Franciscan University of Steubenville Athletics

Three Barons See Double-Digit Scoring 1/25/12 | Men's Basketball CRESSON, Pa.— The Franciscan University Barons used an offensive surge late in the first half to shrink a large deficit to just 12 at halftime, but ultimately let the momentum of the game slip toward Mt. Aloysius, as the Mounties came out victorious, 84-61. (More)

Lady Barons Lose to Mounties; Defense Continues to Improve 1/25/12 | Women's Basketball Cresson, Pa. – The Franciscan University of Steubenville women’s basketball team traveled to Mt. Aloysius Wednesday night where they lost to the Mounties, 74-62. The Lady Barons are now 1-16 on the season. (More)

Barons Fall Victim to Big Bradford Second Half 1/21/12 | Men's Basketball STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Franciscan University Baron basketball team, still in search of its first win, hosted the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Saturday afternoon. Despite being down just seven early in the second half, the Barons were on the wrong end of a 38-12 stretch that followed, falling to the Panthers, 71-40. (More)

Lady Barons Lose to Panthers Despite Defensive Effort 1/21/12 | Women's Basketball STUEBENVILLE, Ohio — Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s basketball team took on the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Saturday afternoon, losing 58-82. The Lady Barons are now 1-15 on the season. (More)

History In The Making: Lady Baron Diver Honored By AMCC 1/18/12 | STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The inaugural women’s swimming and diving team at Franciscan University continued to make history this week. Junior Danielle Tremblay was honored by the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as diver of the week for her performance at last Wednesday’s Washington and Jefferson College dual meet. (More)

January 17, 2012 Free Basketball Clinics Continue To Be A Success STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – “It was an absolute blast working with all the kids,” said John Lamanna, Franciscan University’s head men’s basketball coach. “I was very pleased with the clinic turnout.” Over 50 boys and girls attended the University’s first free basketball clinic on Jan. 7, and Lamanna is looking forward to a repeat success at this weekend’s second free clinic. (More)

January 16, 2012 Franciscan loses to No. 1 La Roche PITTSBURGH—The Franciscan University of Steubenville Lady Barons traveled to La Roche College Monday night, taking on the No. 1 ranked team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Lady Barons lost 46-77, to move to a 1-14 season record. (More)

January 16, 2012 Barons Fall To Redhawks But Improve Game Plan Execution PITTSBURGH — The men from Franciscan University of Steubenville traveled to La Roche College on Monday to take on the second-ranked team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Barons kept it close for the majority of the first half, but La Roche eventually broke free en route to an 85-47 victory. (More)

January 14, 2012 Barons Fall To Hot Shooting Penn State Behrend ERIE, Pa.—The Franciscan University men’s basketball team continues to take steps toward its first victory of the season. However, it did not come on Saturday as the Barons fell to the Penn State Behrend Lions, 66-35. (More)

January 14, 2012 Lady Barons Fall to Top Conference Team ERIE, Pa.— Franciscan University’s Lady Barons faced Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference No. 2 team Penn State Behrend Saturday evening, dropping the game 83-44. The sixth straight win for the Lady Lions was a loss that leaves Franciscan 1-13 on the season. (More)

January 11, 2012 Lady Barons Swim New Events to Split Dual Meet WASHINGTON, Pa.—The Lady Baron swimming and diving team split the Washington and Jefferson College Meet Wednesday evening; the Franciscan swimmers defeated Bethany College 59-43, but fell to host Washington and Jefferson, 64-33. The Lady Baron swimming and diving team is 4-6 overall in its freshmen season, and 2-1 in the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference. (More)

January 11, 2012 Loss for Lady Barons; Huck Shows Continued Improvement STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Franciscan University’s Lady Barons faced a disappointing loss Wednesday night against the Penn State Altoona Lady Lions. With a final score of 69-50, this is the sixth loss in a row for the Lady Barons, leaving them with a season record of 1-12. (More)

January 11, 2012 Barons Still Search For First Victory STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – With captain Frank Murray sidelined with an injury, the young Baron basketball squad noticeably missed his presence as they took on Penn State Altoona Wednesday night. Despite keeping pace for the majority of the game, the Franciscan University Barons fell to the Lions, 67-52. (More)

January 9, 2012 First-Ever Lady Baron Swimmer Honored By The AMCC STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—For the first time ever, a member of the Lady Baron swimming and diving team was honored as the Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference swimmer of the week. The accolade was given to junior Grace Anne Beatovich for her contribution to the team’s success at Saturday’s short course dual meet against Frostburg State and University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. (More)

January 8, 2012 Lady Barons Just Three Away From Second Win STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Lady Baron basketball team was just three points away from its second win of the season versus conference foe D’Youville College Sunday afternoon. Coming off a loss the night before against Hilbert College, the Lady Barons rallied for their second game of the weekend but ultimately fell 70-67 to D’Youville. (More)

January 8, 2012 Foul Trouble Hurts Barons In Loss To DYC STEUBENVILLE, Ohio— By the end of Sunday’s game against the visiting D’Youville College Spartans, the Franciscan University Baron basketball team was forced to play with only four players due to four out of its eight active players fouling out. The Barons put up their biggest offensive night of the season but still fell to the Spartans, 100-86. (More)

January 7, 2012 Lady Barons Smoke Competition At Dual Meet FROSTBURG, Md.—Franciscan University’s swimming and diving team clinched two victories in a double dual sweep Saturday afternoon in their first contest of 2012. The Lady Barons earned wins over Frostburg State University and fellow Alleghany Mountain Collegiate Conference contender University of Pittsburgh at Bradford with scores of 88-77 and 98-61, respectively. (More)

January 7, 2012 Hopeful For A Second Win, Lady Barons Give Hilbert Its First STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Franciscan University fans sat on edge watching the first half of Saturday’s basketball game at the Finnegan Fieldhouse. It looked as if the Lady Barons would earn their second win of the season over the Hilbert College Hawks. But the scoring became an uneasy back-and-forth showdown, leading to a 67-54 win for the Hawks, their first win of the season. (More)

January 7, 2012 Lamanna Reminds Barons To Keep Things In Perspective STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—The Franciscan University Baron basketball team continues to work on keeping a good perspective after dropping its eleventh straight game, 77-39, Saturday. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss to the Hilbert College Hawks leaves the Barons 0-11 on the season. (More)

January 4, 2012 Lady Barons Look Forward to Upcoming Games GREENSBURG, Pa.— Franciscan University’s women’s basketball team faced a tough game Wednesday night against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Coming off a loss against Ohio University Eastern, the Lady Barons finished the game behind Pitt-Greensburg, 64-47. The loss leaves Franciscan with a 1-3 record in conference and 1-9 overall. (More)