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BLOOMSBURG - The Bloomsburg women's basketball team will look to keep its momentum going this Saturday afternoon vs. Philadelphia after defeating No. 20 IUP, 74-62, on the road in its last time out. The Huskies improved to 10-3 overall on the season and will wrap up non-conference play against an equally hot Philadelphia (8-3) squad, winners of five straight after defeating Wilmington (Del.) 94-63 on Wednesday night. Longtime Rams head coach Tom Shirley—who earned his 500th win at Philadelphia University on Wednesday—will go for his 650th career victory.

SATURDAY'S GAME TO BE TELEVISED
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on MyNetwork TV WQMY at 1 p.m. For channel listings, click here. The game will also be available online at www.myfoxnepa.com and smart phone users can view the game via the WQMY app.

SCOUTING PHILADELPHIA
The Rams enter Saturday's game as winners of five straight games, having not tasted defeat since a loss at PSAC member East Stroudsburg, 66-63, on Dec. 1. Earlier in the year, Philadelphia scored a 90-87 victory at West Chester on Nov. 9 and is 1-2 overall vs. PSAC teams after losing to Kutztown, 75-71, on Nov. 16. The Rams are led by head coach Tom Shirley, who scored his 500th career win at Philadelphia on Wednesday. His 649 career victories are third all-time in NCAA Division II.

Philadelphia U has been strong offensively, averaging 74.3 points per game and shoots nearly 38 percent from 3-point range. The Rams have struggled on the boards where they own a -3.5 rebounding margin and have not made the most of their free throw opportunities, shooting 64.7 percent at the line. Sophomore center Tori Arnao is a bright spot on the glass, however, ranking fifth in the CACC in rebounding at 9.9 per game and also shoots 48.8 percent from the floor. Junior guard Najah Jacobs is a 3-point threat, shooting a CACC-best 58.8 percent (10-17) from beyond the arc while senior Megan Finn hands out 3.8 assists per game.

THE BLOOMSBURG-PHILADELPHIA SERIES
Philadelphia leads, 9-7
Philadelphia U leads the all-time series, 9-7 with its last win coming during the 2010-11 season, a 73-68 triumph in Philadelphia. The Huskies rolled to an 86-65 victory in Philly in the last meeting on Dec. 30, 2012, shooting 52.2 percent from the floor (36-of-69) led by 25 points from Lauren Ellis (Bangor/Bangor). The last three meetings have come in Philadelphia with an additional meeting at a neutral court in Johnstown in 2006.

TWEETABLES (Huskies facts in 140 characters or less)
-Bloomsburg has won 15 straight home games against teams from outside the PSAC. The last home loss to a non-PSAC team came vs. CW Post on Nov. 16, 2008.

-Senior Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) enters Saturday's game with 986 career points.

-The Huskies rank fourth in the PSAC in both scoring offense (78.2 ppg) and points allowed (63.1 ppg).

-At over 47 percent on the season, the Huskies lead the PSAC in field goal shooting (47.3%).

-Entering Saturday, the Huskies have made at least one 3-pointer in 171 straight games dating to 2008.

-The Huskies won the battle of the boards, 41-38 at IUP on Wednesday. Bloomsburg is 6-0 when outrebounding opponents this year.

-The Huskies have not made more turnovers than their opponent in any game this year and own a +5.0 turnover margin.

BU PSAC PLAYER RANKINGS
-Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) ranks sixth in scoring (17.3 ppg) and field goal percentage (.523), second in 3-point shooting (.459) and 3's per game (3.0).

-Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) stands second in field goal percentage (.613), fifth in blocks per game (1.2) and 17th in scoring (14.8 ppg)

-Maggie Borski (Philadelphia/Nazareth Academy) is fourth in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.0) and seventh in assists per game (3.9).

-Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) is seventh in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.6).

UP NEXT
The Huskies remain at home to host East Stroudsburg on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. and then travel to West Chester for a Saturday afternoon battle at 1 p.m. as PSAC East play resumes.