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Final - ESU 59, Lock Haven 56 (Recap  l  Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG – Senior forward Fayola Moise had the go-ahead putback with 1:13 left, then blocked a shot in the final 10 seconds as East Stroudsburg University posted a 59-56 win over Lock Haven in PSAC women's basketball on Tuesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU (3-5, 2-2) scored the final seven points of the game after Emily Daugherty had a three-point play to put Lock Haven (2-5, 0-4) ahead 56-52 with 2:54 left.

Junior guard Andrea Veres, who led the Warriors with 12 points, hit a three-pointer on ESU's next possession to cut the deficit to one, and Moise grabbed a miss by sophomore forward Jessica Martina and laid it in to put the Warriors on top going into the final minute.

After both teams came up empty on their trips down the floor, Marrysa Moyer had an offensive rebound for Lock Haven with 10 seconds left but Moise blocked the putback attempt, secured the rebound and got the ball to sophomore guard Ryann Fiascki, an 88-percent career free throw shooter. Fiascki sank both with three seconds left and Kacie Hershey's halfcourt shot came up short.

Moise had five points and eight rebounds, Martin had 10 points and seven boards and freshman guard Helena Gemmell had eight points and seven rebounds to lead the Warriors. Fiascki and senior guard Barb Borst both added eight points for ESU, which survived a 26.7 percent (8-for-30) shooting mark in the second half after shooting 57.1 percent (12-for-21) in the first half.



THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts Lock Haven to open a four-game homestand after returning from a four-game road trip, which culminated with a 56-53 (OT) loss at Philadelphia University on Saturday. The Warriors earned their first PSAC win of the year the previous Saturday, beating Cheyney 65-37. They end the fall semester Wednesday night vs. Clarion before getting back on the floor on January 4 vs. IUP.

LAST TIME OUT: Philadelphia U scored all six of its points in overtime from the free throw line, but it was enough to push the Rams past ESU in the Warriors' final non-conference game of the season.

Sr. F Fayola Moise had 10 points and 14 rebounds for her second career double-double as ESU led for the final 35 minutes of regulation until Philadelphia U tied it at 50-50 with a free throw with 1:05 left. Jr. G Andrea Veres scored 9 points, Fr. G Helena Gemmell had 7 points and 7 rebounds and Fr. C Michelle Boggs had 6 points and 6 rebounds.  ESU led 27-23 at halftime and as many as 9 in the second half, but Philadelphia U scored the final 6 points of regulation.

WARRIORS LEADERS: So. F Jessica Martin, last year's PSAC East Freshman of the Year, leads ESU with 11.7 points and 8.4 rebounds and was the PSAC East Player of the Week on November 26. Moise averages 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds, both 2nd on the team.

SCOUTING THE HAVEN: LHU (2-4, 0-3), which had blowout non-conference wins over Mansfield and Notre Dame (Ohio), has dropped its first three PSAC games to Millersville (72-49), Shippensburg (87-82) and Mercyhurst (69-55). So. F Marrysa Moyer is the top scorer (12.2 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg) and is joined by Jr. F Kelsey Ryan (11.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and R-So. G Emily Daugherty (10.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg) in double figures.

Schedules:  ESU  l  Lock Haven
Statistics:     ESU  l  Lock Haven
Rosters:       ESU  l  Lock Haven



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Final - Lock Haven 68, ESU 58 (Recap  l  Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG – Lock Haven ran out to a 25-5 lead and East Stroudsburg University never got closer than nine points the rest of the way, as the Bald Eagles upset the defending PSAC champion Warriors, 68-58, on Tuesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Kasheef Festus had 20 points and six rebounds despite sitting out most of the second half due to foul trouble, Wali Hepburn had 14 points, five rebounds and seven assists and Terrell Johnson had 10 points to lead Lock Haven (4-3, 2-2), which went 0-26 a year ago but already has four wins this season.

Senior forward Duane Johnson scored 11 points, sophomore guard Whis Grant had 10 and senior forward Terrance King had five points and 12 rebounds for ESU (6-2, 3-1), which suffered its first loss to a PSAC school since falling 80-78 (OT) at Bloomsburg in the second-to-last regular season game last year.

ESU had won seven straight games against PSAC competition, beating Cheyney in the regular season finale, winning three straight to earn the second PSAC championship in school history, and opening this year at 3-0 in conference play. The Warriors' seven-game streak was their second-best in the last 40 years behind a nine-game run during the 2007-08 season.



THE MATCH-UP: The defending PSAC champion Warriors open their 11-game home conference schedule tonight against Lock Haven. ESU (6-1, 3-0) is one of three undefeated teams in PSAC play, along with Millersville in the East and Slippery Rock in the West. ESU has won 7 straight games against PSAC teams overall, including last year's 3-game PSAC Tournament run - its second-longest streak in the last 40 years.

LAST TIME OUT: ESU had three 20-point scorers for the first time under 11th-year head coach Jeff Wilson in a 94-91 win at Cheyney. Sr. F Duane Johnson scored 25 points and was named PSAC East Player of the Week and Sr. F Terrance King and So. G Whis Grant scored 20 apiece. Johnson scored 17 of his 25 points in the 2nd half and added 6 rebounds.  King had 12 rebounds for his 12th career double-double.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU is 27-5 when Johnson and King both score in double figures - 17-2 in the last two years ... Johnson (1,084) and King (1,047) both went over 1,000 career points earlier this year ... Johnson leads the PSAC East and ranks 4th overall in scoring (19.0 ppg) ... he has shot 50% or better in all 7 games (61.5% overall) ... Grant (15.1 ppg) is shooting 53.8% (14-26) from 3-point distance ... King (13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg) joined Johnson on the All-PSAC East preseason team ... Sr. F Gerald Bridges (8.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg) is in his 1st year as a starter ... So. G Matt Tobin (6.9 ppg, 3.9 apg) is 3rd in PSAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9).

SCOUTING THE HAVEN: LHU (3-3, 1-2) has ended a 44-game overall losing streak and 42-game PSAC losing streak this season. So. G Wali Hepburn, who leads the PSAC with 23.8 ppg and is 2nd in assists (4.8), had 40 points in a 94-87 (OT) win over Shippensburg on Dec. 2. Jr. F Kasheef Festus (16.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg), So. G Terrell Johnson (8.8 ppg, 2.4 apg), Sr. F Armandi Marshall (7.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Fr. G Dave Garcia (7.2 ppg) also start.

Schedules:  ESU  l  Lock Haven
Statistics:     ESU  l  Lock Haven
Rosters:       ESU  l  Lock Haven