Women's Basketball | 11/20/2014 4:57:00 PM

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SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURG
Saturday will mark the PSAC opener for Shippensburg, which began the year with a pair of non-conference games at home - the Raiders lost, 73-67, to Johnson C. Smith on Nov. 14 and then rebounded the next night for a 79-55 victory over Bowie State before being idle the past week. Sophomore Morgan Griffith netted a career-high 25 points and matched her career-high of 17 rebounds in the win last Saturday. Preseason All-PSAC East pick Stephanie Knauer put home 20 points with nine boards in the season opener.

Vicky Turnasz earned the honor of being PSAC East Freshman of the Week after totaling 16 points with four assists in the first two games of the year, including earning a spot in the starting lineup in the Bowie State victory, finishing with four points, three assists and two rebounds without a turnover.

Picked to finish third in the PSAC East Preseason Coaches Poll, the Raiders are a young team without a single senior and only three juniors. Last year the Raiders finished 17-10 and recorded 79.3 points per game, the most for SU since reaching the National Championship Game in 1995-96.


THE BLOOMSBURG-SHIPPENSBURG SERIES
Shippensburg leads 30-22
The Raiders won the very first meeting, 58-54, in 1976 and Shippensburg once dominated the series, winning 12 out of the first 14 games between the schools. Things have changed in recent years, as Bloomsburg entered last year with six straight victories over their PSAC East rival. Shippensburg snapped that streak with their first win in the series since Jan. 19, 2011 with a 92-83 victory at home on Dec. 7, 2013 in the first meeting of the year. It marked just the third time in the Bill Cleary Era that the Huskies have allowed 90 or more points. The Huskies responded with a 68-65 victory on Feb. 8, coming back from a 63-62 deficit with 1:09 to play - Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing) hit a pair of free throws with 52 seconds left and the Huskies didn't look back.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less

-The Huskies will honor their 2013-14 Sweet 16 team prior to Saturday's game.

-Last year's squad finished 26-5 overall and 14-2 in the PSAC East. The Huskies made their deepest postseason run since 2001.

-Bloomsburg will welcome back alumni Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) and Brianna Dudeck (Sugarloaf/Hazleton), two instrumental players in last year's run. The Huskies won 98 games during the duo's four seasons.

-The Huskies have not lost back-to-back games at Nelson Field House since Jan. 3-4, 2011 (IUP, California PA). BU is 46-8 at Nelson since then.

-Bloomsburg has won 14 straight games vs. PSAC East teams.

-The Huskies have not lost a PSAC East game since dropping a 92-83 decision at Shippensburg on Dec. 7, 2013.

-Bloomsburg allowed 80+ points just four times all last year.

-Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) scored in double figures 21 times last year, most of any returning player.

-The starting lineup including Jocelyn Ford (Lansing, NY/Lansing), Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights), Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) and Morgan Klunk (Felton/York Catholic) went 20-3 last season.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
> 4 - Bloomsburg has won the PSAC East outright in each of the past four years. The only other time that has happened was by the 1988-91 Huskies teams. No other school has accomplished the feat.

> 26 - The Huskies made 26 free throws in Wednesday's win at Cheyney, going 26-of-31 at the line. The 26 made free throws were the most by the Huskies since making 31 at Lincoln (PA) on Nov. 17, 2012.

> 49.5% - Prior to Saturday's game, Catherine Noack (Bethlehem/Liberty) will receive an award honoring her for finishing last season with the top 3-point shooting percentage in the nation - her total of 49.5% (96-194) not only led the nation, but is the all-time best percentage from beyond the arc in PSAC history.

> 77.6% - Last year's Huskies set the school record for season free throw percentage - 77.6%.

> 98 - Bloomsburg's 98 wins the past four seasons tie the winningest four-year period in school history.

> 569 - Last year's Huskies set the school record for assists in a season with 569.

> 2,363 - Last year's Huskies set the school record for points in a season with 2,363.

BU EIGHTH IN D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
The Huskies ranked eighth in the first D2SIDA Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Poll released this week. A new poll voted upon by Sports Information Directors across the country, Edinboro was selected No. 1 with five of six first-place votes with the other top tally going to Gannon. California (PA) ranked third ahead of Charleston (WV), West Liberty, West Chester, Virginia State, Bloomsburg, Glenville State and Fairmont State.