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St. Joe’s Pierfrancesco Oliva lost for season; Fresh Kimble also out with broken hand

Oliva suffered a dislocated left knee and ligament damage Saturday in the loss at Duquesne.

St. Joseph's Pierfrancesco Oliva is a redshirt junior from Italy.
St. Joseph's Pierfrancesco Oliva is a redshirt junior from Italy.Read moreKRISTON JAE BETHEL
    by STAFF REPORT
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St. Joseph’s said Monday that forward Pierfrancesco Oliva will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a dislocated left knee and ligament damage Saturday in the loss at Duquesne.

Oliva, a redshirt junior from Italy, will require surgery.

Guard Fresh Kimble also was injured Saturday. The Hawks said that the redshirt junior broke his right hand and will need evaluation to determine whether surgery is necessary. He is out indefinitely.

Kimble is the Hawks’ second-leading scorer with a career-best 16.3 points per game.

Player of the week

St. Joseph’s Alyssa Monaghan was named the Big 5 women’s player of the week. The junior guard averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the Hawks went 1-1 last week.