EAST STROUDSBURG – After tonight's tip-off was delayed an hour, the East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team's fourth-quarter rally fell just short as Millersville hung on to win, 49-43, on Monday night at Koehler Fieldhouse.
The Warriors move to 2-16 on the season and 1-14 in the PSAC while the Marauders drop to 4-14 overall and 3-10 in the conference.
With the victory, Millersville snaps a three-game losing streak to ESU that dated back to 2019.
After the Marauders converted a pair of free-throws with 4:02 remaining to make the score 46-31, the Warriors used a 12-3 to get within striking distance before running out of time in the end.
Notables
- ESU featured a balanced offensive attack with Izzy Vogel, Ryan Weise, Carley Adams and Gwenn Sabato each scoring 7 points
- Leah Pishock pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds to go along with three points
- Bianca Giordano dished out a career-high six assists while adding four points and two rebounds
- After shooting poorly in the first quarter, ESU finished 19-of-57 (33.3) from the field and converted on 3-of-8 (37.5) attempts from behind the arc
- Millersville was led by Lauren Lister with a game-high 13 points while Christina Brown added 9 points.
- The Marauders were 16-of-47 (34.0) from the floor and made 4-of-10 from three-point land
- At the free throw line, Millersville held a considerable advantage going 13-of-24 (54.2) while ESU was only 2-of-4 (50.0)
-Turnovers were an issue for both teams as they combined for 44 – Millersville (23), ESU (21)
How It Happened
- The teams traded buckets to begin as the Warriors jumped out to a slight lead at 8-7 just over four minutes into the game. From the 5:29 mark on, ESU was held scoreless, and the Marauders converted a pair of layups to make the score 12-7 headed into the second.
- The second quarter opened in similar fashion as the ESU edged Millersville 6-5 to cut their deficit to 17-13 going into the media timeout. Out of the break, the Marauders barely outscored the Warriors the rest of the way to take a 22-17 advantage at the break.
- After an easy layup by Adams to start the second half, neither team was able to score again until a three-pointer by Millersville at the 5:03 mark to make the score 25-19. Pishock answered the very next possession with an elbow jumper, but the Marauders used an 11-3 run from that point to lead 36-24 with 10 minutes to go.
- It was back and forth to start off the fourth quarter as a Weise three-pointer got the Warriors to within nine points at 40-31. However, the Marauders answered with a 6-0 spurt over the next two minutes to regain a 46-31 lead with 4:02 to go. Sabato would go to score the next seven points for ESU to make the tally 46-38, but clutch free-throws down the stretched iced the game for Millersville.
Up Next
ESU continues the second-half of their conference schedule on the road Wednesday with a trip to PSAC-East leading Kutztown. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Keystone Arena.
