Georgian Court GC 2-3,0-0 CACC

East Stroudsburg ESU 4-1,0-0 PSAC

Georgian Court GC

2-3,0-0 CACC

Final

Nov. 27, 2022

East Stroudsburg ESU

4-1,0-0 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Georgian Court GC	17	14	14	9	54
East Stroudsburg ESU	15	6	18	23	62

Summary
Box Score

Dave Janosz

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/27/2022 6:45:00 PM

Second Half Comeback Lifts Women’s Basketball Over Georgian Court

EAST STROUDSBURG – Trailing by as many as 15 points late in the third quarter, the East Stroudsburg University women's basketball mounted a 62-54 comeback victory over Georgian Court on Sunday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

The Warriors bounce back from their loss the other day to improve to 4-1, which matches their win total from a season ago, while the Lions drop to 2-3 headed into conference play.

With Georgian Court leading 45-30 at the 2:26 mark in the third quarter, the Warriors ripped off a 16-0 run over the next four-plus minutes which carried over into the final period to regain a 46-45 advantage. Then with 2:52 remaining and the game knotted at 54-54, ESU would score the final eight points, which included a three-pointer from Jessica Polin to help complete the comeback for the Warriors.

Despite battling through foul trouble late in the contest, graduate student Ryan Weise paced the Warriors with a game-high 21 points (4-of-7 3 FG) to go along with six assists, two rebounds and a steal.

The graduate student continues to torment opposing defensive, averaging 28.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.6 blocks on a remarkable 72.4% (42-of-58) shooting from the field, 76.2% (32-of-42) from beyond the arc and 85.7% (24-of-28) from the free throw line.

Notables

Polin continues to play big time minutes off the bench for ESU as the sophomore finished with 11 points, one rebound, steal and block a piece
Junior Leah Pishock stepped up for the Warriors in 14 second-half minutes, recording eight points, which included key buckets down the stretch, as well as five rebounds
Sophomore Cassidy Saylor added seven points and seven rebounds while Carley Adams and Caitlin Marten combined for eight points
In 35 minutes, Shyla Sanford scored two points but came up huge on the glass and defensive end, totaling six rebounds and a pair of steals
Georgian Court held the edge in shooting percentage, going 18-of-47 (38.3%) from the field, 4-of-9 (44.4%) from three and 14-of-16 (87.5%) from the charity stripe. The Warriors finished 21-of-60 (35.0%) from the floor, 6-of-14 (42.9%) and just 14-of-25 (56.0%) from the free throw line.
The Warriors locked up Georgian Court in the second half, holding the Lions to just 6-of-25 (24.0%) shooting, which included a 1-of-9 (9.1%) effort in the fourth quarter
Rebounds were dead even at 38-38, but the Warriors held a huge advantage on the offensive end, out rebounding the Lions, 16-8
Georgian Court held the lead in the game for 30:45 minutes compared to just 6:59 for the Warriors

How It Happened

The Lions raced out in front 5-0 and were leading 7-2 until the Warriors scored six consecutive points, which included a three pointer from Weise and a layup from Polin to grab an 8-7 advantage. The teams caught fire over the next four minutes, combing to make 7-of-12 from the field, but Georgian Court ultimately took a 17-15 at the end of the first quarter.
Georgian Court carried that momentum over into the second quarter, outscoring the Warriors, 7-2, to stretch their edge to 24-17. Out of the media break, ESU trimmed their deficit to as little as five points (24-19), but the Lions scored seven of the next nine points to grab a 31-21 lead headed into the half.
Over the first seven minutes of the second half, the Lions built a 13-point advantage on multiple occasions (35-22, 37-24, 39-26, 40-28 and 43-30), until grabbing their largest lead of the game at 45-30 with 2:36 remaining in the third quarter. From that point on, the Warriors ripped off a 9-0 spurt to trim to their disadvantage to 45-39 headed into the final 10 minutes.
The Warriors kept it rolling in the fourth quarter as Weise scored seven straight points to extend the run to 16-0, which regained the lead for ESU at 46-45. The graduate student scored the 12th consecutive point for ESU to put them back up 51-49, until the Lions regained the advantage at 52-51. With 2:52 remaining and the game tied at 54-54, ESU scored the last eight points of the contest to finish off the 62-54 come from behind victory. Polin broke the tie and Pishock made a layup and a pair of free throws to help propel the Warriors.