6 PM  l  WOMEN (11-14, 10-11) vs. Kutztown (10-15, 9-12)  l  Box Score

EAST STROUDSBURG - Natalya Lee scored 16 points and Elisa Gaffney added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Kutztown posted a 56-41 win over East Stroudsburg University in PSAC East women's basketball on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Sophomore forward Allison Howard had nine points and eight rebounds to lead ESU (11-15, 10-12), which will be the No. 6 seed in the PSAC East and travels to No. 3 Shippensburg (18-10, 14-8) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Kutztown (11-15, 10-12) is the No. 4 seed and hosts No. 5 Lock Haven (11-15, 10-12).

Lee hit a three-pointer at the end of the first half to give Kutztown a 29-28 lead, then the Golden Bears opened the second half with a 19-4 run.

Sophomore forward Madison Tamburini scored eight points, all in the first half, and redshirt senior guard Andrea Veres added eight points for ESU. Senior forward Jessica Martin had five points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots and moved into fourth in PSAC history in career blocks (272).

ESU recognized four seniors - Martin, Veres, Ryann Fiascki and Kelsey Murray - prior to the game.


ESU:  Schedule l Roster l Statistics l Season Career-Highs l Quick Facts
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THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University (11-14, 10-11) hosts Kutztown (10-15, 9-12) in the Warriors' final home game of the regular season tonight at Koehler Fieldhouse. ESU, KU and Lock Haven (11-14, 10-11) are playing for PSAC Tournament seeding tonight, with LHU at #1 Bloomsburg (22-3, 19-2). ESU can clinch the #4 seed and a 1st round home game on Saturday with a win tonight, and an LHU loss. Other scenarios:
* ESU win, LHU win -- #4 LHU, #5 ESU, #6 KU
* KU win, LHU loss -- #4 KU, #5 LHU, #6 ESU
* KU win, LHU win -- #4 LHU, #5 KU, #6 ESU

LAST TIME OUT: Sr. F Jessica Martin had 12 points and 11 rebounds for her 3rd straight double-double, and ESU pulled away from a 34-34 halftime tie for a 69-54 win at Mansfield's Decker Gymnasium.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU recognizes 4 seniors tonight in Ryann Fiascki, Jessica Martin, Kelsey Murray and Andrea Veres ... the Warriors have made 3 straight PSAC Tournaments and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2014 for the first time since 2008 ... Fiascki hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in a 49-48 win at Millersville in the 1st round last year ... Martin ranks 8th at ESU in career points (1,188), 4th in rebounds (833) and 1st in blocks (267 - 5th in PSAC history) ... she has 27 career double-doubles and is a 3-time All-PSAC East selection (1st team in 2014) ... Murray has 292 points, 195 rebounds, 16 blocks in 104 career games ... Fiascki has 839 points, 243 rebounds, 227 assists, 102 steals in 93 games (12.5 ppg in 13 games this season) ... Veres has 910 points, 270 rebounds, 230 assists (10th at ESU), 152 steals in 110 games ... she ranks 2nd in career 3's (154) ... Fiascki (81.0) and Veres (80.7) are current 1-2 at ESU in career FT% ... ESU continues to lead the PSAC in blocks (5.2) ... Warriors are 4th in PSAC in field goal defense (37.6) and 6th in scoring defense (61.6).

SCOUTING KUTZTOWN: Sr. F Advia Campbell (11.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg), So. F Kelsey Watson (10.6, 6.8), Jr. G Natalya Lee (9.5) and R-Sr. G Alyssa Bonenberger (8.2, 6.0) are KU's top scorers ... Campbell has 48 blocks (KU - 2nd in PSAC, 3.9 bpg).


6 PM  l  MEN (17-9, 15-6) vs. Kutztown (17-10, 14-7)  l   Box Score

EAST STROUDSBURG - Junior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka had 21 points and 11 rebounds, senior guard Whis Grant scored 19 points and East Stroudsburg University secured its third straight outright PSAC East regular season title with an 81-75 win over Kutztown on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU (18-9, 16-6) is the first PSAC East school to win three straight outright divisional titles since Cheyney won five from 1976-80. The Warriors were previously the first team to win three straight divisional titles, shared or outright, since Millersville from 1985-87.

