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4 PM  l  WOMEN (3-6, 2-4) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (7-3, 4-2)  l   W 82-67  (Box Score)
* Sr. G Ryann Fiascki 16 points, 5 assists
* Sr. F Jessica Martin 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks
* So. F Madison Tamburini 11 points
* R-Sr. G Andrea Veres 10 points
* ESU - 52.5% fg, 7-for-13 3's, 13-for-15 ft

ESU:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Statistics  l  Season Career-Highs  l  Quick Facts
UPJ:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Statistics

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University (3-6, 2-4) hosts Pitt-Johnstown (7-3, 4-2) in a PSAC crossover game at Koehler Fieldhouse. Today's game is the 3rd of 6 games against the PSAC West this season, all of which count in the conference standings. ESU meets UPJ for the 10th time and posted a 74-65 road win last season. UPJ leads the series, 6-3.

LAST TIME OUT: ESU broke the game open with a 21-5 run midway through the 1st half and held Clarion to less than 30% shooting in a 60-41 win on Wednesday night. R-Sr. G Andrea Veres scored 11 points, Sr. F Kelsey Murray tied her career-high with 10 and So. F Allison Howard had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.  (Game Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU fell at Gannon, 72-49, on Tuesday night ... R-Sr. G Ryann Fiascki scored 18 points at Gannon and is 14th in the PSAC in scoring (14.0 ppg) ... she ranks 5th in FG % (54.1) and FT % (85.7) ... ESU is 3rd in the PSAC in scoring defense (60.2 ppg), t-2nd in blocks (4.4) and 4th in turnover margin (+2.56) ... UPJ leads the PSAC in scoring (84.9 ppg) and 3-pointers/game (10.6) and ranks 2nd in 3-point % (38.4), rebound margin (+8.3) and assists/game (19.3) ... ESU is 16th in scoring (60.7 ppg) and UPJ is 18th in scoring defense (81.7 ppg) ... Sr. F Jessica Martin is 1st in the PSAC in blocks (2.4) and ranks 2nd at ESU and 9th in PSAC history in career blocks (229) ... Martin, a 3-time All-PSAC East selection, has 974 career points ... ESU has 13 1,000-point scorers ... Martin ranks 7th with 700 rebounds ... Veres is 2nd at ESU with 128 career 3-pointers ... Howard (20pts, 6reb, 4ast, 3stl) and Martin (15pts, 12reb, 4ast, 3blk) led last year's win at UPJ.

SCOUTING UPJ: Jr. F Jasmine Harper (18.9 ppg - 2nd in PSAC; 9.8 rpg - 5th) leads UPJ in both stats ... Sr. G Kelsey Sleighter is 8th with 15.9 ppg ... Sr. F Nicole Carman (13.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg) is 8th on the boards ... Jr. G Kayla DeCriscio (11.8 ppg) leads PSAC in 3-point % (59.3, 35-59) and 3's/game (3.5).


6 PM  l  MEN (7-3, 6-1) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (6-5, 3-4)  l   W 100-57  (Box Score)
* Sr. G Whis Grant 19 points
* So. F Rasheed Moore 18 points
* So. F Steve Harris 14 points
* Sr. F Lamont Tillery 12 points
* Fr. G Jakwan Jones 11 points, 7 assists
* Sr. G Matt Tobin 4 points, 7 assists

ESU:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Statistics  l  Season Career-Highs  l  Quick Facts
UPJ:   Schedule  l  Roster  l  Statistics

THE MATCH-UP: ESU (6-3, 5-1), the PSAC East co-leader, hosts UPJ (6-4, 3-3) in its final game of 2014 before the holiday break. The Warriors posted an 81-68 win at UPJ last January in a series that UPJ leads, 5-4. Both schools are coming off a 1-1 week - ESU fell 83-79 (2OT) at Gannon before an 85-56 win at Clarion, while UPJ fell 76-73 to Lock Haven and rebounded with a 103-79 win vs. Bloomsburg. ESU is 2nd in the PSAC in scoring (82.2 ppg) with UPJ 4th (82.1 ppg), and both rank in the top 5 in 3-pointers and assists.

LAST TIME OUT: Sr. F Lamont Tillery scored a career-high 19 points and Sr. G Matt Tobin had 13 points and 8 assists in ESU's win at Clarion. The Warriors opened with a 17-3 run and closed with a 26-6 run.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU is 31-4 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, including 19-2 in games that count in the PSAC standings ... the Warriors have won 2 of the last 3 PSAC championships (2012, 2014), made 5 straight PSAC Final 4's and advanced to the NCAA DII Tournament in 4 of the last 5 years (2010, 2012-14) ... head coach Jeff Wilson (219-132) set the school record for wins on Nov. 22, and was the DII coach of the year by 2 national organizations in 2014 ... 5 Warriors average double-figures - Sr. G Whis Grant (12.8), Jr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (11.6), So. F Rasheed Moore (11.1), Tobin (10.4) and Tillery (10.1), with R-Sr. G Will Brown at 9.7 ppg ... Grant has 1,602 career points (3rd at ESU) and 227 3's (2nd) ... Tobin has 414 career assists (4th) ... ESU's senior class (Grant, Muhamadou Kaba, Tillery, Tobin) is 78-24 ... ESU's record for wins by a 4-year class is 82, and the record for wins in a 4-year stretch is 88.

SCOUTING UPJ: Sr. C Ian Vescovi (13.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg) was preseason All-PSAC West ... Sr. G Matt Palo also posts 13.2 ppg ... So. F A.J. Leahey (12.4 ppg) is 28-for-58 (48.3%) from long range ... So. G Jake Laravie leads PSAC in 3-point % (62.5, 15-24) ... UPJ leads PSAC in FG% (49.8) and 3-pt % (40.8).