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FINAL -- ESU 71, Shippensburg 62  (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Freshman forward Allison Howard had 19 points and 14 rebounds and East Stroudsburg University rallied from a first-half deficit for the 2nd straight game as the Warriors knocked off PSAC East co-leader Shippensburg, 71-62, on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

A complete box score is linked above.


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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University returns to PSAC Eastern Division play as the Warriors host Shippensburg in today's first game at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors (7-7 overall) went 2-2 against division foes during the first semester, with home wins over Mansfield and Lock Haven and losses at Kutztown and Millersville. Shippensburg (9-4) was 3-0 against the East, beating Lock Haven and Bloomsburg at home and Cheyney on the road.

Shippensburg holds a 27-15 advantage in the all-time series and has won 22 of the last 25 meetings since the 1995-96 season. ESU's last win was 58-55 at Koehler Fieldhouse in 2009-10.

LAST TIME OUT: Fr. F Allison Howard scored 20 points and Jr. F Jessica Martin had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead ESU to a 74-65 win at Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday night. Howard and Martin both scored 12 points in the second half as ESU came back from a 39-32 halftime deficit and finished the game with a 14-5 run. The Warriors shot 45.3% from the field, a season-high, and had just 8 turnovers, a season-low.

WARRIORS NOTES: 3 freshmen had career-highs in scoring at UPJ - Howard (20), G Audrey Stapleton (11) and F Madison Tamburini (6) ... Howard's previous career-high was 19 points vs. Philadelphia U ... Martin had her 5th double-double in 7 games, and has 7 this season and 17 in her career ... Martin leads PSAC in blocks (2.6) ... ESU leads PSAC in blocks (5.07), ranks 2nd in field goal defense (37.7) and 3rd in scoring defense (62.4).

SCOUTING THE LADY RAIDERS: Sr. G Sarah Strybuc (19.0 ppg) and So. F Stephanie Knauer (18.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg) are 3rd and 4th in the PSAC in scoring ... Ship ranks 3rd as a team (79.1 ppg) ... Knauer leads PSAC in field goal % (63.4) and Fr. G Lauren Gold is 2nd in assists (4.6 apg).



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FINAL -- ESU 101, Shippensburg 71  (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Whis Grant and Jamal Nwaniemeka both scored 19 points and Matt Tobin had 11 points and 11 assists, leading No. 10-ranked East Stroudsburg University to a 101-71 win over Shippensburg and a school record-setting 15th straight victory on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Tobin, who had nine points and 13 assists in an 81-62 win at Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday, is the first Warrior in head coach Jeff Wilson's tenure (12 years) to post 10+ assists in consecutive games.

Today's box score is above. Please check later for a complete recap.

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THE MATCH-UP: ESU, ranked No. 10 in Division II, is off to a school-record start (14-0) as the Warriors resume their PSAC East schedule against Shippensburg. ESU is 4-0 in East play as it continues to defend its 2013 PSAC East regular season title. With a win, the Warriors can tie a school record for their best-ever divisional start, set in 2005-06, and break a record for their longest single-season win streak (14 - 1940-41, 2012-13).

Shippensburg (2-11, 0-3) fell to Lock Haven, Cheyney and Bloomsburg in PSAC East games last semester. The all-time series is 50-49 in favor of Ship, while ESU has won 9 of the last 12 meetings.

LAST TIME OUT: So. G Jamal Nwaniemeka scored 20 points and Jr. G Matt Tobin had 9 points and 13 assists, the most by an ESU player under Jeff Wilson, in ESU's 81-68 win at UPJ on Wednesday.  The Warriors surpassed their 2009-10 team which opened 13-0 for the best start in school history.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU is ranked in the top 10 for the 4th week in school history, all in the last 2 years ... Shippensburg ended ESU's 14-game winning streak a year ago (2/16/13) with an 87-77 win at Heiges Field House ... ESU leads the PSAC in scoring (87.3 ppg), field goal % (47.4), 3-point % (39.0), scoring margin (+20.8), turnover margin (+8.6), assists (18.1), steals (11.1) and assist-turnover ratio (1.50) ... Tobin leads PSAC in assists (5.3), assist-turnover ratio (2.7) and steals (2.2) ... Nwaniemeka has scored 25, 13 and 20 points in his last 3 games ... Jr. G Whis Grant is 17th at ESU in career scoring (1,157 points) and 3rd in 3-pointers (154).

SCOUTING THE RED RAIDERS: So. G Joe Lococo is 3rd in the PSAC in scoring (20.1 ppg) and has games of 33, 32 and 27 (3 times) this year ... he is 101-for-133 at the foul line in 13 games ... Fr. G Abe Massaley (14.2 ppg), So. G Jay Hardy (9.0) and So. F Tony Ellis (6.7) also contribute offensively.