East Stroudsburg University
Koehler Fieldhouse
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3642
(570) 422-3306 (Fax)
Director
Intercollegiate Athletics
Tom Gioglio
(570) 422-3642
Director
Sports Information
Greg Knowlden
gknowlden@
po-box.esu.edu
(570) 422-3312
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January 21, 2008
Game Notes (PDF)
THE MATCH-UP: The East Stroudsburg University men's basketball team goes for its 13th straight win when it faces Bloomsburg in PSAC East action on Wednesday. Both the men and women are looking for 2-0 starts in the conference season and have qualified for the PSAC tournament in each of the last two years, with the women winning consecutive PSAC East regular season championships.
GOING STREAKING: ESU has won 12 straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in school history, and hasn't lost since Nov. 27. The school record is 14 straight wins during the 1941-42 season. Earlier this year, the Warriors swept the PSAC West with a perfect 7-0 record for the first time ever, including the first-ever win for the program against California.
LAST TIME OUT (MEN): The Warriors won both games last week, 88-85 in 2OT vs. Cheyney and 72-56 vs. USP. Jr. F Chris Bach had 23 points and 8 rebounds and hit a baseline jumper with one second left to send the game to double overtime against Cheyney. So. G Dawud Lyons scored 18 points and Jr. F Aaron Pinckney had 16 points, both off the bench, for the Warriors. Sr. F Josh Wentz had 15 points and has hit double figures in 10 of the last 11 games.
Against USP, Sr. F Channon Easley had 18 points and 12 rebounds and So. G Andy Heimbach scored 15 points. ESU used a 17-0 run over 11:32 in the first half to break the game open.
LAST TIME OUT (WOMEN): So. G Jhazmin Brown scored 16 points in both games to lead ESU to victories over Cheyney (74-66) and USP (70-58). So. G DeAnna Rayam scored a career-high 19 points and tied her career-high with 8 rebounds vs. Cheyney. Jr. G Jackie Yandrisevits had 15 points and Jr. G Keri Cahill set her career-high with 14 points in the win over USP.
ESU was 45-of-52 from the foul line last week, going 27-for-32 vs. Cheyney and 18-for-20 vs. USP. Sr. F Monika Fogelsanger leads the PSAC in free throw percentage at 87.2 (41-47) and Rayam is seventh at 81.1 percent (43-53).
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