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GAME DAY CENTRAL

St. Bonaventure (12-2) vs. 23/21 Virginia (10-3)

DATE: Monday, January 4, 2010
SITE: John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
LOCATION: Charlottesville, Va.
TIP-OFF: 7:00 p.m. ET
WEB AUDIO: www.virginiasports.com
LIVE STATS: www.virginiasports.com
SERIES: First meeting
UP NEXT: vs. Saint Louis
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Reilly Center

BONA Bullets
>>St. Bonaventure was the runner-up at the Christmas City Classic dropping the championship game to host Lehigh.
>>Senior Dana Mitchell is averaging 17.1 points per game after scoring in double figures in all but one game.
>>The Bonnies are 0-3 against ACC schools under coach Jim Crowley.
>>St. Bonaventure continues to lead the A-10 in scoring defense giving up an average of only 50.0 points per game and in scoring margin (16.5)
>>The 78.0 percent from the line and 47.2 from the field are an Atlantic 10 bests.
>>Four Bonnies scored in double figures for the first time this season in the win against IUPUI.
>> St. Bonaventure has received votes in both the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and the Associated Press Top 25 poll for four consecutive weeks.
>> St. Bonaventure's 11-game winning streak to begin the season is a program best.

Head Coach Match Up
ST. BONAVENTURE HEAD COACH
Jim Crowley
@ St. Bonaventure: 122-154 (10th season)
Overall: 161-202 (13 years)
VIRGINIA HEAD COACH
Debbie Ryan
@ Virginia: 709-302 (33rd season)
Overall: Same

Scouting the Cavaliers
Virginia travels back to its home court after taking a victorious western road trip to Colorado on Saturday. Cavalier All-American guard Monica Wright led all scorers with 24 points and moved into sole possession of second place on Virginia's all-time scoring list. Virginia is currently on a three-game winning streak Wright has led in scoring in 10 games and is the only Cavalier averaging double figures with 21.2 ppg.

This Day in BONA BASKETBALL
St. Bonaventure is 4-4 on January 4, dating back to the 1986-87 season - the final season that has actual dates recorded. The Brown and White's last win on this day was against Ivy League foe Yale 68-35 to close out the 2008-09 non-conference schedule.

Not so JOYFUL JANUARY
St. Bonaventure is 35-42 under head coach Jim Crowley in January. Below is a look at how the current Bonnies have fared in the third month of the season.

FOUR-tunately
In the December 20 NCAA stats, the Bonnies are ranked fourth in the nation in three different catagories: scoring defense (50.0 ppg), free-throw percentage (78.0) and 3-point field-goal percentage (42.1).

MANIC MONDAYS
The Bonnies have only played one other game on a Monday - the loss against nationally-ranked Michigan State. The Virignia game is the final Monday game for the Bonnies.

UNDER PRESSURE
The Bonnies continue to limit their competitors to under 45 percent shooting per game (37.1) and holding opponents to an average 50.0 points per contest -- both league bests.

National RECOGNITION
The Bonnies have garnered votes in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 and USA Today/ESPN Polls four weeks in a row.

FAR and AWAY
St. Bonaventure is pretty comfortable on hostile opponent courts going 13-9 in its last 22 away games.

NON-Conference Schedule
St. Bonaventure's 12 non-conference victories surpassed last season's 11 out-of-conference wins. for a program best.

SIX Minutes left to Go
The team explodes in the second half, outscoring opponents 410-289. With six minutes left in the second half, the Bonnies have held a double-digit lead in all of their victories. The biggest lead (31) with six minutes left was against IUPUI at the Christmas City Classic.

It's Raining Threes
The Brown and White have scored at least one three-pointer in 176 games dating back to 2004. The last time the Bonnies failed to convert a three-point basket in a game was on February 14, 2004 against Temple.

Now BOARDING
The Bonnies have outrebounded their opponents in 10 games. The biggest margin was against Canisius with 14.

Sixth Women
Junior Cara Gustafson and freshmen Chelsea Bowker and Alaina Walker have been the Bonnies' go-to women off the bench. Bowker has a knack for long range to assist in averaging 5.1 points per game while Walker and Gustafson add 3.5 and 3.0 respectively.

“Three” to be you and me
Sophomore Jessica Jenkins is one three-pointer away from entering the top 10 list. She currently has 75. Casey Comoroski is 10th with 76.

She'll take that
Junior Cara Gustafson has had 12 of her team-high 19 steals in the month of December.

LEADER of the pack
Senior Dana Mitchell is second in the A-10 in scoring after four consecutive games of scoring 18 points or more to average 17.1 points per game.