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PREVIEW: Women's Basketball Closes Out Week with Road Game at Shippensburg

1/17/2026 11:39:00 AM

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The ESU women's basketball team closes out its three-game stretch, heading to Shippensburg on Saturday.
   
GAMEDAY CENTRAL      
ESU (10-6, 5-4 PSAC) at Shippensburg (1-15, 0-9 PSAC)
Saturday, January 17 - 1:00 p.m. 
Heiges Filed House | Shippensburg, Pa.
Game Coverage: Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes 
 
EAST STROUDSBURG NOTES   

  • The ESU women's basketball team travels to Shippensburg on Saturday to round out their three-game week stretch. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. inside Heiges Field House. 
  • 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 University women's basketball team held off Mansfield, 59-53, Wednesday night to earn its 10th win of the season.  
  • Brie Droege recorded her first double-double with 17 points and a career high of 10 rebounds. Brie also grabbed two steals and posted two blocks. Lacie Kringe added 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one block, and four steals. Avery White rounded out the top scorers with 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, one steal, and had four assists. Jess Devine and Lilly Riggi each grabbed three steals, while Devine added four assists and grabbed five rebounds. Caitlin Marten grabbed a career high of 11 rebounds, including seven defensive rebounds.   
  • 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 64.9 PPG, 37.5 RPG, 15.4 APG, 10.9 SPG, and have shot 39.5% from the field.   
  • Against PSAC opponents, the Warriors average 67.0 PPG, 36.0 RPG, 15.4 APG, 10.4 SPG, and have shot 41.2% from the field. 
  • Despite ranking 11th in the conference in scoring offense, the Warriors sit sixth in scoring defense, holding opponents to 62.1 points per game.  
  • 12 of ESU's 16 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer, with the Warriors owning a 8-4 edge in those contests.  
  • The Warriors are most productive after halftime, averaging 34.3 points in the second half versus 30.6 in the opening half. 
  • Brie paces the Warriors with 14.8 points per game and has notched eight games of 15 or more points. Her performance against Shepherd pushed her past 500 career points. 
  • Brie has been an efficient scorer for the Warriors, making 48.0% 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 10.4 PPG. 
  • The Warriors are third in the PSAC in turnover margin (3.75) and fifth in steals per game (10.94). Jess Devine leads ESU in steals per game, averaging 2.4, the eighth-most in the PSAC.  
  • Kringe leads the Warriors in rebounding, grabbing 5.5 boards per game. ESU has four others — Brooke, Brie, and Marten — all averaging 4.0 RPG or more.   
  • Kringe and White rank 9th and 11th respectively in the conference in assists per game.  

SHIPPENSBURG NOTES 

  • The Raiders enter the contest with a 1-15 overall record and 0-9 conference record.  
  • The Raiders are on a 14-game losing streak with their lone win coming on Saturday, Nov. 15 at home against Lincoln.  
  • Shippensburg averages 53.1 PPG, 35.4 RPG, 9.1 APG, 6.6 SPG, and have shot 35.3% from the field. 
  • Shippensburg has two players that average above 10-points a game. Melana Eyer is the leading scorer with 10.5 PPG and Michelle Olak follows with 10.3 PPG. 
  • Shippensburg's scoring offense ranks 17th in the league, while their scoring defense ranks 15th, allowing 71.5 PPG. 
  • Consecutive starters for the Raiders have been Eyer, Olak, Makayla Foddrell, and Abbie Johns.  

SERIES HISTORY 

  • ESU is 22-43 in all-time against Shippensburg. The Warriors won the most recent meeting, defeating the Raiders 54-49 on Feb. 15, 2025. 
  • The Warriors hold a 7-3 edge in the past 10 matchups. 

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