds), and Ridvan Tutic (10 rebounds) also registered a 10+ in a statistic against the Lakers.
• Hermann Koffi leads the team with 14.2 points per game. Hackett is also averaging double figures with 11.8 points per game.


LAST TIME WE MET
• Despite a career-high 24 points from Valentino Pinedo, Saint Francis falls 79-74 at Stonehill on February 13, 2025. 
• Daemar Kelly added 12 points, and Riley Parker tallied 10 points and six rebounds.
• Todd Brogna paced the Skyhawks with 18 points. Hermann Koffi (17 points), Ethan Meuser (17 points), and Louie Semona (11 points) also found double figures.

LAST TIME OUT
• CCSU defeated Saint Francis 98-90 on Saturday.
• Ahmad Harrison paced five Red Flash players in double figures with 17 points and a career-high seven assists. The senior shot 7-for-14 from the floor on the afternoon.
• Gestin Liberis (14 points), Skylar Wicks (14 points), Zion Russell (14 points), and Victor Payne (12 points) also had double figures for the Loretto program.
• It marked the first time the Red Flash had five players in double figures since March 1, 2025, against Chicago State.
• Saint Francis scored 90 points in a game against a Division I opponent for the first time since February 18, 2023 against LIU. 
• Saint Francis has scored 90 points or more 239 times and has an overall record of 213-26 overall (141-24 when scoring 90 points and 72-2 when it hits 100 points) dating back to January 16, 1949, when it scored 90 points for the first time in a 103-49 win against Franciscan. 
• It was the first time the team lost when it scored 90 points in a game since falling 94-92 at FDU on January 26, 2021, but the first time in a game that did not go to overtime since a 106-91 defeat at Sacred Heart on December 9, 2006 (FUN FACT: Associate head coach Devin Sweetney had 12 points in the game). It was also the first time since a 96-94 loss against LIU on February 6, 2003, that the Frankies scored 90 points and lost at home.
• The first time Saint Francis scored 90 points in a game and lost was a 96-93 loss at Toledo on January 30, 1956, and the first time at home was a 102-91 loss against Marshall on December 21, 1964. FUN FACT: Saint Francis was 29-0 when Maurice Stokes played from 1951-55, with an 18-0 record when scoring 90 points and 11-0 when reaching 100 points.

TRENDING UP
• Senior Ahmad Harrison paced the Red Flash in scoring for the second time this season on Saturday, and tied his season-high with 17 points, a mark he also had against Belmont on November 24. The senior has posted double figures three times in conference play and four times in his last six tilts. He is averaging 12.1 points per game in that stretch. After registering six assists three times in his career, he set a new standard with seven helpers on Saturday.
• Redshirt senior Skylar Wicks did most of his damage from the free throw line, going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against the Blue Devils. It was the second time in his career that he was perfect at the charity stripe with eight or more free throws after going 9-for-9 against Nicholls on February 26, 2024, with Incarnate Word. Wicks was 11-for-21 from the free-throw line in his last six games before his performance on Saturday. The redshirt senior also has at least five boards in 13 of the 16 games played, and at least three assists 10 times this season, to go along with 14 double-figure point games. It's a good bet that Wicks will score 21 or 24 points on Monday. After a game in which he has been held to five field goals or fewer, he has scored 21 points twice and 24 points twice.
• Redshirt junior Gestin Liberis posted 14 points and nine rebounds against CCSU. The 14 points are the most points he has scored against a Division I opponent and tied his 14 points he scored against Merrimack on February 22, 2024, for his NEC career high. It marked the first time in Liberis' career that he finished with nine rebounds, narrowly missing his fourth career double-double. The redshirt junior has four 10+ rebound games and five seven-rebound performances, but did not have eight or nine boards in a game until Saturday against CCSU. In addition, his 14 points tie the total number of points combined he had in his last six tilts.
• Sophomore Victor Payne is looking to score double figures in three straight games for the first time in his career. He has registered back-to-back 10-point games for the second time this season and in his career. The sophomore has 10 points against LIU on January 10 and 12 points against CCSU after posting 15 points against Troy on November 26 and matched that total against Franciscan three days later. In both instances, he did the first on the road and the second at home. He will have a chance to get his third in a row at home after traveling to Xavier on December 1, after his performance against Franciscan the first time he tried to turn the trick.
• Saint Francis has lost back-to-back games in NEC play for the first time this season. The Red Flash are looking to not lose three in a row in conference play for the first time since losing the last five at the end of the 2023-24 season. Last year, the Frankies lost two in a row four times.

