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WOMEN - 5:30 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

FINAL - Millersville 78, ESU 72 (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Millersville held off East Stroudsburg University for a 78-72 win in PSAC East women's basketball on Wednesday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Sophomore guard Imani Brown scored 20 points and junior forward Allison Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds for ESU (9-9, 7-7), which had won eight of its last nine games. Sophomore forward Rebecca Rutkowski scored 11 and senior guard Tyeca Reviere had 10 for the Warriors.

Celeste Robinson had 18 points, Aunjel Van Brakle scored 15, Alayah Hall had 13 and Shelby Reimer had 12 on four three-pointers for Millersville (11-7, 7-7).

Howard gave ESU its first lead (70-69) since midway through the first quarter with a layup with 1:24 remaining, but Millersville finished the game on a 9-2 run.

The Warriors trailed by 10 (41-31) at halftime before tying the score twice in the third quarter, the final time at 52-52, before the Marauders closed the quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 59-52 entering the fourth.

Millersville once again stretched its lead to 10 (65-55) with just over six minutes left before the Warriors rallied. A 13-3 run over the next 4:30 tied the game at 68-68, capped by a three-point play by Brown and a layup by Poderis after a Millersville turnover.

Van Brakle made one-of-two at the line for MIllersville before Howard scored with 1:24 left, giving ESU its first advantage since 10-9. Hall gave Millersville the lead for good with a three-point play with 55 seconds left, and the Marauders were 6-for-8 at the foul line in the final 30 seconds.

Howard had her fifth double-double of the season and 10th of her career for ESU despite playing just seven minutes in the first half due to foul trouble. Howard paces the Warriors in both scoring (16.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg).

Brown had her second 20-point game of the season, previously scoring 28 in a 74-73 win vs. nationally-ranked California (Pa.) on January 3.

ESU shot 34.7 percent (25-for-72) against Millersville's PSAC-leading field goal defense (37.1). ESU entered second in field goal defense (37.2) with Millersvilled going 23-for-55 (41.8 percent). The Warriors had a +6 advantage in turnovers (23-17) and Reviere tied her career-high with five steals.


ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Mill:     Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Millersville leads, 50-25 ... ESU has won 3 of the last 5 in the last 2 years (1-13 in previous 6 years) ... Warriors lost 52-49 at home and won 61-35 on road last year ... Millersville's traditionally tough defense has held ESU under 70 points in 19 straight meetings and 40 of the last 41.

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU has won 8 of its last 9 games after a 68-61 win at Lock Haven last Wednesday ... Jr. F Allison Howard had 21 of her 23 points in the 2nd half (17 of 20 points spanning 3rd/4th quarters) ... Jr. G Rachel Falkowski had a game-winning putback at the buzzer in a 66-65 win vs. Kutztown on Jan. 16 ... Sr. G Tyeca Reviere is t-5th in the PSAC in assists per game (4.6) ... Fr. G Noelle Powell was named PSAC East Freshman of the Week on Jan. 12 and Jan. 19 ... So. F Rebecca Rutkowski leads PSAC in blocks (1.9) and Sr. C Michelle Boggs is t-3rd (1.8) ... Howard has scored 15+ points in 12 of ESU's 17 games.

ESU LEADERS:
Jr. F Allison Howard - 16.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
So. G Imani Brown - 10.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Sr. G Tyeca Reviere - 6.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.6 apg (t-5th in PSAC)

MILLERSVILLE LEADERS:
R-Jr. G Celeste Robinson - 14.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.5 apg, 51.6 fg% (2nd in PSAC)
R-Sr. G Shelby Reimer - 11.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.7 apg
Sr. F Yasmin Cooper - 9.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg (10th in PSAC), 1.1 apg

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Millersville)
Scoring -- 65.7 (11) ... 63.5 (13)
Defense -- 66.4 (12) ... 59.1 (1)

FG% -- 37.7 (16) ... 41.4 (5)
Defense -- 37.2 (2) ... 37.1 (1)

3pt% -- 29.7 (12) ... 26.4 (17)
Defense -- 30.5 (6) ... 29.3 (3)
3's per game -- 6.3 (7) ... 3.9 (15)

FT% -- 68.3 (13) ... 64.5 (16)

Rebound Margin -- -2.4 (13) ... +4.5 (4)
Turnover Margin -- +1.2 (7) ... -0.2 (9)

Assists -- 15.1 (7) ... 11.1 (16)
Steals -- 7.7 (9) ... 9.4 (3)
Blocks -- 4.9 (1) ... 3.8 (6)



MEN - 7:30 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Mill:     Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Millersville leads, 97-48 ... ESU has won 11 of 14 in the last 6 years ... Warriors have won in PSAC quarterfinals the last 2 years (79-62 in 2015, 78-58 in 2014) ... ESU has won 8 straight at Koehler Fieldhouse (lost at Millersville in 3 of last 5 years) ... Warriors have held Marauders under 70 points in 6 straight.   

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU has won 8 straight after a 102-84 win at Lock Haven last Wednesday ... Jr. F Rasheed Moore had 19 points and 12 rebounds (9th career double-double) ... R-Sr. G Will Brown scored 17 ... Sr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka has 995 collegiate points (984 at ESU, 11 at Rider in 2012-13) ... Brown has 971 points ... Moore has 1,034 points (25th at ESU) and 507 rebounds (20th) ... Brown is 3rd ESU player with 200 career 3-pointers (201) ... Fr. G Najee Walls is 1st in PSAC in assists (6.0 - 14th in DII, 2nd among freshmen) ... ESU is 10th in DII in points, 5th in assists and steals, and 13th in field goal defense.

ESU LEADERS:
Jr. F Rasheed Moore - 13.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg (10th in PSAC), 1.0 apg
Sr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka - 13.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.4 apg
R-Sr. G Will Brown - 12.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jr. F Steve Harris - 9.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg (4th in PSAC), 1.7 apg

MILLERSVILLE LEADERS:
Sr. G Shawn Williams - 16.3 ppg (7th in PSAC), 5.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.8 spg (9th)
R-Jr. G Cornell Yarde II - 10.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg
R-Jr. F Ricky Mosley - 10.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.2 apg

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Millersville)
Scoring -- 90.4 (1) ... 66.0 (16)
Defense -- 71.4 (5) ... 78.7 (16)

FG% -- 49.5 (1) ... 37.1 (18)
Defense -- 39.8 (1) ... 45.4 (13)

3pt% -- 35.6 (6) ... 28.6 (18)
Defense -- 31.1 (2) ... 35.9 (15)
3's per game -- 8.6 (2) ... 7.4 (4)

FT% -- 68.0 (12) ... 72.2 (6)

Rebound Margin -- +5.2 (4) ... -5.4 (16)
Turnover Margin -- +3.7 (2) ... -1.5 (13)

Assists -- 19.1 (1) ... 9.4 (18)
Steals -- 10.6 (1) ... 5.9 (14)
Blocks -- 3.5 (6) ... 3.2 (8)