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WOMEN - 1 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

FINAL - ESU 71, Bloomsburg 66  (Box Score)

EAST STROUDSBURG - Sophomore guard Imani Brown had 17 points and 11 rebounds, including a key three-point play in the final minute, as East Stroudsburg University upended Bloomsburg, 71-66, in PSAC East women's basketball on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

ESU (10-9, 8-7) ended a 14-game losing streak vs. Bloomsburg (12-7, 9-6), outscoring the Huskies 9-2 in the final minute.

Brown had her first career double-double and added seven of ESU's 13 steals. Sophomore forward Rebecca Rutkowski had 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and junior forward Allison Howard added 13 points and 11 rebounds, posting her sixth double-double of the season and the 11th of her career.

Mia Hopkins had 21 points and 11 rebounds but also had 10 turnovers for Bloomsburg.


ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Blm:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Bloomsburg leads, 51-21 ...  Huskies have won 14 straight since 2009-10 ... ESU won the previous 8 from 2005-06 thru 2008-09 ...  ESU led 30-27 at halftime in a 73-52 loss at BU on Dec. 1 ... ESU head coach Diane Decker was an assistant at BU the last 7 seasons (5 PSAC East titles).

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU fell 78-72 vs. Millersville on Wednesday, ending a 3-game winning streak ... So. G Imani Brown scored 20 points (2nd 20+ game in January) ... Jr. F Allison Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds (5th double-double of season, 10th career) ... Sr. G Tyeca Reviere is 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 (2.0) and Sr. C Michelle Boggs is 4th (1.7) ... Howard has scored 15+ points in 13 of ESU's 18 games, including 17 at Bloomsburg.

ESU LEADERS:
Jr. F Allison Howard - 16.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.2 apg
So. G Imani Brown - 11.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Sr. G Tyeca Reviere - 6.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.6 apg (5th in PSAC), 1.9 spg

BLOOMSBURG LEADERS:
Jr. G Mia Hopkins - 17.3 ppg (2nd in PSAC), 10.1 rpg (5th), 3.6 apg, 2.3 spg (3rd)
R-Sr. F Adreana Sadowski - 15.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg (43pts in win at Ship Wednesday)
Jr. G Morgan Klunk - 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.5 spg

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Bloomsburg):
Scoring -- 66.1 (11) ... 71.6 (3)
Defense -- 67.1 (11) ... 68.6 (14)

FG% -- 37.6 (15) ... 44.7 (2)
Defense -- 37.4 (2) ... 39.0 (8)

3pt% -- 29.4 (14) ... 29.8 (12)
Defense -- 30.6 (6) ... 31.0 (8)
3's per game -- 6.2 (8) ... 5.3 (12)

FT% -- 69.4 (10) ... 74.5 (2)

Rebound Margin -- -3.1 (15) ... -3.9 (16)
Turnover Margin -- +1.4 (6) ... -0.2 (9)

Assists -- 15.0 (8) ... 16.9 (1)
Steals -- 7.9 (9) ... 8.9 (6)
Blocks -- 4.9 (1) ... 4.1 (4)


MEN - 3 p.m.  (LIVE STATS)

ESU:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats
Blm:    Schedule  l  Roster  l  Stats

THE SERIES: Bloomsburg leads, 87-70 ... ESU has won 7 straight and 13 of the last 17 since 2007-08 (4 losses by total of 8 points) ... Warriors have scored 90+ in 5 of the last 6 meetings, including 91-74 at BU on Dec. 1 ... series dates back 89 years to March 2, 1927 (ESU won 40-37).

WARRIORS NOTES: ESU has won 9 straight after a 94-51 win vs. Millersville Wednesday ... Warriors are averaging 96.2 ppg (26.5 ppg margin of victory) during win streak ... Sr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka scored his 1000th collegiate point Wednesday (1,003 points - 992 at ESU, 11 at Rider in 2012-13) ... R-Sr. G Will Brown has 983 points and Jr. F Rasheed Moore has 1,040 (would be first ESU trio to hit 1,000 in the same year ... Brown is 3rd at ESU in 3's (204) ... Fr. G Najee Walls is 1st in PSAC in assists (6.0 - 16th in DII, 2nd among freshmen) ... ESU is 10th in DII in points, 4th in assists, 5th in steals, 11th in field goal defense.

ESU LEADERS:
Jr. F Rasheed Moore - 13.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
Sr. G Jamal Nwaniemeka - 12.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.4 spg
R-Sr. G Will Brown - 12.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 spg
Jr. F Steve Harris - 9.2 ppg, 8.7 rpg (4th in PSAC)
Fr. G Najee Walls - 8.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.9 apg (1st in PSAC), 1.5 spg

BLOOMSBURG LEADERS:
R-So. G/F Christian Mortellite - 18.9 ppg (5th in PSAC), 4.8 rpg, 2.5 3's per game (2nd)
Jr. G Donell Diggs - 9.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 4.1 apg (6th)
Sr. G/F Malik Garner - 8.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg

PSAC RANKINGS (ESU, Bloomsburg):
Scoring -- 90.6 (1) ... 74.8 (11)
Defense -- 70.2 (4) ... 71.4 (6)

FG% -- 49.7 (1) ... 39.4 (1)
Defense -- 39.4 (1) ... 43.2 (14)

3pt% -- 36.0 (6) ... 33.3 (11)
Defense -- 30.3 (1) ... 30.6 (3)
3's per game -- 8.7 (2) ... 5.6 (15)

FT% -- 68.1 (11) ... 68.6 (9)

Rebound Margin -- +5.6 (4) ... -2.1 (14)
Turnover Margin -- +4.2 (2) ... +1.7 (7)

Assists -- 19.3 (1) ... 13.1 (11)
Steals -- 10.7 (1) ... 7.7 (6)
Blocks -- 3.4 (6) ... 5.0 (2)