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BLOOMSBURG (2-0, 0-0 PSAC EAST) vs. MILLERSVILLE (2-1, 0-0 PSAC EAST)
Nelson Field House
Wednesday, Nov. 20 - 5:30 p.m.

HUSKIES DEBUT AT NELSON FIELD HOUSE
After beginning the season with two road victories at Chestnut Hill and Wilmington (DE), the Huskies finally make their first appearance of the 2013-14 season at Nelson Field House.

SCOUTING MILLERSVILLE
The Marauders are the favorites in the PSAC East this season according to the preseason coaches' poll which slotted Millersville first and Bloomsburg second. Like Bloomsburg, Millersville has a different look this year with just one senior and three juniors. Millersville went 21-8 last year and 16-6 in PSAC play, but lost three starters from that group including Aurielle Mosley and Mashira Newman who each rank among the school's all-time top 10 in several categories. Redshirt junior guard Carly Gallagher is the Marauders' leading returning scorer (10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists) while Senada Mehmedovic (9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists) is the only senior on the roster. If this year's team is anything like previous editions under head coach Mary Fleig, it will likely find success – Millersville has reached the PSAC Tournament in 17 straight seasons.

THE BLOOMSBURG-MILLERSVILLE SERIES
Millersville leads, 41-36
Millersville has gotten the better of the series as of late, sweeping the season series last year. Bloomsburg's last win over Millersville came on Feb. 25, 2012 at Nelson Field House in a 73-60 triumph. Since that day both rosters have completely changed, however – only two players on the current Bloomsburg roster (Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty), Brianna Dudeck (Sugarloaf/Hazleton)) scored for the Huskies in that game while Carly Gallagher, who scored eight points in that game, is the only remaining player for the Marauders.

WHEN LAST WE MET
The Marauders escaped Nelson Field House with a 64-62 win on Feb. 6 after erasing a 17-point halftime deficit. It was truly a tale of two halves – Millersville shot 33 percent in the first half but warmed to 50 percent in the second period while Bloomsburg flipped those numbers, shooting 50 percent before the break and 33 percent to finish. Mashira Newman had a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards for Millersville while Senada Mehmedovic added 12 and eight. Mehmedovic gave the Marauders the lead in the final minute with two shots at the line. Kayla Oxenrider (Ashland/Tri-Valley) led BU with 13 points and Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) chipped in six points.

NOT BAD FOR A DEBUT
Bloomsburg has opened its season firing on all cylinders, scoring convincing wins in both of its first two games – 97-57 at Chestnut Hill on Nov. 9 and 105-69 last Saturday at Wilmington (DE). The Huskies are shooting 50 percent from the field (72-of-144) while four players are averaging double figure scoring – Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) (20.0 ppg), Nikki Tamanoski (16.0 ppg), Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) (11.0 ppg) and Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) (11.0 ppg).

NOACK EARNS PSAC EAST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) is the reigning PSAC East Athlete of the Week as announced by conference officials Monday. Noack scored a career-high 25 points along with five assists and three rebounds in the Huskies' 105-69 win at Wilmington (DE) this past Saturday. The senior guard finished with 9-of-14 shooting from the floor and was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. Including a season-opening victory at Chestnut Hill on Nov. 9, Noack averages 20.0 points through the first two contests along with 4.0 assists while shooting over 63 percent (14-22) from the floor and 53 percent (8-15) from the perimeter.

THEIR TIME NOW
Though this year's version of the Huskies has a much different look than past years, much of the roster remains the same from last year's PSAC Championship squad. True, five players including four starters graduated off last year's edition, but 11 players return from that team – five sophomores, four juniors and two seniors. Those returners have gotten a chance to shine in the early season – five have set new career highs in scoring during the first two games.

NO JITTERS HERE
Freshman guard Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) has hit the ground running in her first two collegiate games. Immediately joining the starting five, Klunk has scored 11 points in each of the opening games of the year. The Felton, PA native filled the stat sheet last Saturday with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals at Wilmington.

CLEARY HITS MILESTONE
Bloomsburg head coach Bill Cleary begins his sixth season at the helm of the Huskies and as he begins the new year he has already surpassed a career milestone. Cleary scored his 100th win with the Huskies in the season-opener at Chestnut Hill and owns a 101-45 record at BU. In all, Cleary owns a 157-130 career coaching record. He is the third coach in Bloomsburg women's basketball history to win 100 games with the Huskies – Joe Bressi went 175-47 between 1986-94 and Monica Starrett compiled a 137-65 mark between 1997-2004.

UP NEXT
The Huskies continue PSAC East play with a road trip to Lock Haven on Saturday. Lock Haven has started the season 1-2, defeating Wilmington (82-74) before dropping back-to-back games vs. NYIT (91-86) and Goldey-Beacom (50-47) at the Shippensburg Tournament this past weekend.