WOMEN -- 5:30 PM  (Live Stats)

Final -- #12 IUP 67, ESU 49 (Recap)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Sarah Pastorek scored 17 of her season-high 25 points in the first half as No. 12-ranked IUP improved to 10-2 (5-1 PSAC West) with a 67-49 win over East Stroudsburg University in PSAC women's basketball on Friday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Sophomore forward Jessica Martin had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead ESU (4-6, 3-3), which had a three-game PSAC winning streak come to an end.

IUP used early advantages of 12-2 and 22-5 to take a 17-point lead (37-20) at halftime. The Crimson Hawks shot 43 percent in the first half before settling at 39.6 for the game, while ESU shot 34.9 percent but had 21 turnovers.

Senior forward Fayola Moise and sophomore guard Ryann Fiascki both added seven points for ESU. The Warriors had wins over Cheyney, Lock Haven and Clarion prior to the 16-day break over Christmas and New Years.


THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University takes a three-game PSAC winning streak into tonight's match-up with No. 12-ranked IUP as the Warriors return to action after a 16-day break over the holiday. The Warriors' three straight PSAC wins - over Cheyney, Lock Haven and Clarion - marks just their third three-game conference streak in the last six years. IUP has won 8 straight in the series since a 68-61 ESU win in 2001 and edged the Warriors, 46-45, last season. IUP won 86-18 in 2011.

LAST TIME OUT: So. G Ryann Fiascki hit the game-tying layup with 33 seconds left, then scored 7 of ESU's 16 points in OT as the Warriors survived Clarion's comeback bid for a 76-69 (OT) win on Dec. 19.

Fiascki scored 13 points with 6 rebounds and 7 assists, So. F Jessica Martin had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Jr. G Andrea Veres also had 12 and R-So. G Steph Cabald added a career-high 11 in the Warriors victory.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU ranks 5th in PSAC in scoring defense (60.6 ppg) and field goal % defense (35.8) ... Martin leads ESU in scoring (11.6 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg) ... she is 4th in PSAC in rebounding and blocked shots (1.8 / 16 in 9 games) ... Martin, Jr. G Andrea Veres (9.0 ppg), Sr. F Fayola Moise (8.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Fiascki (7.3 ppg) and Sr. G Barb Borst (7.2 ppg) are all over 7.0 ppg ... 10 Warriors average 10 minutes per game.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS: IUP (9-2, 4-1), ranked #12 in the current WBCA DII poll, is coming off a 56-52 loss at #23 Rollins (Fla.) on Dec. 30. IUP's only other loss came at #8 Gannon (69-58). Sr. F Sarah Pastorek (12.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg) is a returning All-PSAC West 1st team pick and one of 6 Crimson Hawks averaging 8 points, along with Leslie Stapleton (10.0), Lindsay Stamp (9.1), Talen Watson (8.8), Marita Mathe (8.5) and Ashley Stoner (8.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg). IUP leads the PSAC in scoring defense (50.7 ppg).

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MEN -- 7:30 PM  (Live Stats)

Final -- ESU 57, #16 IUP 55 (Recap)

EAST STROUDSBURG – Sophomore guard Whis Grant scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, including two key three-pointers in the final six minutes, as East Stroudsburg University upset No. 16-ranked IUP in PSAC men's basketball on Friday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Senior forward Terrance King added 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots for the Warriors (8-2, 5-1), who won a match-up of the last two PSAC champions. ESU won the 2012 title while IUP had won the previous two crowns, in 2010 and 2011. Both schools have made the PSAC Final Four in each of the last three years.

ESU takes over sole possession of first place in the PSAC East with the victory. Millersville, also 4-1 entering the night, fell to 8-2 (4-2) with a 69-64 loss to Slippery Rock.

The victory comes four years to the day of the Warriors' last win over a ranked opponent, a 52-49 win at No. 4-ranked Gannon on a three-pointer at the buzzer by Aaron Pinckney on January 4, 2009. ESU improves to 4-13 against ranked opponents under head coach Jeff Wilson and 3-21 all-time against ranked opponents at Koehler Fieldhouse. The only other wins came in 1998 over #6 Pitt-Johnstown (80-70) and 1972 over #4 Cheyney (74-70).


THE MATCH-UP: Defending PSAC champion ESU hosts No. 16-ranked IUP, which won the previous two titles in 2010 and 2011. Both schools have made the PSAC Final 4 in each of the last three years. IUP knocked off the Warriors, 67-63 at Koehler in 2010 and 81-72 at home in 2011, in the PSAC semifinals and has won 4 straight in the series. They didn't meet in last year's PSAC Tournament, but IUP won the regular season meeting, 65-64, on a putback by Marcel Souberbielle with 4.2 seconds left.

LAST TIME OUT: So. G Whis Grant scored 18 points, including 7 straight in a decisive 19-3 run early in the 2nd half, as ESU ran past Clarion for a 75-51 win on Dec. 19 to rebound from a 68-58 loss to Lock Haven.

So. G Matt Tobin had 14 points, Sr. F Terrance King scored 13 on 6-of-7 shooting and Jr. F Zechariah Runkle pulled down 10 rebounds to lead ESU, which held Clarion to 36.4 percent shooting and forced 23 turnovers.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU leads PSAC in turnover margin (+4.78), is 5th in scoring (75.2 ppg), 2nd in 3-pointers made (6.8) and 3rd in 3-point % (34.9) ... Sr. F Duane Johnson (16.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg) is a 2-time All-PSAC East pick ... Grant (14.9 ppg) leads the PSAC in 3-point percentage (51.3, 20-39) ... King (12.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) is shooting 60.3 percent ... ESU's last win over a nationally-ranked team was Jan. 4, 2009 (52-49 at #4 Gannon).

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON HAWKS: IUP (8-1, 4-1), ranked #16 in the current NABC DII poll, has won 4 straight after a 64-60 loss at Cheyney in its PSAC opener on Dec. 1. Jr. G Mathis Keita, a transfer from Gonzaga, leads IUP with 15.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game and shoots 53.2 percent overall (43.8, 14-32 from 3). Scooter Renkin (12.6 ppg) and Souberbielle (9.8 ppg) were key players on the 2011 PSAC championship team. IUP leads the PSAC in field goal % defense (37.9).

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