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EAST STROUDSBURG – Sophomore forward Allison Howard had 21 points and 10 rebounds and East Stroudsburg University opened the second half on a 13-0 run, pushing the Warriors to a 74-53 win over Mansfield in PSAC East women's basketball on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.
 
Senior forward Jessica Martin and sophomore forward Madison Tamburini added 12 points each for ESU (7-10, 6-7), which trailed 26-23 at halftime but scored 51 points in the second half.
 
The Warriors shot 47.5 percent (28-for-59) for the game and 60.6 percent (20-for-33) in the second half, beginning with the big surge at the start of the period. Howard and Martin both scored five points in the run and junior guard Melissa Poderis capped it with a three-pointer.
 
Poderis scored seven points, junior guard Tyeca Reviere had six points, five assists and five steals and junior center Michelle Boggs had six points for the Warriors.
 
Howard had her fifth career double-double and fourth career game with 20 points. Martin added five blocks to go with her 12 points, extending her school record to 252 career blocks, two away from the top five in PSAC history.
 
Katie Fitzpatrick scored 23 points to lead Mansfield (1-16, 0-13).
 
Mansfield led for most of the first half but never by more than six points, as ESU trimmed a 26-20 deficit to 26-23 at halftime.

The Warriors scored 16 straight points spanning the intermission to open a 10-point lead (36-26) on Poderis' three with 17:16 remaining in the second half.

Another push, capped by a putback by Boggs, extended the lead to 20 (54-34) with 11 minutes left.

ESU forced 19 turnovers, including 12 in the second half, and held Mansfield to 30.0 percent shooting (15-for-50).

The Warriors travel to Kutztown (6-9, 5-7) on Saturday in a key game for PSAC Tournament positioning as the first half of the PSAC East schedule comes to a close.

GAME NOTES
* Howard had her 2nd career game with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds, both vs. Mansfield.  She had 25 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Mansfield as a freshman.