Nwaniemeka had his first career double-double, Grant scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half and sophomore forward Rasheed Moore had six points and 14 rebounds for the Warriors.

Senior forward Lamont Tillery had 11 points and six rebounds and sophomore forward Steve Harris added 10 points and five boards as the Warriors held a 45-34 advantage on the glass.

Tynell Fortune scored 33 points and Josh Johnson had 16 to lead Kutztown (17-11, 14-8), which had an opportunity to claim share of the division title.

ESU will host a PSAC quarterfinal game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse against the winner of the No. 4/No. 5 game between Millersville (15-13, 11-11) and Lock Haven (10-16, 10-12).

The Warriors, the defending PSAC champions, have advanced to five consecutive PSAC Final Four's and have won two of the last three PSAC titles (2012, 2014).

ESU built a 49-33 halftime lead, making 8-of-13 three-pointers, and survived an early Kutztown run to lead by 18 (67-49) with 9:09 remaining.

Over the next seven minutes, the Golden Bears trimmed the deficit to three (72-69) with 1:47 remaining, then sliced an eight-point lead (77-69) with 29 seconds left to three (78-75) with 11 seconds on the clock.

Grant made 1-for-2 at the line, and after a missed three by KU, Nwaniemeka was 2-for-2 with 1.4 seconds left to seal it.

Grant, senior guard Matt Tobin (6 points, 7 assists), Tillery and redshirt senior guard Muhamadou Kaba (5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals) improve to 90-30 in their four years at ESU.

Tobin is the first point guard to win three straight PSAC divisional titles since at least 1980, with ESU going 70-18 (49-11 PSAC) in the last three years.


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

THE MATCH-UP: ESU (17-9, 15-6) hosts Kutztown (17-10, 14-7) tonight at Koehler Fieldhouse. ESU has secured the PSAC East's No. 1 seed in next week's PSAC Tournament and at least a share of its 3rd straight PSAC East regular season title. Kutztown would be the No. 2 seed and receive a 1st-round bye with a win tonight and a West Chester loss at home to Mansfield. An ESU win would give KU the No. 3 seed and a 1st-round home game on Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT: Jr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka scored 16 points, R-Sr. G Will Brown 15 and Sr. G Whis Grant added 14 points and 6 assists in a 74-70 loss at Mansfield on Saturday. ESU made 12 3-pointers, including 4 by Nwaniemeka.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU recognizes 4 seniors tonight that comprise the winningest class in program history - Whis Grant, Muhamadou Kaba, Lamont Tillery and Matt Tobin ... ESU is 89-30 in the last 4 years with 3 PSAC East titles, 2 PSAC Tournament titles (2012, 2014), 3 PSAC Final Four's and 3 NCAA Tournaments ... ESU is the 1st school to win 3 straight PSAC East titles since 1985-87 (Millersville) ... Warriors can become 1st with 3 straight outright PSAC East titles since 1976-80 (Cheyney) ... Grant, a 2-time All-America and the 2013 PSAC East Athlete of the Year, ranks 2nd at ESU in points (1,819), 1st in 3's (263), 7th in assists (336) and 3rd in steals (194) ... Kaba has 269 points, 215 rebounds, 70 assists in 110 games ... Tillery has 722 points, 397 rebounds, 67 3's in program record 119 games ... Tobin, 2014 All-PSAC East 1st team and 2x Lehigh Valley Small College POY, holds ESU record and ranks 12th in PSAC history in assists (525) ... 11th player in PSAC history with 1,000 points (1,027), 500 assists ... one of 2 with 1,000/500 and 2 PSAC championships ... 5th in steals (187), 8th in 3's (113) ... leads PSAC in assists (6.3), assist-turnover ratio (2.5), steals (2.4) for 2nd straight year ... 69-18 record (48-11 PSAC) in 3 years as starting point guard.

SCOUTING KUTZTOWN: Sr. G Tynell Fortune (15.5 ppg) is 3rd in PSAC in FT% (87.2, 143-164) ... So. F Josh Johnson (14.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg) is 2nd in FG% (63.4) ... So. G Howard Sellers scores 9.4 ppg ... R-Sr. G Tyler Brooks posts 9.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.3 apg with 42 steals and 50 blocks ... KU is 4th in PSAC in scoring (75.7 ppg).