LEAGUE LEADERS
• Redshirt senior Skylar Wicks ranks second in scoring (17.8 ppg), second in defensive rebounds (5.63), fifth in rebounding (7.0 rpg), seventh in 3-pointers made (2.13 pg), third in minutes played (32.50 mpg), eighth in assists (2.80 apg), and seventh in steals (1.38 spg).
• Wicks is 59th in defensive rebounds per game and 73rd in scoring in NCAA Division I. before play on Saturday.
• Redshirt senior Zion Russell ranks fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.41), seventh in assists (3.00 apg), ninth in steals (1.36 spg), and 19th in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Senior Ahmad Harrison ranks sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0) and eighth in steals (1.33 spg), while sophomore Victor Payne is fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.3).
• Saint Francis is third in 3-pointers made (8.00 pg.), fourth in free throw percentage (70.8), fourth in steals (7.56 spg), fifth in scoring offense (69.9 ppg), fifth in assists (13.89 apg), fifth in turnover margin (-0.44), and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.06). The Red Flash leads the NEC in 3-pointers made (9.40 pg) and is second in scoring offense (73.4 ppg) and assists (14.80 apg) in league games.

IN THE LO'
• Saint Francis is 3-4 at home this season and is averaging 79.1 points per game and allowing 74.0 points per game.
• The Red Flash won its first game against a Division I opponent, thanks to a freshman Paris Papadatos' buzzer-beater 85-82 win against FDU in the team's last home game on January 4.
• Redshirt senior Skylar Wicks leads the team with 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while redshirt senior Zion Russell is averaging 13.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game at DeGol Arena.
• Wicks has three 10+ point games, a season-high with 24 points against FDU on January 4, and also has a double-double on his resume in the Lo'. Russell registered a career-high 23 points at home against Mount St. Mary's on November 11. The redshirt senior has four 10+ point games at home, including his last three tilts.
• Senior Chris Moncrief notched his first 10+ point game of the season against the Knights with 14 points.
• Senior Ahmad Harrison and sophomore Victor Payne have three double-figure point games, while redshirt junior Gestin Liberis has a pair of 10+ point games, and junior Trey Weiand, sophomore Ralph Martino, Jr., and Papdatos each have one 10+ point game this season. 
• Saint Francis was 10-4 last season at DeGol Arena and won its last four games in 2024-25. Dating back to that streak, the Red Flash has won five of its last six against NEC teams, including the win against Wagner in the NEC Quarterfinals.

ON THIS DATE
• Saint Francis is 8-9 overall, 5-3 at home and 5-8 in NEC play on this date, but the Red Flash has won the last three times on this date (2017 [W, 75-61, Bryant], 2019 [W, 80-69, at CCSU], and 2024 [LIU, 72-66]).
• Garrett Farha scored 20 points in a 68-61 win at Wagner to help the Red Flash end a 12-game losing streak on this date in 2006. Grant Surprentant (11 points), Steve Profeta (11 points), and Jelani Lawrence (10 points) also had double figures against the Seahawks.
FUN FACTS...
• Eli Wilborn enjoyed his 20th birthday with 19 points and a poster dunk that landed on ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 play No. 4 in the win against the Sharks in 2024. Bobby Rosenberger had 21 points, and Cam Gregory had 18 points.