ESU vs. Molloy  l  Monday, Nov. 28  l  7 PM  l  Koehler Fieldhouse

TV: Blue Ridge TV-13
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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University looks for its fourth win in its last five games with a non-conference match-up against Molloy tonight at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors bring a 30-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents into tonight's game, the first meeting between the two programs who are separated by just 104 miles.

LAST TIME OUT: Jr. G Gerald Bridges, Jr. had career-highs with 11 points and 13 rebounds for his first career double-double and was one of six Warriors in double figures in a 99-75 win over St. Thomas Aquinas last Tuesday at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Jr. F Terrance King tied his career-high with 20 points, going 8-for-8 from the field including his first career 3-pointer. Jr. F Duane Johnson had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Fr. G Whis Grant had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Sr. G Russell Graham III had 10 points and 6 assists and Fr. G Matt Tobin scored 16 points.

ESU shot 61.7 percent (37-for-60) from the field, its fourth-best mark in 255 games under 10th-year head coach Jeff Wilson. The Warriors were 9-for-9 to open the first half and 8-for-8 to start the second half, connecting on 6 of their 8 three-pointers during the two runs.

GRANT, TOBIN MENTIONED: Freshman guards Whis Grant and Matt Tobin captured the first two PSAC East Freshman of the Week awards of the 2011-12 season and rank 1st and 4th on the Warriors, respectively, in scoring. Grant had 30 points in his ESU debut vs. No. 6-ranked West Liberty and is averaging 16.3 points per game, while Tobin averaged 12.3 points and shot 7-for-11 from the 3-point line in three games against PSU-Schuylkill, Gannon and Clarion.

SCOUTING MOLLOY: The Lions are led by junior guard Jimmy Nolan, who is scoring 22.2 points per game and shooting 48.9 percent (22-for-45) from the three-point line in five games. Molloy is just 1-4, with a 73-67 win over Nyack on Nov. 19, but also has an 81-80 (OT) loss at Dominican on Nov. 18 and a 69-66 loss at Queens on Nov. 23 in its last three games. John Petrucelli (13.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Matt McLeod (11.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg) are also double figure scorers and average more than 30 minutes per game. Nolan (28 points), Petrucelli (16) and McLeod (15) scored all but seven of Molloy's 66 points at Queens its last time out.