Women's Basketball | 12/11/2014 10:45:00 AM

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SCOUTING CLARION
The Golden Eagles started the year 0-3 with losses to Charleston (54-43), West Virginia State (68-58) and Pitt-Johnstown (95-84) before scoring a home win over Ursuline, 66-54, on Nov. 23. Clarion is looking to snap another three-game skid, dropping games to Walsh (93-68), Gannon (72-45) and Cal U (72-61).

There have been bright spots for Clarion - senior Hannah Heeter is again playing outstanding, averaging 14.7 points and 11.1 rebounds. Heeter recently reached 1,000 career points in the loss to Cal. The PSAC West freshman of the Year in 2012, she was a second team All-PSAC West pick that year and a first team selection the past two seasons while also starring on the volleyball court where she is a three-time all-region as well as an All-America selection. Junior guard Tania Holmes has also been strong, scoring 20 points or more three times this year including 22 points vs. Cal and a career-best 30 points vs. UPJ.

For the season, Clarion ranks 17th in the PSAC in scoring (60.7 ppg) and 15th in points allowed (72.6 ppg). Despite having one of the PSAC's best rebounders in Heeter, the Golden Eagles are also 14th in rebounding.

THE BLOOMSBURG-CLARION SERIES
BU leads 19-12
The Huskies have won the last four meetings over Clarion, winning at CU, 79-48, in 2010 and 75-68 in 2012 as well as at Nelson Field House, 79-53, in 2013 and 72-52 last season.

SCOUTING UPJ
Pitt-Johnstown runs a high-octane offense built on attack - the Mountain Cats lead the PSAC in scoring by a wide margin at 86.4 points per game while hitting a PSAC-best 10.9 3-pointers per game. UPJ also gives up a lot of points - 81.9 ppg, the most in the conference. In eight games entering this week, the Mountain Cats have scored 80 or more points six times including 90 or more three times. Turnovers have been a weakness for UPJ - at 24.3 per game, the Mountain Cats turn the ball over more than any other PSAC team.

Jasmine Harper ranks second in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 20.1 ppg behind only IUP's Lindsay Stamp (22.1 ppg). Kayla DeCrisicio also maks the most 3-pointers per game in the PSAC at 3.6.

THE BLOOMSBURG-UPJ SERIES
UPJ leads 9-3
Bloomsburg won, 90-64 at home last year, but the teams had not met previously since 2006 when UPJ registered a 57-46 win at Nelson. UPJ joined the PSAC in 2013 after being a member of the WVIAC.

TWEETABLES
Huskies facts in 140 characters or less
-Bloomsburg has won 13 straight true road games.

-The Huskies have not lost a true road game in over a calendar year - Dec. 7, 2013 at Shippensburg.

-Bloomsburg has not allowed 60+ points in a road game during the regular season since a 79-77 win at Millersville on Jan. 29 (six games).

-Bloomsburg is +63 in scoring vs. opponents when Marla Simmons (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) is on the floor, the best plus/minus of any BU player this season.

-Simmons has also played the most minutes of any BU player - 204. The Clarion game will be Simmons' 100th in a Huskies uniform.

-This week's games are the first of six straight crossover games against the PSAC West.

-The Huskies remained the same in the USA Today/WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25, holding steady at No. 17 this week.

-Just two PSAC East teams are still unbeaten - Bloomsburg (3-0) and West Chester (4-0).

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.

> +5.5 - Bloomsburg ranks fourth in the PSAC in turnover margin at +5.5.

> 13 - The Huskies have won 13 consecutive true road games entering this week.

> 21.3 - Bloomsburg is forcing opponents into an average of 21.3 turnovers per game thus far.

> 31.7 - The Huskies are averaging 31.7 points in the paint per game this season. Opponents average just 20.0.

> 51.6% - Adreana Sadowski (Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) ranks sixth in the PSAC this season in field goal percentage at 51.6 percent.

> 54.8 - During their five-game win streak, the Huskies are allowing just 54.8 points per game and have not allowed an opponent to reach 60 points.

> 75.0% - The Huskies lead the PSAC in free throw percentage at 75.0 percent (93-for-124).

UP NEXT
The Huskies return home to face IUP at Nelson Field House on Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. and then are off for the holiday break, next playing Jan. 3-4 at home vs. Seton Hill and Cal (PA).