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Final -- Kutztown 76, ESU 65 (OT)   Box Score
* ESU forced OT on layup by Jessica Martin (assisted by Ryann Fiascki) with 6.5 seconds left

* Ryann Fiascki 13 points, 4 assists
* Andrea Veres 13 points, 6 rebounds
* Jessica Martin 10 points, 9 rebounds
* Fayola Moise 7 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals
* Halie Cintron 9 points
* Helena Gemmell 2 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals

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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts Kutztown on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and the Warriors' “Hooping for a Cure” Day, at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors are coming off a 62-47 win over Cheyney on Wednesday, while Kutztown took a 72-63 loss to PSAC East co-leader Shippensburg. Kutztown won the first meeting, 69-57, on January 19 despite 15 points and 15 rebounds from So. F Jessica Martin. Advia Campbell led the Golden Bears with 18 points.

LAST TIME OUT: ESU had 21 steals, its most in two seasons, and 14 blocks, its most in at least 10 years, in Wednesday's win over Cheyney. Martin had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, Fr. G Helena Gemmell had 7 points, 7 rebounds and 8 steals and Fr. C Michelle Boggs had a career-high 6 blocks for the Warriors. The 14 blocks surpassed ESU's previous mark of 12 against Shippensburg last month. (Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: Martin is 4th in the PSAC in blocked shots (2.3) and rebounds (8.7) per game ... she is also 15th with 11.7 points per game ... So. G Ryann Fiascki leads the PSAC and is 28th in DII in free throw percentage (87.1, 61-70) ... she led the PSAC and set a PSAC freshman record last year (87.4, 83-95) ... Martin is 22nd in DII in blocks ... Gemmell is 3rd in the PSAC in steals (2.6) ... Sr. G Barb Borst is tied for 3rd in ESU history with 117 career 3-pointers ... Jr. G Andrea Veres leads active Warriors in scoring (671), followed by Borst (548) and Martin (487), who also has 368 rebounds.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS: Kutztown (11-9, 9-7) has lost its last two to Bloomsburg and Shippensburg after winning 4 of its previous 5 to fall to 5th in the PSAC East ... Ashley Wood is scoring a team-high 14.1 ppg ... Natalya Lee (10.4), Ashley Bonenberger (9.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg) and Campbell (8.7) also contribute ... Wood had 15 points and 5 assists and Bonenberger had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on Jan. 19.



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Final -- #13 ESU 64, Kutztown 60   Box Score
* Duane Johnson 20 points, 7 rebounds
* Whis Grant 13 points, 5 assists
* Terrance King 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Gerald Bridges 10 points
* Matt Tobin 7 points (5 in last 8 minutes)

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NABC DII poll release

THE MATCH-UP: ESU (18-2, 15-1), authors of the 2nd-best 20-game start in school history, hosts Kutztown in the pursuit of a PSAC East regular season title. The Warriors have won 12 straight games and 16 of 17, including an 81-62 win at Kutztown on January 19. ESU is ranked #13 in Division II and has DII's 4th-longest win streak coming into this weekend.

LAST TIME OUT: So. G Whis Grant (25 points), Sr. F Duane Johnson (19 points, 7 rebounds) and Sr. F Terrance King (16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks) helped the Warriors pull away from Cheyney for an 83-72 win on Wednesday. So. G Matt Tobin added 9 points and 5 assists. (Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU's #13 ranking is the 2nd-highest in school history (#12 in February 2010) ... Warriors are ranked for the 3rd season overall (1991-92, 2009-10) ... ESU's 15-1 PSAC start is the best in school history ... Warriors are 22-3 dating to the final game of the 2011-12 regular season ... ESU won 13 straight games in 2009-10 (first 13) and 2007-08 - the longest 2 streaks in 70 years ... ESU is also on a school-record 11-game PSAC road winning streak ... head coach Jeff Wilson is 179-122 in 11 years (301 games) ... Warriors are looking for their 3rd NCAA Tournament bid in 4 years (2010, 2012) ... Sr. F Gerald Bridges, Johnson and King are 78-32 in their careers - a school record for wins in a 4-year span ... King (1,218) and Johnson (1,208) are the 2nd set of 1,200-point scorers on the same team in school history ... Grant is 6th in PSAC in scoring (18.2) and averaging 20.6 in the last 12 games ... King is 3rd in blocks (1.4) and field goal percentage (59.8) ... ESU leads PSAC in scoring (78.1) and turnover margin (+4.9).

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS: Kutztown (5-17, 4-12) fell to Shippensburg, 70-66, on Wednesday ... Micah Fraction is 2nd in the PSAC in scoring (20.4) and has played 249 of 250 minutes in the last 6 games ... Tyler Brooks averages 12.9 ppg and 7.0 rpg, and Tracy Peal 10.5 ppg.