EAST STROUDSBURG – Scoring the Warriors' final 11 points and 13 total in the fourth quarter,
Shyla Sanford dominated down the stretch as the graduate student registered her first career double-double that included career highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift the East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team past Lock Haven, 42-37, on Thursday night inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
The Warriors collected their second straight win to move their record to 11-8 on the season and 7-6 in the PSAC, while the Bald Eagles lost their fifth straight game to drop to 7-11 overall and 5-8 in the conference.
Through two games this week, Sanford is averaging 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.5 blocks across 40 minutes per contest. The Latham, N.Y. native is shooting an impressive 75% (15-of-20) from the field and 83.3% (5-of-6) at the free throw line.
Notables
- Sanford shot 8-of-10 overall, 1-of-3 from three point territory and 3-of-4 at the free throw line while adding a trio of steals
- Sophomore Cassidy Saylor was in double figures with 10 points, while adding five rebounds and an assist
- In an off night shooting, Ryan Weise (0-of-12 FG) finished with two points, eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal
- Carley Adams contributed a little bit of everything as the junior added five points, four rebounds and a career-high four steals
- Registering their second lowest scoring output of the season, ESU went 16-of-50 (32.0%) from the field and 1-of-8 (33.3%) from long distance
- After being held to their lowest point total of the year, the Bald Eagles finished 14-of-51 (27.5.5%) overall and 2-of-13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc
- Neither team shot their free throws well as the Warriors went 9-of-14 (64.3%) while Lock Haven was 7-of-12 (58.35)
- The Bald Eagles' leading scorer was Brooke Lawyer with nine points to go along with two rebounds and two steals, while Alana Robinson finished with seven points, seven boards, three steals and a pair of blocks
- Turnovers were nearly dead even as ESU committed 16 compared to 15 for Lock Haven
- The Warriors held advantages in rebounds (40-34) and points in the paint (26-16)
- ESU moved into a tie with Kutztown, who the Warriors defeated on Monday, for the No. 3 seed in the PSAC East
- The Warriors continue to dominate the Bald Eagles in the all-time series, holding a 42-22 record, which includes winning 18 of the last 25 meetings
How It Happened
- Through the first five minutes of the game, Lock Haven grabbed a 7-0 lead until Carley Adams converted a driving layup at the 3:57 mark to get the Warriors on the board. The teams would go back and forth over the final three minutes of the first quarter as the Bald Eagles held a 11-9 advantage.
- The Warriors got going offensively to begin the second quarter, scoring six of the first seven points to pull ahead for 14-12. Lock Haven would tie the score on a pair of occasions (14-14, 16-16) over the last six minutes of the first half as the Warriors ultimately took a 21-18 advantage into the break.
- After ESU scored the first basket of the second half, the Bald Eagles went on a 12-4 run from the 6:31 mark through the end of the quarter, taking a 30-27 edge into the last 10 minutes.
- Neither team would fine their offensive rhythm in during the first five minutes of the fourth quarter as ESU outscored Lock Haven, 4-2, to trim their deficit to 32-31. Out of the media break, it was back and forth as the Warriors cut it to one point at 34-33 and 36-35, until Sanford made layup to tie the game at 37-37 with 2:43 remaining. It was all Sanford down the stretch as the graduate student tallied the final five points of the game to secure the 42-27 win for ESU.
Up Next
ESU heads to western Pennsylvania for their final PSAC crossover of the regular season as the Warriors take on IUP at 1:00 p.m. inside the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex
