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PREVIEW: Women's Basketball Hosts Pitt-Johnstown and Indiana (Pa.) to Close Out 2025

12/19/2025 2:00:00 PM

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The East Stroudsburg women's basketball team closes out the 2025 portion of their season at home against Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday and Indiana (Pa.) on Sunday.  
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL    
ESU (6-2, 1-1 PSAC) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (3-6, 0-2 PSAC) 
Saturday, December 20 – 1:00 p.m. 
Koehler Fieldhouse | East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
Game Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes | Program

ESU (7-2, 2-1 PSAC) vs. Indiana (Pa.) (9-0, 3-0 PSAC)
Sunday, December 21 – 1:00 p.m. 
Koehler Fieldhouse | East Stroudsburg, Pa. 
Game Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes | Program

ESU NOTES 

  • The East Stroudsburg women's basketball team closes out the 2025 portion of their season at home against Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday and Indiana (Pa.) on Sunday. 
  • Consecutive starters for the Warriors have been Lacie Kringe, Avery White, Brooke Droege, Brie Droege, and Caitlin Marten. 
  • Brooke was named the PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week on Nov. 18 after she combined eight steals, three blocks, 15 rebounds, 35 points, and averaged 37 minutes a game over the weekend.    
  • The Warriors are averaging 66.7 PPG, 38.6 RPG, 16.6 APG, 12.6 SPG, and are shooting 39.6% from the field.    
  • Both White and Brie have recorded one game with 20+ points, while White scored a high of 24 points against Staten Island on Nov. 22.  
  • Jess Devine and Brooke combine for 41 steals and rank 7th and 9th in the league. Devine has led the team four times this season and has posted three games with four or more steals.  
  • In Tuesday's matchup at Clarion, the Warriors used a 47-point second half to rally past the Golden Eagles. Five Warriors reached double-digit scoring, while Brie and Kringe led the team with 16 points each. White scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had five assists, and posted four steals. Emma Thornton followed with 13 points, five rebounds, and four steals. 
  • ESU ranks fifth in the league in scoring defense, limiting their opponents to 59.1 PPG. 
  • Kringe and White rank 7th and 8th in the conference in minutes played.  
UPJ NOTES 
  • These teams met last on Dec. 19, 2023, at Pitt-Johnstown when UPJ defeated ESU, 79-41. 
  • Dating back to 2014, the Warriors hold a 5-2 advantage and are unbeaten at home (3-0). 
  • Pitt-Johnstown enters the game with a 3-6 overall record and is 0-2 in conference action. 
  • The Mountain Cats have split their last six games. They fell to Bloomsburg at home in their most recent matchup on Dec. 16 while their last win came on Dec. 13 against Shippensburg. 
  • UPJ averages 73.1 PPG, 33.0 RPG, 15.1 APG, 10.0 SPG, 1.4 BPG, and are shooting 44.9% from the field. 
  • Liv West leads the team and ranks sixth in the PSAC in PPG (16.3). West is shooting .575 from the field and .455 beyond the arc. She was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Dec. 1 after she posted a high of 35 points on Nov. 25 against West Virginia State, going 6-for-6 from deep. 
  • Riley Childress leads the team in steals (22) and in assists (37), while West also leads the team in rebounds (38)
IUP NOTES  
  • The teams met last on Dec. 30, 2023, in East Stroudsburg when ESU fell to IUP 73-52. 
  • The Warriors are on a 17-game losing streak against the Hawks, with their last win coming on Dec. 15, 2001. 
  • The nationally ranked Crimson Hawks moved up to 10th in the latest WBCA Coaches Poll and are riding an eight-game win streak.  
  • The Crimson Hawks are one of five teams that remain undefeated in Division II.  
  • IUP averages 84.6 PPG, 42.3 RPG, 17.5 APG, 12.9 SPG, 1.4 BPG, and are shooting .514 from the field. 
  • Nyshae' Weaver leads DII in field goal percentage (.721) while the team ranks second nationally.  
  • Weaver leads the team in RPG (8.6) and has recorded three double-doubles this season. 
  • IUP also leads DII in rebound margin (17.9) and in scoring margin (34.6). 
  • Five players have recorded double-digit steals this season, while Teresa Maggio leads the team with 19.  
  • Consecutive starters for IUP include Weaver, Maggio, Marin Miller, Ellie Wilkerson, and Belle Bosch.  
  • The Crimson Hawks conclude a four-game stretch at ESU on Sunday. IUP hosted Mansfield on Tuesday and D'Youville on Thursday before traveling east to face Bloomsburg on Saturday, then finishing the 2025 portion of their schedule at ESU on Sunday.
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