Game No. 8
Canisius (1-6) and St. Bonaventure (3-4)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Reilly Center - Olean, N.Y.
TV: None
Internet Broadcast: Available through GoBonnies.com
Audio: Golden Griffin Broadcast Network
Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p)

CANISIUS VISITS LONG-TIME RIVAL ST. BONAVENTURE

• The Canisius College Golden Griffins will make the trip south from Buffalo to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies tonight in the Reilly Center.
• The Griffs have dropped five straight and come into tonight's contest with a 1-6 overall record. The five-game losing skid is the team's longest since the 2008-09 campaign.
• St. Bonaventure is coming off a 48-43 loss at No. 24/22 Illinois Wednesday night. The Bonnies are 1-1 at home this season.

FAST BREAK POINTS

• The Golden Griffins are coming off a 67-55 loss to South Dakota Thursday night at home.
• Tonight's contest will be the 160th all-time meeting between Canisius and St. Bonaventure.
• This game against St. Bonaventure marks Canisius' only game against an Atlantic 10 school on the 2011-12 schedule.
• The Griffs are 3-3 in their last six trips to the Reilly Center dating back to Nov. 21, 1998, but the Blue and Gold have dropped their last three trips to Olean, N.Y.
• Junior Harold Washington leads the MAAC and ranks 31st in the nation in scoring average with 19.3 points per game.
• Washington had 16 points in the Griffs' loss to South Dakota Dec. 8. He's scored in double figures in all seven games this season, and in five of those games, he's posted 15-or more points.
• Washington and fellow junior Alshwan Hymes combined to score 34 of the Griffs' 55 points in the loss to South Dakota and the backcourt duo was good for 30 of the team's first 36 points of the night.
• Hymes made all four of Canisius' 3-point field goals against South Dakota and he enters tonight's game ranked first in the MAAC with 2.9 3-pointers per game.
• Sophomore Chris Manhertz is averaging 8.9 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the MAAC. He is pulling down 10.7 boards per contest in the team's last three games.
• Sophomore Reggie Groves had a season-high five assists against South Dakota and also pulled down six rebounds, which matches his career high.

ABOUT THE BONNIES

• St. Bonaventure comes into tonight's contest with a 3-4 overall record after falling to No. 22/24 Illinois 48-43 Dec. 7, on the road.
• The Bonnies are averaging 61.7 points per game, which ranks 13th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 Conference.
• St. Bonaventure has scored more than 70 points just once this season, posting 79 points on Cornell in the season opener. In their last three games, the Bonnies are averaging 53.7 points per game. The team is 1-2 in those contests.
• Senior forward Andrew Nicholson leads the team with in both scoring and rebounding with 16.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He is currently tied for eighth in the A-10 in scoring average and ranks third in the league in rebounding average.
• Nicholson is currently tied for fifth in the league with his 2.1 blocks per game.
• Junior Demitrius Conger ranks second on the Bonnies' roster with his 11.1 points per game scoring average and he ranks fifth in the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage at 60 percent.
• The Bonnies are 1-1 at home this season, having beaten Cornell in the home opener Nov. 11. In their last home contest, St. Bonaventure lost to Arkansas State by a score of 58-52.

CANISIUS - ST. BONAVENTURE SERIES

• Tonight's game between Canisius and St. Bonaventure marks the 160th all-time clash between these two long-time rivals.
• St. Bonaventure holds a 96-63 lead in the all-time series, but the Golden Griffins have won seven of the last 10 meetings after defeating the Bonnies 80-70 last year in the Koessler Athletic Center.
• This game will mark the 35th time the Griffs have played the Bonnies in the Reilly Center, where St. Bonaventure holds a 29-5 lead in the series.
• The Griffs lost 25-straight games in the Reilly Center before posting a 76-74 win Dec. 3, 1994. In their six previous trips to Olean, N.Y., the Blue and Gold is 3-3.
• Canisius has played more games against St. Bonaventure than any other non-conference opponent.
• This is the 89th season these two schools have met on the hardwood. In terms of years, this is Canisius' longest running rivalry.