1 PM  l  WOMEN (4-7, 3-4) vs. #25 IUP (10-0, 6-0)  l   IUP 84, ESU 59
* Sr. F Jessica Martin 15pts, 12reb (22nd career double-double)

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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts IUP as the Warriors return to PSAC action after a trip to Philadelphia University on Wednesday. ESU is 4-7 (3-4 PSAC) after Wednesday's 58-54 loss at Philadelphia U, while IUP enters at 10-0 (6-0 PSAC) in its first action since a 67-53 win at Bloomsburg on Dec. 20. The Crimson Hawks are ranked No. 25 in the most recent WBCA DII poll.

LAST TIME OUT: Sr. F Jessica Martin (13 points) became the 14th 1,000-point scorer in ESU history and the Warriors cut a 21-point second-half deficit to one in the final two minutes before falling at Philadelphia U. Sr. G Ryann Fiascki and R-Sr. G Andrea Veres scored 11 points each. (Recap)

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU is looking for its 1st win over IUP since December 2001 ... the Crimson Hawks have won 9 straight in the series ... Martin, a 3-time All-PSAC East selection, is 14th at ESU with 1,002 career points ... she also ranks 7th in career rebounds (713) and 2nd in blocks (235), 4 from the school record (239) held by Sue Richards (1982-85) entering Wednesday ... Fiascki ranked 11th in the PSAC in scoring (14.2 ppg), 4th in field goal % (55.3) and 6th in free throw % (84.4) entering the holiday break ... Martin was 1st in blocks (2.7) and 3rd in free throw % (86.1) ... ESU was 5th in scoring defense (60.9), 4th in turnover margin (+2.8) and 1st in blocks (4.9) ... IUP ranks in the top 3 in the PSAC in 10 major categories, including 1st in defense (54.2 ppg), field goal % (45.3), and rebound margin (+10.5), and 3rd in scoring (77.7 ppg).

SCOUTING IUP: Sr. G/F Lindsay Stamp leads the PSAC in scoring (19.5 ppg) and is 24-for-55 from 3 ... Sr. F Ashley Stoner (13.4 ppg) shoots 56.8% from the field and 84.6% at the line ... R-Jr. G Leslie Stapleton (9.6 ppg) is 23-for-50 from long distance ... Sr. G Marita Mathe is 3rd in the PSAC in assists (4.7).


3 PM  l  MEN (7-3, 6-1) vs. #20 IUP (10-2, 4-2)  l   IUP 78, ESU 63
* Loss ends ESU's 20-game home winning streak vs. PSAC schools (3rd-longest in school history)


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THE MATCH-UP: ESU (7-3, 6-1), the PSAC East leader, hosts IUP (10-2, 4-2) in a match-up of the last two teams to win PSAC championships. The Warriors (2012, 2014) and IUP (2010, 2011, 2013) have combined to win the last 5 PSAC titles. In the last 5 years, IUP (142-28) and ESU (119-42) have lapped the conference in total wins, with ESU winning 3 of the last 5 PSAC East regular season titles, and IUP taking the last 5 PSAC West crowns.

LAST TIME OUT (Dec. 20): Sr. G Whis Grant scored 19 points, So. F Rasheed Moore had 18 and So. F Steve Harris had 14 in ESU's 100-57 win vs. Pitt-Johnstown. The Warriors led 60-24 at halftime and posted their 2nd-largest margin of victory vs. a PSAC school under Jeff Wilson.

WARRIORS NOTES: This is the 1st meeting since IUP's 76-68 win in the 2013 NCAA Tournament ... IUP is 5-4 in the last 9 meetings ... ESU won 57-55 on Jan. 4, 2013 at Koehler ... ESU has won 20 straight home games vs. PSAC schools ... ESU is 32-4 at home since the start of 2012-13, including 20-2 in countable PSAC games ... ESU is 59-12 overall (39-6 PSAC) since the start of 2012-13 ... Wilson (220-132, 13th season) set the school record for wins on Nov. 22, and was the DII coach of the year by 2 national organizations in 2014 ... ESU has 6 players with 500+ career points for the 1st time in program history - Grant (1,602 - #3 at ESU), Sr. G Matt Tobin (885), R-Sr. G Will Brown (600), Sr. F Lamont Tillery (593), Moore (551) and Jr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (503) ... Grant is 2nd at ESU in career 3's (231) behind Andy Heimbach (236, 2006-10) ... Tobin is 4th in the PSAC in assists (5.3) and 3rd in steals (2.5) ... ESU is 1st in scoring (84.0 ppg) and turnover margin (+5.5).

SCOUTING IUP: IUP is 2nd in the PSAC in scoring defense (59.5 ppg) ... Sr. G Devante Chance (13.9 ppg) ranks 1st in assists (6.2) and 2nd in minutes (36.4) ... Sr. G Shawn Dyer (11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg) is a transfer from West Liberty ... Jr. F Daddy Ugbede (11.8) and Jr. G Brandon Norfleet (10.9) are also key.