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6 PM l WOMEN (9-12, 8-9) vs. Shippensburg (14-8, 10-6)  l  L 80-60  (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Colleen Young scored 16 points, Vicky Tumasz had 15 and Morgan Griffith contributed 13 points and 16 rebounds as Shippensburg posted an 80-60 win over East Stroudsburg University in PSAC East women's basketball on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Senior guard Tyeca Reviere scored 15 points, senior forward Jessica Martin had 12 points and nine rebounds and junior guard Helena Gemmell had 10 points to lead ESU (9-12, 8-9), which falls into a tie for fourth in the PSAC East with Kutztown and Millersville. The Warriors have five conference games remaining on their schedule with the fourth-place team hosting a PSAC Tournament first-round game on Saturday, February 28.

Shippensburg (14-8, 10-6), third in the PSAC East, build a 45-26 halftime lead, shooting 58.6 percent (17-for-29) in the first half and 46.8 percent (29-for-62) for the game. Tumasz was 5-for-5 from the three-point line, including 4-for-4 in the first half.

Lauren Gold and Logan Snyder both scored 10 points to give Shippensburg five players in double figures. Stephanie Knauer, Ship's top scorer (14.2 ppg), had nine points.

Griffith was the MVP of ESU's 50th Annual Pocono Classic in late November, posting 33 points and 19 rebounds in two games at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU shot 38.5 percent (25-for-65) and 7-for-16 at the three-point line. Ship held a 12-point advantage at the foul line, going 15-for-21, while ESU was 3-for-8.


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

THE MATCH-UP: East Stroudsburg University hosts Shippensburg in a PSAC East contest tonight at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors (9-11, 8-8) are coming off a 61-35 win at Millersville on Saturday are in sole possession of 4th in the PSAC East. Shippensburg (13-8, 9-6) had a 6-game winning streak end with a 65-64 home loss to then-No. 18-ranked Bloomsburg. Ship won the first meeting, 61-53, at home on Dec. 3 with Sr. G Ryann Fiascki scoring 16 points. ESU closed within two points with just over 5:00 left but the Raiders held on. Ship has won 9 of the last 10 meetings, with ESU's only victory a 71-62 win at home on January 11 of last season.

LAST TIME OUT: Sr. F Jessica Martin had 22 points and 8 rebounds, and ESU held Millersville to 35 points - its fewest against a PSAC East team since a 55-28 win at Cheyney in 2000 - on Saturday at Pucillo Gym. Martin scored 12 points in a 14-0 run early in the 2nd half and had 22 of the Warriors' first 43 points. Jr. C Michelle Boggs had a season-high 10 points.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU is one game ahead of both Kutztown and Millersville for 4th in the PSAC East ... the #3 and #4 seeds host PSAC Tournament 1st-round games on Saturday, Feb. 28 to earn a spot in the quarterfinals (March 3) ... ESU continues to lead the PSAC in blocks (5.3) and ranks 10th in DII ... Warriors are 5th in PSAC in scoring defense (60.9) and field goal defense (37.4) ... Martin is 2nd in PSAC in blocks (2.5) and 15th in DII ... she holds ESU's career record (257), ranks 7th in PSAC history and 4th among active DII players. ... she has 1,118 points (10th at ESU) and 785 rebounds (5th) ... R-Sr. G Andrea Veres is 2nd at ESU in career 3's (149) and has 885 points ... ESU has been without Fiascki (12.9 ppg) since Jan. 3.

SCOUTING SHIP: Jr. F Stephanie Knauer (14.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg) leads PSAC in FG% (57.2) ... So. F Morgan Griffits (11.8/10.2) is 2nd in rebounds ... So. G Lauren Gold (10.6 ppg, 4.3 apg) is the top free throw shooter (89.0%).


8 PM l MEN (14-7, 12-5) vs. Shippensburg (12-8, 8-8) l  L 72-71  (Box Score)

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

THE MATCH-UP: ESU (14-6, 12-4) hosts Ship (11-8, 7-8) as the Warriors look to rebound from a 61-58 loss at Millersville on Saturday. ESU had a 6-game winning streak ended, but still hold a two-game lead over Kutztown for 1st place in the PSAC East. ESU won the first meeting at Ship, 73-69, on Dec. 3 with 5 double-figure scorers. The Warriors surged in front with a 14-2 run midway through the 2nd half. ESU holds a 12-3 advantage in the recent series, and a 52-50 lead overall.

LAST TIME OUT: ESU led 30-23 at halftime, but Millersville started the 2nd half on a 15-2 stretch and held off the Warriors. ESU had won 16 straight games and 28 of its last 29 against PSAC East schools. Sr. G Whis Grant (14), R-Sr. G Will Brown (13) and Sr. F Lamont Tillery (12) were the top scorers.

WARRIORS NOTES: Sr. G Matt Tobin enters tonight's game with an ESU record 494 career assists ... there are 15 players with 500+ assists in PSAC history ... Tobin also has 970 career points ... he leads PSAC in assists (6.3) and assist-turnover ratio (2.5) for the 2nd straight year and ranks 3rd in steals (2.5) ... Grant has 1,757 career points (3rd at ESU), behind only Jonathan Roberts (2,218) and Don Bones (1,775) ... Grant, Tobin, Sr. F Lamont Tillery and R-Sr. G Muhamadou Kaba are 86-27 in their 4 years ... ESU is 45-9 in countable PSAC games the last 2+ years and is seeking its 3rd straight PSAC East regular season title ... ESU is 24-3 at home in countable PSAC games in that stretch ... head coach Jeff Wilson has 227 career wins, 12th in PSAC history ... ESU leads PSAC in scoring (84.8), assists (18.4), assist-turnover ratio (1.35) and turnover margin (+5.8) ... Warriors are 5th nationally in turnover margin (ranked #1 in 2014) and 6th in steals (11.2).

SCOUTING SHIP: Sr. C Dylan Edgar (16.2 ppg, 9.3 rpg) is 5th in PSAC in scoring, 1st in rebounding and 2nd in FG% (64.3) ... Fr. G Justin McCarthur (13.1 ppg) and So. G Abe Massaley (10.5 ppg, 4.7 apg) lead the backcourt.