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PREVIEW: Women's Basketball Begins Two-Game Road Stretch at Mansfield

1/15/2026 10:04:00 AM

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The ESU women's basketball team continues their three-game stretch, heading to Mansfield Thursday evening.
  
GAMEDAY CENTRAL     
ESU (9-6, 4-4 PSAC) at Mansfield (2-13, 0-8 PSAC)
Thursday, January 15 - 5:30 p.m.
Marion Decker Gymnasium | Mansfield, Pa.
Game Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes
 
EAST STROUDSBURG NOTES  

  • The ESU women's basketball team travels to Mansfield for a midweek matchup at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15. This game kicks continues a three-game stretch, with road matchups at Mansfield on Thursday and Shippensburg on Saturday.
  • The East Stroudsburg women's basketball team came up just short in a tightly contested PSAC home matchup, falling 71-68 to Bloomsburg Tuesday evening. Brooke Droege led the team with 19 points, grabbed five rebounds, had three steals, and three assists. Lacie Kringe and Brie Droege each contributed 14 points and combined for 14 rebounds. Brie added four assists and two steals, while Caitlin Marten grabbed five rebounds and scored 10 points. 
  • Brooke Droege has ESU's lone PSAC East Athlete of the Week award so far this season, winning the honor on Nov. 18. She totaled 35 points, 15 rebounds, eight steals, and three blocks across two games.  
  • Consecutive starters for the Warriors have been Lacie Kringe, Avery White, Brooke Droege, Brie Droege, and Caitlin Marten.  With this lineup, the Warriors have gone 8-5.
  • The Warriors average 65.3 PPG, 37.1 RPG, 15.6 APG, 10.8 SPG, and have shot 39.9% from the field.  
  • Against PSAC opponents the Warriors average 68.0 PPG, 35.0 RPG, 15.8 APG, 10.1 SPG, and have shot 42.1% from the field.
  • Despite ranking 11th in the conference in scoring offense, the Warriors sit seventh in scoring defense, holding opponents to 62.7 points per game. 
  • 11 of ESU's 15 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer, with the Warriors owning a 7-4 edge in those contests. 
  • The Warriors are most productive after halftime, averaging 30.7 points in the second half versus 34.6 in the opening half.
  • Brie paces the Warriors with 14.7 points per game and has notched seven games of 15 or more points. This past week she has recorded 20+ point performances against both Millersville and Shepherd. Her performance against Shepherd pushed her past 500 career points.
  • Brie has been an efficient scorer for the Warriors, making 48.9% of her shot attempts from the field. That figure is the eighth-best in the conference. 
  • Brooke and Lacie are the other Warriors who are averaging above 10.0 PPG. Brooke averages 12.5 PPG and has recorded five games with 15+ points, while Kringe averages 10.1 PPG.
  • The Warriors are third in the PSAC in turnover margin (4.0) and fifth in steals per game (10.8). Jess Devine leads ESU in steals per game, averaging 2.3, the tenth-most in the PSAC. 
  • Kringe leads the Warriors in rebounding, grabbing 5.3 boards per game. ESU has four others — Brooke, Brie, and Marten — all averaging 4.0 RPG or more.  Brooke leads defensively with 3.6 per contest.
  • Kringe and White rank 10th and 11th respectively in the conference in assists per game. 

MANSFIELD NOTES

  • The Mountaineers enter the contest with a 0-13 overall record and 0-8 conference record.
  • Mansfield is on an eight game losing streak, most recently falling to Lock Haven on Tuesday by 50 points, 91-41.
  • The Mountaineers average 59.0 PPG, 36.7 RPG, 10.8 APG, 8.7 SPG, and have shot 33.2% from the field.
  • The leading scorer for Mansfield is Katie Sheeler, she averages 18.9 PPG and has combined for 59 points through the past three games. She currently leads the conference in PPG, is third in steals per game (2.7),  and eighth in field goals (87).
  • Mansfield's scoring offense ranks 16th in the league, while their scoring defense ranks last, allowing 79.8 PPG.
  • Consecutive starters for the Mountaineers have been Sheeler, Amiyah Nguyen, and Paley Adams.

SERIES HISTORY

  • ESU is 68-18 in all-time against Mansfield, going back to 1981. The Warriors won the past three meetings and have 23-2 in the past 25 meetings. ESU is 29-13 when at Mansfield and 39-5 when hosting. 
  • In their most recent matchups, the Warriors defeated the Mountaineers 76-55 on Feb. 22 and 70-50 on Jan. 25. 
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