SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team closed out its road trip with a 58-47 win over Shepherd on Saturday.
The Warriors (9-11, 6-8) used a strong third quarter, in which they outscored the Rams (4-17, 1-14) by 10 points, to eventually take an 11-point victory.
Notables
Brie Droege scored an efficient game-high 20 points on 53.8% shooting while bringing down nine rebounds. Her scoring average is now up to 10.0 in her freshman campaign, which is currently tied for the 11th-best scoring average for an ESU freshman.
Brooke Droege (pictured above) put up 14 points and six of those came from perfect three point shooting. She also grabbed four rebounds and four steals.
Emily Chmiel had her 16th double-double of the year, recording 14 points and 14 rebounds. Entering today's contest, she is tied for the Division II lead in double-doubles, third in rebounds per game, and fourth in points per game. She now trails Jessica Martin for the most double-doubles by a Warrior since 2002-03 by four.
How It Happened
ESU opened with the advantage, taking a 9-4 lead early, but the Rams responded and took an 18-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, it looked as if the Rams' momentum would put them up at the half. With the Warriors trailing by five with 1:33 remaining,
Brooke Droege and
Jessica Polin made two quick baskets to bring the deficit to one. Then, after a Polin steal with under a minute to go, Droege hit a last-second shot to give ESU the lead.
The third quarter was a turning point as the Warriors scored 14 points and limited the Rams to just four, increasing ESU's lead to 11 points.
In the final quarter, ESU stood tall as Shepherd was never able to cut the deficit to fewer than two possessions, and the Warriors won, 58-47.
Up Next
The Warriors will return to Koehler Fieldhouse to host Millersville on Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. in what should be an exciting rematch. ESU had the upper hand last time out, as it defeated the Marauders, 69-62.
