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ESU Basketball Hosts West Chester Saturday

1/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Broadcast Information: Live on Blue Ridge TV-13 and ESU Warriors "All Access"


1 PM  l  WOMEN (6-10, 5-7) vs. West Chester (13-3, 9-3)  l   L 69-63  (Box Score)

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

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts West Chester in PSAC East women's basketball this afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors (6-9, 5-6) are coming off a 61-56 win at Cheyney, while West Chester (12-3, 8-3) fell 76-65 at Bloomsburg in its last divisional action last Saturday.  WCU is two games behind Bloomsburg for the PSAC East lead.

LAST TIME OUT: Sr. F Jessica Martin had 14 points and 11 rebounds and ESU survived a late Cheyney run in Wednesday's victory. So. F Allison Howard and So. F Madison Tamburini both scored 10 points and Jr. G Tyeca Reviere had 9. ESU led 56-37 with just under 10 minutes left before Cheyney cut the margin to 2 (57-55) with 2:50 remaining, but the Warriors were strong defensively down the stretch. (Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU leads the PSAC in blocks (4.9) and is 5th in scoring defense (61.5 ppg) ... West Chester is 3rd in scoring offense (74.7 ppg) and turnover margin (+4.5) ... WCU is 33-3 vs. ESU since 1996-97 ... ESU's last win was on Jan. 28, 2012 (60-58 at ESU) ... Martin leads the PSAC in blocks (2.6) and ranks in the top 20 in DII ... she holds ESU's career record (246) and ranks 8th in PSAC history ... she has 1,070 career points, 11th-most at ESU and 10th among active DII players ... she is averaging 16.0 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 2.8 bpg in the last 6 games ... R-Sr. G Andrea Veres is 2nd at ESU in career 3's (142) and has 852 career points ... she was named ESU's Lehigh Valley Scholar-Athlete on Thursday ... ESU is in its 2nd game under interim head coach Lynn Ramage, who coached the Warriors' men's team from 1996-99 and was the 1998 PSAC East Coach of the Year.

SCOUTING WEST CHESTER: Jr. G Dallas Ely (15.5 ppg), 1st team All-PSAC East and All-Region last year, scored her 1,000th career point Tuesday ... Jr. G Brittany Sicinski (15.3 ppg) has 946 ... Jr. F Chikisha Steele-Hook (10.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg) and Jr. F Anna Kuntz (8.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg) are the top rebounders.



3 PM  l  MEN (10-5, 8-3) vs. West Chester (7-10, 5-6) Live Stats

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

THE MATCH-UP: ESU hosts West Chester in a rematch of the Warriors' 92-80 victory in last year's PSAC championship game at Koehler Fieldhouse. ESU (10-5, 8-3) holds a half-game lead in the PSAC East, with West Chester (7-10, 5-6) currently 3rd in the division. The Warriors have won 2 of the last 3 PSAC titles, both vs. the Golden Rams, also winning in 2012 (90-85 at WCU).

LAST TIME OUT: Jr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka scored 25 points, Sr. G Matt Tobin scored 17 and Sr. G Whis Grant had 16 in a 90-73 win at Cheyney. R-Sr. G Muhamadou Kaba had 5 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. (Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: Grant set ESU's record for career 3's (239) at Cheyney, surpassing Andy Heimbach (236, 2006-10) ... Grant is also 3rd at ESU in career scoring (1,677), 4th in steals (174) and 8th in assists (306) ... ESU leads PSAC in scoring (83.7 ppg), assists (18.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.39) and turnover margin (+6.1) ... WCU is 3rd in rebounding margin (+6.6) ... Tobin is 2nd in the PSAC in assists (5.4 apg) and 3rd at ESU in career assists (449) ... Mike DelGrosso (1987-91) holds the record with 467 ... Tobin is also 5th in steals (161) ... R-Sr. G Will Brown ranks 4th in career 3's (134) ... Nwaniemeka was the PSAC Tournament MVP last year with 27 points vs. WCU ... Grant, Kaba, Sr. F Lamont Tillery and Tobin are 82-26 in their 4 years, tied for the most wins by a 4-year class (82-37 from 2009-13 - Gerald Bridges, Duane Johnson, Terrance King) ... ESU is 41-8 in countable PSAC games the last 2+ years and is seeking its 3rd straight PSAC East title ... ESU is 21-3 at home in countable PSAC games in that stretch ... head coach Jeff Wilson has an ESU record 223 career wins (122-44, .735 since 2009-10).

SCOUTING WEST CHESTER: Sr. G Cory Blake (13.4), Jr. G Avery Brown (9.1), Jr. F Matt Wiseley (8.8, 7.9 rpg), Jr. G Mike Wilson (8.6), Sr. C Eric Frans (7.8), Jr. G Parrish Grant (7.7), Sr. G Ben Mingledough (7.6) and Fr. G Raheem Hall (6.9) lead a balanced effort ... ESU is 10-2 vs. WCU in the last 5 years.
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