EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University is hosting the 45th Annual Pocono Classic presented by the Lehigh Valley International Airport on December 3-5 at Koehler Fieldhouse.

The three-day basketball tournament, which benefits Dream Come True and The Polar Express, begins on Thursday when the Warriors' women's team hosts Shippensburg at 7 p.m. The tournament continues with three games each on Friday and Saturday. ESU's men will play Queens (N.Y.) in the nightcap on Friday at 7 p.m. and take on UDC in the final game of the tournament on Saturday at 5 p.m. The women's team plays Salem International on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $10 daily, but admission is free with the donation of an unwrapped present for a child ages 5 to 12 in conjunction with Dream Come True and LVI, which will hold a raffle for free airline tickets for fans that bring a gift.

Dream Come True is a non-profit organization which fulfills the dreams and wishes of children who are seriously, chronically or terminally ill between the ages of 4-18 and living in the Greater Lehigh Valley area. The gifts will be handed out by ESU student-athletes and coaches on Sunday, Dec. 20 as 75 children board a plane and fly to the North Pole.


Thursday, December 3
Women – Shippensburg 77, ESU 67

Friday, December 4
Men – Slippery Rock 78, UDC 63
Women – Shippensburg 71, Salem International 34
Men – ESU 93, Queens 71

Saturday, December 5
Women – ESU 70, Salem International 35
Men – Slippery Rock 80, Queens 67
Men – ESU 61, UDC 57

All-Tournament Teams

Women
Shippensburg - Lauren Beckley (MVP), Kasey Gardner, Isabel Scott
ESU - DeAnna Rayam, Mel Villano
Salem International - Emily Bowles

Men
Slippery Rock - Jabril Bailey (MVP), Michael Evans, Jr.
ESU - Robby Pines, Mike Tobin
Queens - Khalil McDonald
UDC - Nigel Munson