TV Information: Saturday's games will be televised on Sunday on Blue Ridge TV-13 (1 and 3 p.m., 6 and 8 p.m.)
WOMEN -- 1:00 PM (Live Stats l Twitter)
FINAL -- ESU 57, Millersville 54Â (
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EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior forward
Jessica Martin had 18 points and 11 rebounds, including six key points down the stretch, and junior guard
Ryann Fiascki (11 points) hit a three-pointer with 32.5 seconds left to give East Stroudsburg University a 57-54 win over Millersville in PSAC East women's basketball on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.
Martin had her 10th double-double of the season, 20th of her career and 25th game with 10+ rebounds. She added two blocks to move into the top 10 in PSAC history with 200 career blocks.
ESU (13-9, 8-4) has a four-game winning streak for the first time since winning five straight in 2008-09.
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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts Millersville in a key PSAC East match-up this afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors (12-9, 7-4) have won 3 in a row entering today's game and hold a half-game lead over Millersville (11-9, 6-4) for 4th in the PSAC East. Millersville won the first meeting, 75-64, on December 7 as the Marauders overcame a 9-point deficit with 7 minutes left.
Millersville has won 14 of the last 15 games in the series, including a 42-31 win in the 1st round of the PSAC Tournament last season. The Warriors' win in that stretch came in 2012 at Koehler Fieldhouse, with ESU prevailing 65-58 behind 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks from
Jessica Martin.
LAST TIME OUT: Martin had 19 points and 12 rebounds for her 19th career double-double, Jr. G
Ryann Fiascki scored 11 and Fr. F
Allison Howard had 9 (all in the 2nd half) in ESU's 60-57 win at Lock Haven Thursday. ESU trailed 49-41 with 7:58 left before finishing with a 19-8 run, including going 7-for-8 at the foul line down the stretch.
WARRIORS NOTES: Howard was named PSAC East Freshman of the Week for the 4th time last week, including a career-high 25 points at Mansfield ... Martin moved into ESU's career top 10 in rebounds (9th, 601) ... she is 2 blocks from the PSAC's career top 10 (198) ... ESU held LHU to 35.1% shooting (2-for-15 to close the game) ... ESU leads the PSAC in field goal defense (37.4), 3-point defense (25.2) and blocks (5.1) ... Martin ranks in top 10 in DII in blocks (2.9) ... ESU's last 4+ game win streak was 5 in 2008-09.
SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS: Millersville is coming off an 85-82 loss at West Chester after leading 65-47 with 14 minutes left ... R-Jr. G Carly Gallagher (14.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg), So. G Celeste Robinson (14.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.5 apg) and So. F Yasmin Cooper (10.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg) pace the Marauders.
MEN -- 3:00 PM (Live Stats l Twitter)
FINAL -- ESU 93, Millersville 64Â (
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EAST STROUDSBURG - All-America junior guard
Whis Grant had 22 points and a career-high nine rebounds, freshman forward
Rasheed Moore added 17 points and No. 3-ranked East Stroudsburg University (21-1, 11-1) rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 93-64 win over Millersville in PSAC East men's basketball Saturday at Koehler Fieldhouse.
Grant scored 15 points in the first half as ESU led 49-30 at halftime. The Warriors had an 11-0 run midway through the first half, then another 11-0 run spanning halftime to put the game away.
ESU fell 82-80 at Lock Haven on Thursday to end a school-record 20-game winning streak, but came back with a strong defensive effort to shut down the Marauders. The Warriors were the final undefeated team remaining in Division II.
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THE MATCH-UP: ESU, ranked No. 3 in Division II, brings a 20-1 (10-1) record into today's game vs. Millersville (9-10, 5-5). The Warriors suffered their first loss of the season, 82-80, at Lock Haven Thursday night to end the longest winning streak in school history, and the PSAC's longest since 1994-95, when IUP opened with a 21-0 record. ESU's No. 3 ranking is its first-ever listing in the top-5, and the Warriors were the final undefeated team in DII.
LAST TIME OUT: Lock Haven's Wali Hepburn scored 27 points and hit a driving layup for the go-ahead points with 9.2 seconds left at Thomas Fieldhouse. Jr. G
Whis Grant scored 23 points (18 in the 2nd half) and So. G
Jamal Nwaniemeka and Fr. F
Rasheed Moore had 19 each for ESU.
WARRIORS NOTES: ESU's first loss of the season ended several streaks - longest win streak at 20 (previously 14 - 1940-41, 2012-13); undefeated start at 20-0 (13-0 - 2009-10); wins vs. PSAC schools at 16 (15 - 1940-41 thru 41-42); undefeated divisional start at 10-0 (5-0 - 2005-06) and road win streak at 10 (ties 1926-27 thru 27-28) ... ESU is ranked in the top 10 in DII for the 6th straight week, and 8th week in school history ... Warriors enter today's game with 999 all-time wins (999-976) ... ESU is 102-38 since the start of the 2009-10 season (4 of the 9 20-win seasons in school history) ... head coach
Jeff Wilson is 203-128 in his 12th year ... Grant is 11th at ESU with 1,287 career points (20+ in 23 games - ESU is 18-5) ... ESU is 2nd in DII in turnover margin (+8.4), and 30-3 when holding +5 advantage in the last 2 years ... Jr. G
Matt Tobin leads PSAC in assists (5.8) and assist-turnover ratio (2.6) and is 3rd in steals (2.2) ... ESU leads PSAC with 87.2 ppg.
SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS: Millersville fell 86-74 at West Chester Thursday after consecutive home wins over Shippensburg and Bloomsburg ... Marauders lead PSAC with 10.2 3-pointers per game, led by Fr. G Tavon Parker (13.4 ppg), R-Jr. G Tyree Smith (10.6) and Jr. G Jalen Lester (9.5).